What is a good GRE score?
A good GRE score is about 160 in Verbal and 165 in Quant, 325 together: the 82nd and 67th percentiles on ETS's 2026-27 table.
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Your average percentile across Verbal and Quant
- Below average0+
- Average40+
- Good60+
- Strong75+
- Excellent90+
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What is a good GRE score?
About 160 in Verbal and 165 in Quant, or 325 together: that is the 82nd percentile in Verbal and the 67th in Quant. The averages are 151.4 in Verbal and 157.6 in Quant, so anything above those is above average.
Is 320 a good GRE score?
Yes. With 160 in each, a 320 is the 82nd percentile in Verbal and the 50th in Quant, above the average for all test takers on both.
Is 330 a good GRE score?
It is a strong score. With 165 in each, a 330 is the 95th percentile in Verbal and the 67th in Quant.
Is 310 a good GRE score?
It is about average. With 155 in each, a 310 is the 64th percentile in Verbal and the 37th in Quant.
What is a good GRE score for engineering?
The average for people heading into engineering is 151 in Verbal and 161 in Quant, so a Quant score above 161 puts you ahead of the typical applicant.
What is a good GRE score for psychology?
The average for people heading into psychology is 152 in Verbal and 149 in Quant. Scores above those put you ahead of the typical applicant.
What is a good GRE score for business school?
The average for people heading into business is 154 in Verbal and 160 in Quant.
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What it does
Enter your Verbal and Quant scores for a straight answer, from ETS's own tables.
Any pair of GRE Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores from 130 to 170, compared with all test takers and with 21 graduate fields.
Method
- We read ETS's percentile for each score: the percent of test takers from July 2022 to June 2025 who scored lower.
- We average your Verbal and Quant percentiles. Excellent is 90 or more, Strong is 75 to 89, Good is 60 to 74, Average is 40 to 59 and Below average is under 40.
- The comparison is ETS's average for college seniors and graduates not currently enrolled who named your field as their intended graduate major.
Published figures
Average GRE scores by graduate field
ETS’s averages for college seniors and graduates not currently enrolled who tested from July 2022 to June 2025, by the field they planned to study.
| Intended field | Verbal | Quant | Writing |
|---|---|---|---|
| All test takers | 151.4 | 157.6 | 3.5 |
| Business | 154 | 160 | 3.7 |
| Computer science | 151 | 162 | 3.4 |
| Engineering | 151 | 161 | 3.4 |
| Health professions | 150 | 149 | 3.7 |
| Social sciences | 155 | 160 | 3.8 |
| Psychology | 152 | 149 | 3.8 |
| Biological and biomedical sciences | 152 | 153 | 3.7 |
| Mathematics and statistics | 154 | 165 | 3.6 |
| Kinesiology, fitness and recreation | 147 | 147 | 3.6 |
| Physical sciences | 154 | 159 | 3.7 |
| Agriculture and veterinary science | 150 | 151 | 3.5 |
| Public administration and social work | 156 | 155 | 4.0 |
| Education | 152 | 150 | 3.7 |
| Law | 154 | 152 | 3.9 |
| Architecture | 152 | 156 | 3.6 |
| Communication and journalism | 152 | 156 | 3.6 |
| History | 157 | 151 | 4.0 |
| Visual and performing arts | 154 | 156 | 3.7 |
| English language and literature | 155 | 153 | 3.9 |
| Foreign languages and linguistics | 155 | 157 | 3.8 |
| Philosophy and religious studies | 159 | 156 | 4.2 |
Sources
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- ETS: GRE Guide to the Use of Scores 2026-27, Tables 1A, 1B and 1C, pages 20 and 21 (2026)