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As the dark clouds of the COVID – 19 wave have steadily faded off, campus life across the world is getting normal. Several US universities that had waived off the GRE are reverting to the pre-pandemic admission process by reinstating the GRE scores for the upcoming intakes. 

US Universities have reinstated the GRE as a Part of their Admission Process:

During the pandemic, test centers were closed, and the students were facing difficulties taking GRE, so to help the prospective students, several universities had waived off the GRE. However, as the situation is getting back to normal now, universities are getting back to their normal admission process and reinstating the GRE as one of the most important requisites.

According to a study conducted by Jamboree Education for the top programs in courses related to Business Analytics, Computer Science, Data Science, etc., 80% of the universities either require the GRE or say it is highly recommended for their Master’s programs.

Here is the list of a few universities that rolled back the GRE waiver: 

 

University Name Program GRE / GMAT (Median Scores of Accepted Students)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology MS in Business Analytics Recommended
UT Austin MS in Business Analytics Required
John Hopkins MS in Business Analytics & Risk Management Required
University of Southern California MS in Business Analytics Not required
University of Colorado Boulder MS in Business Analytics Required
UMD College Park MS in Business Analytics Required
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign MS in Technology Management Recommended
University of Iowa MS in Business Analytics Not Required
UIC MS in Business Analytics Required
Arizona State University MS in Business Analytics Required
University of Minnesota MS in Business Analytics Required
University of Cincinnati MS In Business Analytics Required
Boston University MS In Business Analytics Required
UT Dallas MS in Business Analytics Flex Required
University of Rochester MS in Business Analytics Required
Ohio State University Specialized Master in Business Analytics Required
University of Virginia (Darden) MS in Business Analytics Optional
Drexel University MS in Business Analytics Required
University of Connecticut MS in Business Analytics & Project Management Required
NJIT MS in Business and Information Systems Required
Columbia University MS in Business Analytics Optional
Duke University MS in Business Analytics Required
Georgia Institute of Technology MS Analytics Required
Purdue University MS Business Analytics & Information Management Required
Indiana University Bloomington Online MS in Business Analytics Required
Northwestern University MS Analytics Required
UC Davis MS in Business Analytics Required
Michigan State University MS in Business Analytics Required
NCSU MS in Analytics Not required
Southern Methodist University MS in Business Analytics Required
Rennselaer Polytechnic Institute MS in Business Analytics Optional
University of Notre Dame MS in Business Analytics Required
George Washington University MS in Business Analytics Optional
Washington University at St. Louis MS in Business Analytics Required
UC San Diego MS in Business Analytics Required
American University MS in Analytics Required
Wake Forest University MS in Business Analytics Required
Case Western Reserve University MSM Recommended
Georgia State University MS in Data Science & Analytics Not Required
Fordham University MS in Business Analytics Required
William & Mary’s Mason School of Business MS in Business Analytics Required
Santa Clara University MS in Business Analytics Required
Bentley University MS in Business Analytics Required
Syracuse University MS in Business Analytics Recommended
Saint Joseph’s University MS Business Intelligence & Analytics Required
University of Denver MS in Business Analytics Optional
California Polytechnic State University MS in Business Analytics Required
Tulane University MS in Business Analytics Required
Golden Gate University MS in Business Analytics Not Required
College of Saint Rose MS in Business Analytics Required
University of Central Oklahoma MS Business Analytics Not Required
St. Peter’s University MS in Business Analytics Not Required
Clarkson University MS in Applied Data Science Required
University of Michigan MS In Business Analytics Required
UT Arlington MS Business Analytics Required
University of Utah MS in Analytics Optional
Louisiana State University MS in Analytics Required
Creighton University MS in Business Intelligence & Analytics Required
University of Tennessee MS in Analytics Required
Catholic University of America MS In Data Analytics Not Required
University of Colorado Denver MS in Business Analytics Required
Benedictine University MS in Business Analytics Required
New Jersey City University MS in Business Analytics & Data Science Not Required
University of Miami MS in Business Analytics Not Required
University of Dallas MS in Business Analytics Not Required
University of South Florida MS Business Analytics & Information Systems Required
Clark University MS in Business Analytics Required
Texas A & M University – Commerce MS in Business Analytics Not Required
University of North Texas MS in Business Analytics Required
University of Washington – Tacoma MS in Business Analytics Recommended
University of St. Thomas MS in Business Analytics Not Required
Emory University MS in Business Analytics Required
Northeastern University MS in Business Analytics Recommended
Suffolk University MS in Business Analytics Recommended
Carnegie Mellon University MS Computer Science Recommended
Stanford university MS Computer Science Not required
University of California, Berkeley MS Computer Science Not Required
University of Illinios, Urbana Champaign MS Computer Science Recommended
Cornell University MS Computer Science Optional
Georgia Institute of Technology MS Computer Science Required
Princeton University MS Computer Science and Engineering Recommended
University of Texas, Austin MS Computer Science Optional
University of Michigan, Ann Arbour MS Computer Science and Engineering Not Required
Columbia University MS Computer Science Optional
University of California, Los Angeles MS Computer Science Recommended
University of Wisconsin, Madison MS Computer Science Required
University of California, San Diego MS Computer Science Recommended
University of Maryland, Collge Park MS Computer science Optional
University of Pennsylvania MSE Computer and Information Science Recommended
Purdue university MS Computer Science Not Required
Rice University MS Computer Science Optional
University of Masachussetts, Amherst MS Computer Science Required
University of Southern California MS Computer Science Not Required
Yale University MS Computer Science Required
Brown University MS Computer Science Recommended
Duke University MS Computer Science Required
John Hopkins University MS Computer Science Required
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill MS Computer Science Recommended
University of Minessotta, Twin Cities MS Computer Science Not Required
New York University MS Computer Science Required
Northwestern University MS Computer Science Recommended
Ohio State University MS Computer Science Not Required
Pennsylvania State University MS Computer Science and Engineering Required
University of California, Irvine MS Computer Science Required
University of Chicago MS Computer Science Required
University of Virginia MS Computer Science Optional
Rutgers,state Univ of New Jersey MS Computer Science Required
University of California—Davis MS in Computer Science Recommended
University of California—Santa Barbara MS Computer Science Recommended
Stony Brook University MS Computer Science Required
University of Colorado—Boulder MS Computer Science Not Required
Virginia Tech MS Computer Science Recommended
Arizona State University MS Computer Science Required
Dartmouth College MS Computer Science Recommended
North Carolina State University MS Computer Science Required
Texas A&M University MS Computer Science Recommended
University of Arizona MS Computer Science Recommended
University of Utah MS Computer Science Optional
Boston University MS Computer Science Required
Northeastern University MS Computer Science Recommended
University of Florida MS Computer Science Required
University of Pittsburgh MS Computer Science Required
University of Rochester MS Computer Science Required
Washington University in St. Louis MS Computer Science Optional
Indiana University—Bloomington MS Computer Science Optional
Michigan State University MS Computer Science and Engineering Recommended
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute MS Computer Science Recommended
University of California—Santa Cruz MS Computer Science Not Required
University of Notre Dame MS Computer Science Optional
Vanderbilt University MS Computer Science Required
Iowa State University MS Computer Science Required
University at Buffalo—SUNY MS Computer Science Required
University of California—Riverside MS Computer Science Required
University of Illinois—Chicago MS Computer Science Required
University of Iowa MS Computer Science Optional
University of Oregon MS Computer Science Required
University of Texas—Dallas MS Computer Science Required
Case Western Reserve University MS Computer Science Recommended
George Mason University MS Computer Science Recommended
Oregon State University MS Computer Science Not Required
Rochester Institute of Technology MS Computer Science Required
Syracuse University MS Computer Science Recommended
University of Delaware MS Computer Science Required
Colorado State University MS Computer Science Required
NJIT MS Computer Science Required
Stevens Institute of Technology MS Computer Science Required
UT Arlington MS Computer Science Required
San Jose State university MS Computer Science Required
San Francisco State university MS Computer Science Required
SUNY Albany MS Computer Science Required
University of South Florida MS Computer Science Required
Kent State university MS Computer Science Recommended
University Of California-Berkeley MIMS Not Required
University Of Maryland College Park MSIS Required
University Of Washington MSIS Recommended
University of Arizona MIS Required
Texas A&m University MIS Required
Carnegie Mellon University MSIM Recommended
George Washington University MSIST Optional
Indiana University, Bloomington MIS Not Required
Arizona State University MS-ISM Required
Iowa State University MIS Not Required
Johns Hopkins University MIS Required
University of Texas-Dallas MIS Required
University of Utah MIS Optional
University of Maryland Baltimore County MIS Not Required
New Jersey Institute of Technology MIS Required
University of Florida MIS Required
Brigham Young University MISM Required
Oklahoma State University MIS Required
Georgia State University MIS Not Required
University of San Francisco MSIS Not Required
Loyola University MSISA Not Required
University of Cincinnati MIS Required
University at Buffalo—SUNY MIS Required
San Diego State University MSIS Required
University of South Florida MS BAIS Required
California State University, Los Angeles MIS Required
California State University, Fullerton MIS Required
Stevens Institute Of Technology MIS Required
University of Texas, Arlington MIS Required
University of Illinois—Chicago MIS Required
George Mason University MIS Optional
Northeastern University MIS Not Required
University of Illinois, Springfield MIS Required
University of Nebraska, Omaha MIS Required
NewYork university (SCPS) MIS Required
CUNY Baruch MIS Recommended
Florida International University MIS Required
Pennsylvania State University MSIS Required
Santa Clara University MIS Required
Seattle Pacific University MIS Optional
University of Pittsburgh MIS Optional
University of Houston–Clear Lake MIS Required
Cleveland state university MIS Required
Virginia Commenwealth University MIS Optional
Illinois State University MIS Required
Syracuse University MIS Recommended

*Optionally, submit a general Graduate Record Examination (GRE) score. (Highly recommended for International Students and students with a GPA below 3.0).

Education experts believe that it is just the start, and more universities are to follow the suit.

The Graduate Record Examination or GRE has been the core requirement of top universities for admissions in Masters & Ph.D. degree programs along with academic transcripts, language proficiency test scores, and other profile requirements.

Why the Decision of GRE Wavier?

In the last couple of years since the Covid 19 pandemic has set in, many US universities started accepting students based on their academic profile and made GRE test score submission optional.

Jamboree experts believe that it’s a better idea for students, targeting the Fall 2022 intake and academic session intake in 2023, to take GRE, as a good GRE score opens up more options. Here are some reasons that make the GRE important for study abroad MS aspirants.

  • High GRE scores can compensate low GPA in an application.
  • A good GRE score is a reflection of Quantitative aptitude and Verbal reasoning.
  • GRE scores help universities identify the candidates fit for graduate-level studies.
  • GRE opens doors with more choices in programs and universities across the world.
  • Most universities decide scholarships & financial aids based on your GPA & GRE score. Hence, a GRE score can help you in your scholarship offers.

The announcement comes as a huge relief to the students who wish to complement their slightly weak academics with better GRE scores and dream of building bright careers with high-value education from universities abroad.

If you are also planning to take GRE, seek assistance from Jamboree experts. Since 1993, Jamboree has been helping students ace standardized tests. Visit your nearest Jamboree centre of Jamboree website to know more.

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