The percentage of psychology graduate programs requiring GRE scores for admission has sharply decreased since the 2020–21 academic year with more gradual drops year to year.
When comparing the 2022–23 and 2023–24 academic years, the largest drop between the 2022–23 and 2023–24 academic years was the requirement for GRE verbal scores. These declined from 15% to 5% for applicants to master’s programs and from 14% to 7% for applicants to doctoral programs. Moreover, the percentage of programs requiring GRE quantitative scores decreased from 14% to 8% for doctoral programs and from 14% to 5% for master’s programs. In 2023–24, only 3% of master’s and 6% of doctoral programs required GRE writing scores compared with 9% and 13%, respectively, in 2022–23.
Some programs at both degree levels recommended but did not require GRE scores in 2023–24. For master’s degree programs, 11% recommended GRE verbal scores, 11% recommended GRE quantitative scores, and 9% recommended GRE writing scores. For doctoral programs, 13% recommended GRE verbal scores, 12% recommended GRE quantitative scores, and 11% recommended GRE writing scores.
