May 15, 2009

GRE Volume Bounces Back in Recession-Related Rise

By Steven Bushong

The number of people taking Graduate Record Examinations, after a dip late last year, is on its way back up, in a trend that once more follows the typical effects of a recession.

Historically, people enter graduate school to avoid a dismal job market. But as the recession took firm hold last year, GRE volume decreased. The Education Testing Service gave about 617,000 tests by the end of 2008, down from a high of 633,000 in 2007.

“People were in freeze mode at

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