Almost All Business Schools Now Accept the GRE

More business schools than ever are accepting an alternative to the Graduate Management Admissions Test, or GMAT, according to data released today by Kaplan Test Prep. Eighty-five percent of business school admissions officers surveyed by Kaplan said they now accept the Graduate Records Examination, or GRE, in place of the GMAT, up from just 24 percent in 2009.

“What was once seen as an almost exotic admissions policy by business schools has become nearly ubiquitous,” said Brian Carlidge, executive director of pre-business and pre-graduate programs at Kaplan Test Prep, in a statement. Nearly eight in 10 admissions leaders said the two tests would be viewed equally, the data showed. Kaplan polled representatives from 200 American business schools, including 11 top-tier schools.