Table 4: General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Broad Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates
(Based on the performance of seniors and nonenrolled college graduates* who tested between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2015)
Verbal Reasoning
Mean
S.D.
130-134
135-139
140-144
145-149
150-154
155-159
160-164
165-169
170
S.D.
0
0.5 & 1
1.5 & 2
2.5 & 3
Mean
S.D.
20.5
8.7
2.8
0.3 203,426 151
7
0.5
3.7
13.0
24.4
29.4
18.3
7.6
2.5
0.6 203,425 151
7
0.0 0.1
1.6
22.1
54.9 19.9
1.4 203,134 3.8
0.7
0.7
3.1
12.7
23.7
27.4
21.1
8.8
2.3
0.2 10,354
151
7
0.2
2.4
10.1
21.9
30.7
20.6
9.3
4.0
0.8
10,355
152
7
0.0 0.2
2.6
28.4
50.7 16.9
1.1
10,311 3.6
0.7
Biological & Biomedical
Sciences
0.5
2.2
8.2
18.3
25.5
25.2
13.8
5.3
0.8 67,512
153
7
0.2
1.7
7.0
17.4
28.9
24.8
13.6
5.2
1.3
67,524
154
7
0.0 0.1
1.6
20.8
51.5 23.8
2.2
67,433 3.8
0.7
Health and Medical
Sciences
0.7
3.3
14.2
28.3
28.1
17.8
6.0
1.4
0.1 125,560 150
6
0.7
4.9
16.4
28.4
29.6
14.7
4.2
0.9
0.2 125,546 149
6
0.0 0.1
1.5
22.2
57.1 18.0
1.0 125,390 3.7
0.7
PHYSICAL SCIENCES
3.9
9.2
14.1
16.5
19.2
18.2
12.2
5.7
0.9 97,854
151
9
0.6
2.2
4.2
8.5
15.0
21.4
22.8
17.9
7.5
97,920
158
8
0.0 0.6
8.0
37.2
36.9 15.4
1.9
97,754 3.4
0.9
Chemistry
0.9
3.3
10.0
17.0
23.2
24.2
15.0
5.7
0.7 13,583
153
8
0.1
0.6
2.5
8.3
19.6
27.9
23.1
13.4
4.5
13,587
158
7
0.0 0.1
2.7
27.3
46.0 21.3
2.5
13,566 3.7
0.8
Computer and Information
Sciences
8.0
17.4 21.2
17.3
14.6
10.9
6.8
3.3
0.5 42,244
147
9
1.2
4.5
7.2
11.2
15.0
20.1
20.7
14.6
5.5
42,285
156
9
0.0 1.2 15.3 48.1
26.5
7.9
0.9
42,218 3.1
0.9
Earth, Atmospheric, and
Marine Sciences
0.3
1.6
6.5
16.6
25.7
27.1
15.9
5.6
0.8 11,302
154
7
0.1
1.0
4.8
15.1
29.0
27.0
15.0
6.4
1.7
11,307
155
7
0.0 0.1
1.4
21.7
51.4 23.0
2.4
11,284 3.8
0.7
Mathematical Sciences
1.1
3.9
10.8
17.3
22.5
20.3
14.8
7.8
1.5 18,246
153
8
0.0
0.1
0.6
2.3
6.9
16.6
27.6
30.6 15.3 18,257
163
6
0.0 0.1
2.7
35.9
40.3 18.4
2.6
18,218 3.6
0.8
Physics and Astronomy
0.5
2.2
6.6
11.9
19.8
25.0
21.1
11.0 1.9 12,173
156
8
0.0
0.1
0.5
2.4
8.9
20.5
29.6
26.6 11.4 12,178
162
6
0.0 0.0
2.2
27.0
44.0 23.5
3.3
12,164 3.8
0.8
Natural Sciences ─ Other
2.0
6.2
15.7
22.2
23.2
22.2
5.2
3.3
0.0
150
7
0.7
1.6
11.4
19.6
28.8
18.0
12.4
5.2
2.3
153
8
0.0 0.3
6.6
30.9
47.4 12.8
2.0
3.5
0.8
ENGINEERING
4.1
10.9 17.7
19.2
19.6
16.0
9.1
3.2
0.3 118,268 149
9
0.3
1.5
3.3
6.8
12.8
21.9
27.5
19.6
6.3 118,395 159
8
0.0 0.6
9.3
43.7
33.7 11.5
1.1 118,028 3.3
0.8
Chemical
1.4
5.1
12.5
17.7
21.6
21.4
13.9
5.7
0.7
7,994
152
8
0.0
0.3
1.3
3.0
9.9
21.3
33.1
24.1
7.1
7,998
161
6
0.0 0.2
3.8
34.7
39.8 19.2
2.4
7,978
3.6
0.8
Civil
4.1
10.5 16.7
19.9
21.3
16.8
8.2
2.4
0.2 14,797
149
8
0.4
1.6
3.6
7.4
15.5
25.9
26.9
14.9
3.9
14,818
158
7
0.0 0.7
9.2
40.6
36.3 12.2
1.0
14,757 3.3
0.8
Electrical and Electronics
5.9
14.8 21.8
20.4
18.1
11.2
5.7
1.9
0.2 43,858
147
8
0.4
2.1
4.3
8.1
12.8
19.7
24.6
20.5
7.5
43,893
159
8
0.0 0.9 13.1 52.3
27.0
6.2
0.5
43,791 3.1
0.8
Industrial
2.5
9.4
19.6
22.5
21.7
15.1
7.2
1.8
0.2
4,815
149
8
0.1
0.9
2.6
7.1
13.9
22.0
27.1
19.0
7.2
4,830
159
7
0.0 0.3
5.6
48.8
35.5
8.9
0.9
4,781
3.3
0.7
Materials
1.2
4.3
12.6
18.1
22.2
21.3
13.7
6.0
0.7
3,814
152
8
0.0
0.0
0.8
2.0
6.7
18.1
32.2
30.5
9.6
3,819
162
6
0.0 0.1
3.7
38.7
38.1 17.7
1.7
3,811
3.5
0.8
Mechanical
4.5
11.4 17.6
18.7
19.0
16.2
9.3
3.1
0.2 26,097
149
9
0.3
1.7
3.7
7.3
13.5
22.7
27.6
17.8
5.3
26,123
159
8
0.0 0.6
9.8
42.7
34.5 11.3
1.0
26,054 3.3
0.8
Other
1.7
4.8
15.9
20.7
24.0
15.7
5.9
0.5 16,893
153
8
0.1
0.5
1.8
4.9
12.0
24.3
31.8
19.5
5.1
16,914
160
7
0.0 0.3
3.9
29.6
43.1 20.7
2.4
16,856 3.7
0.8
10.7
306
306
N
170
27.2
5.5 & 6
165-169
24.7
4.5 &5
160-164
12.2
3.5 & 4
155-159
3.0
Mean
150-154
0.7
Agriculture, Natural Res. &
Conservation
N
145-149
LIFE SCIENCES
N
140-144
Analytical Writing
135-139
Quantitative Reasoning
130-134
Intended
Graduate Major
304
*Limited to those who earned their college degrees up to two years prior to the test date. Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 400 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, ets.) or the approximately
32,800 test takers whose response was "Undecided".
Table 4: General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Broad Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates
(Based on the performance of seniors and nonenrolled college graduates* who tested between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2015)
Verbal Reasoning
Mean
S.D.
130-134
135-139
140-144
145-149
150-154
155-159
160-164
165-169
170
S.D.
0
0.5 & 1
1.5 & 2
2.5 & 3
Mean
S.D.
23.8
13.5
5.3
0.7 118,144 153
7
1.2
6.5
16.3
23.1
23.5
15.5
8.4
4.2
1.3 118,237 151
8
0.0 0.1
1.5
19.8
49.4 25.7
3.4 117,977 3.9
0.8
Anthropology and
Archaeology
0.1
0.6
3.8
12.6
22.2
30.3
20.9
8.3
1.1
6,531
156
7
0.7
5.7
17.4
27.1
27.1
15.4
5.3
1.1
0.2
6,530
149
7
0.0 0.0
0.6
14.3
50.3 30.8
3.9
6,526
4.0
0.7
Economics
0.9
3.0
8.0
14.7
21.4
24.2
17.4
9.1
1.4 14,351
154
8
0.1
0.5
1.9
5.5
13.5
22.1
26.5
21.8
8.2
14,411
160
7
0.0 0.1
2.0
27.8
42.3 23.6
4.2
14,310 3.8
0.8
Political Science
0.4
1.5
4.7
12.0
20.3
27.2
21.4
10.8 1.7 16,344
156
7
0.9
5.0
12.2
20.4
25.9
20.1
10.9
3.7
0.9
16,381
152
8
0.0 0.0
0.8
13.3
42.9 35.8
7.1
16,329 4.1
0.8
Psychology
0.6
2.9
10.9
21.6
26.8
23.1
10.6
3.1
0.3 67,708
152
7
1.3
7.4
19.4
26.8
25.1
13.7
4.8
1.3
0.2
67,703
149
7
0.0 0.1
1.4
19.2
52.7 24.1
2.5
67,614 3.9
0.7
Sociology
1.0
3.7
11.0
19.0
24.0
22.3
13.1
5.1
0.8
5,712
152
8
1.9
9.9
18.9
24.3
22.7
12.7
6.1
2.8
0.6
5,711
149
8
0.0 0.2
2.2
21.5
47.9 24.7
3.5
5,707
3.8
0.8
Other
1.7
5.8
15.8
23.1
22.5
17.9
9.2
3.4
0.5
7,498
150
8
2.7 11.2
21.8
25.0
20.3
11.2
5.0
2.1
0.7
7,501
148
8
0.0 0.2
3.0
27.9
47.7 19.0
2.3
7,491
3.7
0.8
ARTS AND
HUMANITIES
0.3
1.2
4.4
10.8
20.0
26.9
22.5
11.9 1.9 42,652
157
7
1.3
7.2
17.1
24.4
24.5
15.5
7.2
2.4
0.5
42,610
150
7
0.0 0.1
1.1
13.4
44.6 34.1
6.7
42,609 4.1
0.8
Arts ─ History, Theory, and
Criticism
0.1
1.1
3.5
10.9
22.7
27.6
22.0
10.9 1.2
2,933
156
7
1.3
6.7
16.1
24.8
23.8
16.6
7.8
2.5
0.4
2,935
150
7
0.0 0.0
0.8
13.8
47.0 33.3
5.2
2,932
4.1
0.7
Arts ─ Performance and
Studio
0.7
3.8
9.6
17.8
22.9
23.7
14.8
5.9
4,420
153
8
1.0
6.6
14.6
23.1
24.0
17.5
8.9
3.7
0.6
4,418
151
8
0.0 0.3
3.7
24.7
46.9 21.8
2.5
4,409
3.7
0.8
English Language and
Literature
0.2
0.8
3.2
9.3
19.8
28.4
24.1
12.4 1.8 15,160
157
7
1.3
8.4
19.4
25.7
24.3
13.7
5.3
1.6
0.3
15,130
149
7
0.0 0.0
0.7
10.9
43.2 37.6
7.6
15,145 4.2
0.8
Foreign Languages and
Literatures
0.6
2.1
6.0
12.3
19.2
25.3
20.7
11.7 2.2
3,349
156
8
1.0
5.7
14.1
22.2
26.7
17.7
9.0
2.9
0.6
3,349
151
7
0.0 0.1
1.3
17.0
44.4 31.7
5.5
3,347
4.0
0.8
History
0.2
0.7
4.2
11.4
21.8
27.7
21.7
10.7 1.5 10,289
156
7
1.7
8.3
20.1
26.4
24.4
12.8
5.0
1.3
0.2
10,277
148
7
0.0 0.0
0.7
12.4
46.4 33.9
6.5
10,282 4.1
0.8
Philosophy
0.1
0.5
1.9
5.7
12.3
24.7
29.0
20.8 5.1
3,245
160
7
0.4
2.8
9.1
18.8
25.1
22.1
14.2
6.0
1.6
3,247
153
7
0.0 0.1
0.6
8.7
37.9 40.3 12.4
3,241
4.3
0.8
Other
0.3
1.5
5.2
10.5
17.4
24.7
23.6
14.2 2.5
3,256
157
8
1.2
4.7
12.1
21.1
24.6
19.5
11.3
4.5
1.0
3,254
152
8
0.0 0.1
0.9
13.9
46.5 33.0
3,253
4.1
0.8
0.7
5.6
N
170
24.6
5.5 & 6
165-169
18.9
4.5 &5
160-164
9.6
3.5 & 4
155-159
2.8
Mean
150-154
0.7
N
145-149
SOCIAL SCIENCES
N
140-144
Analytical Writing
135-139
Quantitative Reasoning
130-134
Intended
Graduate Major
*Limited to those who earned their college degrees up to two years prior to the test date. Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 400 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, ets.) or the approximately
32,800 test takers whose response was "Undecided".
Table 4: General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Broad Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates
(Based on the performance of seniors and nonenrolled college graduates* who tested between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2015)
Verbal Reasoning
170
Mean
S.D.
130-134
135-139
140-144
145-149
150-154
155-159
160-164
165-169
170
N
Mean
S.D.
0
0.5 & 1
1.5 & 2
2.5 & 3
25.1
18.9
8.5
2.7
0.3 26,789
151
7
1.3
8.1
20.7
27.2
23.0
12.1
5.6
1.8
0.4
26,779
149
7
0.0 0.1
2.0
22.7
51.2 21.7
2.2
Administration
1.6
6.5
17.9
27.5
24.0
14.5
6.4
1.6
0.0
865
149
7
2.2 10.6
19.7
28.0
23.5
9.1
5.3
1.6
0.0
865
148
7
0.0 0.1
2.5
28.8
46.6 20.3
1.6
865
3.7
0.8
Curriculum and Instruction
0.3
3.8
12.7
30.3
23.6
18.5
9.6
1.3
0.0
314
151
7
1.3
7.0
20.1
28.3
21.0
15.9
4.5
1.9
0.0
314
149
7
0.0 0.0
1.6
20.1
56.9 19.2
2.2
313
3.8
0.7
Early Childhood
2.1
7.4
20.7
28.5
21.6
14.5
4.1
1.0
0.1
1,122
148
7
1.2 12.0
26.6
29.7
19.5
7.3
2.7
0.9
0.2
1,122
147
6
0.0 0.0
3.2
30.0
50.9 14.8
1.2
1,107
3.6
0.7
Elementary
1.0
4.5
15.8
27.4
26.0
17.0
6.4
1.7
0.1
2,994
150
7
1.0
6.7
22.0
31.6
24.9
10.5
2.8
0.3
0.1
2,993
148
6
0.1 0.1
2.2
22.3
54.0 19.8
1.5
2,905
3.7
0.7
Evaluation and Research
0.6
3.7
13.6
26.2
26.7
19.2
7.7
2.0
0.3
4,780
151
7
1.1
8.2
22.4
28.3
23.1
11.2
4.1
1.3
0.3
4,780
148
7
0.0 0.0
1.5
20.3
54.6 21.9
1.7
4,772
3.8
0.7
Higher
0.8
3.1
12.3
23.9
26.4
22.1
9.0
2.4
0.2
3,719
151
7
1.1
7.0
19.5
27.6
25.5
13.1
4.4
1.2
0.5
3,719
149
7
0.0 0.0
1.1
17.4
51.8 26.9
2.8
3,715
3.9
0.7
Secondary
0.3
1.6
7.2
17.0
24.6
27.2
15.5
5.8
0.8
3,279
154
7
0.5
4.4
13.9
23.1
25.9
18.9
10.1
2.6
0.6
3,277
151
7
0.0 0.0
0.9
14.8
50.4 29.4
4.5
3,272
4.0
0.7
Special
1.4
4.8
18.8
28.6
25.2
14.4
5.1
1.6
0.1
1,868
149
7
1.7 11.1
26.4
29.4
21.2
7.6
2.3
0.3
0.0
1,866
147
6
0.0 0.3
2.0
25.8
52.4 18.6
0.9
1,851
3.7
0.7
Student Counseling and
Personnel Srvcs
1.8
6.3
18.7
29.8
24.3
14.1
4.0
1.1
0.0
3,419
149
7
2.5 14.0
28.0
28.1
18.6
6.6
1.9
0.4
0.0
3,415
146
6
0.0 0.1
3.2
26.8
52.7 16.2
1.1
3,413
3.6
0.7
Other
1.1
4.3
13.7
21.9
23.5
18.8
11.7
4.4
0.5
4,429
152
8
1.0
5.2
14.5
23.4
22.2
15.6
11.7
5.3
1.0
4,428
151
8
0.0 0.2
2.7
28.6
44.8 20.7
3.0
4,419
3.7
0.8
BUSINESS
2.0
6.0
16.5
25.0
24.9
16.8
6.7
2.1
0.2 31,072
150
7
0.8
4.8
12.2
19.7
20.7
15.8
11.8
10.0
4.1
31,185
153
9
0.1 0.3
3.8
35.5
45.0 13.9
1.3
30,871 3.5
0.8
Accounting
2.7
6.4
17.4
26.6
24.6
15.3
5.3
1.5
0.1
1,749
149
7
0.9
3.1
12.3
23.4
27.0
16.0
9.9
5.3
2.1
1,751
152
8
0.1 0.8
4.9
35.9
45.9 11.6
0.7
1,726
3.4
0.8
Banking and Finance
1.7
4.8
12.9
22.3
27.0
20.2
8.4
2.5
0.2
5,019
151
7
0.3
1.4
3.0
6.8
10.9
13.6
20.5
28.1 15.5
5,025
161
8
0.1 0.4
3.5
44.7
40.7
9.8
0.9
4,984
3.4
0.7
Business Admin and
Management
1.9
6.0
16.1
24.7
25.0
16.9
6.9
2.3
0.2 13,472
150
7
1.1
6.1
15.1
23.8
23.9
16.0
8.5
4.6
1.1
13,559
151
8
0.1 0.3
3.8
30.6
47.6 16.1
1.7
13,384 3.6
0.8
Other
2.0
6.4
18.4
26.2
23.8
15.4
5.8
1.8
0.2 10,832
149
7
0.8
5.1
12.9
19.8
20.4
16.5
12.3
9.3
2.9
10,850
153
9
0.1 0.2
3.9
37.4
43.6 13.5
1.2
10,777 3.5
0.8
26,632 3.8
0.7
N
S.D.
165-169
25.0
Mean
160-164
14.3
5.5 & 6
155-159
4.2
4.5 &5
150-154
1.0
3.5 & 4
145-149
EDUCATION
N
140-144
Analytical Writing
135-139
Quantitative Reasoning
130-134
Intended
Graduate Major
*Limited to those who earned their college degrees up to two years prior to the test date. Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 400 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, ets.) or the approximately
32,800 test takers whose response was "Undecided".
Table 4: General Test Percentage Distribution of Scores Within Intended Broad Graduate Major Field
Based on Seniors and Nonenrolled College Graduates
(Based on the performance of seniors and nonenrolled college graduates* who tested between July 1, 2012, and June 30, 2015)
S.D.
7.5
2.7
0.3 10,938
150
8
0.4
2.4
8.4
17.2
22.5
20.7
16.4
9.6
2.4
10,951
154
8
0.0 0.3
5.7
41.5
39.5 12.2
0.9
10,918 3.4
0.8
Communications and
Journalism
1.6
5.3
14.6
22.9
25.4
19.0
8.7
2.3
0.2 11,178
150
7
2.0 10.2
20.2
23.5
19.3
11.8
8.3
3.9
0.8
11,176
149
8
0.0 0.2
2.8
28.6
45.0 20.9
2.4
11,163 3.7
0.8
Family and Consumer
Sciences
1.0
5.9
16.0
28.6
25.8
16.7
4.7
1.3
0.1
1,266
149
7
2.0 10.7
22.2
27.4
23.9
9.9
3.0
0.8
0.2
1,266
147
7
0.0 0.0
2.3
25.1
51.9 19.5
1.2
1,265
3.7
0.7
Library and Archival
Sciences
0.2
0.8
3.4
11.2
19.6
29.5
23.2
10.7 1.4
1,548
157
7
1.2
7.4
17.1
29.2
25.9
12.8
4.8
1.2
0.3
1,547
149
7
0.0 0.0
1.2
14.5
49.9 31.1
3.2
1,548
4.0
0.7
Public Administration
1.0
4.2
12.3
20.6
24.2
22.8
11.0
3.6
0.4
3,801
152
7
1.8
8.9
20.7
23.3
21.7
11.5
7.2
4.2
0.6
3,801
149
8
0.0 0.2
2.3
25.2
47.7 22.1
2.6
3,793
3.8
0.8
Religion and Theology
0.4
0.4
3.5
9.2
18.9
26.0
25.1
13.9 2.5
1,786
157
7
0.9
5.2
14.1
21.5
27.7
19.5
8.7
2.2
0.2
1,784
151
7
0.0 0.0
0.7
9.8
43.0 38.2
8.3
1,785
4.2
0.8
2.5
8.2
18.9
25.4
22.0
15.4
6.0
1.4
7,880
149
7
5.1 19.0
28.6
24.0
15.0
6.0
1.8
0.4
0.1
7,864
145
7
0.0 0.3
4.3
30.3
48.4 15.3
1.4
7,914
3.6
0.8
Social Work
Other
0.2
102,034
140,477
N
17.0
0
23.1
S.D.
24.0
140,431
OTHER FIELDS
N
17.0
170
6.9
S.D.
1.6
N
Architecture and
Environmental Design
170
Mean
5.5 & 6
4.5 &5
3.5 & 4
2.5 & 3
1.5 & 2
0.5 & 1
Analytical Writing
Mean
165-169
160-164
155-159
150-154
145-149
140-144
135-139
130-134
Quantitative Reasoning
Mean
165-169
160-164
155-159
150-154
145-149
140-144
135-139
130-134
Verbal Reasoning
Intended
Graduate Major
140,217
102,088
101,831
*Limited to those who earned their college degrees up to two years prior to the test date. Note: This table does not include summary information on the approximately 400 test takers whose response to the department code question was invalid (misgrids, blanks, ets.) or the approximately
32,800 test takers whose response was "Undecided".
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