{"id":18057,"date":"2026-05-26T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-26T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/?p=18057"},"modified":"2026-05-26T16:20:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T23:20:05","slug":"average-gmat-scores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/average-gmat-scores\/","title":{"rendered":"Average GMAT Scores: Top 50 MBA Programs (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\n@media (max-width: 768px) {\n  .table-responsive {\n    display: block;\n    width: calc(100vw - 50px);\n    max-width: calc(100vw - 50px);\n    overflow-x: auto;\n    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;\n    margin-left: auto;\n    margin-right: auto;\n  }\n  .table-responsive table {\n    min-width: 500px;\n  }\n}\n<\/style>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/files\/2013\/07\/GMAT_Average-GMAT-Scores.png\" width=\"800\" height=\"400\" alt=\"GMAT Scores\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>The current average total GMAT score is 554.67<\/strong> out of 805. That&#8217;s the global mean across more than half a million GMAT Focus Edition exams taken between 2020 and 2025. But if you&#8217;re applying to a top-50 U.S. MBA program, you&#8217;ll usually need a score well above the global average\u2014often in the mid-600s or higher.<\/p>\n<p>This guide gives you both: the GMAT averages and score ranges for the top 50 U.S. business schools, plus the percentile context to help you set a realistic target. School rankings reflect the most recent USNWR Best Business Schools release (April 2026). Wherever schools still report on the old 200-800 scale, we&#8217;ve included a <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/gmat-focus-edition-key-changes\/\">GMAT Focus Edition<\/a> translation so you can compare apples to apples.<\/p>\n<div class=\"toc\">\n<p style=\"color: #4D2079; font-size:larger\"><strong>Table of Contents<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#average\">Average GMAT Scores in 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#good-score\">What&#8217;s a Good GMAT Score?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#top50-averages\">Average GMAT Scores at the Top 50 MBA Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#top50-ranges\">GMAT Score Ranges at the Top 50 MBA Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#percentiles\">GMAT Percentile Rankings<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#takeaway\">Final Takeaway<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"average\" style=\"color: #4D2079; padding: 0;\">Average GMAT Scores in 2026<\/h2>\n<p>According to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mba.com\/exams\/gmat-exam\/scores\/understanding-your-score\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GMAC<\/a> (the organization that makes the GMAT), <strong>the current average total GMAT score is 554.67<\/strong>. That number reflects a sample of 531,520 GMAT Focus Edition exams taken between 2020 and 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the breakdown by section:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1em 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #4D2079; color: white;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Section<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Mean Score<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Quantitative Reasoning<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">78.06<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Verbal Reasoning<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">79.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Data Insights<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">75.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>Total Score<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><strong>554.67<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Sample size: 531,520 exams. Data period: 2020-2025. Source: GMAC.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A few things to know about that average:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It&#8217;s a Focus Edition number.<\/strong> The current GMAT (officially the GMAT Focus Edition) uses a 205-805 scale. The classic GMAT, which used a 200-800 scale, was retired in February 2024. If you&#8217;ve seen older averages around 575 or 600, those were on the old scale and don&#8217;t compare directly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The total score is not a simple sum.<\/strong> Your three section scores (each 60-90) feed into a scaled total between 205 and 805. The three sections are weighted equally.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The mean is global.<\/strong> U.S. test-takers tend to score slightly lower than the global average; test-takers from China and India tend to score slightly higher. GMAC has not yet published country-specific means for the Focus Edition.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #4d2079; background: #F9FAFB; padding: 1em 1.2em; margin: 1em 0; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<p><strong>Pro tip:<\/strong> Before you set a target, take a <a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.magoosh.com\/practice_tests\/free\">free GMAT practice test<\/a> to see where you stand today. Your baseline matters more than the global average when you&#8217;re planning prep.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"good-score\" style=\"color: #4D2079; padding: 0;\">What&#8217;s a Good GMAT Score?<\/h2>\n<p>A &#8220;good&#8221; GMAT score depends entirely on the schools you&#8217;re applying to. For the global test-taker pool, anything above 555 puts you above average. For competitive MBA programs, the bar is higher.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a practical breakdown:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1em 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #4D2079; color: white;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Target<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Score (Focus)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Classic Equivalent<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Percentile<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Above average for all test-takers<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">555+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">575+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">48%+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Competitive for many MBA programs<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">645+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">700+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">87%+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Strong for top-25 programs<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">665+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">720+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">92%+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Top-tier (M7) competitive<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">685+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">740+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">96%+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Scholarship-tier \/ elite<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">705+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">760+<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">98%+<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>645 is the new 700.<\/strong> GMAC has been explicit about this: on the Focus Edition, a 645 sits at the same percentile that a 700 occupied on the classic GMAT. Both are roughly the 87th percentile. So if you&#8217;ve heard older advice to &#8220;aim for a 700,&#8221; translate that to a 645 on the current exam.<\/p>\n<p>For most applicants, a &#8220;good&#8221; target looks like this:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>If your dream school is in the M7<\/strong> (Stanford, Wharton, Booth, Harvard, Kellogg, MIT Sloan, Columbia), aim for 685+. Class of 2027 averages at these programs run 670-690 on the Focus scale.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you&#8217;re targeting top 15-25 programs<\/strong>, aim for 645-675. Most schools in this range report Focus averages between 645 and 685, with a few outliers below.<\/li>\n<li><strong>If you&#8217;re targeting top 26-50 programs<\/strong>, 575-665 is competitive. Averages run from the mid 500s to the mid 600s.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Remember that schools take a holistic view: GPA, work experience, essays, recommendations, and your interview all matter. A below-average GMAT doesn&#8217;t end your chances, and an above-average score doesn&#8217;t guarantee admission.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #4d2079; background: #F9FAFB; padding: 1em 1.2em; margin: 1em 0; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<p><strong>Pro tip:<\/strong> Schools care about your section balance, not just the total. A 645 with a strong Quant score reads differently than a 645 with a strong Verbal score. Use Magoosh&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/gmat-score-chart\/\">GMAT Score Chart<\/a> to see how section scores combine into a total.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"top50-averages\" style=\"color: #4D2079; padding: 0;\">Average GMAT Scores at the Top 50 MBA Programs<\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need a competitive score to stand out at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usnews.com\/best-graduate-schools\/top-business-schools\/mba-rankings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">top business school<\/a>. At the top 14 U.S. business schools, the average GMAT is at least 665 on the Focus scale. At schools ranked 30-50, averages span from the mid 500s to the mid 600s.<\/p>\n<p>A few notes before the table:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Rankings reflect USNWR&#8217;s 2026 release (April 2026)<\/strong>, the most recent Best Business Schools list. Several schools moved several positions since the prior year&#8217;s ranking, including Stanford returning to solo #1 and Kenan-Flagler jumping to #21.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Most top programs now publish both scales.<\/strong> A year ago, only a handful of schools (Yale, Haas, Questrom) reported Focus Edition scores natively. As of 2026, most of the top 25 dual-report Focus + Classic on their class profile pages. The transition is well underway.<\/li>\n<li>For schools that publish only one scale, we&#8217;ve translated to the other using GMAC&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mba.com\/-\/media\/files\/gmac\/gmat\/2024-percentiles\/gmat-total-score-concordance-table_august2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official concordance table<\/a>. These derived values are marked with a dagger (&dagger;).<\/li>\n<li>An asterisk (*) marks schools that report a <strong>median<\/strong> rather than an average.<\/li>\n<li>A double dagger (&Dagger;) marks schools that don&#8217;t publish a detailed class profile on their own site; figures for those schools come from Princeton Review, Clear Admit, and other third-party aggregators.<\/li>\n<li>Most numbers below are from the Class of 2027 (matriculated Fall 2025). The five schools new to the USNWR 2026 top 50 (Iowa State, Miami, Maryland Smith, American Kogod, Arkansas Walton) publish only Class of 2026 figures via third-party sources.<\/li>\n<li>Where a school doesn&#8217;t publish a class profile, we&#8217;ve linked to mba.com&#8217;s program finder.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1em 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #4D2079; color: white;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">USNWR Ranking<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">School<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Avg GMAT (Focus)<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Avg GMAT (Classic)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/programs\/mba\/admission\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanford University<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">689<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">738<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">2<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.wharton.upenn.edu\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">676<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">735<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobooth.edu\/mba\/full-time\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Chicago (Booth)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">670<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">729<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard University*<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">685<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">730<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/programs\/full-time-mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northwestern University (Kellogg)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">687<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">733<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/mba\/meet-class\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)*<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">675<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.business.columbia.edu\/admissions\/mba\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia University<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">690<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">734<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stern.nyu.edu\/programs-admissions\/full-time-mba\/community\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York University (Stern)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">682<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">737<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuck.dartmouth.edu\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dartmouth College (Tuck)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">671<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">727<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.haas.berkeley.edu\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of California, Berkeley (Haas)*<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">675<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">730<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Virginia (Darden)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">671<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">716<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/som.yale.edu\/programs\/mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yale University*<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">675<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">740<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/graduate\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Michigan&ndash;Ann Arbor (Ross)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">681<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">731<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuqua.duke.edu\/programs\/daytime-mba\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duke University (Fuqua)*<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">665<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">15<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnson.cornell.edu\/for-recruiters\/class-profiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cornell University (Johnson)*<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">655 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">710<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">16<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/tepper\/programs\/mba\/admissions\/mba-class-profiles\/full-time-mba.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">659<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">707<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">16<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.vanderbilt.edu\/mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanderbilt University (Owen)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">660<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">715 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">18<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anderson.ucla.edu\/degrees\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of California&ndash;Los Angeles (Anderson)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">655 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">703<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">18<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccombs.utexas.edu\/graduate\/mba\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Texas&ndash;Austin (McCombs)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">668<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">722 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">20<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foster.uw.edu\/academics\/degree-programs\/full-time-mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Washington (Foster)*<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">655<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">21<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kelley.iu.edu\/programs\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indiana University (Kelley)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">607<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">658 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">21<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu\/programs\/mba\/full-time-mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of North Carolina&ndash;Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">652<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">707 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">23<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/goizueta.emory.edu\/full-time-mba\/two-year-mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emory University (Goizueta)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">648<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">723<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">23<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.utdallas.edu\/faq\/admission-requirements-procedures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">635 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">689<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">25<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terry.uga.edu\/mba\/fulltime\/admissions\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Georgia (Terry)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">641<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">695 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">25<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marshall.usc.edu\/programs\/graduate-programs\/mba-programs\/full-time-mba\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Southern California (Marshall)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">685 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">742<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">27<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scheller.gatech.edu\/explore-programs\/mba-programs\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgia Institute of Technology (Scheller)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">635 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">689<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">27<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/olin.washu.edu\/programs\/mbas\/full-time-mba\/class-profile.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Washington University in St. Louis (Olin)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">655 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">702<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">29<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wpcarey.asu.edu\/mba-programs\/full-time\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arizona State University (W.P. Carey)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">645 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">690<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">29<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.rice.edu\/mba-admissions\/class-profiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rice University (Jones)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">645 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">693<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">31<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/msb.georgetown.edu\/full-time-mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgetown University (McDonough)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">625<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">32<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fisher.osu.edu\/graduate\/ftmba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ohio State University (Fisher)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">653<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">673<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">32<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/carlsonschool.umn.edu\/graduate\/mba\/full-time\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Minnesota&ndash;Twin Cities (Carlson)*<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">615 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">34<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mendoza.nd.edu\/graduate-programs\/the-notre-dame-mba\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Notre Dame (Mendoza)*<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">655<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">707 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">34<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simon.rochester.edu\/programs\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Rochester (Simon)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">625<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">675<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">36<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.smu.edu\/cox\/business-degrees\/mba-programs\/two-year-mba\/admissions\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Southern Methodist University (Cox)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">645 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">712<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">36<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Texas A&amp;M University&ndash;College Station (Mays) [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mba.com\/program-finder\/schools\/texas-a-and-m-university\/mays-business-school\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mba.com<\/a>]<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">595 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">650<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">38<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Iowa State University (Ivy College of Business) &Dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">565 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">609<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">39<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/marriott.byu.edu\/mba\/about\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brigham Young University (Marriott)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">628<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">681 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">39<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/warrington.ufl.edu\/mba\/full-time\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Florida (Warrington)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">575<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">656<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">39<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">University of Miami (Herbert) &Dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">585 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">631<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">39<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eccles.utah.edu\/programs\/mba\/full-time-mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Utah (Eccles)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">632<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">687 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">43<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/broad.msu.edu\/masters\/mba\/full-time-mba-class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan State University (Broad)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">615 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">665<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">43<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">University of Maryland (Smith) &Dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">587 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">633<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">43<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">University of Tennessee&ndash;Knoxville (Haslam) [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mba.com\/program-finder\/schools\/university-of-tennessee-knoxville\/haslam-college-of-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mba.com<\/a>]<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">615 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">663<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">46<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">American University (Kogod) &Dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">575 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">618<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">46<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/graduate-programs\/mba-programs\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston University (Questrom)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">633<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">685 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">48<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">University of Arkansas (Walton) &Dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">545 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">~580<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">48<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">University of Pittsburgh (Katz) [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mba.com\/program-finder\/schools\/university-of-pittsburgh\/joseph-m-katz-graduate-school-of-business\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mba.com<\/a>]<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">605 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">651<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">48<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.wisc.edu\/graduate\/mba\/full-time\/admissions\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Wisconsin&ndash;Madison<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">615 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">675<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>A few caveats on the table above:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Georgetown McDonough<\/strong> publishes a blended profile across Full-time, Part-time, and Online MBA programs (Class of 2025) rather than a Class of 2027 full-time-only number.<\/li>\n<li><strong>WashU Olin<\/strong> publishes a profile blended across Classes of 2025-2027 (and recently moved domains from olin.wustl.edu to olin.washu.edu).<\/li>\n<li><strong>UT Dallas (Jindal)<\/strong> has not published a Class of 2027 profile; the most recent is Class of 2023.<\/li>\n<li><strong>BYU Marriott<\/strong> is still showing Class of 2025 data on its current class profile page.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Foster<\/strong> uses &#8220;current version&#8221; (Focus) and &#8220;previous version&#8221; (Classic) instead of Focus\/Classic terminology.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cornell Johnson<\/strong> publishes its Focus number as &#8220;GMAT 11th Edition,&#8221; which is Cornell&#8217;s own framing.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The five new top-50 entrants<\/strong> (Iowa State, Miami, Maryland Smith, American Kogod, Arkansas Walton) are all GMAT-optional programs with small classes (32-130 students) that don&#8217;t publish their own class profiles. The figures above come from Princeton Review and other aggregators, and reflect Class of 2026 data. Treat these numbers as directional rather than precise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2 id=\"top50-ranges\" style=\"color: #4D2079; padding: 0;\">GMAT Score Ranges at the Top 50 MBA Programs<\/h2>\n<p>Many schools also publish the GMAT score <em>range<\/em> for the students they&#8217;ve accepted. Some report the full range; some report the Middle 80%; a few report Middle 50%. We&#8217;ve noted which is which in the table below.<\/p>\n<p>Why ranges matter more than averages: averages can make it look like you need to hit a single magic number, but ranges show that students with a wide variety of scores get in. A score above the average makes you stand out. A score below the average doesn&#8217;t disqualify you, especially if the rest of your application is strong.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1em 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #4D2079; color: white;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">USNWR Ranking<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">School<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">GMAT Focus Range<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">GMAT Classic Range<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">1<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gsb.stanford.edu\/programs\/mba\/admission\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanford University<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Full: 615-785<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Full: 540-780<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">3<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobooth.edu\/mba\/full-time\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Chicago (Booth)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 615-725<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: ~670-770 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hbs.edu\/mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Harvard University<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 645-735<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 690-770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">4<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kellogg.northwestern.edu\/programs\/full-time-mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Northwestern University (Kellogg)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 630-770<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">6<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mitsloan.mit.edu\/mba\/meet-class\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 645-735<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 710-760<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/academics.business.columbia.edu\/admissions\/mba\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbia University<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 700-760; Full: 610-780<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">7<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.stern.nyu.edu\/programs-admissions\/full-time-mba\/community\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York University (Stern)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 645-725<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 690-760<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">9<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tuck.dartmouth.edu\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dartmouth College (Tuck)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Full: 595-775<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Full: 690-770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">10<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.haas.berkeley.edu\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of California, Berkeley (Haas)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 637-725<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 660-767<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darden.virginia.edu\/mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Virginia (Darden)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 665-715<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 680-750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">11<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/som.yale.edu\/programs\/mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yale University<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 638-715<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 691-760<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">13<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/michiganross.umich.edu\/graduate\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Michigan&ndash;Ann Arbor (Ross)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 635-725<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 700-770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">14<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fuqua.duke.edu\/programs\/daytime-mba\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Duke University (Fuqua)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 680-770<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">15<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.johnson.cornell.edu\/for-recruiters\/class-profiles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cornell University (Johnson)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle range: 615-675<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 660-740<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">16<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmu.edu\/tepper\/programs\/mba\/admissions\/mba-class-profiles\/full-time-mba.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Carnegie Mellon University (Tepper)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 595-715<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">16<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.vanderbilt.edu\/mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vanderbilt University (Owen)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 625-705<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 680-755 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">18<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.anderson.ucla.edu\/degrees\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of California&ndash;Los Angeles (Anderson)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 670-750<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">18<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mccombs.utexas.edu\/graduate\/mba\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Texas&ndash;Austin (McCombs)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 615-695<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">20<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/foster.uw.edu\/academics\/degree-programs\/full-time-mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Washington (Foster)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 615-695<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 689-740<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">21<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kenan-flagler.unc.edu\/programs\/mba\/full-time-mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of North Carolina&ndash;Chapel Hill (Kenan-Flagler)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 605-715<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">23<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mba.utdallas.edu\/faq\/admission-requirements-procedures\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The University of Texas at Dallas (Jindal)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 650-700 (Class of 2023, most recent published)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">25<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.terry.uga.edu\/mba\/fulltime\/admissions\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Georgia (Terry)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 615-665<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">29<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.rice.edu\/mba-admissions\/class-profiles\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rice University (Jones)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published for FT MBA)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 50%: 675-720<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">31<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/msb.georgetown.edu\/full-time-mba\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Georgetown University (McDonough)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 569-687<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 660-740<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">38<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Iowa State University (Ivy) &Dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">~530-565 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 50%: 575-610<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">39<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">University of Miami (Herbert) &Dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">~555-625 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 50%: 600-680<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">43<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/broad.msu.edu\/masters\/mba\/full-time-mba-class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michigan State University (Broad)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 565-635<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">~615-690 &dagger;<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">43<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">University of Maryland (Smith) &Dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">~575-655 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 50%: 620-710<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">46<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/questrom\/graduate-programs\/mba-programs\/full-time-mba\/admissions\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Boston University (Questrom)<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 595-673<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">(not separately published)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">48<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">University of Arkansas (Walton) &Dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">~535-605 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 50%: 580-660<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">48<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/business.wisc.edu\/graduate\/mba\/full-time\/admissions\/class-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">University of Wisconsin&ndash;Madison<\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">~575-645 &dagger;<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Middle 80%: 630-700<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Schools omitted from this table only publish averages, not ranges (Fisher, Olin, Carroll, Kogod). A few schools that used to publish ranges no longer do.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"percentiles\" style=\"color: #4D2079; padding: 0;\">GMAT Percentile Rankings<\/h2>\n<p>Percentile rankings show how your score compares to everyone who&#8217;s taken the GMAT in the past five years. Some schools publish percentile benchmarks instead of (or alongside) score numbers, so it pays to know how the two map.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the current GMAC percentile distribution, based on 531,520 GMAT Focus Edition exams from 2020-2025:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; margin: 1em 0;\">\n<thead>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #4D2079; color: white;\">\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Focus Score<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Classic Equivalent<\/th>\n<th style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">Percentile<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">805<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">800<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">755<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">790<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">100%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">705<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">760<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">98%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">685<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">745<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">96%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">675<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">735<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">95%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">665<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">725<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">92%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">655<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">715<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">91%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">645<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">700<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">87%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">635<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">690<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">82%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">605<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">650<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">70%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">555 (&asymp; Mean)<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">580<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">48%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">505<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">530<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">27%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">455<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">480<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">15%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">405<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">430<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">7%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">355<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">380<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">3%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background-color: #f9f9f9;\">\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">305<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">330<\/td>\n<td style=\"padding: 10px; border: 1px solid #ddd;\">1%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>Two patterns to notice:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Each 50-point step in the 600s buys a lot of percentile.<\/strong> Going from 605 (70%) to 655 (91%) is only 50 points, but it jumps you over 20 percentile points. That&#8217;s where most of the M7-tier work happens.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The top end compresses fast.<\/strong> Above 705, you&#8217;re already at the 98th percentile. The marginal value of every extra 10 points keeps shrinking; admissions committees focus more on the rest of your application once you clear ~705.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>For a deeper breakdown by section, see our guide to <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/gmat-percentiles\/\">GMAT percentiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote style=\"border-left: 4px solid #4d2079; background: #F9FAFB; padding: 1em 1.2em; margin: 1em 0; border-radius: 6px; box-shadow: 0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,0.05);\">\n<p><strong>Pro tip:<\/strong> Verbal has the tightest score distribution of the three sections, meaning small score differences translate to big percentile jumps. A V85 puts you in the 94th percentile, while a V80 is only the 56th\u2014five points of section score, 38 percentile points apart.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h2 id=\"takeaway\" style=\"color: #4D2079; padding: 0;\">Final Takeaway<\/h2>\n<p>The single number that matters most isn&#8217;t the global GMAT average; it&#8217;s the average at the schools you&#8217;re applying to. Use the tables above as a benchmark, but remember:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your GMAT is one piece of your application. A strong score gives you a real advantage, but it won&#8217;t carry a weak essay or thin work experience.<\/li>\n<li>Aim above your target school&#8217;s average if you can. That cushion gives the rest of your application more room to work.<\/li>\n<li>Section balance matters. Most top programs care that both your Quant and Verbal scores are competitive, not just the total.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you have a target in mind, the next step is figuring out what your score <em>could<\/em> be with prep. Try the <a href=\"https:\/\/magoosh.com\/gmat\/gmat-score-calculator\/\">GMAT score calculator<\/a> to model how section gains roll up into a total. And when you&#8217;re ready to commit to a study plan, <a href=\"https:\/\/gmat.magoosh.com\/plans\">Magoosh GMAT prep<\/a> is built around the same data philosophy as this guide: aim for the right score, prep efficiently, and don&#8217;t waste time on what won&#8217;t move the needle.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The current GMAT average is 554.67. 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