Rise in GRE Volume

Updated on: Saturday, February 25, 2012

The year 2011 saw the GRE programme touching an all time high according to Educational Testing Service. The news was a pleasant surprise considering the steep decline witnessed in higher education admission.

The US volumes increased by nearly 10 percent to 2010 volume while the international GRE test volume showed an increase of nearly nearly 25 percent over 2010. Although the growth in volume was witnessed all over the world India and China saw a noteworthy growth of 43 percent and 28 percent in test volume.

The reason behind this sizeable growth in volume is attributed to a couple of factors like launch of the GRE revised general test with the new user friendly design and the growing acceptance of the GRE score by major graduate institutes worldwide.

“We are excited to see such a sharp rise in student’s interest in the GRE revised general test because it ultimately leads to more people pursuing higher education. Additionally, the adoption of GRE scores by business schools is great news for prospective students as they can now take one test to pursue either graduate school or an MBA,” said David Payne, vice president and CEO, ETS’s Higher Education Division.

More and more business schools including international business schools have started accepting GRE scores which has gone up to 800 in 2011 from 450 in 2010.

“GRE test takers now have access to more institutions than ever before considering the substantial growth in acceptance by business and international schools,” added Payne. Leading schools that accept GRE scores for their MBA programme reported that they are currently witnessing a considerable growth in the applicant pool of GRE test takers. Further, GRE score reports sent to international schools rose by more than 17 per cent in 2011 compared to the prior year.

“Accepting GRE scores is a win-win situation for both students and the graduate programme,” said Harvie Wilkinson, director of MBA programmes, Gatton College of Business, University of Kentucky. “The student now has more options, and with that, the business school becomes more diverse; with different backgrounds working together, better projects can be produced,” added Wilkinson.

“The GRE revised general test is much better than before. With new and improved features, it is extremely user friendly and I will advise all of my friends to take it,” shared Jennifer Gonsalves, a GRE test taker in Mumbai.
 

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