GRE Cutoff – US Universities

by HSB on April 29, 2009

in GRE

Don’t you think world will be much better place if all the universities display the GRE Cutoff score in admission page? I bet it will make life easy for so many students applying to US Universities for Masters Degree and PhD programs. But, not all the universities have GRE Cutoff displayed in their admission web page.

Why GRE Cutoff

In general US Universities display the minimum GRE Score required for admission to Graduate School. Some universities have  average GRE scores required for admission.  Usually students search for GRE Cutoff for the program they plan to apply ( gre cutoff for computer science, gre cutoff score for electrical engineering, ..) But, that data cannot be found for all the colleges in America.

The habit of looking for cutoff came from the format followed in India. Cutoff score is the lowest score, below which students will not be considered. For example if the cutoff score is 89/100 then students applying for admission below 89 will not be considered for admission. So, students applying for US Universities tend to believe that all the colleges and universities in United States will have GRE cutoff score.

GRE Cutoff Doesn’t Exists

GRE Score is not the only factor that is considered to admit a student for Masters degree. Along with GRE Score so many other factors ( College Admission Essay, Letter of Recommendation, Academic background,..)  are taken into account. So, universities don’t have a specific GRE Cutoff score.

Some schools have minimum GRE requirements. But, that’s not hard and fast rule. If minimum require GRE Exam score is 1300 and student with GRE score of 1250 can still apply for admission. If they have strong academic credentials, which will be considered in place of lower GRE Score.

So, stop searching for GRE Cut-off Scores and start searching for Average GRE Scores. You have better chances of finding some universities and department’s Average GRE Exam score.

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{ 13 comments… read them below or add one }

1 deepti August 31, 2010 at 11:22 AM

hi,
my gre score is 1160(quant-760,verbal-400)
my cgpa in btech is 8.5
my inter percent is 97.5
my xth percent is 92.5…please suggest the universities which are best suited for me(interested for computer science)

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2 Sashank July 30, 2010 at 8:33 AM

I got:
Quant:760, and
Verbal: 330.
A total of 1090/1600.
My B.tech is 75% in Electrical Engineering.
How this score is going to effect my Application towards MS program (EE) in US?
Can I get a Decent University from this much score?
Please Suggest

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3 ram July 21, 2010 at 12:49 AM

i want to know the universities which will accept my gre score of 630-qua+320-verbal=950 in califonia state universities and texas state universities.
my academic details are:
B.tech(Electronics and communication Engineering) with 79.33%
XII standard with 93.33%
X standard with 78.66%

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4 prathibha July 9, 2010 at 8:51 AM

hi
sir can u please suggest what should be the score to persue my m.pharm in us?

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5 prathibha July 9, 2010 at 8:58 AM

hi
sir can u pls suggest what shud be the score in gre exam to persuade my m.pharm in US? also details about fees to be paid per year in m.pharm universities?

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6 Srinivas August 28, 2010 at 2:33 PM

Hi Prathibha
First of all, there is no such thing called M Pharm in US. You either have the option for MS(Master of Science) or Ph.D.
MS comes as a two year course with wide range of specializations viz. Pharmacology, Pharmaceutics, Medicinal chemistry, Industrial Phamarcy etc.
Ph.D is usually a three yr course for MS equivalent studies but for u it comes as a 5 yr course as Integrated Ph.D.
Tuition fess vary from uni to uni.
State Universities have less fees, more scholarships, assistantships and better quality of education and research.

GRE Requirements:

Tier 1 Universities
Pharmacology 1400
Pharmaceutics 1300+

Tier 2
Pharmacology 1300+
Pharmaceutics 1200+

Tier 3
Pharmaceutics 1000+
Pharmaceutical chemistry 1000+

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7 piyali May 21, 2010 at 1:40 AM

hi
i hav a gre score of 1240(790q+450v)..and my grads cgpa is 8.9/10. my class 10 percentage is 90% n plus two is 88.4%. can u tel me which US universities can give me full scholarship for doin MS in Computer Science?

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8 Ravi December 31, 2009 at 12:58 AM

hi
I am looking to pursue MS in US….…

ohh my profile…

i have done B-tech ( Information technology) with 72%

Research papers- 2 International Research papers

Conferences – 2 National Conferences + 1 International Seminar + 2 Seminars

Community Service – 2 Years +

Cultural Activities – College Cultural head(Last 3 years) + many Certificates both Cultural and Technical

Work Ex(Part time) – 2 Years with an event management firm + Survey Work for an MNC

i am looking for MS in Space technology / Information technology.

i Expect my GRE score Between 1100-1250 and TOEFL Score bet 90-110

My dream universities are UC Barkeley and Carnegie mellon

Could u suggest me any piece of advice

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9 asif akram September 30, 2009 at 9:16 AM

i want to know the universities which will accept gre score between 1100 and 1200. i have not yet appeared for gre.
my academics are
engineering 75%
XII 93%
X 83%

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10 venkat krishna August 27, 2009 at 10:29 AM

hey can u please let me know the list of good colleges for the score around 1100, in n around chicago and also in ILLINOIS state??
kindly give the details of average scores also…??!!

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11 tejaswi June 28, 2010 at 6:17 AM

hiii
you have got 1100 score and what about your academics?in and around chicago, university of chicago is good…you can opt that……….

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12 juzer August 10, 2009 at 10:25 PM

dear sir
i recently gave my gre exam for which i was working really hard ..my last three years acedemic record is really nice in college ..however i did not score good in my gre ..i scored only 750 can i get admission in any coolege in u.s.a ..as i want to do my masters in pharmacy there

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13 karan July 19, 2009 at 9:11 AM

hi
sir let me know universities providing masters in engineering management… my aggregate till 5th semester is 57%.. gpa of 2.9..

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