Educational Testing Service

Educational Testing Service

The Educational Testing Service (or ETS) is the world's largest private educational testing and measurement organization, operating on a annual budget of approximately $500 million. ETS develops various standardized examinations primarily in the United States, but they also administer tests such as TOEFL in most nations. Many of the assessments they develop are associated with entry to US tertiary and quaternary education institutions. As well as test development, they also carry out internationally recognised educational research.

Their international campus-like headquarters is in Princeton, New Jersey; US headquarters are in Princeton and Ewing, New Jersey; and European headquarters is in Utrecht in the Netherlands. ETS employs about 2,500 individuals, including 240 with doctorates and an additional 350 others with "higher degrees."

ETS is a non-profit organization. However, the organization is also self-supporting, meaning that they need to charge for assessments. Some test-takers find these prohibitively high, although test fee waivers or reductions are available for individuals whom can prove financial hardship. See SAT.

Some of the work carried out by ETS is contracted by the private, non-profit firm the College Board.

Table of contents

1 Tests Administered by ETS
2 External links
3 Sources

Tests Administered by ETS

Graduate Record Examination (GRE)
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT)
Test Of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
Medical College Admission Test (MCAT)
Law School Aptitude Test (LSAT)

External links

Sources

Rethinking Schools Online