Despite the GRE Revised General Test being around for four years, the old GRE to new GRE score conversion still remains a confusion point among GRE applicants. Yes, the new GRE point scale has gone to a very limited range of 130-170 for each section from the earlier broad range of 200-800. So, how should you equate the two scores? And what should you do if you have old GRE scores?
While most colleges and universities now publish average GRE scores based on the new scale, some of them still have scores listed according to the old scale. In such a scenario, applicants need to convert their new GRE score to the old GRE score. Also, if they have old GRE scores, they need to convert it to new GRE scores.
Thankfully, ETS provides a concordance table to solve this confusion. This data is based on the performance of test takers between August 1, 2011 and June 30, 2014. The percentile ranks are updated every year by the ETS. The GRE scores on both the scales and the percentile ranks are given below:
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Verbal Reasoning Concordance Table – Old GRE to New GRE Score Conversion :
Prior Scale Current Scale % Rank 800 170 99 790 170 99 780 170 99 770 170 99 760 170 99 750 169 99 740 169 99 730 168 98 720 168 98 710 167 97 700 166 96 690 165 95 680 165 95 670 164 94 660 164 94 650 163 92 640 162 90 630 162 90 620 161 87 610 160 85 600 160 85 590 159 81 580 158 79 570 158 79 560 157 74 550 156 71 540 156 71 530 155 67 520 154 63 510 154 63 500 153 59 490 152 54 480 152 54 470 151 50 460 151 50 450 150 45 440 149 41 430 149 41 420 148 37 410 147 33 400 146 29 390 146 29 380 145 25 370 144 22 360 143 18 350 143 18 340 142 16 330 141 13 320 140 10 310 139 8 300 138 7 290 137 5 280 135 3 270 134 2 260 133 1 250 132 1 240 131 1 230 130 220 130 210 130 200 130 Prep with +70 Free GRE Practice Tests
Quantitative Reasoning Concordance Table
| Prior Scale | Current Scale | % Rank |
| 800 | 166 | 92 |
| 790 | 164 | 88 |
| 780 | 163 | 86 |
| 770 | 161 | 80 |
| 760 | 160 | 78 |
| 750 | 159 | 75 |
| 740 | 158 | 71 |
| 730 | 157 | 68 |
| 720 | 156 | 64 |
| 710 | 155 | 60 |
| 700 | 155 | 60 |
| 690 | 154 | 56 |
| 680 | 153 | 52 |
| 670 | 152 | 48 |
| 660 | 152 | 48 |
| 650 | 151 | 45 |
| 640 | 151 | 45 |
| 630 | 150 | 40 |
| 620 | 149 | 37 |
| 610 | 149 | 37 |
| 600 | 148 | 32 |
| 590 | 148 | 32 |
| 580 | 147 | 28 |
| 570 | 147 | 28 |
| 560 | 146 | 25 |
| 550 | 146 | 25 |
| 540 | 145 | 21 |
| 530 | 145 | 21 |
| 520 | 144 | 18 |
| 510 | 144 | 18 |
| 500 | 144 | 18 |
| 490 | 143 | 15 |
| 480 | 143 | 15 |
| 470 | 142 | 12 |
| 460 | 142 | 12 |
| 450 | 141 | 10 |
| 440 | 141 | 10 |
| 430 | 141 | 10 |
| 420 | 140 | 8 |
| 410 | 140 | 8 |
| 400 | 140 | 8 |
| 390 | 139 | 6 |
| 380 | 139 | 6 |
| 370 | 138 | 4 |
| 360 | 138 | 4 |
| 350 | 138 | 4 |
| 340 | 137 | 3 |
| 330 | 137 | 3 |
| 320 | 136 | 2 |
| 310 | 136 | 2 |
| 300 | 136 | 2 |
| 290 | 135 | 2 |
| 280 | 135 | 2 |
| 270 | 134 | 1 |
| 260 | 134 | 1 |
| 250 | 133 | 1 |
| 240 | 133 | 1 |
| 230 | 132 | |
| 220 | 132 | |
| 210 | 131 | |
| 200 | 131 | |
If you are an applicant with old GRE scores, the table given above will make the GRE score conversion quite easy. Depending on your own score, you may then decide whether to stick to the old scores or retake the GRE to improve your scores. With the new 130-170, the differentiation becomes more pronounced for test takers with higher GRE scores. Also, pay attention to the percentile ranking in the concordance table. This helps you assess your performance against other test takers.
