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.
100 Most Selective Campus MBA Programs
25 MBA Programs with the Highest and Lowest GMAT Scores
The campus MBA program with the lowest average GMAT score is University of Wisconsin-River Falls, with a score of 265. Stanford University has the highest average GMAT score at 737. The average GMAT score is 561.
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.
MBA GMAT Scores
25 MBA Programs Needing the Lowest GMAT Scores
- University of Wisconsin-River Falls - 265
- Clark Atlanta University - 318
- Auburn University at Montgomery - 370
- Southeastern Louisiana University - 375
- Metropolitan State University of Denver - 390
- University of New Haven - 399
- Western Governors University - 400
- Northcentral University - 400
- California Lutheran University - 400
- South College - 400
- National University College - 400
- East Coast Polytechnic Institute - 400
- University of Phoenix - US - 400
- Capella University - 400
- Wayne State College - 400
- University of South Carolina Aiken - 405
- Stephen F. Austin State University - 420
- Southern Utah University - 420
- Iona University - 420
- Elizabeth City State University MBA - 425
- The University of Texas at Tyler - 429
- The University of North Carolina at Pembroke - 435
- Duquesne University - 435
- Radford University - 438
- Tennessee Technological University - 440
25 Most Selective MBA Programs
- Stanford University - 737
- New York University - 733
- University of Pennsylvania - 733
- Columbia University - 732
- University of Southern California - 732
- Harvard University - 730
- Northwestern University - 729
- University of California, Berkeley - 729
- The University of Chicago - 729
- Dartmouth College - 726
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 724
- Yale University - 723
- The University of Michigan - 720
- New Jersey Institute of Technology - 720
- University of Virginia-Darden - 720
- Duke University - 718
- Rice University - 710
- Emory University - 709
- University of California, Los Angeles - 708
- Cornell University - 707
- The University of Texas at Austin - 706
- The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 706
- The University of Texas at El Paso - 705
- University of Washington - 703
- Carnegie Mellon University - 702
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 University of Wisconsin-River Falls, with an average GMAT score of 265 (compared to 337 for campus programs).
The average GMAT score for online programs is 557 (fairly similar to the average of 561 for campus programs).
At the high end, the top average GMAT score for an online program is 732 for the University of Southern California (versus a 737 for campus programs). You can browse GMAT scores for online MBA programs for more details.
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