The number of GMAT exams administered in 2009 hit 267,000, just slightly eclipsing the 264,700 given in 2008. That’s an all-time high and the largest number of tests GMAT ever administered in one testing year, even though it’s just an uptick of 2,300 exams over last year. According to analysis of the most recent GMAT testing year, which ran from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009, approximately 51 percent of the exams administered during the period were taken by citizens of nations other than the United States.
The number of GMAT takers were in Indian location was 21,781 but the number of Indian citizens took 30,633 GMAT exams, a 7 % increase over 2008. “Approximately 9,000 Indians took the GMAT outside India. Majority of them come from IT background posted outside India.” said Managing Director of Achievers Point (http://www.achieverspoint.com ), Mr. Shyam Bahadur.
Fast Fact:
The GMAT is used as an assessment tool by more than 4,700 MBA and graduate management programs in nearly 2,000 schools worldwide.
Twenty-one percent of all GMATs are taken by repeat test-takers; the test can be taken up to 5 times every 12 months.
African Americans and Hispanic Americans are also taking the GMAT in greater numbers, GMAC reported. The number of African Americans taking the exam is up 27 percent since 2005, to 10,751, and Hispanic American test takers have increased 16 percent, to 7,339. Finally, the number of test takers from undergraduate fields other than business is also growing rapidly, GMAC reported.
The number of GMAT exams taken by women hit a record 104,880 during testing year 2009, an increase of 36 percent during the past five years and the first time female test takers have exceeded 100,000 in a single testing year. The number of GMAT test takers under 24 grew to 79,577 in 2009, a 132 percent increase from 2005.
