Business Programs That Might Interest You

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GMAT Scores for Campus MBA Programs

The dreaded GMAT. The score you receive on this test can feel like it will make or break your business school ambitions. Maybe you’ve already taken the test and are wondering what your options are given your score. Or maybe you’re just wondering how well you’ll need to do to get into your dream school. Either way, the table below will provide a starting point for planning.

Campus MBA GMAT Scores

Campus PhD GMAT Scores

25 MBA Programs with the Highest and Lowest GMAT Scores

The campus MBA program with the lowest average GMAT score is Texas Southern University, with a score of 337. Stanford University has the highest average GMAT score at 733. The average GMAT score is 566.

As you consider this range, remember that while most MBA programs look at this score, it is far from the only thing they look at. Undergraduate grades, work experience, essays, and references all play an important part in your application for admission. And whether your GMAT score is on the high side of these averages or the low side, there are going to be a number of schools that you can successfully apply to. The table below ranks the campus MBA programs with the 10 highest and 10 lowest GMAT scores.

Browse all MBA programs by GMAT scores in our table below, and view other ranking factors.

25 MBA Programs with the Lowest GMAT Scores

  1. Prairie View A&M University - 385
  2. University of St. Thomas-Houston - 387
  3. Montana State University - 394
  4. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - 400
  5. Western Governors University - 400
  6. California Lutheran University - 400
  7. Southeastern Oklahoma State University - 400
  8. Whitworth University - 400
  9. University of Montevallo - 400
  10. Jackson State University - 400
  11. National University College - 400
  12. Northcentral University - 400
  13. East Coast Polytechnic Institute - 400
  14. Stockton University - 400
  15. Salisbury University - 400
  16. Saint Xavier University - 400
  17. Union University - 400
  18. Southern University and A&M College - 400
  19. South College - 400
  20. McNeese State University - 400
  21. Henderson State University - 400
  22. University of Phoenix - US - 400
  23. Francis Marion University - 400
  24. Alabama A&M University - 400
  25. Capella University - 400

25 MBA Programs with the Highest GMAT Scores

  1. Stanford University - 737
  2. Northwestern University - 728
  3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 724
  4. University of Pennsylvania - 730
  5. Harvard University - 729
  6. The University of Chicago - 726
  7. Yale University - 725
  8. Brown University - 722
  9. Columbia University - 720
  10. University of California, Los Angeles - 719
  11. Dartmouth College - 717
  12. New York University - 710
  13. University of California, Berkeley - 707
  14. Washington University in St. Louis - 701
  15. Cornell University - 699
  16. Georgetown University - 693
  17. Vanderbilt University - 688
  18. Carnegie Mellon University - 687
  19. University of Florida - 687
  20. Boston University - 683
  21. Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick - 683
  22. Arizona State University - 682
  23. Georgia Institute of Technology - 681
  24. The University of Texas at Dallas - 678
  25. University of Maryland - 677

Considering an Online MBA Option

There is a tighter range in GMAT scores for online MBA programs compared to campus programs. The online program with the lowest average GMAT score is Prairie View A&M University, with an average GMAT score of 385 (compared to 337 for campus programs). The average GMAT score for online programs is 561 (fairly similar to the average of 566 for campus programs). At the high end, the top average GMAT score for an online program is 707 for the Arizona State University (versus a 733 for campus programs). You can browse GMAT scores for online MBA programs for more details.

Campus MBA Programs Ranked by GMAT Scores

Rank University MBA GMATPh.D GMAT
1 Prairie View A&M University 385-0
2 University of St. Thomas-Houston 386.5-0
3 Montana State University 394-0
4 The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley 400-0
4 University of Montevallo 400-0
5 Union University 400-0
6 Stockton University 400-0
7 Southern University and A&M College 400-0
8 Southeastern Oklahoma State University 400-0
9 Salisbury University 400-0
10 Saint Xavier University 400-0
11 McNeese State University 400-0
12 Jackson State University 400625
13 Henderson State University 400-0
14 Francis Marion University 400-0
15 Alabama A&M University 400-0
16 California Lutheran University 400-0
17 Wayne State College 400-0
18 South College 400-0
19 Whitworth University 400-0
20 National University College 400-0
21 East Coast Polytechnic Institute 400-0
22 Capella University 400-0
23 Western Governors University 400-0
24 Northcentral University 400-0
25 University of Phoenix - US 400-0
27 Indiana University Kokomo 402-0
28 Mississippi College 406-0
29 University of Arkansas at Little Rock 420-0
29 Iona College 420-0
31 Dominican University 425-0
31 Barry University 425-0
32 Texas A&M University-Kingsville 425-0
34 Texas A&M International University 430-0
35 Le Moyne College 433-0
36 The University of North Carolina at Pembroke 435-0
36 Jacksonville State University 435-0
38 Southern Utah University 440-0
39 University of West Georgia 445-0
39 University of North Alabama 445-0
40 Texas Southern University 445-0
41 Delaware State University 445-0
43 Winston-Salem State University 450-0
43 University of Washington Bothell 450-0
44 University of South Alabama 450-0
45 University of Louisiana at Lafayette 450-0
46 University of Illinois at Springfield 450-0
47 University of Houston-Victoria 450-0
48 Tennessee State University 450-0
49 State University of New York at New Paltz 450-0
50 St. Bonaventure University 450-0
51 Shenandoah University 450-0
52 Sacred Heart University 450-0
53 Nicholls State University 450-0
54 Naval Postgraduate School 450-0
55 Missouri Western State University 450-0
56 Louisiana Tech University 450637.5
57 Florida Southern College 450-0
58 Eastern Michigan University 450-0
59 Spring Hill College 450-0
60 Alaska Pacific University 450-0
61 California College of the Arts 450-0
62 Nova Southeastern University 450-0
63 Herzing University 450-0
64 Lawrence Technological University 450-0
65 California Miramar University 450-0
66 California International Business University 450-0
67 Keiser University 450-0
69 Clarion University of Pennsylvania 456-0
70 Indiana University Northwest 458-0
71 Jacksonville University 460-0
71 Bellarmine University 460-0
72 Troy University 460-0
74 Radford University 461-0
75 Rowan University 462-0
76 University of Massachusetts Dartmouth 463-0
77 Texas Wesleyan University 465-0
77 Suffolk University 465-0
79 University of New Haven 468-0
80 Western Carolina University 470-0
80 Northeastern Illinois University 470-0
82 The University of Texas at El Paso 472631
83 Murray State University 473-0
84 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point 475-0
84 University of Wisconsin-River Falls 475-0
85 Monmouth University 475-0
86 Lamar University 475-0
87 Fayetteville State University 475-0
88 Auburn University at Montgomery 475-0
89 Western New England University 475.3-0
91 Wayne State University 476685
92 Southeastern Louisiana University 478-0
92 Saginaw Valley State University 478-0
94 University of Nebraska at Kearney 480-0
94 Samford University 480-0
95 Rockhurst University 480-0
96 North Carolina Central University 480-0
97 Midwestern State University 480-0
98 Indiana University of Pennsylvania 480-0
100 Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi 481-0
101 Kutztown University 483-0
102 University of Wisconsin-Parkside 485-0
102 Pacific Lutheran University 485-0
103 Niagara University 485-0
105 Stephen F. Austin State University 490-0
105 Middle Tennessee State University 490-0
106 Columbus State University 490-0
107 Alliant International University 490-0
108 International Technological University 490-0
110 University of Nevada, Reno 492-0
111 University of Tennessee at Martin 495-0
111 University of Southern Indiana 495-0
112 University of Central Missouri 495-0
113 Montclair State University 495-0
115 The University of Texas at Arlington 497662.5
115 The Citadel 497-0
117 Morehead State University 499-0
118 Winthrop University 500-0
118 Western Illinois University 500-0
119 Utah Valley University 500-0
120 The University of Texas at Tyler 500-0
121 University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee 500-0
122 University of Northern Colorado 500-0
123 University of North Georgia 500-0
124 University of Nebraska at Omaha 500-0
125 University of Maine 500-0
126 University of Louisiana at Monroe 500-0
127 University of Idaho 500-0
128 University of Houston-Downtown 500-0
129 State University of New York College at Brockport 500-0
130 Southern Illinois University Edwardsville 500-0
131 South Carolina State University 500-0
132 Sam Houston State University 500-0
133 Roger Williams University 500-0
134 Ramapo College of New Jersey 500-0
135 Pittsburg State University 500-0
136 New York Institute of Technology 500-0
137 Minnesota State University Moorhead 500-0
138 Manhattan College 500-0
139 Long Island University-Post Campus 500-0
140 La Salle University 500-0
141 Georgia Southern University 500650
142 Drake University 500-0
143 Clayton State University 500-0
144 Clark Atlanta University 500-0
145 Bowling Green State University 500-0
146 Belmont University 500-0
147 Augusta University 500-0
148 University of Mobile 500-0
149 Grand Canyon University 500-0
150 John Brown University 500-0
151 California Baptist University 500-0
152 Golden Gate University 500-0
153 Holy Names University 500-0
154 Humboldt State University 500-0
155 American Jewish University 500-0
156 University of La Verne 500-0
157 La Sierra University 500-0
158 Mills College 500-0
159 Mount Saint Mary's University, Los Angeles 500-0
160 Notre Dame de Namur University 500-0
161 Point Loma Nazarene University 500-0
162 University of Redlands 500-0
163 Colorado Christian University 500-0
164 Colorado Technical University 500-0
165 Regis University 500-0
166 Albertus Magnus College 500-0
167 University of Bridgeport 500-0
168 Post University 500-0
169 Western Connecticut State University 500-0
170 Goldey 500-0
171 Wesley College 500-0
172 Wilmington University 500-0
173 Lynn University 500-0
174 Florida Institute of Technology 500-0
175 Palm Beach Atlantic University 500-0
176 Saint Leo University 500-0
177 Southeastern University 500-0
178 Warner Southern College 500-0
179 Mount St. Mary's University 500-0
180 Mount Saint Mary College 500-0
181 Philadelphia University 500-0
182 Antioch University Santa Barbara 500-0
183 Hodges University 500-0
184 Everglades University 500-0
185 California State University 500-0
186 University of the West 500-0
187 Trident University International 500-0
188 California University 500-0
189 California Institute of Advanced Management (CIAM) 500-0
191 William Paterson University 501-0
191 Eastern Illinois University 501-0
192 California State University-San Marcos 501-0
194 Eastern Kentucky University 503-0
195 University of Houston-Clear Lake 504-0
196 Florida Gulf Coast University 505-0
196 Bryant University 505-0
198 Shippensburg University 506-0
199 University of Dallas 507-0
200 University of Southern Mississippi 508-0
200 Tennessee Technological University 508-0
201 California State University, Stanislaus 508-0
203 University of Minnesota Duluth 509-0
204 Xavier University 510-0
204 Washburn University 510-0
205 University of Scranton 510-0
206 University of New Orleans 510573
207 Meredith College 510-0
208 Loyola University New Orleans 510-0
209 Frostburg State University 510-0
210 Fairfield University 510-0
211 Coastal Carolina University 510-0
212 Abilene Christian University 510-0
214 Clark University 512-0
215 Rider University 513-0
215 Central Michigan University 513-0
217 St. Cloud State University 514-0
217 Seton Hall University 514-0
219 The University of Tampa 515-0
219 University of Missouri-St. Louis 515610
220 State University of New York at Oswego 515-0
221 St. Mary's University 515-0
222 Southeast Missouri State University 515-0
223 Ithaca College 515-0
224 Emporia State University 515-0
226 Howard University 517-0
227 University of Baltimore 518-0
228 Mercer University-Macon and Atlanta Campuses 519-0
229 Wichita State University 520-0
229 University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras 520-0
230 University of Missouri-Kansas City 520-0
231 Stetson University 520-0
232 Northern Michigan University 520-0
233 East Carolina University 520-0
234 California State University, San Bernardino 520-0
235 California State University, Bakersfield 520-0
237 The University of Michigan-Flint 521-0
238 Western Kentucky University 523-0
239 University of the Pacific 525-0
239 University of Tennessee at Chattanooga 525-0
240 University of Massachusetts Lowell 525-0
241 University of Alaska Anchorage 525-0
242 Rochester Institute of Technology 525-0
243 James Madison University 525-0
244 Idaho State University 525-0
245 Biola University 525-0
246 Fairleigh Dickinson University 525-0
248 University of South Dakota 526-0
249 The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg 528-0
250 University of Central Arkansas 530-0
250 Texas State University 530-0
251 Providence College 530-0
252 New Mexico State University 530-0
253 St. John's University 530-0
254 Indiana State University 530-0
255 College of Charleston 530-0
256 California State University, East Bay 530-0
257 Berry College 530-0
258 Adelphi University 530-0
259 Webber International University 530-0
260 Campbellsville University 530-0
262 Widener University 531-0
262 Utah State University 531-0
263 University of North Florida 531-0
265 University of Alabama in Huntsville 533-0
265 Seattle University 533-0
267 Valdosta State University 534-0
268 University of Northern Iowa 535-0
268 University of North Texas 535628
269 John Carroll University 535-0
270 East Tennessee State University 535-0
272 North Dakota State University 536-0
273 Queens University of Charlotte 538-0
273 The Pennsylvania State University at Erie The Behrend College 538-0
274 Longwood University 538-0
275 Georgia Southwestern State University 538-0
277 Kent State University 539662.8
278 Youngstown State University 540-0
278 University of Wisconsin Oshkosh 540-0
279 University of South Florida St. Petersburg 540-0
280 The University of Rhode Island 540650
281 University of Hartford 540-0
282 Old Dominion University 540645
283 Loyola University Chicago 540-0
284 Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne 540-0
285 Gonzaga University 540-0
286 Florida International University 540618.8
287 Colorado State University-Pueblo 540-0
288 Colorado State University 540-0
289 Ball State University 540-0
290 Lincoln University - California 540-0
291 Schiller International University - Florida 540-0
293 California State Polytechnic University Pomona 541-0
293 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 541-0
295 University of South Carolina Aiken 542-0
295 Northern Illinois University 542-0
296 Appalachian State University 542-0
298 University of Alaska Fairbanks 543-0
298 Oakland University 543-0
300 Canisius College 544-0
300 Black Hills State University 544-0
301 University at Albany, State University of New York 544.3-0
303 West Chester University 545-0
303 University of West Florida 545-0
304 University of Colorado Denver 545-0
305 The Pennsylvania State University Great Valley School of Graduate Professional Studies 545-0
306 Pace University 545-0
307 Northern Arizona University 545-0
308 Illinois State University 545-0
309 Georgia College & State University 545-0
310 Florida State University 545731
311 Florida Atlantic University 545658
313 Kansas State University 546-0
314 University of Wisconsin-La Crosse 547-0
315 University of Wisconsin-Whitewater 548-0
315 Marist College 548-0
317 Creighton University 549-0
318 Yeshiva University 550-0
318 Virginia Commonwealth University 550658
319 University of Wyoming 550643
320 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 550730
321 The University of Mississippi 550641
322 The University of Memphis 550610
323 State University of New York at Geneseo 550-0
324 Southern Illinois University Carbondale 550-0
325 Southern Arkansas University 550-0
326 Savannah State University 550-0
327 Saint Mary's College of California 550-0
328 Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Camden 550-0
329 Quinnipiac University 550-0
330 Morgan State University 550-0
331 Missouri University of Science and Technology 550-0
332 Marshall University 550-0
333 Drury University 550-0
334 Clarkson University 550-0
335 Arkansas Tech University 550-0
336 Alfred University 550-0
337 Hope International University 550-0
338 Colorado Mesa University 550-0
339 Stony Brook University (SUNY) 550-0
341 The University of Texas of the Permian Basin 552-0
341 Missouri State University 552-0
343 University of Massachusetts Boston 553620
344 University of North Carolina Wilmington 555-0
344 Minnesota State University, Mankato 555-0
345 Cleveland State University 555-0
347 Oklahoma State University 557-0
347 Elon University 557-0
348 Oklahoma State University 557-0
350 Mississippi State University 558-0
350 California State University, Fullerton 558-0
352 Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania 559-0
353 University of Hawaii at Manoa 560-0
353 University of Colorado Colorado Springs 560-0
354 University of Central Florida 560-0
355 Saint Joseph's University 560-0
356 Eastern Washington University 560-0
357 California State University, Los Angeles 560-0
358 Dominican University of California 560-0
359 SUNY University at Albany 560-0
361 University of St. Thomas-Minnesota 561-0
362 Washington State University 563652.2
362 University of Miami 563.8485
364 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 565665
364 University of Toledo 565-0
365 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 565-0
366 University of Detroit Mercy 565-0
367 Sonoma State University 565-0
368 California State University, Chico 565-0
370 University of Washington 566723.8
370 Duquesne University 566-0
372 Illinois Institute of Technology 567676
372 Grand Valley State University 567-0
374 Trinity University 568-0
374 Oregon State University 568700
376 Willamette University 570-0
376 University of South Florida 570680
377 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 570605
378 The University of New Mexico 570-0
379 The University of Akron 570-0
380 Stevens Institute of Technology 570-0
381 San Francisco State University 570-0
382 Robert Morris University 570-0
383 Indiana University Southeast 570-0
384 DePaul University 570-0
385 Brandeis University 570-0
386 Bradley University 570-0
388 George Mason University 572-0
388 San Jose State University 572-0
390 Rollins College 573-0
390 Kennesaw State University 573-0
392 University of Dayton 575-0
392 Ohio University 575-0
393 Michigan Technological University 575-0
394 Hofstra University 575-0
396 Metropolitan State University of Denver 576-0
397 Clemson University 578-0
398 University of Montana 580-0
398 University of Illinois at Chicago 580673.5
399 University of Alabama at Birmingham 580-0
400 Texas Tech University 580675
401 Marquette University 580-0
402 Claremont Graduate University 580-0
403 American University 580-0
405 The University of North Dakota 581-0
406 Auburn University 582635
407 University of Louisville 585708
407 California State University, Sacramento 585-0
409 The University of Iowa 586685
410 University of Southern Maine 587-0
411 Boise State University 588-0
412 Truman State University 589-0
413 Western Washington University 590-0
413 Valparaiso University 590-0
414 University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire 590-0
415 University of Kentucky 590693
416 University of Kansas 590738
417 University of Denver 590-0
418 Saint Louis University 590603
419 New Jersey Institute of Technology 590-0
420 The College of New Jersey 590-0
421 Butler University 590-0
422 Presidio 590-0
424 University of Pittsburgh 591.8707
425 University of Mary Washington 593-0
425 West Virginia University 593.5432.3
427 University of California, Riverside 594700
428 University of New Hampshire 595-0
428 St. Thomas University 595-0
430 Loyola Marymount University 597-0
431 Babson College 599-0
432 Woodbury University 600-0
432 The University of Texas at San Antonio 600727.5
433 University of Richmond 600-0
434 Thunderbird School of Global Management 600-0
435 Northern Kentucky University 600-0
436 Indiana University South Bend 600-0
437 Central Connecticut State University 600-0
438 California State University, Northridge 600-0
439 Azusa Pacific University 600-0
441 North Carolina A&T State University 601-0
442 Georgia State University 602701
443 Bentley University 603678
444 University of San Francisco 605-0
444 University of Delaware 605-0
446 Fordham University 607-0
446 Baylor University 607-0
448 The University of Michigan-Dearborn 608-0
448 Arkansas State University 608-0
450 Oklahoma City University 609-0
451 Wake Forest University 610-0
451 University of Houston 610697
452 Purdue University Northwest 610-0
453 Iowa State University 610685
454 California State University, Fresno 610-0
455 Hult International Business School 610-0
456 Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University 610-0
458 University of San Diego 611-0
459 The University of Tulsa 614-0
459 Binghamton University 614700
461 University of Oregon 615728
461 Millsaps College 615-0
463 University of Nebraska-Lincoln 618663
464 University of Missouri 620717.5
464 University of Arkansas 620686
465 University at Buffalo, State University of New York 620700
466 Lehigh University 620-0
467 College of William and Mary 620-0
468 University at Buffalo 620-0
470 San Diego State University 621-0
470 Portland State University 621-0
472 Case Western Reserve University 623-0
473 University of California, Irvine 624698
474 Santa Clara University 625-0
474 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 625690
475 North Carolina State University 625-0
476 Miami University 625-0
477 Louisiana State University 625643
478 Emory University 625.5712.5
480 Pepperdine University 626-0
481 The University of Georgia 627.2706
482 Texas A&M University 628704.3
482 Southern Methodist University 628-0
484 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 630667
484 University of Connecticut 630712.5
485 University of Colorado at Boulder 630664
486 Drexel University 630643
488 Texas Christian University 631-0
489 Purdue University 626.6710
490 Northeastern University 633-0
490 Baruch College-The City University of New York 633713.8
491 Purdue University Global 633-0
493 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 634.4-0
493 The University of Texas at Austin 634.5730
495 Villanova University 635-0
496 University of Oklahoma 637-0
496 Boston College 637725
497 University of Oklahoma 637-0
499 University of Massachusetts Amherst 639713
499 Syracuse University 639-0
501 University of Vermont 640-0
501 Temple University 640713
503 The George Washington University 643663
504 University of Southern California 645722
505 Texas A&M University-Commerce 647-0
506 Rice University 648726
506 Duke University 648.8-0
508 Johns Hopkins University 650-0
509 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 652.7704
510 University of Minnesota 654721
511 University of Cincinnati 655645
511 The Ohio State University 655744
512 Chapman University 655-0
514 University of Tennessee at Knoxville 656670.5
514 University of California, San Diego 656670
515 Tulane University 656733
517 University of Wisconsin-Madison 657.6-0
518 University of Notre Dame 658.3-0
519 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign 660708.8
519 The Pennsylvania State University 660702.5
520 University of Rochester 660744
522 The University of Michigan 664730
523 The University of Arizona 665690
524 Michigan State University 668711.3
525 University of South Carolina 670677
525 Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis 670733
526 Indiana University Bloomington 670-0
528 University of California, Davis 671-0
528 Brigham Young University 671.5-0
530 University of Virginia-Darden 672-0
531 The University of Alabama 674717.6
531 University of Alabama 674-0
533 University of Utah 675697
534 University of Maryland 677746.1
535 The University of Texas at Dallas 678713
536 Georgia Institute of Technology 681713
537 Arizona State University 682723.8
538 Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick 683664
538 Boston University 683730
540 University of Florida 687745
540 Carnegie Mellon University 687750
541 Vanderbilt University 687.5-0
543 Georgetown University 693-0
544 Cornell University 699735
545 Washington University in St. Louis 700.5-0
546 University of California, Berkeley 707738
547 New York University 710-0
548 Dartmouth College 717-0
549 University of California, Los Angeles 719780
550 Columbia University 720-0
551 Brown University 722-0
552 Yale University 725-0
553 The University of Chicago 726-0
554 Harvard University 729-0
555 University of Pennsylvania 730-0
556 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 724-0
557 Northwestern University 728-0
558 Stanford University 737-0

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Data sources: MBA School Websites, IPEDS, National Center of Educational Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (ERIC), Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). US News, The Econominst, Forbes, Bloomberg Business Week, Financial Times.

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