Miller Analogies Test

The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) is a 120 question, 60 minute (formerly 100 question, 50 minute) standardized test used primarily for graduate school admissions in the USA. The exam aims to measure an individual's logical and analytical reasoning through the use of partial analogies. As of the fall of 2004, the exam became computerized; test-takers can now opt to take it as a Computer-Based Test (CBT), although the pen-and-paper exam still exists.

Unlike analogies found on the GRE and the SAT, the MAT's analogies demand a broad knowledge of Western culture, testing subjects such as science, music, literature, philosophy, and history. Thus, exemplary success on the MAT requires more than a nuanced and cultivated vocabulary.

The MAT has fallen out of favor among many admissions departments, yet it is still used in the social sciences, education and, occasionally, in the humanities. For most graduate programs, the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is most common.

Test scores range from 200 to 600, with 400 as the average. The average cost to take the exam is $65.

As of 2006 the score of 421 was in the 81st percentile.

Example questions may be found here

See also

• Entrance examination