This year’s findings indicate that in 2017–18, GRE
test takers with an intended graduate major field
in business represent 7% of the GRE testing
population — a 19% increase in the past five
years.
The number of test takers indicating an MBA as
their intended degree objective increased 5% from
2016–17 to 2017–18.
The number of Chinese test takers intending to
major in business continues
to increase year over
year.
Snapshot findings for GRE test takers in Mainland
China include:
• A total of 11% of test takers indicated an
intended graduate major field in business.
• There was a 25% increase in the number of
test takers who indicated an intended
graduate major field in business from
2016–17 to 2017–18.
• There was a 76% increase in the number of
test takers who indicated an intended
graduate major field in business over the
past 5 years.
Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan also
experienced year-over-year growth in the number
of GRE test takers by Country of Citizenship.
