GRE Verbal Score Breakdown — What Scores Mean
Understand GRE Verbal Reasoning scores (130-170). Score percentiles, what top programs expect, and how to improve your Verbal score.
Score Range
Min: 130 | Max: 170 | Average: 151
How It's Scored
Verbal Reasoning includes approximately 27 questions across two sections: Text Completion, Sentence Equivalence, and Reading Comprehension.
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