The Miller Analogies Test (MAT) assesses both analytical skills and academic content that are critical to success in graduate education. The MAT should be taken by students applying to graduate school programs that require the MAT, though not all graduate programs require it.

The test consists solely of 120 partial analogies and must be completed in 60 minutes. The test measures general knowledge about the humanities, natural sciences, mathematics, and social science. Of the 120 questions, 100 of them will count towards the final score and the other 20 are experimental. Test takers will not know which of the questions are experimental.

The relationship types included in the MAT include semantic, classification, association, and logical/mathematical. Test takers are encouraged to pace themselves and skip difficult questions before coming back to them (there are no breaks when taking the MAT). Points are not deducted for wrong answers, so test takers should make sure to at least attempt to answer every question.