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The GMAT exam was taken a record 265,613 times in the Testing Year 2009. And for the first time, the number of tests taken by non-US citizens surpassed that of US citizens, 135,105 to 130,508. The new figures, for the year ending June 30, are highlighted in the 2009 Profile of GMAT Candidates, published later this month by the Graduate Management Admission Council.
“Total GMAT volume is up, but by breaking down the figures by country, by world region, by gender, by intended degree, and by age, we see a very complex picture emerge,” says Lawrence Rudner, GMAC vice president for research and development. “The Profile gives admissions professionals around the world highly specific and meaningful data to inform their decisions for individual programs.”
The Profile, the most detailed breakdown of GMAT tests taken that GMAC publishes, features extensive data on the ages, gender, citizenship, and location of GMAT test takers over the previous five years. The Profile provides not just topline data such as overall volume, but also precise details such as the mean score of the 47 tests taken by citizens of Estonia in TY2009, which was 556.
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