GRE Score Percentiles

The revised GRE scoring scale often leaves test takers (and admissions folks!) scratching their heads, trying to make sense of the 130-170 scale. Admittedly a perfect 170 on the new GRE just doesn’t have the same ring as an 800 did on the old test, but I guess 800 sounded weird back in my great-great-great grandparents’ day. Anyway, the ETS is kind enough to produce a concordance table with percentile rankings and a conversion chart. I’ve reproduced the charts of GRE score percentiles below:

Verbal Score Percentile Ranks

Score	Percentile	Score	Percentile
170	99	150	44
169	99	149	40
168	98	148	36
167	97	147	32
166	96	146	28
165	95	145	24
164	93	144	21
163	91	143	18
162	89	142	15
161	86	141	12
160	83	140	10
159	80	139	8
158	77	138	6
157	73	137	5
156	69	135	3
155	65	134	2
154	61	133	1
153	57	132	1
152	53	131	1
151	49	130	0

Quantitative Score Percentile Rank

Score	Percentile	Score	Percentile
166	94	147	31
164	90	146	27
163	88	145	23
161	83	144	20
160	81	143	17
159	77	142	14
158	74	141	11
157	71	140	9
156	68	139	7
155	64	138	5
154	60	137	4
153	56	135	2
152	52	134	1
151	48	133	1
150	43	132	1
149	39	131	1
148	35	130	1

Now hopefully by knowing where you stand relative to your peers, you’ll be able to gauge just how well you stack up when it application season comes! Of course, if, for example you’re wondering about GRE scores for your engineering program, then your peers aren’t going to be exactly the same as the standard GRE test taker (think lots of math).