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GRE ® General Test Interpretive Data by Graduate Major Field

Table 4B presents Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning and Analytical Writing data for seniors and nonenrolled college graduates who stated that they intended to do graduate work in one of approximately 300 major
fields. The score data are summarized by the 300 graduate major field categories so that applicants can be compared to others likely to be most similar to them in educational goals. To view score data summarized by the 51
broad major fields (Table 4A), see www.ets.org/s/gre/pdf/gre_table4A.pdf.

Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.
VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

01 AGRI., NAT. RES. &


1.8 5.2 11.8 23.2 26.5 19.8 8.8 2.6 0.3 12,104 151 7 0.6 3.1 11.2 24.6 28.9 17.5 8.4 4.9 0.8 12,108 152 7 0.0 0.2 3.8 29.0 48.0 17.6 1.4 12,067 3.6 0.8
CONSERVATION

Agri. and Domestic Animal


4 4 4
Svcs
Agri. and Food Products
13 12 12
Processing

Agri. Bus. and Mgmt. 1.1 8.0 17.6 25.7 25.7 17.1 2.7 1.6 0.5 187 149 7 1.1 0.5 17.1 26.2 24.6 12.3 7.5 8.0 2.7 187 152 8 0.0 0.0 6.0 36.4 45.1 11.4 1.1 184 3.5 0.8

Agri. Economics 2.6 7.7 13.3 19.8 24.7 17.7 10.2 3.7 0.2 570 151 8 0.4 2.1 7.5 16.8 21.9 16.6 14.7 16.5 3.5 571 155 9 0.0 0.0 4.8 32.7 43.5 17.4 1.6 568 3.6 0.8

Agri. Mechanization 7 7 7

Agri. Production 9 9 9

Agri. Public Services 6 6 6

Agri., General 5.6 12.4 22.2 22.5 19.2 13.0 4.5 0.6 0.0 845 147 8 1.2 5.6 15.0 24.0 24.0 14.6 10.4 4.6 0.6 845 151 8 0.0 0.7 8.3 46.6 35.3 8.5 0.6 845 3.2 0.8

Agronomy 2.1 8.8 12.2 27.6 26.3 14.6 6.4 1.6 0.5 377 149 7 0.8 6.4 15.4 27.9 24.4 15.6 4.2 4.8 0.5 377 150 7 0.0 0.8 8.0 41.6 37.6 10.4 1.6 375 3.3 0.8

Animal Sciences 0.9 4.1 13.3 29.8 29.6 17.2 4.5 0.5 0.0 4,733 150 6 0.5 3.7 14.6 30.1 31.6 14.5 3.6 1.3 0.1 4,735 150 6 0.0 0.1 3.0 27.7 52.0 16.5 0.7 4,709 3.6 0.7

Applied Horticulture 2.1 3.3 8.0 18.3 30.2 22.8 12.1 3.3 0.0 338 152 7 0.6 2.7 9.8 28.7 28.4 15.7 8.3 5.3 0.6 338 152 7 0.0 0.6 4.5 24.0 51.6 18.1 1.2 337 3.7 0.8

Fishing & Fisheries Scis.


0.6 0.6 3.5 20.0 22.4 29.4 18.8 4.7 0.0 170 155 7 0.6 1.2 6.5 23.5 37.1 22.9 6.5 1.8 0.0 170 152 6 0.0 0.0 1.8 21.2 55.9 21.2 0.0 170 3.8 0.7
and Mgmt.

Food Sci. and Tech. 3.5 8.3 14.0 20.6 25.5 17.7 8.3 2.0 0.1 1,778 150 8 0.2 1.6 6.0 14.6 22.1 21.8 18.6 12.6 2.5 1,779 156 8 0.0 0.2 4.4 35.3 43.9 15.0 1.1 1,777 3.5 0.8

Forestry 1.1 3.4 7.7 16.1 22.4 25.8 16.8 6.4 0.4 559 154 8 0.4 2.3 7.5 21.1 31.8 21.8 11.1 3.4 0.5 559 152 6 0.2 0.2 2.2 25.8 45.9 24.3 1.4 555 3.8 0.8

Horticulture Business Svcs. 14 14 14

Intl. Agriculture 4.7 14.0 8.1 15.1 16.3 22.1 14.0 5.8 0.0 86 151 10 1.2 4.7 7.0 22.1 29.1 25.6 7.0 2.3 1.2 86 152 7 0.0 0.0 8.1 34.9 30.2 22.1 4.7 86 3.7 1.0

Nat. Resources and


0.3 0.3 3.6 10.6 23.9 34.2 17.5 8.9 0.8 360 156 6 0.6 2.2 8.0 23.0 33.2 20.2 8.9 3.6 0.3 361 152 7 0.0 0.0 1.9 12.2 51.8 28.0 6.1 361 4.0 0.7
Conservation
Nat. Resources Mgmt. and
0.4 0.7 1.8 12.1 23.8 23.8 21.3 14.2 2.1 282 157 7 0.0 1.8 9.2 20.9 31.9 20.2 9.9 6.0 0.0 282 153 7 0.0 0.0 1.8 13.8 43.6 33.0 7.8 282 4.1 0.8
Policy
Parks, Rec., & Leisure Fac.
5 5 5
Mgmt.
Parks, Rec., and Leisure
1.4 1.4 11.4 22.9 30.0 18.6 11.4 2.9 0.0 70 152 7 1.4 2.9 15.7 38.6 22.9 12.9 2.9 2.9 0.0 70 149 6 0.0 0.0 2.8 18.3 57.7 18.3 2.8 71 3.8 0.7
Studies
Plant Sciences (except
2.2 3.3 8.9 13.7 25.6 26.3 14.7 4.5 0.7 539 153 8 1.1 3.9 5.9 18.4 28.4 22.3 12.2 6.5 1.3 539 153 8 0.0 0.2 3.2 23.0 50.5 21.2 2.0 539 3.8 0.8
Agronomy)

Soil Sciences 0.8 2.1 5.5 18.1 21.5 25.3 17.7 7.6 1.3 237 154 7 0.4 2.5 8.0 17.7 32.1 24.9 9.3 3.8 1.3 237 153 7 0.0 0.8 2.5 23.3 49.6 20.8 3.0 236 3.8 0.8

Wildlife & Wildlands Sci.


0.1 0.7 3.3 17.6 27.7 29.3 15.7 4.7 0.9 910 155 6 0.8 1.4 9.7 26.3 35.2 19.0 5.9 1.6 0.1 910 151 6 0.0 0.0 1.3 19.2 53.5 24.9 1.0 910 3.9 0.7
and Mgmt.
Agri. Nat. Res. and
5 5 5
Conservation–Other
Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

02 BIO. & BIOMED.


1.0 2.8 7.6 17.7 24.8 25.4 14.8 5.3 0.7 69,634 153 7 0.4 2.2 7.8 18.8 27.3 22.2 12.7 7.2 1.5 69,654 154 7 0.0 0.1 1.8 19.9 48.4 26.7 3.1 69,552 3.9 0.8
SCIENCES

Anatomical Scis. 0.0 0.0 5.1 28.8 44.1 16.9 5.1 0.0 0.0 59 151 5 0.0 5.1 10.2 30.5 33.9 15.3 3.4 1.7 0.0 59 150 6 0.0 0.0 3.3 25.0 46.7 23.3 1.7 60 3.8 0.8

Animal Biology 0.9 1.5 7.6 17.0 25.9 27.2 14.4 5.0 0.6 1,089 154 7 0.6 2.4 12.4 24.2 29.5 18.3 8.8 3.6 0.3 1,089 151 7 0.0 0.2 2.9 20.4 49.2 25.3 1.9 1,087 3.8 0.8

Bacteriology 13 13 13

Biochemistry 0.9 2.4 6.4 14.9 24.5 27.9 16.8 5.4 0.6 6,985 154 7 0.2 1.0 3.4 11.8 24.0 27.7 18.7 11.2 1.9 6,986 156 7 0.0 0.1 1.3 20.0 48.2 27.1 3.3 6,984 3.9 0.8

Bioinformatics 1.2 3.2 8.1 13.3 19.6 24.8 19.2 9.2 1.4 1,754 155 8 0.2 0.9 3.0 7.5 14.4 20.3 22.3 25.3 6.0 1,754 159 8 0.0 0.1 2.1 26.3 44.1 24.1 3.3 1,753 3.8 0.8

Biology, General 1.0 3.4 9.6 22.5 27.8 22.7 9.9 3.0 0.3 20,236 152 7 0.6 3.0 10.7 24.0 30.1 18.7 7.7 4.2 1.0 20,241 152 7 0.0 0.1 2.0 21.8 50.6 23.6 2.0 20,199 3.8 0.7

Biomathematics 2.5 2.0 7.4 10.3 19.6 26.0 23.0 8.3 1.0 204 155 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.5 14.2 25.0 21.1 28.9 8.3 204 161 6 0.0 0.0 2.9 22.5 36.8 32.8 4.9 204 3.9 0.9

Biometry 9 9 9

Biophysics 1.2 1.6 4.4 11.2 18.9 30.1 20.6 10.4 1.6 608 156 7 0.0 0.3 1.8 3.8 14.1 22.2 23.2 26.3 8.2 608 161 7 0.0 0.3 1.6 17.9 46.2 29.1 4.8 608 4.0 0.8

Biotechnology 4.2 8.7 14.6 22.9 22.2 16.7 8.3 2.2 0.2 2,850 149 8 0.7 3.1 7.1 15.5 23.9 22.4 15.0 10.3 2.0 2,852 154 8 0.0 0.5 4.6 38.3 42.5 12.8 1.4 2,847 3.5 0.8

Botany/Plant Biology 0.8 2.1 4.2 9.1 23.5 30.0 21.1 7.8 1.4 1,045 156 7 0.5 1.3 6.5 19.7 28.9 24.3 13.7 4.2 0.9 1,045 153 7 0.0 0.1 1.7 16.8 50.6 27.7 3.1 1,045 3.9 0.7

Cell/Cellular Biology 1.0 2.4 6.9 17.6 23.7 25.6 16.0 6.1 0.7 2,240 154 7 0.2 1.8 6.7 18.3 26.1 23.8 13.4 8.1 1.7 2,240 154 7 0.0 0.0 1.7 21.9 47.5 25.3 3.5 2,234 3.9 0.8

Computational Biology 0.7 1.4 2.2 5.7 14.7 25.0 28.1 18.6 3.5 719 159 7 0.0 0.3 0.7 3.8 8.3 19.2 26.7 31.8 9.2 719 162 6 0.0 0.1 1.0 12.4 41.2 37.0 8.3 719 4.2 0.8

Developmental Biology 0.9 1.2 5.8 12.3 21.5 27.1 19.4 10.8 0.9 325 155 7 0.0 1.2 5.5 10.2 27.7 25.8 17.2 10.2 2.2 325 156 7 0.0 0.0 1.5 14.5 49.8 30.2 4.0 325 4.0 0.8

Ecology 0.3 0.6 1.9 7.7 19.0 30.2 26.1 12.7 1.6 2,835 158 6 0.0 1.1 5.0 16.3 29.8 26.8 15.1 5.0 1.1 2,836 154 6 0.0 0.0 0.6 11.7 46.2 36.5 4.9 2,835 4.1 0.7

Entomology 0.2 1.6 6.2 15.2 24.0 28.0 16.6 7.6 0.7 567 155 7 0.5 2.5 10.2 23.3 30.0 21.3 9.5 2.6 0.0 567 152 6 0.0 0.2 1.8 22.8 45.1 28.0 2.1 567 3.9 0.8

Evolution 0.0 0.6 3.1 8.6 12.9 29.4 28.2 16.0 1.2 163 158 7 0.6 1.8 4.3 9.2 24.5 28.2 14.1 16.0 1.2 163 156 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 17.8 39.9 33.7 8.6 163 4.2 0.8

Genetics 0.6 0.9 3.4 12.3 23.5 32.2 20.3 6.0 0.8 2,621 155 6 0.2 1.2 3.5 14.4 30.2 29.4 15.5 4.8 0.7 2,623 155 6 0.0 0.0 0.9 11.2 49.3 34.6 4.0 2,620 4.1 0.7

Marine Biology 0.2 1.1 5.2 16.6 27.2 30.4 14.7 4.2 0.3 2,503 154 6 0.2 1.6 8.4 23.7 33.1 21.0 9.0 2.7 0.2 2,503 152 6 0.0 0.0 0.8 15.6 52.1 28.0 3.5 2,499 4.0 0.7

Microbiological Scis. 1.3 2.4 7.5 15.0 25.8 25.5 16.9 4.8 0.8 955 154 7 0.5 1.7 8.2 18.8 30.3 22.3 12.1 5.3 0.7 955 153 7 0.0 0.0 2.1 19.2 48.6 27.0 3.1 948 3.9 0.8

Molecular Biology 0.8 2.4 5.9 13.2 22.4 28.0 18.3 7.9 1.1 3,982 155 7 0.1 1.3 5.3 14.7 25.2 25.2 17.2 9.3 1.7 3,986 155 7 0.0 0.1 1.7 17.7 48.7 27.8 4.0 3,980 3.9 0.8

Molecular Medicine 2.1 6.4 5.7 21.4 23.6 24.3 10.0 6.4 0.0 140 152 8 0.0 0.0 6.4 15.0 17.9 22.1 15.0 18.6 5.0 140 157 8 0.0 0.0 3.6 33.1 42.4 20.1 0.7 139 3.6 0.8

Neurosciences 0.2 0.9 3.4 11.6 21.0 29.8 23.3 8.7 1.3 6,897 156 7 0.2 1.0 4.9 13.7 24.8 26.3 17.9 9.1 2.0 6,899 155 7 0.0 0.0 0.7 12.1 44.1 37.1 6.0 6,895 4.2 0.7

Nutrition 1.7 4.7 13.0 28.9 27.7 16.4 6.1 1.4 0.1 2,621 150 7 1.1 4.6 15.1 28.4 27.6 13.7 6.7 2.6 0.2 2,621 150 7 0.0 0.2 2.5 24.5 52.3 19.2 1.3 2,614 3.7 0.7

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Parasitology 17 17 17

Pathology 0.6 1.8 7.2 17.1 30.0 28.5 13.2 0.9 0.6 333 153 6 0.0 2.1 9.0 26.1 33.0 20.7 6.6 2.1 0.3 333 152 6 0.0 0.0 1.2 16.6 54.2 25.0 3.0 332 3.9 0.7

Pharmacology 2.7 7.6 10.6 16.1 26.3 23.4 11.1 1.9 0.2 981 151 8 1.0 2.1 7.6 14.5 25.5 20.7 16.5 9.7 2.3 981 155 8 0.0 0.1 3.8 29.4 44.3 20.6 1.8 981 3.7 0.8

Physiology 0.3 1.5 5.4 21.9 27.7 28.6 11.3 3.1 0.2 1,032 153 6 0.2 1.5 6.6 19.1 30.6 28.5 10.3 2.8 0.5 1,032 153 6 0.0 0.1 1.3 12.7 51.8 31.5 2.6 1,031 4.0 0.7

Population Biology 0.0 1.7 0.8 11.7 16.7 28.3 30.8 9.2 0.8 120 157 6 0.0 1.7 7.5 13.3 34.2 25.8 9.2 8.3 0.0 120 154 7 0.0 0.0 1.7 18.3 40.8 35.8 3.3 120 4.0 0.8

Radiobiology 8 8 8

Systematics 6 6 6

Toxicology 0.7 2.8 8.1 17.7 24.0 29.7 12.4 4.2 0.4 283 153 7 0.0 1.1 7.8 17.0 34.3 25.4 9.9 4.6 0.0 283 153 6 0.0 0.0 2.1 18.2 47.1 29.6 2.9 280 3.9 0.8

Zoology 0.5 2.2 5.5 14.8 26.3 31.7 15.6 3.3 0.0 634 154 6 0.8 3.3 8.0 20.9 35.7 22.5 5.7 3.0 0.0 635 152 6 0.2 0.0 1.1 15.5 54.0 26.1 3.2 632 3.9 0.7

Bio. And Biomed.


1.2 3.6 10.7 21.5 27.1 21.9 10.3 3.3 0.5 4,800 152 7 0.6 3.9 11.5 24.1 27.5 18.4 8.8 4.5 0.8 4,802 152 7 0.0 0.1 2.7 21.9 48.8 24.0 2.4 4,798 3.8 0.8
Scis.–Other

03 CHEMISTRY 1.9 4.7 8.8 16.5 23.5 24.3 14.8 5.0 0.6 13,425 153 8 0.1 0.8 3.1 9.6 21.4 24.8 19.8 16.2 4.2 13,440 158 7 0.0 0.2 3.0 26.3 44.2 23.3 3.0 13,412 3.8 0.8

Analytical Chemistry 1.9 5.0 8.8 16.0 24.3 27.7 12.2 3.7 0.2 1,130 152 8 0.4 0.6 4.2 10.8 25.7 28.7 17.7 10.2 1.8 1,130 156 7 0.0 0.2 3.4 24.8 43.9 25.2 2.5 1,129 3.8 0.8

Chemical Plastics 4 4 4

Chemistry, General 2.2 4.8 9.4 17.0 24.1 23.4 14.2 4.4 0.5 6,018 152 8 0.1 1.0 3.1 9.6 20.8 23.2 20.0 17.5 4.7 6,026 158 8 0.0 0.1 3.4 28.0 44.4 21.6 2.5 6,012 3.7 0.8

Environmental Chemistry 1.5 5.8 7.3 15.8 20.1 24.0 18.4 6.1 1.0 412 153 8 0.0 0.2 3.2 13.8 23.3 23.1 19.9 14.1 2.4 412 157 7 0.0 0.0 2.2 26.7 44.9 23.8 2.4 412 3.8 0.8

Forensic Chemistry 0.4 4.0 8.0 26.0 29.1 24.9 6.9 0.7 0.0 450 151 6 0.2 0.9 8.0 20.0 35.6 24.0 9.1 2.2 0.0 450 152 6 0.0 0.2 2.2 18.8 54.1 23.0 1.6 447 3.8 0.7

Inorganic Chemistry 1.6 4.0 8.0 13.5 22.8 22.9 18.5 7.7 1.0 934 154 8 0.1 0.5 2.1 7.0 21.3 28.9 20.8 15.6 3.6 934 158 7 0.0 0.3 2.8 22.5 44.0 25.4 5.0 934 3.9 0.9

Medicinal & Pharm.


3.0 6.6 11.2 18.8 24.4 20.8 9.6 5.1 0.5 197 151 8 0.5 2.5 9.1 12.7 20.8 24.4 14.2 12.2 3.6 197 155 8 0.0 0.5 3.1 26.5 46.9 21.9 1.0 196 3.7 0.8
Chemistry

Organic Chemistry 1.9 4.1 8.0 15.6 23.8 24.7 16.2 5.3 0.4 2,269 153 8 0.0 0.6 2.2 8.6 21.0 26.5 21.1 15.9 4.2 2,272 158 7 0.0 0.1 2.7 24.7 42.6 25.6 4.2 2,267 3.8 0.8

Physical Chemistry 0.7 3.2 6.9 13.6 19.4 28.4 17.6 8.9 1.3 867 155 8 0.1 0.2 1.3 5.6 17.7 25.3 24.5 19.9 5.2 868 159 7 0.0 0.0 2.5 22.1 43.6 27.9 3.8 866 3.9 0.8

Polymer Chemistry 1.9 7.2 10.6 19.4 23.6 22.3 12.2 2.9 0.0 377 151 8 0.5 0.0 2.6 6.1 13.2 25.1 19.0 25.6 7.9 379 160 7 0.0 0.3 3.2 40.3 36.1 18.0 2.1 377 3.6 0.8

Theoretical Chemistry 0.4 5.2 6.0 12.7 20.7 23.9 23.5 6.4 1.2 251 155 8 0.0 0.0 0.4 4.8 8.8 18.7 23.1 31.1 13.1 251 162 6 0.0 0.0 0.8 29.1 45.0 21.5 3.6 251 3.8 0.8

Chemistry–Other 3.1 5.8 9.9 16.5 22.1 23.8 13.2 4.8 0.8 516 152 9 0.0 0.8 4.8 15.1 25.1 24.8 16.6 10.6 2.1 517 156 7 0.0 0.6 3.5 25.0 45.8 22.2 2.9 517 3.8 0.8

04 COMPUTER & INFO.


6.8 10.6 13.6 17.0 20.4 16.4 10.3 4.3 0.6 81,441 149 9 0.5 1.6 3.2 6.8 11.6 18.3 22.9 26.7 8.5 81,516 160 8 0.0 0.3 6.0 40.9 39.6 11.7 1.6 81,358 3.4 0.8
SCIENCES
Comp. and Info. Scis,
6.5 10.9 13.4 16.6 23.1 17.4 9.9 2.0 0.2 403 149 9 0.5 2.5 3.4 8.8 15.7 20.4 17.7 25.6 5.4 407 158 8 0.0 0.7 8.7 45.6 35.2 8.2 1.5 401 3.3 0.8
General

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD
Comp/Info. Tech. Admin.
11.6 15.6 14.5 17.3 18.5 13.3 8.1 1.2 0.0 173 147 9 0.6 3.5 9.8 20.8 28.9 11.0 16.2 7.5 1.7 173 153 8 0.6 1.2 11.6 41.0 32.9 12.1 0.6 173 3.2 0.9
& Mgmt.

Computer Programming 12.7 13.7 15.6 17.6 18.9 12.4 6.8 2.3 0.0 307 147 9 1.0 2.6 5.5 9.7 12.3 15.9 23.1 25.0 4.9 308 158 9 0.0 1.3 11.1 51.1 28.0 7.5 1.0 307 3.1 0.8

Computer Science 6.8 10.5 13.5 17.0 20.5 16.4 10.3 4.4 0.6 78,253 149 9 0.5 1.5 3.1 6.6 11.4 18.3 23.0 27.0 8.7 78,317 160 8 0.0 0.3 5.9 40.8 39.8 11.6 1.6 78,175 3.4 0.8

Computer Software and


5.7 14.3 14.3 20.0 14.3 14.3 8.6 8.6 0.0 35 149 10 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.3 8.6 22.9 22.9 25.7 5.7 35 160 7 0.0 0.0 8.6 42.9 37.1 8.6 2.9 35 3.4 0.8
Media Apps.

Computer Systems Analysis 13.2 30.2 15.1 11.3 22.6 1.9 5.7 0.0 0.0 53 144 8 0.0 0.0 16.7 13.0 18.5 22.2 13.0 16.7 0.0 54 155 8 0.0 1.9 21.2 46.2 28.8 1.9 0.0 52 2.8 0.8

Comp. Systs. Networking


9.4 22.0 20.4 20.0 16.1 8.2 2.4 1.6 0.0 255 145 8 0.8 2.3 5.1 11.7 20.7 21.1 18.8 13.7 5.9 256 156 8 0.0 0.8 13.8 52.4 29.5 3.5 0.0 254 3.0 0.7
& Telecommunications

Data Processing 1.9 8.8 9.7 16.2 27.3 17.6 14.4 3.2 0.9 216 152 8 0.5 0.0 2.3 5.5 7.3 20.6 23.4 31.2 9.2 218 161 7 0.0 0.0 4.2 36.3 44.7 14.0 0.9 215 3.5 0.8

Information Scis/Studies 8.7 11.2 13.7 16.5 18.7 15.2 11.3 4.2 0.6 1,542 149 10 0.6 3.0 6.4 12.8 16.9 17.2 17.8 21.1 4.1 1,543 157 9 0.0 0.7 8.3 40.6 34.3 14.4 1.6 1,541 3.4 0.9

Microcomputer Apps. 15 15 15

Systems Analysis 16 16 16

Comp. & Info. Scis.–Other 2.9 6.9 11.0 12.1 23.7 20.8 14.5 6.9 1.2 173 152 9 1.1 1.7 5.7 12.1 18.4 22.4 19.0 16.7 2.9 174 156 8 0.0 0.0 4.6 33.3 39.1 19.0 4.0 174 3.6 0.8

05 EARTH, ATM. &


0.9 2.2 6.2 15.4 24.8 27.1 16.4 6.2 0.7 13,647 154 7 0.2 1.4 6.3 17.1 28.1 22.8 13.7 8.6 1.9 13,657 154 7 0.0 0.1 1.7 20.9 47.8 26.1 3.3 13,639 3.9 0.8
MARINE SCIENCES

Aquatic Bio./Limnology 0.0 1.4 4.2 18.0 28.7 29.0 14.6 3.9 0.0 355 154 6 0.0 0.8 9.9 25.9 34.1 20.3 7.3 1.4 0.3 355 152 6 0.0 0.0 1.4 20.0 57.2 20.0 1.4 355 3.8 0.7

Atmospheric Sciences 0.6 1.9 7.8 14.5 24.9 27.0 15.3 6.9 1.2 692 154 7 0.0 0.7 2.6 9.7 19.2 23.6 21.7 17.1 5.5 692 158 7 0.0 0.1 1.6 19.1 49.4 26.7 3.0 692 3.9 0.8

Biological Oceanography 0.0 3.7 2.9 6.6 27.9 30.1 22.1 4.4 2.2 136 156 7 0.7 2.2 3.7 19.9 27.2 30.9 13.2 2.2 0.0 136 153 6 0.0 0.0 1.5 17.6 36.8 37.5 6.6 136 4.1 0.8

Environmental Sciences 1.1 2.6 6.4 15.4 23.8 26.5 17.1 6.4 0.7 5,841 154 7 0.2 1.8 7.1 18.3 26.7 20.9 13.1 9.9 2.1 5,845 154 8 0.0 0.1 1.8 21.2 46.0 27.4 3.5 5,842 3.9 0.8

Geochemistry 1.2 2.4 6.7 14.6 24.4 24.4 15.9 9.8 0.6 164 155 8 0.6 0.6 7.3 13.3 24.2 22.4 18.8 9.1 3.6 165 155 8 0.0 0.0 3.0 20.6 45.5 24.8 6.1 165 3.9 0.8

Geological Sciences 0.8 1.1 5.6 13.1 26.8 28.2 17.6 6.3 0.5 1,293 155 7 0.3 0.4 6.5 16.0 33.1 25.1 13.1 4.5 0.9 1,293 154 6 0.0 0.0 1.1 20.2 51.3 24.7 2.8 1,290 3.9 0.7

Geophysics & Seismology 2.3 3.8 10.5 17.0 25.2 21.2 13.5 5.9 0.8 666 153 8 0.1 0.4 3.3 8.1 22.3 25.3 22.2 15.3 3.0 668 157 7 0.0 0.5 2.1 29.3 45.2 20.7 2.3 666 3.7 0.8

Geosciences 0.6 2.5 6.3 16.6 25.6 28.5 13.7 5.9 0.5 1,772 154 7 0.1 1.6 7.3 19.1 32.9 23.2 9.8 5.2 0.8 1,774 153 7 0.0 0.1 2.0 23.6 49.9 21.8 2.7 1,768 3.8 0.8

Hydrology 0.9 0.9 4.6 15.2 22.3 30.2 19.2 6.1 0.6 328 155 7 0.0 0.6 2.7 19.2 28.7 22.0 15.2 9.1 2.4 328 155 7 0.0 0.0 1.5 21.6 50.6 23.8 2.4 328 3.9 0.8

Marine Sciences 0.5 1.5 6.0 18.5 27.5 28.2 13.7 3.8 0.3 932 154 6 0.1 2.5 6.8 22.2 32.5 21.7 9.0 4.5 0.8 932 153 7 0.0 0.0 2.3 16.3 50.6 27.0 3.8 930 3.9 0.8

Meteorology 0.4 2.4 7.6 20.1 30.8 26.9 10.0 1.5 0.2 458 152 6 0.2 0.4 5.2 14.6 28.2 29.3 15.7 4.8 1.5 458 155 6 0.0 0.0 1.5 15.9 54.1 26.0 2.4 458 3.9 0.7

Oceanography 0.3 2.0 3.8 12.9 23.2 28.3 18.7 8.6 2.3 396 156 7 0.3 0.8 4.3 11.9 22.2 25.3 19.7 12.9 2.8 396 157 7 0.0 0.3 1.3 19.2 44.1 31.1 4.1 395 4.0 0.8

Paleontology 0.0 0.0 1.1 6.3 16.9 29.6 30.2 14.3 1.6 189 158 6 0.5 0.5 4.7 14.2 33.2 28.9 12.6 4.7 0.5 190 154 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.3 42.9 35.4 6.3 189 4.1 0.8

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD
Earth, Atm. & Marine
0.5 1.4 3.3 13.4 18.4 27.5 24.5 9.9 1.2 425 156 7 0.0 0.7 4.9 10.4 24.7 26.6 18.1 11.8 2.8 425 156 7 0.0 0.0 1.4 18.6 43.3 31.8 4.9 425 4.0 0.8
Sciences–Other
06 HEALTH &
1.1 4.2 13.3 27.8 27.5 18.0 6.4 1.5 0.1 180,986 150 7 1.0 5.3 15.9 29.6 28.5 14.0 4.2 1.3 0.2 181,037 149 6 0.0 0.1 2.0 21.5 53.7 21.1 1.6 180,677 3.8 0.7
MEDICAL SCIENCES

Allied Health 0.8 5.3 15.0 31.9 26.8 14.6 4.7 0.9 0.0 533 149 6 1.7 6.0 14.4 32.6 30.9 11.8 1.3 1.3 0.0 534 149 6 0.0 0.2 2.1 24.3 56.6 16.3 0.6 534 3.7 0.7

Alternative and
1 1 1
Complementary Medicine

Athletic Training* 1.9 7.8 20.0 34.9 24.6 9.5 1.3 0.0 0.0 2,053 147 6 1.4 6.9 24.0 33.9 24.0 8.3 1.4 0.1 0.0 2,053 147 6 0.0 0.1 4.5 33.4 49.0 12.6 0.3 2,050 3.5 0.7

Audiology 1.3 4.8 13.5 29.2 28.8 16.4 5.2 0.7 0.2 2,589 150 6 1.4 7.0 20.4 33.8 25.4 9.3 2.0 0.7 0.0 2,589 148 6 0.0 0.0 1.9 19.0 57.4 20.2 1.5 2,587 3.8 0.7

Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0.8 5.0 3.4 14.3 21.0 32.8 16.0 6.7 0.0 119 155 7 0.0 5.9 8.4 19.3 29.4 21.8 10.1 5.0 0.0 119 152 7 0.0 0.0 2.5 11.9 35.6 42.4 7.6 118 4.2 0.8

Chiropractic 10 10 10

Clin./Med. Lab Sci./Res. 8.5 7.7 10.3 29.1 18.8 13.7 11.1 0.9 0.0 117 149 9 0.8 5.1 13.6 17.8 19.5 13.6 16.9 10.2 2.5 118 153 9 0.0 0.9 5.1 37.6 45.3 10.3 0.9 117 3.4 0.8

Communication Disorders
1.3 6.1 20.8 31.6 22.6 12.4 3.7 1.6 0.0 380 148 6 2.4 11.3 28.3 31.0 21.5 4.5 0.8 0.3 0.0 381 146 6 0.0 0.3 1.9 23.6 52.5 21.2 0.5 377 3.8 0.7
Sciences & Services

Dentistry & Oral Sciences 8.2 15.8 21.1 23.2 18.4 8.0 4.1 1.2 0.0 512 146 8 3.0 7.2 15.4 19.0 23.0 15.6 10.7 4.6 1.3 525 151 9 0.0 0.8 14.6 46.9 31.0 5.9 0.8 507 3.1 0.8

Dietetics & Clinical


0.8 3.8 13.2 31.0 28.8 16.6 5.0 0.8 0.0 4,131 150 6 0.8 5.1 18.1 31.9 28.1 11.6 3.4 0.9 0.1 4,133 149 6 0.1 0.1 2.7 22.6 55.0 18.2 1.2 4,125 3.7 0.7
Nutrition Services

Environmental Health 1.0 3.3 8.0 19.0 24.7 23.0 15.3 4.7 1.0 300 153 8 1.7 3.0 8.0 25.0 23.7 18.7 13.0 5.7 1.3 300 153 8 0.0 0.0 2.7 21.1 43.5 29.4 3.3 299 3.9 0.8

Epidemiology 0.5 2.1 7.3 15.5 23.0 27.7 16.4 6.5 1.0 1,745 154 7 0.6 2.9 8.9 20.5 24.8 22.3 13.3 5.7 1.0 1,745 153 7 0.0 0.0 1.2 15.7 48.5 30.0 4.6 1,746 4.0 0.7

Exercise Science 1.1 5.4 18.2 35.0 27.2 11.0 1.9 0.1 0.0 8,926 148 6 0.6 5.3 16.7 34.5 29.3 11.2 2.1 0.3 0.0 8,925 148 6 0.0 0.1 2.2 25.3 55.3 16.3 0.7 8,897 3.7 0.7

Health & Med. Admin.


1.7 9.5 13.4 26.3 22.3 18.4 6.1 2.2 0.0 179 149 7 1.7 7.8 16.1 26.7 22.2 18.9 5.0 1.1 0.6 180 149 7 0.0 0.6 5.1 24.3 55.9 11.9 2.3 177 3.6 0.8
Services
Health/Medical Preparatory
0.6 1.9 10.8 27.2 24.7 22.2 10.8 1.9 0.0 158 152 6 0.0 4.4 14.6 27.8 27.2 15.8 10.1 0.0 0.0 158 150 6 0.0 0.0 1.3 22.3 50.3 25.5 0.6 157 3.8 0.7
Programs

Health Sciences 1.5 5.9 16.0 31.2 27.9 14.1 3.0 0.3 0.1 4,776 149 6 1.1 6.5 17.7 31.7 28.5 11.8 2.2 0.5 0.0 4,776 148 6 0.0 0.2 2.5 24.3 53.4 18.6 1.0 4,771 3.7 0.7

Immunology 0.6 1.3 4.9 12.2 20.0 31.1 22.1 7.2 0.6 1,087 156 7 0.2 0.9 3.1 14.6 24.7 26.2 19.1 9.6 1.6 1,088 156 7 0.0 0.0 0.9 14.5 45.8 34.3 4.6 1,086 4.1 0.7

Kinesiology 1.4 5.7 18.3 34.2 26.3 11.9 2.0 0.2 0.0 9,390 148 6 0.8 5.7 17.4 32.7 28.9 11.3 2.7 0.4 0.0 9,393 148 6 0.0 0.2 2.7 26.7 54.5 15.1 0.8 9,385 3.6 0.7

Medical Sciences 1.6 3.8 10.7 23.7 30.0 21.5 7.3 1.3 0.1 1,323 151 7 0.5 2.7 10.5 24.7 30.4 19.0 7.4 3.9 0.8 1,324 152 7 0.0 0.2 4.4 22.4 49.4 22.3 1.4 1,316 3.7 0.8

Medicinal Chemistry 2.7 6.4 10.0 18.3 23.5 26.7 9.6 2.3 0.5 438 151 8 0.9 0.9 3.9 11.0 26.0 25.6 20.3 10.3 1.1 438 156 7 0.0 0.0 4.3 29.1 45.3 19.5 1.8 437 3.7 0.8

Mental & Social Health


2.4 6.5 12.1 24.2 21.0 25.0 5.6 2.4 0.8 124 150 8 4.8 12.1 22.6 30.6 16.9 6.5 4.8 1.6 0.0 124 146 7 0.0 0.0 5.0 26.9 46.2 19.3 2.5 119 3.7 0.8
Svcs.

Nursing 1.0 3.0 10.2 25.9 28.5 21.2 7.9 2.0 0.2 13,161 151 7 1.4 6.3 17.0 30.3 27.9 12.8 3.7 0.6 0.0 13,172 149 6 0.1 0.2 2.9 23.5 53.0 18.8 1.5 13,147 3.7 0.7

Occupational Therapy 1.3 6.3 17.6 31.0 25.1 14.0 3.9 0.8 0.1 16,376 149 6 1.6 8.5 23.8 33.4 22.5 8.1 1.7 0.3 0.0 16,357 147 6 0.0 0.1 2.0 23.2 54.4 19.2 1.1 16,333 3.7 0.7

Optometry 4.0 7.4 16.0 30.9 26.3 11.4 2.3 1.1 0.6 175 148 7 1.7 5.7 16.0 34.9 26.9 10.3 2.3 1.7 0.6 175 149 7 0.0 0.0 2.3 36.6 44.6 15.4 1.1 175 3.6 0.7

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

*New in July 2017.

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Osteopathic Medicine 0.0 5.9 7.4 23.5 25.0 23.5 11.8 2.9 0.0 68 152 7 2.9 2.9 8.8 30.9 26.5 19.1 5.9 2.9 0.0 68 151 7 0.0 0.0 2.9 20.6 42.6 29.4 4.4 68 3.9 0.8

Pharmaceutical Sciences 6.7 11.5 16.5 20.9 24.4 13.6 5.2 1.2 0.1 1,456 148 8 1.4 4.0 7.9 16.4 21.2 20.4 12.6 13.8 2.4 1,456 154 9 0.1 0.6 6.8 41.7 39.3 10.9 0.6 1,450 3.4 0.8

Physical Therapy 1.0 4.4 14.9 31.5 28.4 15.1 4.0 0.7 0.0 32,910 149 6 0.6 3.9 13.7 31.4 31.9 14.3 3.5 0.7 0.0 32,909 149 6 0.0 0.0 1.7 22.5 57.0 17.9 0.9 32,825 3.7 0.7

Physician Assistant 0.5 2.3 9.3 25.5 31.7 22.2 7.1 1.3 0.1 27,833 151 6 0.4 3.0 11.1 27.6 34.2 18.4 4.5 0.7 0.0 27,845 150 6 0.0 0.0 1.1 16.0 55.9 25.3 1.6 27,818 3.9 0.7

Podiatry 2 2 2

Pre-Medicine 1.1 2.5 7.3 19.6 31.9 26.4 8.1 2.5 0.6 724 152 6 0.4 2.2 10.9 21.8 28.8 20.7 10.2 4.1 1.0 726 152 7 0.0 0.3 1.1 18.9 50.9 26.0 2.8 723 3.9 0.7

Public Health 1.2 4.0 10.0 19.9 23.9 23.2 12.9 4.4 0.4 21,283 152 8 1.3 5.9 14.6 23.7 25.4 17.2 7.8 3.5 0.6 21,302 150 8 0.0 0.1 1.9 19.6 46.7 27.9 3.9 21,282 3.9 0.8

Rehabilitation & Therapy 2.6 9.6 16.2 22.4 27.6 14.9 6.1 0.4 0.0 228 149 7 3.5 11.0 23.2 25.9 20.6 10.1 3.5 2.2 0.0 228 147 8 0.0 0.0 7.5 29.8 46.5 15.4 0.9 228 3.5 0.8

Speech-Language
1.0 4.5 16.3 30.4 26.1 15.3 5.0 1.3 0.1 16,920 149 6 1.6 9.0 24.3 34.0 22.1 7.3 1.4 0.3 0.0 16,920 147 6 0.0 0.1 1.3 19.1 55.9 22.0 1.5 16,900 3.8 0.7
Pathology

Veterinary Medicine 0.6 2.1 8.4 22.5 29.6 24.7 9.8 2.1 0.2 9,690 152 6 0.4 2.5 10.4 24.6 32.7 20.7 7.1 1.6 0.1 9,698 151 6 0.0 0.1 1.7 19.8 52.9 23.8 1.7 9,649 3.8 0.7

Veterinary Science 1.4 3.5 10.1 24.7 29.8 20.1 7.9 2.4 0.2 661 151 7 0.0 3.5 11.6 28.3 30.1 18.0 6.5 1.8 0.2 661 151 6 0.0 0.3 3.5 21.1 49.2 24.3 1.7 659 3.8 0.8

Health & Med. Scis.–Other 1.5 3.6 10.7 24.8 31.6 19.4 7.1 1.3 0.0 608 151 7 0.7 4.1 14.6 23.2 31.5 17.2 6.5 2.2 0.2 604 150 7 0.0 0.3 2.7 20.9 52.2 21.8 2.2 602 3.8 0.7

07 MATHEMATICAL
2.6 5.4 9.4 13.7 21.9 22.6 15.6 7.5 1.3 26,007 153 9 0.0 0.2 0.7 2.5 6.8 13.5 22.9 38.0 15.3 26,023 163 6 0.0 0.2 3.3 33.5 41.5 18.5 3.0 25,956 3.6 0.8
SCIENCES

Actuarial Science 4.3 9.7 13.6 20.6 25.4 17.7 6.3 2.3 0.0 693 149 8 0.1 0.1 1.2 3.0 5.9 12.8 22.3 40.6 14.0 695 163 6 0.0 1.0 5.5 44.7 39.7 8.5 0.6 691 3.3 0.7

Applied Mathematics 2.8 5.6 9.9 14.1 22.5 23.1 14.4 6.6 1.0 5,573 153 9 0.0 0.1 0.7 2.7 7.1 13.2 21.5 39.6 15.1 5,578 163 6 0.0 0.3 3.6 35.1 41.6 16.7 2.6 5,561 3.6 0.8

Mathematics 2.6 4.8 8.2 12.6 19.6 22.3 18.0 10.0 1.8 9,689 154 9 0.0 0.4 0.9 2.9 7.6 14.3 23.1 35.3 15.6 9,695 163 7 0.0 0.2 3.6 28.7 41.9 21.9 3.6 9,672 3.7 0.9

Probability 5 5 5

Statistics 2.4 5.5 9.7 14.1 23.3 22.9 15.0 6.1 1.0 9,662 153 8 0.0 0.1 0.5 2.0 5.9 13.0 23.5 39.8 15.2 9,665 164 6 0.0 0.2 2.6 36.4 41.1 17.0 2.7 9,642 3.6 0.8

Mathematical Scis.–Other 3.4 7.5 12.5 12.7 24.9 25.7 8.8 3.4 1.0 385 151 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.1 6.2 13.5 27.3 36.6 14.3 385 163 6 0.0 0.0 5.2 36.4 43.4 12.7 2.3 385 3.5 0.8

08 PHYSICS &
1.2 3.0 5.7 10.5 20.0 26.4 21.8 9.8 1.6 14,131 155 8 0.0 0.2 1.0 3.6 11.2 19.1 25.5 29.1 10.2 14,143 162 7 0.0 0.2 2.5 23.3 44.0 25.8 4.1 14,121 3.9 0.8
ASTRONOMY

Acoustics 1.6 1.6 4.8 14.3 17.5 25.4 25.4 6.3 3.2 63 155 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 12.7 20.6 42.9 17.5 0.0 63 160 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 23.8 42.9 30.2 3.2 63 3.9 0.7

Astronomy 0.3 2.3 4.8 10.0 18.1 32.1 22.4 9.2 0.7 598 156 7 0.0 0.3 1.0 5.5 16.2 24.9 22.9 22.9 6.2 598 160 7 0.0 0.0 1.3 19.4 42.8 31.8 4.7 598 4.0 0.8

Astrophysics 0.7 2.7 4.4 8.5 19.5 28.4 25.3 9.6 0.9 1,767 156 7 0.1 0.4 1.5 5.0 15.0 22.1 29.2 20.6 6.2 1,769 160 7 0.0 0.1 1.9 16.6 44.8 31.0 5.7 1,767 4.0 0.8

Atomic/Molecular Physics 2.1 1.2 6.2 9.5 25.6 26.9 17.8 9.5 1.2 242 155 8 0.0 0.4 0.4 2.1 7.9 19.0 27.7 28.9 13.6 242 162 6 0.0 0.8 2.5 24.0 41.3 28.9 2.5 242 3.8 0.8

Condensed Matter & Mat.


0.9 3.4 6.1 11.8 22.3 24.3 20.5 8.3 2.3 785 155 8 0.0 0.1 0.6 2.0 6.5 14.2 22.4 37.9 16.2 786 164 6 0.0 0.0 1.9 28.2 43.6 22.9 3.4 785 3.8 0.8
Physics

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Elementary Particle Physics 0.7 2.2 4.2 10.7 21.2 23.2 26.4 10.2 1.0 401 156 8 0.0 0.2 0.2 1.7 7.0 18.2 27.4 33.7 11.5 401 163 6 0.0 0.0 1.0 22.3 47.0 26.0 3.8 400 3.9 0.8

Nuclear Physics 1.4 2.7 5.9 13.1 22.6 27.1 21.7 5.0 0.5 221 154 7 0.0 0.0 2.3 6.3 17.2 17.6 29.0 23.1 4.5 221 160 7 0.0 0.5 2.7 24.4 44.3 25.8 2.3 221 3.8 0.8

Optics/Optical Sciences 2.0 4.3 10.3 17.9 25.5 19.9 14.9 5.0 0.3 302 152 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 9.9 16.2 20.9 36.1 14.9 302 163 6 0.0 0.0 3.6 40.7 39.4 15.2 1.0 302 3.5 0.8

Physics 1.4 3.1 6.0 10.4 19.8 26.2 21.2 10.2 1.8 8,250 155 8 0.0 0.2 0.9 3.1 10.4 18.7 25.1 30.8 10.9 8,257 162 7 0.0 0.2 2.9 24.2 43.9 24.7 4.1 8,243 3.8 0.8

Planetary Astronomy & Sci. 0.0 2.6 1.9 12.3 14.8 25.8 29.0 12.3 1.3 155 157 7 0.6 0.6 4.5 4.5 24.5 19.4 26.5 16.1 3.2 155 158 7 0.0 0.0 1.9 11.0 41.9 40.6 4.5 155 4.1 0.8

Plasma & High-Temp.


0.0 2.0 2.0 6.1 14.3 29.3 27.9 16.3 2.0 147 158 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.8 8.8 23.8 30.6 25.9 6.1 147 161 6 0.0 0.0 1.4 15.0 48.3 31.3 4.1 147 4.0 0.7
Physics

Solid State Physics 6.8 7.7 6.0 11.1 21.4 23.9 14.5 5.1 3.4 117 153 10 0.0 0.0 1.7 2.5 11.0 18.6 30.5 26.3 9.3 118 161 6 0.0 0.9 9.4 28.2 38.5 15.4 7.7 117 3.6 1.0

Theoretical & Math.


1.2 1.9 5.3 10.3 17.2 21.9 24.3 14.8 2.9 580 157 8 0.0 0.0 0.7 2.1 6.4 13.1 24.5 37.9 15.3 580 163 6 0.0 0.0 2.4 24.0 42.8 26.6 4.1 579 3.9 0.8
Physics
Physics &
0.4 3.6 7.6 11.7 21.7 30.0 18.5 6.0 0.6 503 154 7 0.0 0.4 1.2 9.5 19.2 25.2 23.0 17.1 4.4 504 158 7 0.0 0.2 1.6 23.3 48.8 22.5 3.6 502 3.8 0.8
Astronomy–Other
09 NATURAL
3.5 10.9 12.4 22.1 23.3 17.1 7.8 3.1 0.0 258 150 8 1.2 8.1 9.3 22.1 25.6 15.5 9.7 6.2 2.3 258 152 9 0.0 1.2 5.4 28.7 47.7 14.7 2.3 258 3.5 0.8
SCIENCES–OTHER

Natural Scis., General 2.9 9.6 15.4 23.5 26.5 12.5 7.4 2.2 0.0 136 149 7 0.7 10.3 13.2 27.2 28.7 11.8 4.4 2.2 1.5 136 149 7 0.0 0.0 5.1 26.5 49.3 15.4 3.7 136 3.6 0.8

Physical Scis., General 1.5 18.2 9.1 13.6 21.2 21.2 10.6 4.5 0.0 66 150 9 0.0 4.5 1.5 10.6 12.1 27.3 19.7 18.2 6.1 66 158 8 0.0 3.0 7.6 30.3 48.5 10.6 0.0 66 3.3 0.8

Science Technologies 15 15 15

Natural Scis.–Other 2.4 7.3 9.8 36.6 17.1 22.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 41 150 7 4.9 7.3 12.2 19.5 39.0 12.2 4.9 0.0 0.0 41 149 7 0.0 2.4 0.0 29.3 46.3 19.5 2.4 41 3.7 0.8

10 ENGINEERING–
3.0 4.8 9.8 15.7 21.3 23.3 15.5 5.8 0.5 8,764 153 8 0.0 0.5 1.5 4.5 11.6 20.9 27.1 27.4 6.3 8,796 161 7 0.1 0.2 3.2 28.1 42.1 23.0 3.2 8,739 3.7 0.8
CHEMICAL
Chemical & Biomolecular
0.6 1.9 1.9 8.3 17.8 24.8 32.5 10.8 1.3 157 157 7 0.0 0.6 0.6 4.5 10.2 24.2 35.7 19.7 4.5 157 160 6 0.0 0.0 0.6 12.1 44.6 35.7 7.0 157 4.1 0.8
Engineering

Chemical Engineering 2.9 4.8 9.7 15.6 21.5 23.7 15.4 5.9 0.5 8,268 153 8 0.0 0.5 1.5 4.4 11.5 20.8 27.1 27.8 6.4 8,299 161 7 0.1 0.2 3.2 28.0 42.3 23.1 3.2 8,243 3.7 0.8

Pulp & Paper Production 3 3 3

Wood Science 18 18 18

Chemical Engr.–Other 5.0 8.2 18.2 21.1 18.6 14.5 11.6 2.5 0.3 318 149 9 0.0 1.3 2.8 7.8 15.7 20.7 24.1 21.9 5.6 319 159 7 0.0 0.3 5.3 39.0 38.1 15.4 1.9 318 3.5 0.8

11 ENGINEERING–
7.9 10.6 13.4 17.2 20.9 17.9 9.2 2.6 0.2 13,394 149 9 0.5 1.6 3.8 8.6 16.4 24.0 23.6 17.6 4.0 13,482 158 8 0.0 0.6 8.0 37.6 38.0 14.3 1.4 13,298 3.4 0.9
CIVIL

Architectural Engineering 10.1 9.6 11.1 13.9 25.5 16.3 10.1 3.4 0.0 208 149 9 0.5 4.3 5.2 8.1 17.5 25.6 18.5 14.2 6.2 211 157 8 0.0 2.4 7.8 33.2 41.0 14.1 1.5 205 3.4 0.9

Civil Engineering 9.4 12.2 14.7 17.9 20.8 15.8 7.2 1.8 0.2 9,700 148 9 0.6 1.8 4.1 9.2 16.4 23.2 22.7 17.9 4.2 9,774 158 8 0.0 0.8 9.6 41.0 35.9 11.7 1.0 9,624 3.3 0.8

Construction Engineering 9.4 15.1 24.5 20.8 13.2 11.3 4.7 0.9 0.0 106 146 8 0.0 2.8 4.7 15.1 15.1 27.4 17.9 15.1 1.9 106 156 8 0.0 1.9 7.5 44.3 44.3 1.9 0.0 106 3.2 0.7

Environ./Environ. Health
1.2 2.2 5.9 9.6 21.3 28.7 22.8 7.5 0.7 915 155 7 0.1 0.7 2.2 6.1 17.4 25.0 27.1 17.9 3.5 915 159 7 0.0 0.0 1.5 17.2 44.5 31.5 5.3 913 4.0 0.8
Engineering

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD
Geotechnical &
1.7 15.5 12.1 3.4 22.4 29.3 13.8 1.7 0.0 58 151 8 0.0 1.7 5.2 1.7 15.5 27.6 20.7 20.7 6.9 58 159 8 0.0 0.0 5.3 38.6 28.1 26.3 1.8 57 3.6 0.9
Geoenviron. Engr.

Structural Engineering 2.8 6.5 10.8 19.0 23.2 22.5 11.3 3.5 0.3 1,209 151 8 0.0 0.7 1.3 5.4 14.8 27.3 28.9 18.9 2.8 1,213 159 6 0.0 0.1 3.0 29.6 46.3 19.3 1.7 1,201 3.7 0.8

Surveying Engineering 25 26 23

Transportation & Highway


7.7 13.8 13.8 20.0 21.5 15.4 6.2 1.5 0.0 65 148 8 0.0 3.1 3.1 4.6 6.2 7.7 30.8 30.8 13.8 65 162 8 0.0 1.5 3.1 58.5 32.3 4.6 0.0 65 3.2 0.6
Engineering

Water Resources Engr. 2.1 4.9 6.6 13.5 21.9 27.4 17.4 5.2 1.0 288 154 8 0.0 0.0 2.4 6.6 13.9 27.8 28.1 18.4 2.8 288 159 7 0.0 0.3 0.7 23.4 46.5 25.9 3.1 286 3.8 0.8

Civil Engineering–Other 7.3 9.1 11.1 16.6 18.8 22.0 11.6 3.4 0.1 820 150 9 0.7 1.1 4.7 10.4 18.9 25.9 22.0 12.8 3.4 826 157 8 0.1 0.1 6.6 34.2 40.8 16.4 1.7 818 3.5 0.8

12 ENGR– ELEC. &


6.7 11.5 14.9 18.2 21.7 16.2 8.0 2.6 0.3 42,479 149 9 0.3 1.2 2.6 6.0 11.5 17.8 23.2 28.6 8.9 42,580 160 8 0.0 0.4 6.7 44.8 37.7 9.5 1.0 42,393 3.3 0.8
ELECTRONICS

Communications Engr. 7.5 12.3 20.1 21.5 21.1 13.1 3.9 0.5 0.0 636 147 8 0.2 1.1 0.8 5.3 6.4 12.9 22.9 37.2 13.2 637 162 7 0.0 0.2 10.4 58.8 28.8 1.9 0.0 636 3.0 0.6

Computer Engineering 7.7 12.7 14.3 18.3 20.4 15.8 7.9 2.5 0.3 9,354 148 9 0.4 1.5 3.2 7.3 13.8 20.1 24.4 23.0 6.2 9,385 159 8 0.0 0.4 6.5 42.9 39.6 9.8 0.9 9,340 3.4 0.8

Computer Hardware Engr. 3.7 8.5 11.0 17.1 23.2 19.5 12.2 4.9 0.0 82 151 8 0.0 0.0 1.2 1.2 3.7 17.1 31.7 32.9 12.2 82 163 6 1.2 0.0 3.7 32.9 53.7 8.5 0.0 82 3.4 0.8

Computer Software Engr. 7.2 13.0 16.3 19.5 22.9 13.2 6.1 1.6 0.3 3,118 148 9 0.5 1.2 3.5 7.2 12.4 17.3 21.3 28.3 8.5 3,124 160 8 0.0 0.5 7.5 53.0 32.2 6.1 0.6 3,110 3.2 0.7

Electrical Engineering 4.6 8.6 13.0 17.2 22.4 19.3 10.7 3.8 0.4 19,306 150 9 0.1 0.7 1.7 4.3 9.7 17.1 23.9 32.2 10.3 19,346 162 7 0.0 0.3 5.3 39.9 39.9 13.1 1.4 19,256 3.4 0.8

Electronics Engineering 10.4 15.9 18.3 19.4 20.9 11.2 3.3 0.5 0.0 7,936 146 8 0.6 2.0 4.0 7.7 12.6 16.8 20.8 26.9 8.6 7,953 159 9 0.0 0.4 9.7 53.8 32.8 3.1 0.1 7,923 3.1 0.7

Laser & Optical


3.3 3.3 7.4 15.6 32.0 23.0 12.3 3.3 0.0 122 152 8 0.0 0.8 0.8 4.1 2.5 10.7 26.2 38.5 16.4 122 164 7 0.0 1.6 5.7 30.3 38.5 20.5 3.3 122 3.6 0.9
Engineering

Telecommunications Engr. 8.6 18.6 18.9 20.3 22.3 8.2 2.7 0.3 0.0 291 145 8 0.0 1.4 4.4 9.6 13.0 13.3 24.9 24.2 9.2 293 159 8 0.0 0.7 6.2 62.9 28.2 2.1 0.0 291 3.1 0.6

Elec. & Electronics


7.0 12.9 18.2 19.3 20.8 14.3 5.6 1.8 0.2 1,634 147 9 0.3 1.3 2.7 7.0 14.3 22.4 22.9 22.3 6.7 1,638 159 8 0.0 0.4 6.9 47.2 39.2 5.9 0.4 1,633 3.3 0.7
Engr.–Other
13 ENGINEERING–
4.2 10.1 15.2 20.4 22.6 16.8 8.2 2.2 0.3 6,066 149 8 0.1 0.9 2.8 7.5 14.5 21.1 23.8 23.2 6.1 6,087 159 8 0.0 0.2 4.4 41.3 41.7 11.3 1.0 6,045 3.4 0.7
INDUSTRIAL

Industrial Engineering 4.6 11.5 16.5 22.3 23.0 14.8 6.1 1.1 0.1 4,659 148 8 0.1 0.9 2.7 8.2 14.9 21.3 24.4 22.1 5.3 4,678 159 7 0.0 0.3 4.5 45.2 40.5 8.8 0.7 4,644 3.4 0.7

Manufacturing Engineering 6.7 9.6 14.6 20.1 18.8 18.0 10.0 2.1 0.0 239 149 9 0.0 2.1 5.8 8.3 17.5 30.0 17.5 17.5 1.3 240 157 7 0.0 0.0 7.2 37.6 40.9 13.9 0.4 237 3.4 0.8

Operations Research 0.3 1.2 3.9 10.5 21.4 30.2 21.9 8.8 1.8 725 156 7 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.5 8.1 15.6 22.5 37.1 14.6 725 163 6 0.0 0.0 1.4 15.9 51.7 27.0 4.0 722 4.0 0.7

Industrial Engr.–Other 5.0 10.6 20.1 16.5 23.3 14.9 7.0 2.7 0.0 443 148 8 0.0 1.8 5.6 9.5 18.9 24.1 22.5 14.9 2.7 444 157 8 0.0 0.2 6.6 43.7 38.0 11.1 0.5 442 3.4 0.8

14 ENGINEERING–
2.2 4.8 9.3 14.6 23.9 23.3 15.3 5.8 0.8 5,068 153 8 0.0 0.2 0.7 3.2 9.2 17.2 25.3 34.2 10.1 5,076 162 6 0.0 0.1 2.9 33.8 40.5 19.8 2.8 5,063 3.7 0.8
MATERIALS

Ceramic Scis. & Engr. 16 16 16

Materials Engineering 2.3 4.8 9.4 14.5 25.0 23.9 14.6 4.6 0.8 2,057 153 8 0.0 0.2 0.6 3.0 9.7 16.9 26.5 34.9 8.2 2,061 162 6 0.0 0.1 2.4 34.3 41.6 19.1 2.5 2,052 3.6 0.8

Materials Science 1.4 4.0 7.9 14.1 22.8 23.5 17.4 8.0 1.0 2,482 154 8 0.0 0.1 0.4 2.3 8.1 16.6 24.9 35.1 12.6 2,483 163 6 0.0 0.1 2.5 31.0 40.5 22.6 3.4 2,481 3.7 0.8

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Metallurgical Engineering 5.6 9.7 14.5 16.1 22.6 20.2 10.5 0.8 0.0 124 149 8 0.0 0.8 3.2 7.2 14.4 23.2 28.0 20.8 2.4 125 159 7 0.0 0.0 4.0 46.0 40.3 9.7 0.0 124 3.4 0.7

Polymer/Plastics Engr. 6.2 10.0 16.7 20.0 24.3 16.2 6.2 0.5 0.0 210 148 8 0.0 0.0 1.0 9.0 11.4 14.3 18.6 36.2 9.5 210 161 7 0.0 0.5 10.4 47.9 31.8 9.0 0.5 211 3.2 0.8

Materials Engr.–Other 5.6 6.7 13.4 14.5 28.5 23.5 6.7 1.1 0.0 179 150 8 0.0 1.1 3.9 7.7 10.5 27.1 24.3 21.0 4.4 181 159 7 0.0 0.0 5.6 41.3 40.2 10.6 2.2 179 3.4 0.8

15 ENGINEERING–
6.1 9.8 12.8 17.1 20.7 18.9 10.9 3.5 0.3 30,092 150 9 0.3 1.2 2.8 6.6 13.3 21.2 25.2 23.8 5.5 30,182 159 8 0.0 0.4 6.2 37.2 40.1 14.5 1.6 30,017 3.5 0.8
MECHANICAL

Engineering Mechanics 5.9 12.1 16.5 18.3 24.5 12.1 9.3 0.9 0.3 322 148 8 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.2 5.9 7.4 24.5 44.6 15.8 323 164 6 0.0 1.2 8.4 53.4 29.2 6.8 0.9 322 3.2 0.8

Mechanical Engr. 6.0 9.5 12.5 16.9 20.7 19.3 11.1 3.6 0.3 27,978 150 9 0.3 1.1 2.7 6.6 13.2 21.0 25.4 24.2 5.5 28,059 159 8 0.0 0.4 6.1 36.6 40.4 14.9 1.6 27,906 3.5 0.8

Mechanical Engr.–Other 7.0 13.7 16.8 20.0 19.5 13.3 7.5 1.8 0.3 1,792 148 9 0.3 1.7 4.9 8.6 16.1 27.3 23.2 14.8 3.1 1,800 157 8 0.0 0.2 7.3 44.9 37.6 8.9 1.1 1,789 3.3 0.8

16 ENGINEERING–
1.9 4.3 7.3 13.9 21.4 26.5 17.9 6.1 0.6 20,902 154 8 0.1 0.6 1.9 5.6 14.6 23.9 27.6 21.8 4.0 20,949 159 7 0.0 0.2 2.7 23.4 44.5 25.8 3.4 20,853 3.8 0.8
OTHER

Aeronautical Engineering 5.6 11.5 13.0 14.0 16.9 21.1 14.8 3.0 0.2 608 150 9 0.7 2.8 2.0 8.9 13.6 23.3 26.4 17.9 4.4 609 158 8 0.0 0.5 7.4 35.4 36.8 18.8 1.2 608 3.5 0.9

Aerospace Engineering 1.2 3.4 6.6 13.5 20.3 27.7 19.2 7.5 0.5 6,273 154 8 0.0 0.3 1.1 3.8 12.5 24.0 31.0 23.8 3.6 6,287 160 6 0.0 0.1 1.9 20.4 47.4 26.4 3.7 6,260 3.9 0.8

Agricultural Engineering 3.6 8.4 10.4 18.9 25.3 19.7 10.4 2.8 0.4 249 151 8 0.4 1.6 3.6 8.4 20.1 28.5 24.1 10.4 2.8 249 157 7 0.0 0.0 5.6 33.3 46.6 13.7 0.8 249 3.5 0.8

Biochemical Engineering 1.7 3.5 6.9 10.2 20.3 29.3 19.6 8.0 0.3 576 155 8 0.2 0.3 1.0 3.0 10.8 20.8 29.2 28.1 6.6 576 161 6 0.0 0.3 2.6 22.4 45.1 25.2 4.3 576 3.8 0.9

Biomed./Medical Engr. 1.3 2.7 5.9 13.1 21.7 28.2 19.9 6.5 0.8 7,546 155 7 0.1 0.6 2.0 5.8 15.3 24.5 26.5 21.5 3.8 7,556 159 7 0.0 0.1 1.4 18.5 44.1 31.6 4.3 7,533 4.0 0.8

Electromechanical Engr. 3.4 6.6 9.8 19.0 26.2 21.2 10.8 2.9 0.0 378 151 8 0.0 0.5 1.3 4.0 12.2 18.8 27.0 27.8 8.5 378 161 7 0.0 0.5 5.1 44.0 36.5 12.3 1.6 375 3.4 0.8

Engineering Chemistry 3.6 10.1 11.8 25.4 26.0 14.8 5.9 2.4 0.0 169 149 8 0.6 1.2 0.0 6.5 13.6 18.3 16.0 33.7 10.1 169 161 8 0.0 1.2 8.3 48.5 32.5 8.9 0.6 169 3.2 0.8

Engineering Physics 0.6 3.2 7.6 12.7 20.3 25.2 20.7 8.5 1.2 497 155 8 0.0 0.2 1.2 4.2 9.4 16.3 28.5 32.5 7.6 498 162 6 0.2 0.0 3.2 27.0 41.9 25.0 2.6 496 3.8 0.8

Engineering Science 3.8 5.8 7.5 12.1 20.8 28.3 16.3 4.6 0.8 240 153 9 0.4 0.4 1.2 5.4 13.7 17.0 24.1 28.6 9.1 241 161 7 0.0 0.0 5.4 27.5 40.4 25.0 1.7 240 3.7 0.8

Forest Engineering 11 11 11

Geol./Geophysical Engr. 5.6 8.3 16.7 8.3 11.1 19.4 27.8 0.0 2.8 36 152 10 0.0 0.0 5.6 8.3 16.7 33.3 16.7 19.4 0.0 36 157 7 0.0 0.0 11.1 33.3 36.1 13.9 5.6 36 3.5 1.0

Mining & Mineral Engr. 8.6 16.4 15.5 25.9 14.7 10.3 5.2 2.6 0.9 116 147 9 0.0 0.9 8.6 10.3 20.7 26.7 20.7 10.3 1.7 116 156 7 0.0 0.9 5.2 54.3 31.0 8.6 0.0 116 3.2 0.7

Naval Arch. & Marine


2.6 7.3 11.9 11.3 26.5 21.2 12.6 5.3 1.3 151 152 9 0.0 1.3 1.3 7.8 12.3 22.1 23.4 26.0 5.8 154 160 7 0.0 0.0 7.9 35.1 39.1 17.2 0.7 151 3.5 0.8
Engineering

Nuclear Engineering 1.1 2.8 4.6 10.1 20.1 33.9 20.2 6.8 0.4 822 155 7 0.0 0.1 1.2 4.6 13.5 26.8 32.2 17.5 4.1 825 160 6 0.1 0.2 2.3 20.6 46.7 26.8 3.3 822 3.9 0.8

Ocean Engineering 0.5 4.3 6.4 13.4 31.0 28.9 13.9 1.6 0.0 187 153 7 0.0 0.0 2.1 7.5 21.4 22.5 25.1 18.7 2.7 187 158 7 0.0 0.0 2.1 27.8 49.7 18.7 1.6 187 3.7 0.7

Paper Sci. & Engineering 1 1 1

Petroleum Engineering 6.7 12.4 17.9 20.9 21.6 14.4 4.7 1.2 0.1 1,117 147 8 0.4 1.8 5.1 8.8 17.9 22.9 23.3 17.1 2.7 1,126 157 8 0.0 0.6 8.4 45.5 38.0 7.0 0.5 1,102 3.2 0.7

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Systems Engineering 1.1 3.6 4.0 13.6 23.3 30.0 17.8 5.9 0.7 881 154 7 0.0 0.3 3.5 8.2 21.0 26.8 23.8 13.9 2.5 882 157 7 0.1 0.2 2.4 19.5 47.5 27.3 3.0 878 3.9 0.8

Textile Scis. & Engineering 13.2 17.1 21.1 19.7 21.1 5.3 2.6 0.0 0.0 76 144 8 1.3 2.6 2.6 13.2 17.1 22.4 25.0 15.8 0.0 76 157 8 0.0 0.0 15.8 47.4 28.9 6.6 1.3 76 3.1 0.8

Engineering–Other 1.1 5.8 7.9 14.6 24.0 22.9 17.9 5.5 0.4 968 153 8 0.0 0.4 2.0 8.3 18.2 24.1 24.9 18.3 3.8 972 158 7 0.0 0.0 2.5 28.0 45.5 20.5 3.5 967 3.8 0.8

17 ANTHROPOLOGY &
0.5 1.1 4.5 14.9 21.9 28.9 20.2 7.1 1.0 5,367 155 7 1.6 6.9 17.7 28.6 24.6 13.2 4.9 2.2 0.3 5,370 149 7 0.0 0.0 1.1 15.8 47.0 31.2 4.8 5,364 4.0 0.8
ARCHAEOLOGY

Anthropology 0.4 1.0 4.7 15.7 22.3 28.5 19.7 6.7 1.0 4,509 155 7 1.6 7.3 18.0 29.0 23.9 12.8 4.9 2.2 0.3 4,511 149 7 0.0 0.0 1.1 15.8 46.8 31.4 4.9 4,507 4.0 0.8

Archaeology 0.5 1.8 3.8 10.5 19.8 30.6 22.8 9.5 0.9 800 156 7 1.5 5.2 16.4 26.8 27.6 15.4 4.6 2.1 0.4 801 149 7 0.0 0.0 1.1 15.5 48.7 30.2 4.5 799 4.0 0.8

Anthropology &
1.7 0.0 1.7 10.3 20.7 36.2 22.4 5.2 1.7 58 156 6 0.0 5.2 19.0 27.6 32.8 8.6 3.4 3.4 0.0 58 149 6 0.0 1.7 1.7 19.0 41.4 34.5 1.7 58 3.9 0.8
Archaeology–Other

18 ECONOMICS 2.7 4.8 8.2 12.7 20.7 23.7 17.9 8.2 1.3 20,745 154 9 0.1 0.6 2.0 5.4 11.7 19.0 24.4 28.9 7.9 20,852 161 7 0.1 0.3 2.7 28.7 41.0 22.4 4.8 20,650 3.8 0.9

Applied Economics 1.6 5.4 8.7 14.2 21.7 26.9 15.8 5.4 0.3 1,638 153 8 0.1 0.6 2.6 8.5 14.6 18.7 24.4 24.6 5.9 1,643 159 8 0.0 0.2 3.4 31.8 42.3 19.3 3.1 1,633 3.7 0.8

Econometrics 2.3 7.3 8.2 9.5 29.5 25.5 12.3 5.5 0.0 220 152 8 0.0 0.0 2.3 3.2 8.2 15.5 25.0 33.6 12.3 220 162 7 0.0 0.0 1.4 32.3 47.7 16.8 1.8 220 3.6 0.7

Economics 2.8 4.8 8.2 12.6 20.5 23.2 18.2 8.4 1.5 17,430 154 9 0.1 0.6 1.8 4.9 11.1 18.6 24.7 29.9 8.2 17,523 161 7 0.1 0.3 2.6 28.5 40.9 22.5 5.0 17,351 3.8 0.9

Intl. Economics 2.0 4.1 7.1 11.6 21.8 27.5 16.1 8.1 1.6 800 154 8 0.1 1.4 2.2 10.3 16.1 24.1 20.0 19.3 6.5 805 158 8 0.0 0.3 2.3 26.8 41.2 25.3 4.2 794 3.8 0.8

Economics–Other 3.0 3.2 7.3 13.2 19.8 23.4 19.5 9.4 1.1 657 154 9 0.2 0.6 3.8 6.8 16.8 23.6 22.1 21.8 4.4 661 159 7 0.5 0.6 2.1 27.5 38.2 25.9 5.2 652 3.8 0.9

19 POLITICAL
0.6 1.7 4.2 10.1 17.9 26.1 24.0 13.1 2.3 19,605 157 8 1.0 3.9 10.4 19.5 23.5 21.0 13.1 6.5 1.0 19,641 153 8 0.0 0.1 0.9 11.6 39.1 38.2 10.0 19,574 4.2 0.8
SCIENCE

Intl. Relations 0.7 1.6 3.9 9.9 18.4 27.6 24.0 12.2 1.8 7,136 157 7 0.9 3.4 10.4 20.6 25.1 21.5 11.8 5.6 0.8 7,145 152 8 0.0 0.1 0.8 11.9 40.2 38.3 8.7 7,124 4.2 0.8

Pol. Sci. & Government 0.6 1.4 4.3 8.5 15.0 23.0 29.4 13.5 4.3 799 158 8 1.0 4.0 8.9 15.0 22.9 21.9 15.3 8.9 2.3 800 154 8 0.1 0.3 1.4 12.1 34.9 38.5 12.6 799 4.3 0.9

Public Policy Analysis 0.3 1.0 3.3 7.8 16.0 25.4 26.0 16.9 3.3 5,628 158 7 0.6 2.2 6.6 15.2 23.1 23.8 17.6 9.5 1.5 5,628 155 8 0.0 0.1 0.7 9.3 36.5 41.9 11.6 5,619 4.3 0.8

Pol. Sci.–Other 0.7 2.4 5.4 12.8 19.4 25.5 21.3 10.8 1.8 6,042 156 8 1.5 6.1 14.1 22.9 22.1 17.8 10.3 4.6 0.6 6,068 151 8 0.0 0.0 1.1 13.3 41.0 34.8 9.7 6,032 4.2 0.8

20 PSYCHOLOGY 1.0 3.7 10.0 21.3 25.8 23.0 11.5 3.3 0.3 66,875 152 7 1.7 7.8 18.2 27.0 23.7 13.6 5.4 2.3 0.3 66,874 149 7 0.0 0.1 2.1 19.4 48.0 26.9 3.5 66,798 3.9 0.8

Applied Psychology 2.3 5.5 14.7 25.1 24.6 18.7 7.1 2.0 0.1 1,898 150 7 2.5 9.1 17.1 24.6 19.6 12.6 7.9 5.9 0.8 1,900 150 9 0.1 0.3 3.5 27.9 46.2 19.8 2.1 1,890 3.7 0.8

Clinical Psychology 0.7 3.0 8.2 18.6 25.1 25.5 14.2 4.3 0.4 22,628 153 7 1.5 6.8 16.7 25.7 25.4 16.2 5.7 1.8 0.2 22,630 149 7 0.0 0.1 1.6 15.8 46.3 31.5 4.7 22,612 4.0 0.8

Cognitive Psychology 0.8 2.5 6.3 14.2 22.9 27.7 18.2 6.5 0.9 2,261 154 7 0.5 3.4 9.6 20.7 22.1 18.9 14.1 8.4 2.2 2,262 153 8 0.0 0.0 1.8 17.7 44.6 30.8 5.1 2,260 4.0 0.8

Community Psychology 2.1 5.1 11.8 19.0 16.0 30.0 14.8 1.3 0.0 237 152 8 2.5 11.8 16.5 27.8 22.8 14.3 3.4 0.8 0.0 237 148 7 0.0 0.4 3.4 23.2 45.1 26.2 1.7 237 3.8 0.8

Comparative Psychology 0.0 1.8 1.8 9.1 30.9 20.0 23.6 12.7 0.0 55 156 7 0.0 1.8 16.4 18.2 21.8 20.0 12.7 9.1 0.0 55 153 8 0.0 0.0 1.8 18.2 50.9 23.6 5.5 55 3.9 0.7

Counseling Psychology 1.1 4.4 12.3 23.6 26.0 20.3 9.7 2.4 0.3 11,431 151 7 2.6 11.2 23.5 29.4 20.2 8.9 3.1 1.0 0.1 11,423 147 7 0.0 0.1 2.7 23.6 49.9 21.6 2.1 11,413 3.8 0.8

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Dev. & Child Psychology 1.0 4.2 9.9 22.7 25.8 21.4 11.2 3.4 0.4 1,781 152 7 1.5 6.9 17.5 25.4 22.3 14.5 6.9 4.3 0.7 1,781 150 8 0.1 0.1 1.5 19.6 47.1 27.5 4.2 1,783 3.9 0.8

Experimental Psychology 0.6 1.4 6.1 20.1 26.4 25.8 14.9 4.1 0.6 1,157 154 7 0.5 5.7 14.4 28.5 26.3 15.4 6.5 2.2 0.4 1,158 150 7 0.0 0.1 1.2 18.3 48.6 28.6 3.3 1,155 3.9 0.8

Forensic Psychology 0.9 4.4 14.9 27.8 27.0 18.1 5.9 0.7 0.2 2,122 150 6 2.3 10.9 25.5 32.4 19.8 7.1 1.6 0.4 0.0 2,123 146 6 0.0 0.0 3.0 23.1 49.6 22.4 1.9 2,119 3.8 0.8

Industrial & Organizational


0.9 2.8 9.6 21.7 27.6 24.2 10.7 2.2 0.3 4,013 152 7 1.1 5.7 15.4 27.9 27.6 15.1 5.4 1.5 0.3 4,013 150 7 0.0 0.0 1.7 18.1 51.0 26.2 2.9 4,006 3.9 0.7
Psychology

Personality Psychology 1.9 5.6 6.5 13.1 18.7 31.8 14.0 4.7 3.7 107 154 8 0.9 6.5 15.0 15.9 24.3 17.8 12.1 6.5 0.9 107 152 9 0.0 0.0 3.7 21.5 43.0 26.2 5.6 107 3.8 0.9

Physiological Psychology 0.9 1.9 6.5 17.7 23.3 34.0 14.0 1.9 0.0 215 153 6 0.0 5.1 10.7 24.8 36.0 14.5 7.0 1.9 0.0 214 151 6 0.0 0.5 1.4 18.4 43.9 34.0 1.9 212 3.9 0.8

Psycholinguistics 0.0 1.3 1.3 5.2 13.0 33.8 27.3 14.3 3.9 77 159 7 0.0 1.3 6.5 14.3 16.9 22.1 16.9 14.3 7.8 77 157 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.5 50.6 31.2 11.7 77 4.3 0.7

Psychology, General 1.3 4.5 11.6 24.4 27.3 20.3 8.2 2.1 0.2 15,275 151 7 1.8 8.2 19.3 28.2 23.4 12.0 4.6 2.1 0.3 15,275 148 7 0.0 0.1 2.5 21.7 49.2 24.0 2.5 15,256 3.8 0.8

Psychometrics 17 17 17

Psychopharmacology 0.0 0.0 2.9 11.8 23.5 32.4 23.5 5.9 0.0 34 156 6 0.0 0.0 8.8 14.7 32.4 17.6 8.8 14.7 2.9 34 155 7 0.0 0.0 2.9 14.7 38.2 38.2 5.9 34 4.1 0.8

Quantitative Psychology 0.5 1.9 5.8 14.5 22.7 30.4 15.5 7.7 1.0 207 155 7 0.0 1.9 5.3 14.0 23.2 23.2 17.9 12.1 2.4 207 156 7 0.0 0.0 1.4 15.0 47.8 30.4 5.3 207 4.1 0.8

Res. & Experimental Psych. 24 24 24

Social Psychology 0.3 1.9 4.8 12.9 24.0 28.6 19.3 7.2 1.0 2,062 155 7 0.6 3.4 11.2 21.9 25.9 19.9 10.7 5.5 1.0 2,062 152 8 0.0 0.1 0.7 12.7 45.1 35.1 6.3 2,060 4.1 0.8

Psychology–Other 1.6 5.2 9.5 25.3 25.4 20.3 9.5 3.0 0.2 1,274 151 7 1.5 7.6 20.1 28.4 23.7 13.3 3.8 1.4 0.2 1,275 148 7 0.0 0.2 2.0 20.3 50.2 24.4 2.8 1,274 3.9 0.8

21 SOCIOLOGY 1.9 3.9 9.4 16.9 21.3 23.1 16.3 6.2 0.9 4,771 153 8 2.6 8.6 16.9 23.6 20.1 13.4 8.2 5.8 0.8 4,769 150 9 0.0 0.2 2.5 19.5 43.6 28.8 5.3 4,770 3.9 0.8

Demography 0.0 3.0 3.0 15.2 27.3 18.2 33.3 0.0 0.0 33 155 7 0.0 3.0 6.1 30.3 21.2 24.2 6.1 9.1 0.0 33 153 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 21.2 51.5 27.3 0.0 33 3.9 0.7

Rural Sociology 24 24 24

Sociology 1.9 3.9 9.4 16.9 21.3 23.0 16.2 6.3 0.9 4,714 153 8 2.6 8.7 17.0 23.5 20.1 13.4 8.2 5.8 0.8 4,712 150 9 0.0 0.2 2.5 19.5 43.5 28.9 5.3 4,713 3.9 0.8

22 SOC. & BEHAV.


2.4 5.8 12.1 19.1 21.0 19.4 13.5 5.8 0.9 6,553 152 8 2.7 10.1 17.7 23.1 19.7 14.0 6.9 4.7 1.0 6,549 149 9 0.0 0.3 3.6 24.6 43.2 24.1 4.3 6,555 3.8 0.9
SCIS.–OTHER

Adult Dev. & Aging 5 5 5

American Studies 0.5 1.2 4.9 8.3 17.6 27.9 21.3 14.9 3.4 409 157 8 1.7 7.1 16.1 25.4 24.0 17.6 5.9 1.7 0.5 409 150 7 0.0 0.0 0.2 8.6 33.7 46.7 10.8 409 4.4 0.8

Area, Eth., Cult, Gen., and


27 27 27
Group Studies

Crim. Just./Criminology 4.4 10.2 19.5 26.1 21.9 12.5 4.5 0.8 0.1 2,585 148 7 5.2 18.0 27.1 26.5 15.0 6.2 1.7 0.5 0.0 2,582 145 7 0.0 0.6 5.6 32.1 44.2 15.9 1.5 2,592 3.5 0.8

Geography & Cartography 1.1 2.8 6.9 16.0 21.9 24.1 19.0 7.5 0.8 1,690 154 8 0.9 3.8 10.1 21.2 24.9 19.6 9.6 8.2 1.6 1,690 153 8 0.0 0.3 2.2 22.2 45.4 25.6 4.3 1,686 3.9 0.8

Gerontology 4.3 5.3 17.0 23.4 26.6 16.0 5.3 1.1 1.1 94 149 8 2.1 5.3 24.5 26.6 20.2 12.8 7.4 1.1 0.0 94 148 7 0.0 1.1 8.5 24.5 43.6 20.2 2.1 94 3.6 0.9

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Public Affairs 1.3 2.0 5.2 12.2 20.3 27.7 22.2 8.3 0.9 640 155 8 1.1 4.2 10.2 22.2 22.2 20.6 12.7 5.6 1.3 640 152 8 0.0 0.0 1.3 17.0 39.8 34.1 7.8 640 4.1 0.8

Social Sciences, General 2.2 5.0 11.6 17.1 18.3 21.5 14.9 7.9 1.5 404 153 9 2.2 8.9 13.4 18.3 17.8 13.1 11.6 10.9 3.7 404 152 10 0.0 0.0 4.0 28.2 41.8 20.5 5.4 404 3.8 0.9

Urban Studies/Affairs 0.4 3.5 5.0 12.1 15.2 21.5 26.1 14.4 1.7 479 156 8 0.4 2.7 6.9 14.6 20.9 25.1 14.6 11.7 2.9 478 155 8 0.0 0.0 1.7 15.5 39.7 34.3 8.8 478 4.1 0.9

Soc. & Beh. Scis.–Other 1.8 4.1 12.7 20.9 26.8 16.4 10.5 5.5 1.4 220 151 8 1.4 10.9 21.8 21.4 20.0 14.1 6.8 3.6 0.0 220 149 8 0.0 0.0 4.5 22.3 50.0 20.0 3.2 220 3.8 0.8

23 ARTS–HIST.,
0.7 0.7 2.8 8.4 18.3 27.6 25.6 13.9 2.0 1,936 157 7 1.0 4.2 12.5 23.3 25.2 19.9 9.0 4.4 0.5 1,930 151 7 0.0 0.1 0.7 10.7 42.0 38.8 7.7 1,936 4.2 0.7
THEORY & CRITICISM
Art History, Criticism &
0.7 1.4 1.7 8.4 18.8 24.8 30.5 12.3 1.4 416 157 7 0.7 4.6 12.6 21.0 24.2 22.0 7.5 7.2 0.2 414 152 8 0.0 0.0 1.0 11.5 44.0 36.3 7.2 416 4.2 0.8
Conservation
Music History, Literature
1.3 0.0 2.6 3.2 20.8 34.4 26.6 10.4 0.6 154 157 6 0.0 2.6 5.2 19.5 24.7 24.0 16.2 7.1 0.6 154 154 7 0.0 0.0 0.7 5.9 47.1 43.1 3.3 153 4.2 0.6
and Theory

Musicology 0.4 0.4 3.6 10.7 19.5 26.6 22.7 13.5 2.4 466 157 7 0.9 4.5 11.0 23.5 27.8 19.6 9.5 2.6 0.6 464 151 7 0.0 0.0 0.6 11.6 42.7 39.9 5.2 466 4.2 0.7

Theatre Literature, History


1.5 1.5 0.0 6.1 18.2 31.8 22.7 16.7 1.5 66 158 7 0.0 4.6 13.8 29.2 27.7 16.9 4.6 3.1 0.0 65 150 7 0.0 1.5 0.0 9.1 43.9 34.8 10.6 66 4.2 0.9
and Criticism
Arts–History, Theory, &
0.6 0.6 3.1 8.2 17.0 28.1 24.7 15.3 2.4 834 158 7 1.6 4.2 14.6 24.6 24.1 18.5 8.4 3.5 0.5 833 151 7 0.0 0.0 0.6 10.8 39.5 39.0 10.1 835 4.3 0.8
Criticism–Other
24 ARTS--PRFM. &
2.5 4.6 9.4 15.9 22.3 22.8 15.0 6.7 0.8 4,523 153 8 1.6 5.7 12.5 19.8 22.0 17.1 12.2 7.7 1.5 4,525 152 9 0.0 0.4 3.7 27.3 42.4 22.5 3.6 4,516 3.7 0.9
STUDIO
Arts, Entertainment and
0.0 7.2 12.3 16.6 25.1 26.0 9.8 3.0 0.0 235 151 7 0.0 1.3 10.2 12.3 23.0 15.7 17.0 15.7 4.7 235 156 9 0.4 0.4 1.7 37.7 41.1 16.1 2.5 236 3.6 0.8
Media Management

Crafts/Craft Design 4 4 4

Dance 5.2 9.1 18.2 20.8 27.3 10.4 5.2 3.9 0.0 77 149 9 5.2 14.3 19.5 24.7 19.5 13.0 2.6 0.0 1.3 77 147 8 0.0 0.0 9.2 25.0 40.8 22.4 2.6 76 3.7 0.9

Design & Applied Arts 2.9 5.6 6.6 16.5 21.6 23.1 16.5 6.4 0.8 485 153 8 0.4 2.7 9.7 15.1 18.8 17.5 21.4 12.2 2.3 485 155 8 0.0 0.2 4.5 27.4 46.2 19.0 2.7 485 3.7 0.8

Drama/Theatre Arts 2.1 3.1 5.9 13.6 20.5 23.5 18.9 11.3 1.0 477 155 8 1.0 7.7 19.0 23.0 24.5 16.1 5.2 2.3 1.0 478 149 8 0.0 0.2 2.9 17.6 41.4 30.3 7.6 476 4.0 0.9

Film/Video & Photographic


1.8 4.7 8.7 14.4 22.3 21.9 17.6 7.5 1.0 762 154 8 2.0 6.2 12.0 21.4 22.1 18.4 12.4 4.9 0.8 761 151 8 0.0 0.3 2.4 26.1 41.2 25.2 4.9 759 3.8 0.9
Arts

Fine & Studio Arts 5.3 5.3 11.0 18.1 20.2 23.1 12.2 4.2 0.6 337 151 9 4.5 12.5 16.6 20.8 20.2 12.5 7.1 5.3 0.6 337 149 9 0.0 1.5 5.6 35.0 39.2 16.3 2.4 337 3.5 0.9

Industrial Design 3.8 7.6 14.5 19.5 21.8 20.0 9.6 2.4 0.7 550 150 8 0.5 0.7 5.1 8.2 15.0 20.5 23.0 22.6 4.3 552 158 8 0.0 0.2 4.0 43.1 39.8 12.5 0.4 550 3.4 0.7

Music 2.0 2.9 8.6 14.6 23.3 24.1 15.8 7.9 0.9 1,525 154 8 2.0 6.2 12.7 24.1 25.0 17.1 8.8 3.9 0.3 1,525 151 8 0.0 0.5 3.9 22.0 44.0 26.0 3.7 1,522 3.8 0.9

Arts–Performance and
2.8 1.4 12.7 22.5 19.7 18.3 15.5 7.0 0.0 71 152 8 0.0 8.5 26.8 21.1 23.9 14.1 2.8 1.4 1.4 71 148 7 0.0 0.0 4.2 26.8 47.9 16.9 4.2 71 3.7 0.8
Studio–Other

25 ENGLISH
0.6 1.5 3.8 9.4 17.8 26.6 24.7 13.0 2.6 11,319 157 7 2.8 8.9 17.5 25.7 22.4 13.2 6.3 2.8 0.4 11,289 149 8 0.0 0.1 1.2 11.3 38.3 39.1 10.0 11,310 4.2 0.8
LANGUAGE & LIT.

American Literature 0.0 4.2 2.8 7.0 16.9 22.5 32.4 14.1 0.0 71 157 7 1.4 7.0 16.9 33.8 19.7 9.9 8.5 0.0 2.8 71 149 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 15.5 38.0 32.4 14.1 71 4.2 0.9

Creative Writing 0.2 0.6 2.4 7.2 16.6 28.4 26.8 14.9 2.8 2,945 158 7 2.3 8.8 17.1 27.0 23.3 13.6 5.9 1.7 0.2 2,939 149 7 0.0 0.0 0.7 9.1 41.0 39.9 9.2 2,942 4.3 0.8

English Language & Lit. 1.3 2.3 4.6 10.1 18.2 25.4 22.9 12.6 2.6 3,023 156 8 2.5 8.0 15.8 23.0 23.4 13.4 8.1 4.9 0.8 3,020 150 8 0.0 0.2 1.7 14.1 36.8 37.0 10.2 3,025 4.2 0.9

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

English Literature 0.4 1.2 3.9 9.8 16.9 26.0 25.1 13.9 2.8 4,056 157 7 3.2 9.5 17.5 26.0 21.4 13.8 6.0 2.4 0.2 4,041 149 8 0.0 0.0 1.2 10.0 36.7 40.8 11.1 4,049 4.3 0.8

Rhetoric & Comp./Writing


0.8 1.2 1.2 10.2 18.9 29.9 27.0 8.6 2.0 244 157 7 2.1 5.3 22.6 30.5 23.9 11.9 2.9 0.8 0.0 243 148 6 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8 39.6 42.0 10.6 245 4.3 0.7
Studies

English Lang. &


0.5 2.8 5.9 12.6 24.3 26.4 20.6 5.6 1.3 980 155 7 3.6 10.7 22.8 27.0 20.9 8.9 3.5 2.2 0.5 975 147 7 0.0 0.2 1.6 15.2 41.4 35.3 6.2 978 4.1 0.8
Lits.–Other

26 FOREIGN
1.6 3.3 5.0 10.7 17.6 23.0 21.7 14.6 2.4 2,140 156 9 1.8 5.8 13.2 18.5 24.8 17.8 10.5 6.9 0.7 2,140 152 8 0.0 0.2 2.7 16.2 38.8 34.4 7.8 2,139 4.1 0.9
LANGUAGES & LIT.

African Languages & Lits. 20 20 20

American Sign Language 5 5 5

Asiatic Languages & Lits. 3.2 5.8 4.5 7.1 20.0 21.3 20.0 14.2 3.9 155 156 10 0.0 1.9 5.2 7.7 19.4 20.6 20.0 23.2 1.9 155 158 8 0.0 0.6 4.5 23.2 36.8 27.7 7.1 155 3.9 1.0

Celtic Languages & Lits. 2 2 2

Classics & Classical


0.0 0.4 0.4 1.6 6.1 22.1 31.6 33.6 4.1 244 162 6 0.8 1.6 6.6 13.9 28.3 24.6 16.4 6.6 1.2 244 154 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 5.3 34.4 45.9 14.3 244 4.5 0.7
Languages & Literatures

Foreign Literature 1.6 1.6 2.3 4.7 11.6 15.5 25.6 31.0 6.2 129 160 8 1.6 2.3 7.0 14.7 17.8 24.0 20.2 10.9 1.6 129 155 8 0.0 0.0 1.6 11.6 34.1 35.7 17.1 129 4.3 0.9

French 0.3 2.8 3.5 7.0 18.1 29.6 26.8 10.1 1.7 287 157 7 1.0 5.2 12.5 18.1 27.2 19.5 8.0 7.0 1.4 287 152 8 0.0 0.0 1.0 13.9 37.3 38.7 9.1 287 4.2 0.8

Germanic Languages &


0.0 0.6 2.4 13.0 22.5 23.7 23.1 13.0 1.8 169 157 7 0.0 4.7 14.2 21.9 26.0 12.4 12.4 8.3 0.0 169 152 8 0.0 0.0 1.2 11.8 43.2 37.9 5.9 169 4.2 0.8
Lits.
Iranian/Persian Languages
5 5 5
& Literatures

Italian 0.0 3.2 1.6 9.7 17.7 24.2 27.4 16.1 0.0 62 157 7 1.6 3.2 11.3 24.2 27.4 19.4 6.5 4.8 1.6 62 152 8 0.0 0.0 1.6 14.5 43.5 29.0 11.3 62 4.1 0.8

Modern Greek Lang. & Lit. 2 2 2

Romance Languages &


0.0 3.3 5.4 7.6 20.7 22.8 19.6 17.4 3.3 92 157 8 2.2 7.6 17.4 21.7 25.0 17.4 7.6 1.1 0.0 92 150 8 0.0 0.0 1.1 22.8 37.0 34.8 4.3 92 4.0 0.9
Lits.

Russian 0.0 1.4 2.1 4.9 12.5 28.5 26.4 21.5 2.8 144 159 7 0.0 0.7 11.8 18.1 29.9 20.8 13.2 5.6 0.0 144 153 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 9.7 32.6 47.9 9.7 144 4.3 0.7

Semitic Languages 8 8 8

Slavic, Baltic & Albanian


0.0 0.0 0.0 6.3 6.3 6.3 31.3 37.5 12.5 32 163 6 3.1 0.0 3.1 25.0 21.9 28.1 9.4 6.3 3.1 32 154 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 31.3 46.9 21.9 32 4.7 0.7
Languages & Literatures

Spanish 3.1 5.6 9.4 17.8 20.2 22.1 15.0 5.6 1.0 678 152 9 3.7 10.6 18.7 20.6 24.0 14.3 5.6 2.2 0.1 678 148 8 0.0 0.1 5.8 22.0 41.4 27.0 3.7 677 3.8 0.9

Foreign Languages &


2.8 2.8 4.7 17.0 28.3 22.6 14.2 6.6 0.9 106 153 8 0.0 5.7 14.2 19.8 24.5 11.3 8.5 15.1 0.9 106 153 9 0.0 0.0 1.9 18.9 49.1 27.4 2.8 106 3.9 0.8
Literatures–Other

27 HISTORY 0.5 1.3 4.3 11.1 20.1 27.0 22.0 11.4 2.2 7,698 156 7 2.5 8.8 19.3 26.1 21.8 13.0 5.5 2.7 0.3 7,686 149 8 0.0 0.1 1.4 13.5 41.4 34.9 8.7 7,692 4.1 0.8

American History 0.5 1.4 4.0 9.4 21.5 26.2 22.3 12.6 2.1 1,464 157 7 2.5 9.6 19.4 26.7 23.7 11.6 4.3 2.1 0.1 1,463 148 7 0.0 0.0 1.0 11.6 39.4 38.5 9.5 1,462 4.2 0.8

European History 0.2 0.7 2.9 7.5 17.8 25.5 25.6 17.2 2.7 1,014 158 7 1.6 8.2 18.1 25.7 23.3 14.2 5.6 2.9 0.4 1,012 149 7 0.0 0.0 0.6 9.6 40.0 38.4 11.5 1,013 4.3 0.8

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

History & Philosophy of


4 4 4
Science & Technology

History, General 0.6 1.5 4.9 13.3 21.4 27.1 20.3 9.2 1.7 3,881 156 7 2.7 9.3 20.4 26.1 20.3 12.5 5.5 2.8 0.4 3,876 148 8 0.0 0.2 1.8 15.8 42.8 32.1 7.4 3,878 4.1 0.8

History–Other 0.5 1.1 4.2 9.7 16.4 28.8 24.0 12.2 3.1 1,335 157 7 2.5 7.3 17.2 25.8 22.7 14.8 6.6 2.8 0.4 1,331 149 8 0.0 0.0 1.4 12.0 41.0 36.3 9.3 1,335 4.2 0.8

28 PHILOSOPHY 0.2 1.0 2.4 5.9 11.9 23.2 27.5 21.9 6.1 3,190 160 7 0.7 3.3 8.6 17.6 22.7 19.7 14.8 10.7 1.9 3,190 154 8 0.0 0.1 0.9 9.9 36.0 40.0 13.0 3,188 4.3 0.8

All Philosophy Fields 0.1 0.6 2.9 7.1 13.8 24.5 26.1 20.3 4.7 875 159 7 0.3 4.7 8.6 19.9 22.9 16.3 14.8 10.5 1.9 876 154 8 0.0 0.0 0.8 11.0 37.8 39.1 11.3 875 4.3 0.8

Ethics 11 11 11

Logic 19 19 19

Philosophy 0.3 1.0 2.1 5.2 11.3 22.7 28.3 22.5 6.7 2,210 160 7 0.8 2.8 8.7 16.3 23.0 20.8 15.0 10.7 1.9 2,209 154 8 0.0 0.1 0.8 9.2 35.5 40.4 13.9 2,208 4.4 0.8

Philosophy–Other 0.0 2.7 1.3 13.3 12.0 21.3 26.7 20.0 2.7 75 158 8 1.3 4.0 8.0 33.3 20.0 20.0 8.0 2.7 2.7 75 152 8 0.0 0.0 5.3 12.0 30.7 41.3 10.7 75 4.2 0.9

29 ARTS &
1.1 2.3 5.3 9.6 16.6 24.1 24.3 13.6 3.1 3,336 157 8 1.3 4.8 10.7 21.3 23.2 18.8 11.1 7.3 1.6 3,335 152 8 0.0 0.2 1.7 14.6 41.2 34.7 7.6 3,332 4.1 0.8
HUMAN.–OTHER

Classics 0.2 0.2 1.4 3.0 10.9 22.5 32.7 23.7 5.3 431 161 6 0.5 2.1 9.0 18.6 29.5 22.5 10.7 6.5 0.7 431 153 7 0.0 0.0 0.9 6.3 37.6 44.5 10.7 431 4.3 0.7

Humanities/ Humanistic
1.5 3.1 6.2 10.8 16.9 32.3 16.9 12.3 0.0 65 155 8 1.6 6.3 6.3 29.7 29.7 12.5 9.4 3.1 1.6 64 151 8 0.0 0.0 7.8 10.9 39.1 29.7 12.5 64 4.1 1.1
Studies
Liberal Arts & Scis./Liberal
3.5 6.6 12.4 22.4 25.5 12.4 12.0 5.0 0.4 259 151 8 3.5 9.7 17.0 27.8 20.8 12.4 5.0 3.5 0.4 259 148 8 0.0 0.8 4.7 27.0 47.7 19.1 0.8 256 3.6 0.8
Arts
Ling, Comp. & Rel. Lang.
3 3 3
Studies

Linguistics 1.1 2.1 5.4 8.6 16.6 25.3 24.3 13.2 3.3 2,053 157 8 1.2 4.5 9.6 20.1 21.5 19.5 12.7 8.5 2.3 2,053 153 8 0.0 0.1 1.3 14.5 41.3 35.4 7.4 2,053 4.1 0.8

Religious Studies 0.0 1.5 2.4 8.7 18.4 29.6 26.2 9.2 3.9 206 157 7 1.0 5.9 13.2 24.4 29.8 18.0 5.4 2.4 0.0 205 150 7 0.0 0.0 1.0 8.7 43.2 37.9 9.2 206 4.3 0.8

Arts & Humanities–Other 0.9 3.4 6.3 14.7 16.0 22.6 22.9 12.2 0.9 319 155 8 0.6 5.3 14.7 23.4 21.9 16.3 10.0 7.2 0.6 320 151 8 0.0 0.3 1.9 21.3 39.8 28.5 8.2 319 4.0 0.9

30 EDUCATION–
2.5 5.8 14.0 23.2 23.4 18.1 9.3 3.3 0.4 2,551 150 8 3.4 11.4 19.6 26.3 19.4 11.6 5.2 2.7 0.4 2,551 148 8 0.0 0.4 3.5 28.1 44.0 21.4 2.6 2,547 3.7 0.8
ADMIN.

Education Administration 2.6 4.6 14.7 23.1 24.8 18.6 8.5 3.1 0.0 719 150 8 2.9 10.3 18.1 25.7 20.9 13.1 5.6 3.2 0.3 719 149 8 0.0 0.1 4.6 29.1 44.2 19.6 2.4 718 3.6 0.8

Educational Leadership 2.4 6.3 13.7 23.2 22.8 17.9 9.6 3.4 0.6 1,818 151 8 3.5 12.0 20.1 26.6 18.9 11.1 5.1 2.4 0.4 1,818 148 8 0.0 0.4 3.0 27.8 44.0 22.1 2.7 1,815 3.7 0.8

Education Supervision 14 14 14

31 EDUC.– CURRIC. &


0.8 5.4 11.7 20.9 24.5 22.9 10.5 3.4 0.0 503 151 7 2.4 7.8 17.5 26.2 22.7 13.3 7.0 2.8 0.4 503 149 8 0.0 0.4 3.0 20.5 48.6 24.3 3.2 502 3.8 0.8
INSTR.

Curriculum & Instruction 0.8 5.4 11.7 20.9 24.5 22.9 10.5 3.4 0.0 503 151 7 2.4 7.8 17.5 26.2 22.7 13.3 7.0 2.8 0.4 503 149 8 0.0 0.4 3.0 20.5 48.6 24.3 3.2 502 3.8 0.8

32 EDUCATION–
6.4 12.7 26.8 24.2 17.8 7.6 3.2 1.3 0.0 157 146 7 8.9 14.0 27.4 20.4 14.0 4.5 5.7 5.1 0.0 157 146 9 0.0 1.3 10.1 42.4 37.3 8.2 0.6 158 3.2 0.8
EARLY CHILDHOOD

Early Childhood Education


6.7 12.7 26.7 24.7 16.7 8.0 3.3 1.3 0.0 150 146 7 9.3 14.7 28.7 21.3 14.7 3.3 5.3 2.7 0.0 150 145 8 0.0 1.3 10.6 39.7 39.1 8.6 0.7 151 3.3 0.8
& Teaching

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Kindergarten/Preschool
7 7 7
Education & Teaching

33 EDUCATION–
3.3 8.2 16.7 26.1 22.0 14.2 6.8 2.6 0.2 4,352 149 8 3.6 12.0 23.0 28.1 20.1 8.9 3.3 1.0 0.1 4,352 147 7 0.1 0.4 5.9 28.4 45.1 18.1 2.0 4,287 3.6 0.8
ELEM.

Elem. Educ. & Teaching 3.3 8.2 16.7 26.1 22.0 14.2 6.8 2.6 0.2 4,346 149 8 3.6 12.0 23.0 28.1 20.1 8.9 3.3 1.0 0.1 4,346 147 7 0.1 0.4 5.9 28.4 45.1 18.1 2.0 4,281 3.6 0.8

Elem. Level Teaching


6 6 6
Fields

34 EDUCATION–
1.1 4.4 13.4 26.2 25.5 19.5 7.5 2.0 0.2 7,678 151 7 1.8 9.3 22.1 29.9 20.6 10.1 3.8 1.9 0.4 7,680 148 7 0.0 0.1 2.1 21.9 51.5 21.9 2.4 7,671 3.8 0.8
EVAL. & RESEARCH

Education Assessment,
3 3 3
Testing & Measurement

Education Eval. & Research 0.0 1.5 6.1 12.9 13.6 28.0 21.2 15.9 0.8 132 157 8 2.3 3.8 13.5 18.8 18.8 17.3 12.8 11.3 1.5 133 153 9 0.8 0.0 0.8 15.0 42.1 28.6 12.8 133 4.1 0.9

Education Psychology 1.1 4.4 12.9 21.8 23.9 21.8 10.2 3.2 0.5 1,514 151 7 1.7 7.7 17.8 24.6 19.6 13.7 8.4 5.3 1.3 1,515 150 8 0.1 0.2 3.5 25.2 47.7 20.7 2.6 1,518 3.7 0.8

Education Stat. & Research


1.5 1.5 10.6 10.6 25.8 22.7 19.7 4.5 3.0 66 154 8 0.0 4.6 6.2 9.2 27.7 18.5 15.4 15.4 3.1 65 156 8 0.0 0.0 1.5 15.2 50.0 28.8 4.5 66 4.0 0.8
Methods

Elem. & Sec. Research 0 0 0

Higher Education Research 2.9 5.9 5.9 16.2 29.4 20.6 8.8 8.8 1.5 68 153 9 1.5 13.2 11.8 22.1 25.0 13.2 5.9 5.9 1.5 68 150 9 0.0 0.0 2.9 13.2 50.0 26.5 7.4 68 4.0 0.8

Learning Sciences 0.0 0.0 5.4 10.8 20.3 24.3 25.7 9.5 4.1 74 157 7 1.4 1.4 5.4 16.2 21.6 24.3 18.9 8.1 2.7 74 155 8 0.0 0.0 1.4 17.6 40.5 33.8 6.8 74 4.1 0.8

School Psychology 1.2 4.5 13.8 28.2 26.2 18.7 6.1 1.2 0.1 5,821 150 7 1.9 10.0 23.9 32.1 20.8 8.7 2.1 0.5 0.1 5,822 147 6 0.0 0.1 1.8 21.4 52.9 21.8 1.9 5,809 3.8 0.7

35 EDUCATION–
1.2 4.3 11.0 20.1 24.8 23.1 11.2 4.0 0.4 4,338 152 7 2.0 8.3 16.9 25.3 24.7 13.3 6.4 2.9 0.4 4,338 149 8 0.0 0.1 1.7 18.2 44.3 31.0 4.7 4,336 4.0 0.8
HIGHER

Education Policy 0.3 1.2 6.0 11.4 20.8 28.7 21.5 9.3 0.8 954 156 7 1.2 4.1 9.8 21.2 25.7 17.7 12.4 7.1 0.8 953 152 8 0.0 0.0 0.7 10.7 39.6 41.1 7.9 954 4.2 0.7

Higher Education 1.4 5.5 13.0 22.6 26.3 20.4 8.0 2.4 0.3 2,222 151 7 2.1 9.7 19.6 24.8 25.2 11.5 4.9 1.8 0.3 2,222 148 7 0.0 0.1 1.9 20.5 45.7 28.1 3.7 2,220 3.9 0.8

Higher Education Admin. 1.5 4.6 11.3 22.4 25.0 23.5 8.9 2.5 0.3 1,162 151 7 2.5 8.9 17.6 29.6 22.7 13.0 4.3 1.3 0.1 1,163 148 7 0.0 0.1 2.2 20.1 45.5 28.1 4.0 1,162 3.9 0.8

36 EDUCATION–
1.3 2.5 7.5 17.0 24.3 24.1 18.0 4.7 0.7 1,117 154 7 2.3 5.7 11.7 22.6 22.3 17.8 11.8 5.2 0.4 1,116 151 8 0.0 0.1 2.3 18.8 45.3 29.0 4.5 1,117 3.9 0.8
SECONDARY

Sec. Education & Teaching 1.2 2.7 7.6 16.9 23.5 24.5 18.1 4.7 0.8 1,049 154 8 2.5 5.6 11.2 22.9 22.1 17.7 12.3 5.2 0.4 1,048 151 8 0.0 0.1 2.5 18.8 45.4 28.7 4.6 1,049 3.9 0.8

Sec. level Teaching Fields 1.5 0.0 5.9 19.1 35.3 17.6 16.2 4.4 0.0 68 153 7 0.0 7.4 20.6 17.6 25.0 19.1 4.4 4.4 1.5 68 150 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 19.1 44.1 33.8 2.9 68 4.0 0.8

37 EDUCATION–
4.8 10.8 18.3 27.5 19.4 12.9 4.9 1.4 0.1 4,118 148 8 6.3 15.9 27.4 26.3 15.5 6.1 1.9 0.6 0.0 4,117 145 7 0.0 0.6 7.9 34.1 42.5 13.6 1.2 4,092 3.4 0.9
SPECIAL

Education of Students with


3 3 3
Specific Disabilities

Education of Students with


Specific Learning 1 1 1
Disabilities

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD
Education of the Gifted &
0.0 3.7 3.7 22.2 20.4 31.5 16.7 1.9 0.0 54 154 6 0.0 3.7 22.2 31.5 18.5 13.0 9.3 1.9 0.0 54 149 7 0.0 0.0 1.9 20.4 46.3 25.9 5.6 54 3.9 0.8
Talented

Remedial Education 7 7 7

Special Educ. & Teaching 5.0 11.6 18.6 27.5 18.9 12.1 4.8 1.4 0.1 3,446 147 8 6.6 16.5 27.7 25.8 15.1 5.6 2.0 0.6 0.0 3,445 145 7 0.0 0.7 8.3 34.8 41.2 13.9 1.2 3,421 3.4 0.9

Special Education–Other 3.6 7.1 18.0 28.3 22.1 15.5 4.3 1.2 0.0 607 148 7 4.6 13.3 26.5 28.3 17.6 7.9 0.8 0.8 0.0 607 146 7 0.0 0.3 6.6 31.5 48.8 11.4 1.3 606 3.5 0.8

38 EDUC.–STUDENT
2.1 7.1 16.1 29.5 23.7 14.8 5.4 1.4 0.1 4,238 149 7 4.0 13.8 26.6 29.9 16.8 6.4 2.0 0.4 0.0 4,238 146 7 0.0 0.2 3.6 28.7 49.5 16.3 1.7 4,233 3.6 0.8
COUNS./PERS. SVCS.

College Student Counseling


28 28 28
& Pers. Services

Counselor Education 2.4 8.1 16.3 27.0 22.4 15.2 6.4 2.2 0.0 670 149 7 3.9 14.8 28.5 26.0 17.5 6.3 2.2 0.7 0.1 670 146 7 0.0 0.3 4.6 30.1 50.2 13.1 1.6 671 3.5 0.8

School Counseling &


2.0 6.8 15.9 30.0 24.0 14.8 5.2 1.2 0.1 3,539 149 7 4.0 13.6 26.3 30.6 16.7 6.4 1.9 0.3 0.0 3,539 146 6 0.0 0.1 3.4 28.2 49.5 17.0 1.7 3,532 3.7 0.8
Guidance Services
Student Counseling &
1 1 2
Personnel Services–Other

39 EDUCATION–
2.2 5.4 10.5 17.5 21.1 21.8 14.7 5.8 1.0 8,039 152 8 2.6 7.5 14.8 22.1 21.3 15.2 9.5 6.1 0.9 8,037 151 9 0.0 0.2 3.6 22.6 42.9 26.4 4.3 8,036 3.8 0.9
OTHER

Adult & Cont. Education 3 3 3

Agricultural Education 2.4 7.3 17.1 32.1 23.6 13.4 2.8 0.8 0.4 246 148 7 1.6 8.5 23.6 37.0 19.5 7.3 1.6 0.8 0.0 246 147 6 0.0 0.0 3.7 29.7 50.4 16.3 0.0 246 3.6 0.7

Bilingual, Multilingual &


2 2 2
Multicultural Education

Education, General 1.7 4.3 8.4 14.8 21.8 23.3 17.3 7.2 1.1 4,886 154 8 2.2 5.9 12.0 19.9 22.1 17.3 11.8 7.7 1.1 4,884 152 9 0.0 0.1 2.9 20.0 42.1 29.5 5.3 4,881 3.9 0.9

Education Media 1.2 1.8 12.6 15.6 22.8 25.1 15.0 4.2 1.8 167 153 8 0.6 6.0 7.2 13.8 18.0 19.2 13.2 19.2 3.0 167 155 9 0.0 0.6 4.8 25.1 42.5 24.0 3.0 167 3.7 0.9

Junior High/Middle School


0.9 3.6 13.6 20.0 22.7 26.4 9.1 3.6 0.0 110 152 7 0.9 10.0 20.0 26.4 20.0 14.5 5.5 2.7 0.0 110 149 7 0.0 0.0 3.6 21.8 50.9 21.8 1.8 110 3.8 0.8
Education & Teaching

Outdoor Education 0.0 0.0 0.0 12.7 23.6 38.2 14.5 10.9 0.0 55 156 6 1.8 5.5 7.3 25.5 30.9 21.8 5.5 1.8 0.0 55 151 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.3 58.2 29.1 5.5 55 4.1 0.7

Physical Education 8.6 20.1 25.5 28.1 11.2 4.4 1.6 0.2 0.2 498 144 7 6.4 19.1 31.1 25.7 12.2 3.0 1.8 0.6 0.0 498 144 7 0.0 0.6 13.3 44.8 35.3 5.8 0.2 498 3.1 0.8

Pre-Elementary Education 4.2 7.9 20.8 21.3 20.8 13.9 7.9 3.2 0.0 216 149 8 5.5 14.7 20.3 24.0 19.4 11.5 2.8 1.4 0.5 217 147 8 0.0 0.0 5.1 29.2 45.8 17.6 2.3 216 3.6 0.8

Social & Philosophical


1 1 1
Foundations of Education

Teaching English as a
1.8 10.7 19.6 16.1 8.9 28.6 7.1 5.4 1.8 56 150 9 7.1 7.1 17.9 14.3 14.3 12.5 12.5 10.7 3.6 56 151 11 0.0 0.0 1.8 39.3 44.6 14.3 0.0 56 3.5 0.7
Second or Foreign Lang.

Voc./Tech. Education 3 3 3

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Education–Other 1.6 4.1 9.6 19.5 21.9 23.5 14.1 4.7 0.9 1,796 153 8 2.5 7.6 16.8 25.5 22.4 13.8 7.3 3.6 0.6 1,795 149 8 0.0 0.2 2.7 21.5 44.8 27.0 3.8 1,798 3.9 0.8

40 ACCOUNTING 5.1 8.6 15.8 22.1 23.7 16.0 6.8 1.6 0.3 3,071 149 8 0.7 3.8 8.6 17.8 18.9 16.1 13.8 16.0 4.1 3,078 155 9 0.1 0.6 5.9 42.6 39.1 11.0 0.7 3,048 3.4 0.8

Accounting 5.1 8.6 15.7 22.3 23.8 16.0 6.6 1.6 0.3 2,970 149 8 0.7 3.8 8.7 17.9 18.9 15.9 14.0 15.9 4.0 2,976 155 9 0.1 0.6 5.9 42.4 39.2 11.1 0.6 2,947 3.4 0.8

Auditing 20 21 20

Taxation 3.7 9.9 17.3 19.8 19.8 22.2 7.4 0.0 0.0 81 149 8 0.0 2.5 4.9 16.0 23.5 22.2 8.6 18.5 3.7 81 156 8 0.0 0.0 3.7 44.4 40.7 9.9 1.2 81 3.4 0.7

41 BANKING &
3.7 6.7 12.1 17.9 25.7 20.9 10.5 2.3 0.2 13,621 151 8 0.2 1.0 2.7 6.6 11.5 13.9 18.8 32.5 12.7 13,667 161 8 0.1 0.3 3.9 41.1 43.5 9.9 1.1 13,534 3.4 0.7
FINANCE
Banking & Financial
21.9 18.8 15.6 9.4 12.5 12.5 6.3 3.1 0.0 32 144 11 6.1 3.0 3.0 9.1 9.1 6.1 24.2 30.3 9.1 33 159 11 0.0 3.1 21.9 50.0 18.8 6.3 0.0 32 2.8 0.8
Support Services

Credit Management 16 16 16

Finance 3.6 6.6 12.0 17.9 25.8 21.0 10.6 2.2 0.2 13,045 151 8 0.2 1.0 2.7 6.5 11.5 13.9 18.8 32.7 12.6 13,087 161 8 0.1 0.3 3.8 40.8 43.9 9.9 1.1 12,960 3.4 0.7

Financial Planning & Svcs. 4.1 11.6 12.9 22.4 27.2 15.6 4.8 1.4 0.0 147 149 8 0.0 0.0 2.7 6.1 8.2 9.5 21.8 35.4 16.3 147 162 8 0.0 0.7 6.1 55.8 33.3 4.1 0.0 147 3.1 0.6

International Finance 7.1 5.3 11.5 18.6 23.0 19.2 12.1 3.2 0.0 339 150 9 0.6 2.6 2.9 9.6 13.2 17.3 18.4 22.5 12.9 342 159 9 0.0 0.6 4.2 44.5 38.0 11.9 0.9 337 3.4 0.7

Investments & Securities 4.8 7.1 11.9 19.0 23.8 21.4 7.1 4.8 0.0 42 150 8 0.0 2.4 0.0 2.4 9.5 4.8 19.0 45.2 16.7 42 163 7 0.0 0.0 9.5 45.2 35.7 9.5 0.0 42 3.2 0.7

42 BUS. ADMIN. &


2.0 4.5 10.0 18.6 22.0 22.1 14.0 6.1 0.7 30,400 153 8 0.9 3.9 10.3 19.5 22.7 20.3 13.5 7.7 1.2 30,443 153 8 0.1 0.2 3.0 22.9 43.4 25.9 4.5 30,179 3.8 0.9
MGMT.

Business Admin. & Mgmt. 1.1 2.9 7.5 16.3 21.3 24.6 17.3 8.0 0.9 20,697 154 8 0.7 3.1 8.6 18.2 23.2 22.0 15.2 7.9 1.1 20,729 154 8 0.1 0.1 2.1 18.1 43.5 30.4 5.8 20,541 4.0 0.8

Business Operations 2.6 3.2 10.0 16.6 21.8 22.9 16.8 5.5 0.5 380 153 8 0.8 2.9 6.6 13.7 22.9 22.1 17.4 11.6 2.1 380 155 8 0.0 0.0 3.4 24.7 43.8 24.1 4.0 377 3.8 0.8

Construction Management 8.6 14.9 21.5 24.5 18.4 8.7 3.0 0.5 0.0 1,202 145 8 0.7 2.3 9.1 14.0 21.9 22.8 14.2 12.6 2.4 1,202 155 8 0.0 0.2 7.9 53.2 34.6 3.9 0.3 1,197 3.2 0.7

E-Commerce 16.5 15.5 13.4 18.6 21.6 11.3 3.1 0.0 0.0 97 145 9 3.1 3.1 8.2 6.2 5.2 7.2 19.6 33.0 14.4 97 160 11 0.0 2.1 14.4 69.1 14.4 0.0 0.0 97 2.8 0.6

Entrepreneurship 1.2 4.5 11.3 19.6 24.9 20.8 12.2 5.3 0.3 337 152 8 0.9 4.1 11.2 18.9 26.0 19.2 11.8 7.7 0.0 338 152 8 0.6 0.0 3.9 23.2 45.2 24.1 3.0 336 3.8 0.9

Health Care Administration 1.9 5.1 13.3 27.1 26.0 18.5 6.5 1.4 0.2 1,928 150 7 1.9 6.6 17.4 27.8 26.6 13.7 4.8 0.9 0.2 1,927 149 7 0.1 0.2 3.3 23.8 50.1 21.2 1.4 1,911 3.7 0.8

Hospitality Admin./Mgmt. 5.6 11.0 18.7 24.0 16.9 14.8 8.0 0.9 0.0 337 148 8 2.4 9.2 14.8 24.3 17.5 16.3 6.5 6.8 2.1 337 151 9 0.0 1.5 8.1 35.5 40.9 13.1 0.9 335 3.4 0.9

Human Resource Dev. 2.4 8.2 12.9 24.7 31.8 11.8 8.2 0.0 0.0 85 149 7 4.7 9.4 16.5 23.5 20.0 10.6 12.9 1.2 1.2 85 149 8 0.0 1.2 1.2 35.7 42.9 19.0 0.0 84 3.5 0.8

Human Resources Mgmt. 4.5 8.2 15.5 26.7 23.8 16.6 3.9 0.9 0.0 1,629 148 7 1.8 7.7 16.6 27.9 21.7 11.9 7.1 4.7 0.7 1,631 150 8 0.1 0.4 4.7 30.1 45.6 18.0 1.2 1,624 3.6 0.8

Labor & Industrial


1.7 3.4 13.8 20.7 24.1 25.9 8.6 1.7 0.0 58 151 7 3.4 3.4 17.2 24.1 22.4 20.7 6.9 1.7 0.0 58 150 8 0.0 0.0 5.2 24.1 37.9 25.9 6.9 58 3.8 0.9
Relations
Logistics & Supply Chain
2.8 10.9 17.2 21.6 27.5 14.8 4.6 0.7 0.0 459 148 7 0.4 3.9 7.8 15.3 14.4 15.3 18.3 18.3 6.3 459 156 9 0.0 0.2 8.3 50.1 34.6 6.3 0.4 457 3.2 0.7
Management
Manufacturing & Tech.
16 16 16
Management

Operations Management 4.6 6.9 12.3 22.7 23.1 21.2 5.8 3.1 0.4 260 150 8 0.4 4.2 8.8 16.0 18.3 19.1 13.4 15.3 4.6 262 155 9 0.8 0.0 3.9 33.3 44.2 16.3 1.6 258 3.5 0.8

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Organizational Leadership 2.7 3.3 16.5 26.9 19.8 18.1 9.9 1.6 1.1 182 150 8 3.8 11.5 25.3 22.0 15.4 17.0 4.9 0.0 0.0 182 147 8 0.0 0.0 4.4 24.9 45.9 22.1 2.8 181 3.8 0.8

Organizational
1.7 5.1 10.8 12.5 25.3 20.9 14.5 8.8 0.3 296 153 8 0.7 0.7 7.3 19.0 20.3 19.7 18.0 12.3 2.0 300 155 8 0.3 0.0 3.8 25.9 39.2 23.5 7.2 293 3.8 0.9
Management

Project Management 7.5 12.9 18.1 20.8 19.2 15.8 5.0 0.8 0.0 520 147 8 1.2 4.8 10.2 15.0 18.2 19.0 14.8 14.2 2.7 521 154 9 0.0 0.8 8.3 46.7 35.5 7.7 1.0 518 3.2 0.8

Small Business Operations 0.0 5.9 17.6 20.6 14.7 14.7 26.5 0.0 0.0 34 152 8 0.0 8.8 8.8 32.4 14.7 14.7 5.9 14.7 0.0 34 152 9 0.0 0.0 2.9 47.1 35.3 11.8 2.9 34 3.5 0.7

Sport & Fitness


4.4 12.2 28.9 27.8 20.0 5.6 1.1 0.0 0.0 90 145 6 1.1 13.3 20.0 27.8 24.4 10.0 2.2 1.1 0.0 90 147 7 0.0 0.0 7.8 41.1 38.9 12.2 0.0 90 3.4 0.8
Admin./Mgmt.

Telecommunications Mgmt. 7.1 16.4 27.9 16.4 19.3 10.7 2.1 0.0 0.0 140 145 8 0.0 2.1 6.4 12.1 15.7 17.1 17.9 23.6 5.0 140 158 9 0.0 0.7 6.4 53.6 34.3 4.3 0.7 140 3.2 0.7

Business Admin. &


2.1 5.3 13.2 22.1 25.2 18.8 10.3 2.8 0.2 1,653 151 8 1.5 6.0 16.0 25.0 20.9 17.5 8.9 3.6 0.5 1,655 150 8 0.1 0.4 3.6 25.1 47.7 20.5 2.6 1,632 3.7 0.8
Management–Other

43 BUSINESS– OTHER 3.2 7.8 14.1 21.3 23.9 17.7 8.9 2.7 0.3 28,806 150 8 0.8 3.4 8.1 14.2 17.9 18.0 17.2 16.5 3.8 28,840 156 9 0.1 0.3 3.6 36.0 43.4 14.8 1.9 28,632 3.5 0.8

Actuarial Science–Business 2.9 8.8 16.7 19.6 26.5 22.5 2.0 1.0 0.0 102 149 7 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 11.8 17.6 20.6 36.3 11.8 102 163 7 0.0 2.0 3.1 54.1 35.7 5.1 0.0 98 3.2 0.7

Business/Corporate
2.5 3.6 14.9 21.7 26.9 20.3 9.4 0.5 0.2 562 150 7 3.4 7.5 20.3 26.0 17.6 12.3 6.0 6.2 0.7 562 149 9 0.0 0.2 2.9 26.4 45.6 23.2 1.8 561 3.7 0.8
Communications

Business/Managerial Econ. 4.0 6.2 11.5 18.6 22.9 19.6 12.5 4.1 0.5 1,187 151 9 0.5 1.2 3.7 9.6 15.6 19.5 23.0 23.8 3.2 1,199 158 8 0.2 0.3 3.6 36.9 41.4 14.7 2.8 1,180 3.5 0.8

Business Statistics 2.4 6.3 11.6 17.5 29.0 20.9 9.6 2.6 0.2 1,308 151 8 0.0 0.6 1.2 3.4 6.9 11.5 23.7 39.3 13.5 1,308 163 7 0.0 0.0 3.7 47.1 39.5 8.8 0.8 1,305 3.4 0.7

Consulting 0.0 1.2 7.1 13.1 31.0 28.6 15.5 3.6 0.0 84 154 6 0.0 0.0 5.9 16.5 24.7 27.1 17.6 5.9 2.4 85 155 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.1 39.8 32.5 3.6 83 4.0 0.8

Data Analytics* 2.6 6.4 11.1 18.6 22.7 21.7 11.9 4.5 0.4 5,628 152 8 0.1 0.7 2.3 6.4 13.5 21.4 25.3 24.3 6.1 5,634 160 7 0.0 0.0 2.3 34.2 46.4 15.1 1.9 5,621 3.6 0.8

Insurance 6.8 9.5 18.9 18.9 23.0 20.3 1.4 1.4 0.0 74 148 8 0.0 1.4 4.1 2.7 2.7 6.8 16.2 43.2 23.0 74 164 8 0.0 4.1 5.4 68.9 21.6 0.0 0.0 74 2.9 0.6

International Business 2.8 7.7 12.5 19.6 23.5 19.1 10.7 3.6 0.5 1,356 151 8 1.1 5.7 12.1 19.4 21.2 18.4 12.2 8.6 1.3 1,357 152 9 0.1 0.5 4.3 32.0 39.0 21.5 2.8 1,327 3.6 0.9

Leadership 3.3 5.4 16.3 25.0 26.1 17.4 5.4 1.1 0.0 92 150 7 3.3 6.5 22.8 32.6 19.6 8.7 5.4 1.1 0.0 92 148 7 0.0 0.0 5.4 29.3 48.9 15.2 1.1 92 3.6 0.8

Management Information
4.7 12.5 18.1 24.8 23.1 12.1 4.1 0.6 0.0 5,317 147 8 0.7 2.1 5.9 12.4 20.2 21.6 18.6 14.9 3.5 5,320 156 8 0.1 0.2 4.3 46.0 42.0 6.8 0.5 5,277 3.3 0.7
Systems

Management Science 1.5 3.9 11.9 16.7 24.7 23.6 11.7 5.6 0.4 986 152 8 0.4 1.6 4.8 8.4 14.2 18.2 22.0 24.3 6.0 992 159 8 0.0 0.1 2.4 30.8 44.3 20.0 2.4 968 3.7 0.8

Marketing 3.3 7.6 14.2 21.5 26.4 18.3 7.6 1.0 0.1 4,279 150 8 1.2 4.9 12.5 20.6 21.1 14.8 11.5 11.7 1.8 4,281 153 9 0.1 0.3 3.7 34.1 44.2 15.9 1.6 4,247 3.6 0.8

Mktng. Mgmt. & Research 3.5 5.8 12.9 20.7 25.8 19.1 10.1 2.1 0.0 434 150 8 1.8 5.3 9.9 18.2 17.9 18.9 13.3 13.1 1.6 435 154 9 0.0 0.0 3.5 32.6 45.6 16.0 2.3 432 3.6 0.8

Merchandizing 7 7 7

Public Policy–Business 0.6 1.4 6.4 10.1 17.7 21.4 25.0 15.3 2.1 705 157 8 1.0 3.3 7.8 12.6 17.2 25.2 17.2 13.6 2.1 705 155 8 0.1 0.0 1.0 13.9 34.3 39.3 11.3 705 4.2 0.9

Real Estate 0.7 4.2 9.8 22.2 26.8 21.9 10.8 2.9 0.7 306 152 7 0.7 2.6 7.2 15.7 27.5 20.3 14.4 9.8 2.0 306 154 8 0.3 0.0 2.3 27.5 49.7 18.5 1.7 298 3.7 0.8

Risk Management 4.1 8.3 17.6 24.4 28.5 11.9 4.7 0.5 0.0 193 148 7 0.5 1.6 3.1 10.4 8.3 9.3 22.8 34.2 9.8 193 161 9 0.0 0.5 4.7 48.7 41.4 4.7 0.0 191 3.3 0.6

Sales 6 6 6

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

*New in July 2017.

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Sports Management 3.4 9.5 21.1 30.2 22.7 10.0 2.9 0.1 0.0 2,798 147 7 1.8 9.8 20.1 27.3 21.8 10.7 5.4 2.7 0.4 2,797 148 8 0.1 0.5 4.6 33.6 47.3 13.0 0.9 2,789 3.5 0.8

Statistics & Oper. Research 0.0 4.1 8.2 19.2 24.7 34.2 5.5 1.4 2.7 73 153 7 0.0 0.0 1.4 1.4 4.1 9.6 17.8 43.8 21.9 73 165 6 0.0 0.0 1.4 37.0 56.2 5.5 0.0 73 3.4 0.6

Strategy 0.0 1.0 7.7 13.5 26.9 17.3 24.0 8.7 1.0 104 155 7 0.0 2.9 6.7 18.3 20.2 25.0 21.2 5.8 0.0 104 154 7 0.0 0.0 0.0 14.4 46.2 30.8 8.7 104 4.2 0.8

Supply Chain Management 6.0 11.1 19.0 23.8 21.0 13.1 5.0 0.8 0.1 847 147 8 0.7 3.4 7.7 15.7 19.5 17.2 20.8 13.5 1.5 847 155 8 0.0 0.5 6.9 44.5 38.8 8.6 0.7 845 3.3 0.8

Transportation 3.2 7.8 11.9 19.2 27.9 17.4 8.7 4.1 0.0 219 150 8 0.5 0.9 3.7 3.2 6.8 10.0 19.2 41.6 14.2 219 163 8 0.0 0.0 5.9 48.4 35.6 8.2 1.8 219 3.3 0.8

Business–Other 2.3 5.4 9.7 18.0 23.6 22.1 14.1 4.4 0.4 2,139 152 8 0.9 3.9 8.1 15.4 21.1 19.9 15.9 12.3 2.6 2,142 155 9 0.1 0.5 3.6 25.3 42.7 23.7 4.1 2,130 3.8 0.9

44 ARCH. & ENVIRON.


3.1 6.8 13.0 20.1 23.1 19.2 10.2 4.1 0.5 14,575 151 8 0.5 2.8 8.2 16.8 21.6 19.5 15.7 12.5 2.3 14,606 155 8 0.0 0.3 4.3 35.2 42.2 16.3 1.7 14,557 3.6 0.8
DESIGN

Arch. Hist. & Criticism 25 25 25

Arch. Scis. & Tech. 18 18 17

Architecture 3.3 7.3 14.2 21.8 24.0 18.2 7.8 3.1 0.3 10,488 150 8 0.6 2.8 8.8 17.0 21.4 19.2 15.3 12.5 2.4 10,513 155 8 0.0 0.3 4.6 37.4 42.7 13.7 1.3 10,477 3.5 0.8

City, Urban, Comm, & Reg.


0.4 1.0 5.0 10.7 18.2 26.9 24.9 11.4 1.4 1,361 156 7 0.5 2.4 7.5 17.9 26.7 22.9 14.3 6.7 1.2 1,361 154 7 0.0 0.0 1.2 14.3 44.5 35.0 5.0 1,361 4.1 0.8
Planning

Environmental Design 3.6 7.8 9.0 21.7 24.7 17.5 10.2 5.4 0.0 166 151 8 0.0 2.4 5.5 24.2 20.0 19.4 13.9 10.9 3.6 165 155 8 0.0 0.0 6.1 32.7 42.4 15.2 3.6 165 3.6 0.9

Interior Architecture 12.2 8.8 14.9 20.3 18.2 17.6 6.1 2.0 0.0 148 148 9 1.3 7.9 17.1 20.4 24.3 15.8 8.6 3.9 0.7 152 150 8 0.0 1.4 5.4 39.5 42.2 11.6 0.0 147 3.4 0.8

Landscape Architecture 3.5 8.4 14.9 17.8 19.8 19.2 10.9 4.4 0.9 1,306 150 9 0.1 2.5 5.2 14.9 19.8 18.9 19.5 16.8 2.3 1,306 156 8 0.0 0.3 5.7 42.5 34.3 15.9 1.3 1,305 3.4 0.8

Real Estate Development 1.5 2.8 9.1 15.2 27.8 25.3 14.9 2.8 0.8 396 153 7 0.5 3.3 7.6 19.4 24.7 23.5 12.1 6.8 2.0 396 154 8 0.0 0.3 2.3 23.9 51.0 19.8 2.8 394 3.8 0.8

Urban Design 1.7 7.4 10.5 19.1 23.3 16.9 15.7 4.7 0.8 593 152 8 0.3 1.5 4.7 11.4 13.4 16.9 23.5 23.2 5.0 596 158 8 0.0 0.0 2.9 37.2 38.5 19.1 2.4 592 3.6 0.8

Arch. & Environ.


5.4 6.8 10.8 13.5 23.0 21.6 12.2 6.8 0.0 74 151 9 0.0 2.7 8.1 13.5 21.6 18.9 21.6 13.5 0.0 74 155 8 0.0 1.4 5.4 32.4 37.8 18.9 4.1 74 3.6 0.9
Design–Other

45 COMMUNICATIONS
2.8 5.8 13.1 21.5 23.6 19.6 10.0 3.1 0.4 10,721 151 8 2.7 8.6 16.8 22.8 17.8 12.5 9.7 7.7 1.3 10,711 150 9 0.0 0.2 2.8 27.6 45.8 20.6 3.0 10,700 3.7 0.8
& JOURNALISM

Advertising 5.4 7.5 11.1 21.9 29.4 16.0 7.8 1.0 0.0 630 149 8 1.1 2.9 10.3 17.5 16.2 18.6 16.2 14.9 2.4 630 155 9 0.0 0.5 4.2 38.1 45.5 11.1 0.6 622 3.4 0.7

Commun. & Media Studies 3.1 6.0 11.8 17.8 23.5 21.1 12.5 3.8 0.4 3,195 151 8 1.9 5.4 12.0 17.9 17.8 16.9 14.5 11.9 1.8 3,194 153 9 0.0 0.3 2.8 29.8 42.9 20.5 3.9 3,192 3.7 0.8

Commun. Technologies 10.7 10.7 10.7 24.0 24.0 10.7 6.7 2.7 0.0 75 148 9 0.0 1.3 9.3 13.3 18.7 16.0 25.3 14.7 1.3 75 156 8 0.0 1.3 9.3 42.7 26.7 20.0 0.0 75 3.4 0.9

Journalism 1.8 4.1 10.2 15.9 21.7 22.8 15.6 6.8 1.2 1,721 153 8 2.6 9.1 15.4 23.9 20.4 12.7 8.6 5.9 1.4 1,718 150 9 0.0 0.2 1.5 19.5 45.0 29.7 4.1 1,721 3.9 0.8

Mass Communications 2.4 6.6 15.5 24.5 22.9 19.2 7.2 1.5 0.1 2,229 150 7 4.7 12.6 21.7 26.9 16.5 8.5 4.7 3.8 0.6 2,223 147 8 0.0 0.3 3.7 27.3 47.0 19.2 2.5 2,223 3.7 0.8

Public Relations 3.0 4.2 14.8 26.9 26.7 16.7 6.9 0.7 0.0 898 150 7 2.7 10.8 17.9 22.4 17.9 10.6 10.0 6.7 1.1 899 150 9 0.0 0.2 2.8 30.5 46.5 18.6 1.3 896 3.7 0.8

Publishing 3.1 0.0 6.2 13.8 24.6 26.2 13.8 9.2 3.1 65 155 8 1.5 7.7 23.1 26.2 20.0 7.7 9.2 4.6 0.0 65 149 8 0.0 0.0 1.5 20.0 40.0 32.3 6.2 65 4.0 0.8

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD
Radio, TV, and Digital
6.5 6.5 9.7 19.4 16.1 25.8 12.9 3.2 0.0 31 151 9 3.2 6.5 9.7 25.8 19.4 12.9 6.5 9.7 6.5 31 152 9 0.0 3.2 6.5 25.8 51.6 9.7 3.2 31 3.5 0.9
Communicaton

Speech Communication 1.4 5.6 15.9 31.3 24.7 14.7 5.4 1.0 0.1 1,003 149 7 1.5 11.4 26.5 33.8 19.5 6.1 0.8 0.3 0.1 1,003 146 6 0.0 0.0 1.3 23.4 56.0 17.4 2.0 1,002 3.8 0.7

Communications &
3.1 7.4 15.1 21.3 21.4 20.7 7.2 3.4 0.3 874 150 8 4.1 8.8 18.1 20.7 14.7 11.2 10.7 10.2 1.5 873 150 10 0.1 0.1 3.6 29.9 44.2 19.2 2.9 873 3.7 0.8
Journalism–Other
46 FAMILY &
1.6 7.0 15.2 27.3 24.3 16.8 6.3 1.4 0.1 1,394 149 7 2.5 9.7 18.6 30.0 21.4 10.5 4.6 2.1 0.5 1,395 148 7 0.0 0.1 2.4 24.6 51.1 19.4 2.4 1,396 3.7 0.8
CONSUMER SCIS.

Apparel & Textiles 1.1 13.5 14.6 27.0 20.2 15.7 7.9 0.0 0.0 89 149 7 0.0 7.9 14.6 29.2 19.1 12.4 15.7 0.0 1.1 89 150 8 0.0 0.0 4.5 37.1 42.7 14.6 1.1 89 3.6 0.8

Family & Consumer Econ. 10 10 10

Fam. & Consumer Sciences 3.1 9.8 26.4 28.2 16.6 11.7 2.5 1.8 0.0 163 147 7 3.7 20.2 23.3 30.7 14.7 3.7 1.8 1.8 0.0 163 145 7 0.0 0.0 8.0 30.1 49.1 11.7 1.2 163 3.5 0.8

Family Studies 1.6 7.4 14.2 24.7 22.1 21.6 7.9 0.5 0.0 190 150 7 1.6 10.5 17.9 30.0 26.8 10.5 2.1 0.5 0.0 190 148 6 0.0 0.0 1.0 28.3 48.7 19.9 2.1 191 3.7 0.7

Foods, Nutrition &


0.0 0.0 20.0 22.9 28.6 17.1 8.6 2.9 0.0 35 151 7 2.9 5.7 8.6 34.3 14.3 11.4 5.7 14.3 2.9 35 152 9 0.0 0.0 5.7 37.1 42.9 14.3 0.0 35 3.5 0.8
Wellness Studies
Housing & Human
16 16 16
Environments

Human Development 1.1 5.6 12.0 26.5 27.7 17.9 7.2 1.6 0.3 747 150 7 2.4 7.8 18.4 30.2 21.9 12.6 4.5 2.0 0.1 748 148 7 0.0 0.0 1.1 17.9 54.0 23.8 3.2 748 3.9 0.7

Human Sciences 4.4 7.0 20.2 33.3 21.1 10.5 1.8 1.8 0.0 114 147 7 4.4 12.3 21.1 30.7 24.6 7.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 114 146 6 0.0 0.9 1.8 36.0 50.0 10.5 0.9 114 3.5 0.7

Work and Family Studies 1 1 1

Family & Consumer


29 29 29
Scis.–Other

47 LIBRARY &
0.7 0.8 3.4 10.5 18.8 27.1 23.1 13.3 2.4 1,607 157 7 1.7 7.0 16.0 28.4 25.1 13.4 6.0 2.3 0.1 1,607 149 7 0.0 0.1 1.4 14.7 47.7 31.8 4.4 1,607 4.0 0.7
ARCHIVAL STUDIES

Archives/Archival Admin. 0.0 0.0 6.3 15.6 18.8 37.5 18.8 3.1 0.0 32 155 6 0.0 12.5 12.5 31.3 31.3 9.4 0.0 3.1 0.0 32 148 7 0.0 0.0 3.1 9.4 56.3 25.0 6.3 32 4.0 0.8

Library & Info. Science 0.8 0.9 3.5 10.9 19.0 26.3 22.9 13.3 2.5 1,381 157 7 1.7 6.8 16.2 28.4 24.3 13.4 6.5 2.6 0.1 1,381 149 7 0.0 0.1 1.4 15.3 47.9 31.3 4.1 1,381 4.0 0.7

Library & Archival


0.0 0.5 1.5 6.7 17.0 30.9 25.8 15.5 2.1 194 158 6 2.1 7.2 14.9 28.4 29.4 14.4 3.6 0.0 0.0 194 149 7 0.0 0.0 0.5 11.3 45.4 36.6 6.2 194 4.2 0.7
Studies–Other
48 PUBLIC
1.6 3.7 8.6 16.2 23.1 24.3 15.7 5.8 0.9 5,094 153 8 1.9 7.9 15.7 23.9 22.9 13.6 7.8 5.4 0.9 5,094 150 8 0.0 0.2 2.2 20.8 45.8 26.6 4.4 5,086 3.9 0.8
ADMINISTRATION

Community Organizaton &


17 17 17
Advocacy

Public Administration 1.6 3.7 8.6 16.2 23.2 24.3 15.6 5.8 0.9 5,077 153 8 1.9 7.9 15.7 23.9 22.8 13.6 7.8 5.5 0.9 5,077 150 8 0.0 0.2 2.2 20.9 45.8 26.5 4.4 5,069 3.9 0.8

49 RELIGION &
0.7 1.8 3.9 9.3 14.5 26.6 24.7 15.0 3.6 1,672 158 8 2.2 5.9 12.1 21.4 25.9 18.7 9.4 3.8 0.6 1,667 151 8 0.0 0.2 1.2 11.0 39.0 38.5 10.2 1,671 4.2 0.8
THEOLOGY
Ordained
0.0 0.0 2.0 7.8 17.6 15.7 43.1 11.8 2.0 51 159 6 0.0 5.9 9.8 15.7 27.5 23.5 9.8 7.8 0.0 51 152 8 0.0 0.0 0.0 7.8 35.3 47.1 9.8 51 4.4 0.7
Ministry/Rabbinate
Phil. & Religious Studies,
0.0 5.7 4.5 17.0 13.6 26.1 20.5 11.4 1.1 88 155 8 4.6 6.9 8.0 19.5 27.6 24.1 5.7 2.3 1.1 87 151 8 0.0 0.0 4.5 25.0 43.2 22.7 4.5 88 3.8 0.9
General

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

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Table 4B: GRE ® General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates* Who Tested Between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2020

(VR = Verbal Reasoning, QR = Quantitative Reasoning, AW = Analytical Writing, N = Number of Test Takers, M = Mean, and SD = Standard Deviation.)
Note: Performance information is not reported for intended graduate major fields with fewer than 30 test takers.

VR VR VR VR VR VR VR VR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR QR AW AW AW AW AW AW
Intended 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- VR VR VR VR 130- 135- 140- 145- 150- 155- 160- 165- QR QR QR QR AW 0.5 1.5 2.5 & 3.5 4.5 5.5 AW AW AW
Graduate Major 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 134 139 144 149 154 159 164 169 170 N M SD 0 &1 &2 3 &4 &5 &6 N M SD

Religion/Religious Studies 0.2 1.0 3.0 9.1 14.0 27.8 26.6 15.4 2.6 492 158 7 1.0 4.5 13.8 21.7 25.8 18.5 10.4 3.3 1.0 492 151 8 0.0 0.0 0.6 6.7 39.6 41.7 11.4 492 4.3 0.8

Theology & Religious


1.5 3.0 5.0 7.7 17.8 32.5 17.8 12.4 2.4 338 156 8 5.1 6.5 17.3 19.9 21.7 16.7 7.4 4.8 0.6 336 150 9 0.0 0.3 2.4 14.0 41.2 35.5 6.6 335 4.1 0.8
Vocations

Religion & Theology–Other 0.7 1.4 4.0 9.2 13.1 23.6 25.9 16.6 5.4 703 158 8 1.6 6.6 9.0 22.5 27.5 18.8 10.1 3.6 0.3 701 151 8 0.0 0.3 0.7 10.9 37.3 39.0 11.8 705 4.3 0.8

50 SOCIAL WORK 4.7 9.2 16.2 23.4 20.5 16.0 7.5 2.4 0.2 6,705 149 8 7.7 18.4 24.6 24.5 15.1 6.4 2.4 0.8 0.0 6,669 145 7 0.0 0.3 6.0 29.9 43.7 18.4 1.7 6,994 3.6 0.8

Social Work 4.7 9.2 16.1 23.5 20.4 16.1 7.4 2.4 0.2 6,486 149 8 7.7 18.3 24.8 24.5 15.1 6.3 2.4 0.8 0.0 6,451 145 7 0.0 0.3 6.0 29.9 43.8 18.4 1.7 6,774 3.6 0.8

Youth Svcs/Administration 1 1 1

Social Work–Other 5.0 7.3 18.3 19.3 22.9 12.4 11.9 2.8 0.0 218 149 9 6.9 20.3 21.2 23.0 16.1 9.2 2.3 0.9 0.0 217 145 8 0.0 0.0 7.8 29.2 40.6 20.5 1.8 219 3.6 0.9

52 LAW 1.3 3.1 7.2 13.9 17.8 20.2 21.3 13.3 1.9 2,034 155 9 1.8 4.7 10.4 19.2 19.7 19.8 12.8 9.8 1.9 2,035 153 9 0.0 0.4 1.7 17.9 36.4 33.0 10.6 2,031 4.1 0.9

Law 1.3 3.1 7.2 13.9 17.8 20.2 21.3 13.3 1.9 2,034 155 9 1.8 4.7 10.4 19.2 19.7 19.8 12.8 9.8 1.9 2,035 153 9 0.0 0.4 1.7 17.9 36.4 33.0 10.6 2,031 4.1 0.9

51 OTHER FIELDS 4.4 8.0 14.0 22.2 22.6 17.2 8.6 2.8 0.3 114,883 150 8 2.0 7.5 15.4 22.2 20.5 14.6 9.3 7.1 1.5 115,044 151 9 0.0 0.4 4.9 29.7 45.4 17.6 2.0 114,573 3.6 0.8

Fire Protection 26 26 25

Historical Preservation* 0.0 1.3 6.7 10.7 16.0 26.7 21.3 17.3 0.0 75 156 7 0.0 8.0 16.0 25.3 17.3 20.0 10.7 2.7 0.0 75 150 8 0.0 0.0 2.7 18.7 44.0 29.3 5.3 75 4.0 0.8

Homeland Security 4.5 4.2 9.3 22.6 21.4 21.7 12.7 3.0 0.6 332 151 8 2.1 11.4 21.4 27.7 22.6 10.5 3.3 0.6 0.3 332 147 7 0.0 0.0 4.5 22.3 47.9 23.5 1.8 332 3.8 0.8

Interdisciplinary Studies 2.9 7.2 13.9 25.7 16.5 18.5 9.8 5.0 0.5 417 151 9 2.9 12.0 20.4 26.4 18.7 12.7 3.6 2.4 1.0 417 148 8 0.0 0.2 5.8 22.8 51.0 17.1 3.1 416 3.7 0.9

Legal Research &


15 15 15
Professional Studies

Military Technologies 4 4 4

Multidisciplinary Studies 4.1 4.1 22.4 16.3 24.5 20.4 8.2 0.0 0.0 49 149 8 4.0 12.0 28.0 26.0 18.0 6.0 2.0 4.0 0.0 50 146 8 0.0 0.0 4.1 28.6 49.0 16.3 2.0 49 3.6 0.7

Any Dept. Not Listed 4.4 8.0 14.0 22.2 22.6 17.2 8.5 2.7 0.3 113,965 150 8 2.0 7.4 15.3 22.1 20.5 14.6 9.4 7.1 1.5 114,125 151 9 0.0 0.4 4.9 29.8 45.3 17.6 2.0 113,657 3.6 0.8

Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 20 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, etc.) or the approximately 57,000 test takers whose response was "Undecided."

*New in July 2017.

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