For the Spring and Fall 2021 terms, some universities waived off the GRE requirement in all their programs, while others, for specific graduate programs only. Stay in touch with MSM Unify for the latest updates in this list, and other relevant stories for waived GRE in the US.
List of Top-Ranked US Universities That Waived GRE for Some Departments
| University | Department That Waived GRE |
| Stanford University | Department of Education |
| Harvard University | Graduate School of Education Dept. of Comparative Literature |
| MIT | MIT Sloan School of Management |
| Princeton University | Some departments |
| Columbia University | School of Int’l and Public Affairs Engineering |
| Johns Hopkins University | Carey Business School |
| University of Chicago | Computer Science |
| University of California, Los Angeles | Samueli Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering |
| Pennsylvania State University | Electrical and Computer Engineering Chemical Engineering |
| University of California, San Diego | Latin American Studies Rady School of Management Chemistry and Biochemistry |
| Yale University | Arts and Sciences |
| Cornell University | Operations Research and Informational Engineering Electrical and Computer Engineering |
| Boston University | Arts and Sciences College of Engineering |
Graduate Schools in the US That Waived GRE on Most Programs
| Graduate School |
| Northeastern University |
| California State University |
| Stevens Institute of Technology |
| Mississippi State University |
| Clayton State University |
| University of Mississippi |
| Duquesne University |
| Bowling Green State University |
| Austin Peay State University |
| Rice University |
| Texas Tech University |
| University of Texas Rio Grande Valley |
| Auburn University |
| The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| University of Memphis |
Many universities in the US waived the GRE requirement on some of their graduate programs. Note that these lists do not cover every single graduate school that waived the GRE for the 2021 term. Stay tuned with MSM Unify’s posts and stories so you can get updated with the latest information for taking your master’s degree in the US.
