What are the average GPA and test scores of those offered admission?
A. We offer the following data only because many prospective applicants request it. Remember that these are only averages (not a range) and the averages vary from year to year. Our department receives 350 to 400 applications and selects a class of around 26 students each year. The data for a recent cohort of domestic admits were: Average GPA of 3.82 undergraduate, 3.93 graduate, and 3.83 history; Average GRE scores of 96% verbal; 71% quantitative; and 5.42 analytical writing on a scale of 1 to 6. We do not set a minimum for GRE scores. The minimum acceptable score on the TOEFL is 570 out of 677 for the paper test, and for the new IBT Internet-based test the aggregate minimum is 68 with minimum sub-scores of 18 writing, 17 speaking, 16 listening, and 17 reading. (A score of at least 26 in speaking satisfies the language proficiency requirement for student teaching positions.) The TOEFL scores of our admitted foreign-educated students usually exceed the minimum. A recent cohort of foreig
