Philosophy students consistently rank among the highest-scoring majors on the Graduate Record Exam (GRE). Notice also that Philosophy students are well-rounded; they do well on all three divisions of the GRE, rather than peaking in one field and struggling with the others. They are also the highest-scoring major on the verbal section of the exam.
GRE score distribution within intended graduate major field. Philosophy Majors scored highest in both the Verbal and Analytical Writing sections.
| Major |
Verbal |
Quantitative |
Analytical Writing |
| Philosophy |
589
|
636
|
5.2
|
| American History |
543
|
556
|
4.8
|
| Anthropology |
532
|
571
|
4.7
|
| Art |
538
|
571
|
4.7
|
| Biology |
491
|
632
|
4.4
|
| Chemistry |
487
|
682
|
4.4
|
| Communication |
470
|
533
|
4.5
|
| Computer Science |
469
|
704
|
4.2
|
| Economics |
504
|
706
|
4.5
|
| Elem. Education |
443
|
527
|
4.3
|
| Eng. Lang. and Literature |
559
|
552
|
4.9
|
| Earth, Atmospheric, and Marine Sciences |
495
|
637
|
4.4
|
| Mathematics |
502
|
733
|
4.4
|
| Music |
489
|
554
|
4.3
|
| Health, Med. Science |
447
|
552
|
4.2
|
| Physics |
534
|
738
|
4.5
|
| Political Science |
522
|
589
|
4.8
|
| Religion and Theology |
538
|
583
|
4.8
|