GRE score calculator
Turn raw practice accuracy into an estimated scaled score and total. It runs the same section-adaptive logic as a real GRE, so the number reflects how the test actually rewards correct answers — then read on for the routing and band-ceiling tables that explain it.
How many did you get right?
Out of 27 scored questions per measure. Your estimated scaled score updates live.
The GRE is section-adaptive: how you do on Section 1 routes Section 2 to an easy, medium, or hard pool, and that band caps your score. We estimate your band from your accuracy, so the harder the band you reach, the higher your ceiling.
Estimated score
Scaled scores are an estimate, accurate to about ±2 points, using the same engine as our mock tests. The Verbal and Quant percentiles are the exact official ETS figures for each scaled score. The total percentile is a normal-model estimate.
Why raw correct does not map cleanly to a scaled score
The GRE is section-adaptive, not flat. The same number of correct answers can land a few scaled points apart depending on which difficulty pool you were routed into.
Both Verbal and Quant give everyone a medium **Section 1**. How many questions you get right there routes **Section 2** into an easier, medium, or harder pool — and that pool sets a ceiling on the scaled score you can reach. This is why two people with the same raw total can score differently, and why a perfect run inside the easy pool still cannot reach 170. The official structure is described on the ETS test-structure page.
This calculator runs the **same section-adaptive engine as our free mocks**, so the estimate reflects how the real test rewards correct answers — accurate to about two scaled points, not an official ETS conversion. See our editorial standards for how the engine is built.
GRE raw-to-scaled conversion chart: how Section 1 sets your ceiling
This raw-score conversion chart shows how your Section 1 raw-correct count decides which Section 2 pool you see. Verbal cutoffs are lower than Quant because each Verbal question is harder.
| Section 1 correct (of 12) | Verbal routes to | Quant routes to |
|---|---|---|
| 0–3 | Easy pool | Easy pool |
| 4 | Easy pool | Medium pool |
| 5–7 | Medium pool | Medium pool |
| 8 | Medium pool | Hard pool |
| 9–12 | Hard pool | Hard pool |
The practical lesson: **Section 1 matters more than its question count suggests.** A couple of extra correct answers there can move you up a whole pool and unlock a higher ceiling for the rest of the test.
Band ceilings: only the hard pool reaches 170
Each difficulty pool caps the maximum scaled score. This is the single most important thing to understand about section-adaptive scoring.
| Section 2 pool | Scaled-score ceiling | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| Easy | 151 | A clean sweep of the easy pool still caps at 151 |
| Medium | 158 | The medium pool tops out in the high 150s |
| Hard | 170 | Only the hard pool can reach the top of the scale |
If you are aiming for **165+**, you must route into the **hard pool** on Section 2 — which means getting roughly **9+ of 12** right on Verbal Section 1, or **8+ of 12** on Quant Section 1. No amount of accuracy in an easier pool can get you there.
Worked example: the same total, two different scores
Quant has a 12-question Section 1 and a 15-question Section 2 (27 in all). Two test takers each answer 18 of 27 correctly, but split them differently.
- **Test taker A** gets **9 of 12** on Section 1 → routed to the **hard pool** (ceiling 170), then **9 of 15** on Section 2. The hard pool lets the scaled score climb into the 160s.
- **Test taker B** gets **5 of 12** on Section 1 → routed to the **medium pool** (ceiling 158), then **13 of 15** on Section 2. A strong Section 2, but the score is capped at 158.
- **Same 18 of 27 correct, different ceilings.** Front-loading accuracy into Section 1 is what separates the two outcomes.
Once you have an estimated scaled score, convert it to its exact official percentile with the percentile calculator, or set a target and a daily plan with the score simulator.
From estimate to a real score
This tool is a fast way to read your practice accuracy, but the cleanest number comes from sitting the test under real routing. A free full-length, section-adaptive mock applies the Section 1 → Section 2 logic directly and returns your scaled score, your exact percentile, and a worked solution for every question. From there, the 320, 325, and 330 guides map the split you need by field.
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