GRE Score Calculator 2026: Shorter GRE Format (130-170 per section)

📢 Updated for Shorter GRE (2023+)

The GRE now takes approximately 1 hour 58 minutes (down from 3 hours 45 minutes). Each section has 27 questions with section-level adaptive testing. Enter your correct answers below to estimate your scaled scores.

Calculate your GRE score instantly with our comprehensive calculator based on the shorter GRE format. The test consists of Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning (27 questions each), and Analytical Writing (1 essay). Enter your raw scores below to see your estimated scaled scores (130-170).

GRE Score Calculator (Shorter Format 2023+)

Enter the number of questions you answered correctly in each section. The GRE is section-adaptive, meaning your second section difficulty depends on your first section performance.

📖 Verbal Reasoning

27 questions total | Section-adaptive

Correct Answers (0-27):

Second Section Difficulty:

🔢 Quantitative Reasoning

27 questions total | Section-adaptive

Correct Answers (0-27):

Second Section Difficulty:

✍️ Analytical Writing (AWA)

1 essay | Scored 0.0-6.0

AWA Score (0.0-6.0):

Your GRE Score Results

130

Verbal

130

Quant

260

Total

Verbal Reasoning: 130

Quantitative Reasoning: 130

Total Score (V+Q): 260

Analytical Writing: 0.0

Verbal Percentile: -

Quant Percentile: -

Performance Level:

Graduate Program Competitiveness:

GRE Score Interpretation Guide 2026

What is a Good GRE Score?

GRE scores range from 130-170 per section (260-340 total). Here's what different score ranges mean:

330-340 - Exceptional (Top 2%) - Competitive for top PhD programs, Ivy League, Stanford, MIT
320-329 - Excellent (Top 10%) - Competitive for Top 20 graduate programs
310-319 - Very Good (Top 25%) - Competitive for Top 50 graduate programs
300-309 - Good (Top 40%) - Competitive for many graduate programs
290-299 - Average (Around 50th percentile) - Acceptable for most programs
Below 290 - Below average - May limit options at competitive programs

Key Features of Shorter GRE (2023+)

Test Duration: 1 hour 58 minutes (down from 3 hours 45 minutes)
Sections: 2 Verbal, 2 Quantitative, 1 Analytical Writing
Questions per Section: 27 questions (Verbal & Quant)
Section-Adaptive: Second section difficulty based on first section performance
No Penalty: No negative marking for incorrect answers
AWA: 1 essay (down from 2), scored 0.0-6.0 in 0.5 increments
Score Range: 130-170 per section, 260-340 total (V+Q)

Score Ranges by Performance Level

🏆 Exceptional (330+): Top 2% - Ivy League, Stanford, MIT, Top PhD Programs

⭐ Excellent (320-329): Top 10% - Top 20 Graduate Programs

✅ Very Good (310-319): Top 25% - Top 50 Graduate Programs

👍 Good (300-309): Top 40% - Many Graduate Programs

📊 Average (290-299): Around 50th percentile - Most Programs

📉 Below Average (Below 290): Limited options at competitive programs

GRE Raw Score to Scaled Score Conversion (Shorter GRE)

Estimated conversion based on section-adaptive testing. Actual scores may vary based on test difficulty and equating.

Raw Score (Correct/27)	Verbal (Medium)	Verbal (Hard)	Quant (Medium)	Quant (Hard)
27	170	170	170	170
26	169	170	169	170
25	168	169	168	169
24	166	168	167	168
23	165	167	166	167
22	164	166	165	166
21	162	165	164	165
20	161	164	163	164
19	160	163	162	163
18	159	162	161	162
17	158	161	160	161
16	157	160	159	160
15	156	159	157	159
14	155	158	156	158
13	154	157	155	157
12	153	156	154	156
11	152	155	153	155
10	151	154	152	154
9	150	153	151	153
8	148	151	149	151
7	146	149	147	149
6	144	147	145	147
5	142	145	143	145
0-4	130-140	130-143	130-141	130-143

GRE Score Percentile Rankings

Official percentile rankings based on ETS data (2022-2025):

Scaled Score	Verbal Percentile	Quant Percentile
170	99th	97th
165	96th	89th
160	86th	76th
155	69th	59th
150	48th	38th
145	27th	20th
140	12th	8th
135	3rd	2nd
130	1st	1st