text: do you know about gre test scoring system?   the scores on each of the gre subtests range from 200-800. these scores are called "standard" scores and are comparable between the subtests. they have an average of 500 with a standard deviation of 100 (which means that, all things considered, two scores that are less than 100 points apart are not significantly different from one another).  there are some differences in the "average" of each group that takes the test. so there are also percentile rank scores given, which can give you some idea of how you did compared to others who took the test. percentile ranks range from about 1 to 99. a percentile rank of 83 means that you scored as well or higher than 83 out of 100 students who took the test when you did.  graduate schools tend to look at the verbal and the quantitative sections, and many don't really know what the analytical section means. higher scores are generally considered to signal greater likelihood of success in graduate school. different programs and different degree levels have different expectations for minimum gre scores. doctoral programs generally require higher minimum scores than masters programs, competitive schools want higher scores than less competitive schools.  hope this helps.