GMAT® Registration Volume
Year-to-date GMAT® exam registrations through July 31, 2006—136,385 worldwide—show a 4.26% increase over the number of exam registrations seen during the same period in 2005.

The following table displays the four-year trend in GMAT® registration volume for the first seven months of each calendar year:

The current year-to-date registration volume worldwide is greater than comparable figures for each of the years studied. In particular, GMAT® registrations outside the United States exceeded those seen in each of the years studied.

GMAT® Testing Volume
Year-to-date worldwide GMAT® volume through July 31, 2006—111,065—shows a 2.84% decrease compared to the same period in 2005. Outside the United States, testing volume decreased by 5.31%, but is near the volume seen in 2004.

The following table displays the four-year trend in GMAT® volume for the first seven months of each calendar year:

Although the current year-to-date volume worldwide is less than the comparable figure for the first seven months of calendar year 2005, the volume in weeks 7 to 30 of 2006 are extremely close to the volume for those weeks in 2005.

In fact, several weeks over the past seven months recorded an increase over the average testing volume for the previous two years. (Using such an average provides a better baseline for comparison.)

Notes on How GMAT® Volume Is Reported
Numbers reflect tests, not people. When GMAC® reports GMAT® test volume, we report the number of tests taken, rather than the number of people who took the tests. Approximately 21% percent of GMAT® tests are taken by people who have taken the test more than once within a year. Test takers are permitted to take the test as many as five times within a 12-month period.

Additionally, GMAC® research indicates that approximately 20% of GMAT® exams are taken for the purpose of submitting scores to nonbusiness graduate programs.

For more information about GMAT® test volume, including how it is reported and what it means, refer to GMAT Quick Facts/FAQs or send an email to webmaster1@gmac.com.

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