Among students, there is a very common misconception that universities only require GRE in the U.S. This was true to some extent in the past when very few universities outside of the U.S. wanted the GRE score, but now this trend is reversing. 

Surprisingly many companies have also started asking for GRE scores while hiring employees. Many companies have hiring exams that are solely based on the GRE test pattern. Many business schools have also started accepting GRE scores for admissions in place of the GMAT scores.

Reasons for such a trend are obvious; GRE is a standardized test that evaluates all the applicants on the same grounds regardless of their fields of study or educational backgrounds. The level of emphasis placed upon GRE scores varies widely between schools and between departments within schools. Many non-US schools do not require GRE but recommend their applicants to take GRE. This means that if two candidates’ applications stand at the same level, then the one with a good GRE score will be preferred.

So to cut it short, you no longer require the GRE scores for admissions to U.S. universities but also need it for many universities, companies outside of the U.S. The following list shows some of the Non-US countries and universities where one or more departments require GRE for admission. Of course, there are hundreds of more non-US universities as well, but this list is just to give you an idea.

Argentina 

• Thunderbird University, Buenos Aires

Australia 

• Deakin University

Austria 

• Webster University Vienna

Azerbaijan 

• ADA University

Bangladesh 

• Independent University of Bangladesh

Belgium 

• Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management

Brazil 

• Hult International Business School – São Paulo

Canada 

• Concordia University

• University of Alberta

• University of Toronto

• University of Western Ontario

China 

• Shanghai International Studies University

• Tsinghua University

• Webster University Shanghai

Colombia 

• Thunderbird University Bogota

Cyprus 

• University of Cyprus

Finland 

• Aalto University

France 

• ESCP Europe

• HEC Paris

• IAE Aix-en-Provence Graduate School of Management

• INSEAD

Georgia 

• Caucasus University

Germany 

• Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Berlin

• RWTH Aachen University

• T.U. Munich

• TU Bergakademie Freiberg

India 

• Amrita School of Business Kochi

• JECRC University

Italy 

• Bocconi University

• Fondazione CUOA

• University of Trento

Japan 

• Doshisha University

• International University of Japan

• Sophia University

Korea 

• KAIST

• Seoul National University

Netherlands 

• Nyenrode Business University

• Tilburg University (EMBA Program)

• U Amsterdam, Amsterdam Business School

• Webster University Leiden

Saudi Arabia 

• King Abdullah University of Science and Technology

• KFUPM

Singapore 

• Nanyang Technological University

• National University of Singapore

Switzerland 

• University of Geneva

United Kingdom 

• Leeds University

• London Business School (EMBA)

• University of Cambridge

• University of Kent

• University of Manchester

Please note that if you know of any other Non-U.S. university that requires the GRE score, please share that with us to update this list for the benefit of other students.