What is the average GRE score across top 10 US Universities?

Every student aspiring to migrate abroad for Overseas Education aims for the top US Universities. To achieve the same, they need to focus on getting the required GRE scores. However, students often wonder how much they should score to get into one of the top US Universities. As reported by The Hindu, US colleges do not provide with minimum cutoff marks required for admission. Nevertheless, they do publish average marks for every academic year. This list is helpful for students to decide how much they should score in GRE. Let’s have a look at the average GRE score across top 10 US Universities.

Rank	University name	Verbal	Writing	Quantitative
1	Stanford University	159	4.8	158
2	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	158	5.2	159
3	California Institute of Technology	160	5.0	157
4	University of Chicago	158	4.0	167
5	Johns Hopkins University	163	4.8	164
6	Pennsylvania State University	150	3.0	165
7	University of California, Berkeley	154 – 156	4.5	167
8	University of California, Los Angeles	155	5.0	167
9	Duke University	160	4.5	160
10	University of Michigan – Ann Arbor	160	5.0	167

  Important points to remember

• Most of the Universities do not have minimum GRE scores across all sections
• Candidate profile is assessed based on undergraduate grades, statement of purpose, recommendation letters, work experience and awards of earned
• Average GRE score of the US Universities varies from subject to subject. Candidates should check the subject and department requirement beforehand
• Many Universities do not have any mandatory score requirement for Verbal section of GRE. This is especially applicable for MS
• A few universities in the US do not even require GRE score for MS programs. In case the candidate has a low GRE score, they can apply to such Universities

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