Average GRE Scores by Intended Graduate Major, 7/1/01-6/30/04[1]

             Verbal Reasoning                                   Quantitative Reasoning                               Analytical Writing           

 1.  PHILOSOPHY                    589              1.  Physics / Astronomy             738               1.  PHILOSOPHY                         5.1

 2.  English Lang. & Lit.               559              2.  Mathematics                         733               2.  English Lang. & Lit.                    4.9

 3.  Humanities & Arts – other     558              3.  Engineering – Materials         729               3.  Arts & Humanities – other          4.8

 4.  History                                  543              4.  Engineering – Electrical         728               4.  History                                       4.8

 5.  Arts – History, Theory           538             5.  Engineering – Chemical          727               5.  Political Science                         4.8

 6.  Religion                                 538             6.  Engineering – Mechanical       723               6.  Religion                                      4.8

 7.  Physics / Astronomy              534             7.  Engineering – other                714               7.  Anthropology/Archaeology         4.7

 8.  Library/Archival Sciences      533             8.  Engineering – Industrial           710               8.  Arts – History, Theory               4.7

 9.  Anthropology/Archaeology    532             9.  Business – Bank. & Fin.         709               9.  Education – Higher                    4.6

10. Foreign Lang. & Lit.              529            10.  Economics                            706              10.  Foreign Lang. & Lit.                 4.6

11. Political Science                     522            11.  Computer & Info. Sciences   704              11.  Sociology                                 4.6 

12. Economics                             504            12.  Engineering – Civil                702              12.  Communications                       4.5

13. Mathematics                          502            13.  Chemistry                             682              13.  Economics                                4.5

14. Earth/Atmos./Marine Scs.      495            14.   Earth/Atmos./Marine Scs.    637              14.  Education – Secondary             4.5

15. Engineering – Materials          494            15.  PHILOSOPHY                    636              15.  Library/Archival Sciences         4.5

16. Biological Sciences                491            16.  Biological Sciences                632              16.  Physics / Astronomy                 4.5

17. Engineering – other                490            17.  Architecture                           614              17.  Psychology                               4.5

18. Arts – Performance/Studio     489           18.  Business – other                     609              18.  Biological Sciences                   4.4 

19. Chemistry                              487            19.  Natural Sciences – other        603              19.  Chemistry                                4.4

20. Sociology                              487            20.  Agriculture                             596              20.  Earth/Atmos./Marine Scs.         4.4

21. Education – Secondary          486            21.  Business – Accounting           595              21.  Education – Curr. & Instr.        4.4

22. Engineering – Chemical          485            22.  Humanities & Arts – other     594              22.  Education – Eval. & Res.          4.4

23. Natural Sciences – other        482            23.  Political Science                    589               23.  Engineering – other                   4.4

24. Architecture                           477            24.  Religion                                583               24.  Mathematics                             4.4

25. Business – Bank. & Fin.         476            25.  Education – Secondary         577               25.  Natural Sciences – other          4.4

26. Communications                    470             26.  Foreign Lang. & Lit.             573               26.  Social Sciences – other            4.4

27. Psychology                            470             27.  Anthropology/Archaeology   571               27.  Architecture                             4.3

28. Computer & Info. Sciences    469             28.  Arts – History, Theory          571              28.  Arts – Performing/Studio          4.3

29. Engineering – Mechanical       467             29.  Business – Administration     562               29.  Business – Bank. & Fin.          4.3

30. Education – Higher                465             30.  History                                 556               30.  Education – Elementary           4.3

31. Social Sciences – other          465             31. Arts – Performance/Studio    554               31.  Engineering – Chemical            4.3

32. Education – Curr. & Instr.     462             32.  English Lang. & Lit.              552               32.  Engineering – Materials            4.3

33. Agriculture                            461             33.  Health & Med. Sciences       552               33.  Public Administration                4.3

34. Engineering – Electrical          461             34.  Education – Curr. & Inst.     548               34.  Agriculture                                4.2

35. Engineering – Civil                 457             35.  Education – Higher               548              35.  Business – Administration          4.2

36. Public Administration             452             36.  Sociology                             545              36.  Computer & Info. Sciences       4.2

37. Education – Eval. & Res.       451             37.  Psychology                           543              37. Education – Administration        4.2

38. Business – other                    450             38.  Library/Archival Sciences      540              38.  Education – Counseling            4.2 

39. Health & Med. Sciences        447             39.  Education – Eval. & Res.      534              39.  Education – other                     4.2

40. Education – Elementary         443             40.  Communications                    533              40.  Education – special                  4.2

41. Engineering – Industrial          440             41.  Education – other                  531              41.  Engineering – Civil                   4.2

42. Business – Administration      439             42.  Social Sciences – other          528              42. Engineering – Mechanical          4.2

43. Education – other                  437             43.  Education – Elementary          527              43.  Health & Med. Sciences         4.2

44. Home Economics                  435             44.  Education – Administration     523              44.  Home Economics                    4.2

45. Education – Special               432             45.  Public Administration             513              45.  Business – other                       4.1

46. Education – Counseling          428            46.  Education – Special                502              46.  Education – Early C’hood        4.1

47. Social Work                          428            47.  Education – Counseling           500              47.  Engineering – Electrical            4.1

48. Education – Administration     427            48.  Home Economics                   498               48.  Engineering – Industrial           4.1

49. Education – Early Childhood   418           49.  Education – Early Childhood   495              49.  Social Work                           4.1

50. Business – Accounting            415           50.  Social Work                            468              50.  Business – Accounting            3.9