Common Graduate Admission Exams
General Records Examination (GRE) General Test
GRE®
Cost: $205 ($150 for Subject Tests)
Official Website: https://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/about
Official Prep Guides: https://www.ets.org/gre/revised_general/prepare/ The GRE is typically required for most graduate programs. The GRE General Test features question types that closely reflect the kind of thinking you'll do in graduate and professional school. Some programs also require a GRE Subject Test, such as Law School and Business School specific subjects.
Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)
GMAT™
GRADUATE MANAGEMENT ADMISSION TEST
Cost: $275
Official Website: https://www.mba.com/exams/gmat
Official Prep Guides:
https://www.mba.com/exam-prep/gmat-official-
starter-kit-practice-exams-1-and-2-free The GMAT is required by some Business School programs but will help you stand out during the admission process in all.
The GRE is typically required for most graduate programs. The GRE General Test features question types that closely reflect the kind of thinking you’ll do in graduate and professional school. Some programs also require a GRE Subject Test, such as Law School and Business School specific subjects.
Test Content:
Analytical Writing
■ Two parts: Analyze an Issue and Analyze an Argument
30 mins per essay
Verbal Reasoning:
Two sections: 20 questions per section
■ 30 mins per section Quantitative Reasoning
Two sections: 20 questions per section
■ 35 mins per section
Total time: 3 hrs 45 mins (plus short breaks)
The GMAT is required by some Business School programs but will help you stand out during the admission process in all.
Test Content:
Analytical Writing
■ One part: Analyze an Argument
30 mins
Integrated Reasoning
■ 12 questions
30 mins
Verbal Reasoning:
36 questions
65 mins
Quantitative Reasoning
31 questions
62 mins
Total time: 3 hrs 30 mins (plus short breaks)