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The GRE® General Test

One test for graduate, business and law school

 

Fees for GRE Tests and Related Services

Fees are stated in U.S. dollars, effective July 1, 2024, and are subject to change without notice.1

For test takers in India, please visit the ETS India website.

Test fee

Location Fee
China $231.30

All other areas of the world

 $220

Special handling requests

Special Handling Request Fee
Rescheduling fee — China $53.90

Rescheduling fee — All other areas of the world

 $55

Changing your test center

 $55

Scoring services

Access the following scoring services in your ETS account. Any scoring service not listed below, such as the GRE Diagnostic Service, doesn’t have an associated fee.

 

Service Fee
Additional Score Reports (ASR) — Per recipient $40

Question-and-Answer review service — Verbal Reasoning & Quantitative Reasoning sections only (New York State residents only)

 $50

Score Review for Analytical Writing measure

 $60
Score Reinstatement Fee $50

Payment Policies

For preferred payment methods, refund policies and other policies related to payment, see the GRE® Information Bulletin (PDF). For preferred payment methods for those testing in India, visit the ETS India website.

 

Fee Reduction Program

A GRE Fee Reduction Voucher may be used for one GRE General Test and/or one GRE Subject Test. Individuals who receive a GRE Fee Reduction voucher will pay $100 to register for the GRE General Test and/or 50% of the regular test fee for a GRE Subject Test (i.e., $85). Those registering for the General Test will also receive free access to the following GRE test prep materials, a $100 value:

  • POWERPREP PLUS® Online Practice Test 1 ($45 value)
  • POWERPREP PLUS® Online Practice Test 2 ($45 value)
  • ScoreItNow!™ Online Writing Practice ($20 value)

Who is eligible?

ETS provides the GRE Fee Reduction Program for individuals who can demonstrate financial need, for those who are unemployed and receiving unemployment compensation, for those who are currently serving in the Peace Corps, and for national programs that work with underrepresented groups.

ETS offers GRE Fee Reduction Vouchers to U.S. citizens or resident aliens who are college seniors or unenrolled college graduates who meet eligibility requirements and are planning to take a GRE test in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or U.S. Virgin Islands.

College seniors must be:

  • receiving financial aid through an undergraduate college in the United States, U.S. Territories or Puerto Rico, and
  • who has a FAFSA Submission Summary Student Aid Index (SAI) of zero or less.

Unenrolled college graduates must:

  • have applied for financial aid, and
  • have a FAFSA Submission Summary that shows a Student Aid Index (SAI) of zero or less.

ETS offers a limited number of GRE Fee Reduction Vouchers to individuals who can confirm that they are unemployed and receiving unemployment compensation and are planning to take a GRE test in the United States, Puerto Rico, Guam or U.S. Virgin Islands.

Eligibility Requirements:

  • a United States citizen or resident alien and 18 years or age or older
  • currently unemployed and have become unemployed within the past 6 months
  • able to submit a copy of an Unemployment Benefits Statement from the past 90 days as proof of unemployment

ETS provides a limited number of GRE Fee Reduction Vouchers to individuals currently serving in the Peace Corps. To confirm eligibility, applicants must be active Peace Corps Volunteers (PCVs) and submit a signed Description of Service (DOS) on official Peace Corps letterhead. The DOS must include the dates of service to verify the individual is currently serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer (PCV).

Please note, we are unable to offer vouchers to individuals who have previously served or who plan to serve in the future but are not currently volunteering.

GRE Fee Reduction Vouchers are also made available to the following programs that work with students from underrepresented groups, first-generation college students and students with financial need:

(Students who are members of one of these organizations must contact your program coordinator to receive a GRE Fee Reduction Voucher.)

  • Admit.me Fellows
  • Charles B. Rangel Fellowship Program
  • EducationUSA Opportunity Fund Program
  • Gates Millennium Scholars Program
  • Graduate Applications International Network (GAIN)
  • Great Minds for STEM
  • i-Scholar Initiative
  • Institute for Recruitment of Teachers (IRT)
  • Leadership Brainery
  • Management Leadership for Tomorrow
  • Maximizing Access to Research Careers (MARC) Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) Program
  • MT Scholarship Program 
  • National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science Program (GEM)
  • National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE)
  • NSF Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Program
  • Postbaccalaureate Research Education Program (PREP)
  • QuestBridge
  • Research Initiative for Scientific Enhancement (RISE) Program
  • Society for the Advancement of Chicanos and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
  • The Beinecke Scholarship Program
  • TheDream.US
  • Thomas R. Pickering Fellowship Program
  • TRIO Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
  • TRIO Student Support Services (SSS) Program

How do I apply?

If you’re applying for a GRE Fee Reduction Voucher based on financial need or because you’re unemployed, complete the GRE Fee Reduction Request form (PDF) and follow the instructions on the form regarding the submission of materials to ETS. Voucher numbers are sent to recipients via email within 2 weeks of ETS approval of the request.

If you’re a student member of one of the organizations that receives GRE Fee Reduction Vouchers from ETS, consult your program coordinator in the organization to receive a GRE Fee Reduction Voucher.

What if I need to retest?

Test takers who would like to retest and have previously received a GRE Fee Reduction Voucher by submitting a FAFSA Submission Summary within the past year, can apply for another GRE Fee Reduction Voucher by completing and submitting the GRE Fee Reduction Request Form (PDF) to ETS. Voucher numbers are sent to recipients via email within 2 weeks of ETS approval of the request.

If you received a GRE Fee Reduction Voucher from an organization that receives vouchers from ETS, consult your program coordinator in the organization to receive a GRE Fee Reduction Voucher to retest.

 

1 Test and test-related fees are inclusive of any sales, use, value-added or similar taxes. In jurisdictions where the customer is required to account for any local taxes due, the price remitted to ETS excludes those taxes. In those circumstances, it is the sole responsibility of the customer to pay those taxes to the local tax authority. ETS is not responsible or liable for collecting and remitting those taxes on the customer's behalf.

In Australia, Canada, Colombia, 27 European Union Countries, Nigeria, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Turkey, United States and Vietnam, test and test-related fees are exclusive of any sales, use, value-added or similar taxes and will be added to the order when it is placed.