100 Most Selective MBA Programs: GMAT Scores

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

Rank	University	MBA GMAT	Ph.D GMAT
1	Stanford University	737	-0
2	Northwestern University	728	-0
3	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	724	-0
4	University of Pennsylvania	730	-0
5	Harvard University	729	-0
6	The University of Chicago	726	-0
7	Yale University	725	-0
8	Brown University	722	-0
9	Columbia University	720	-0
10	University of California, Los Angeles	719	780
11	Dartmouth College	717	-0
12	New York University	710	-0
13	University of California, Berkeley	707	738
14	Washington University in St. Louis	700.5	-0
15	Cornell University	699	735
16	Georgetown University	693	-0
17	Vanderbilt University	687.5	-0
17	Carnegie Mellon University	687	750
18	University of Florida	687	745
20	Boston University	683	730
20	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick	683	664
22	Arizona State University	682	723.8
23	Georgia Institute of Technology	681	713
24	The University of Texas at Dallas	678	713
25	University of Maryland	677	746.1
26	University of Utah	675	697
27	The University of Alabama	674	717.6
27	University of Alabama	674	-0
29	University of Virginia-Darden	672	-0
30	Brigham Young University	671.5	-0
30	University of California, Davis	671	-0
32	University of South Carolina	670	677
32	Indiana University Bloomington	670	-0
33	Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis	670	733
35	Michigan State University	668	711.3
36	The University of Arizona	665	690
37	The University of Michigan	664	730
38	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	660	708.8
38	The Pennsylvania State University	660	702.5
39	University of Rochester	660	744
41	University of Notre Dame	658.3	-0
42	University of Wisconsin-Madison	657.6	-0
43	University of California, San Diego	656	670
43	Tulane University	656	733
44	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	656	670.5
46	The Ohio State University	655	744
46	Chapman University	655	-0
47	University of Cincinnati	655	645
49	University of Minnesota	654	721
50	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	652.7	704
51	Johns Hopkins University	650	-0
52	Duke University	648.8	-0
52	Rice University	648	726
54	Texas A&M University-Commerce	647	-0
55	University of Southern California	645	722
56	The George Washington University	643	663
57	Temple University	640	713
57	University of Vermont	640	-0
59	Syracuse University	639	-0
59	University of Massachusetts Amherst	639	713
61	University of Oklahoma	637	-0
61	Boston College	637	725
62	University of Oklahoma	637	-0
64	Villanova University	635	-0
65	The University of Texas at Austin	634.5	730
65	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	634.4	-0
67	Purdue University Global	633	-0
67	Baruch College-The City University of New York	633	713.8
68	Northeastern University	633	-0
70	Purdue University	626.6	710
71	Texas Christian University	631	-0
72	University of Connecticut	630	712.5
72	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	630	667
73	University of Colorado at Boulder	630	664
74	Drexel University	630	643
76	Texas A&M University	628	704.3
76	Southern Methodist University	628	-0
78	The University of Georgia	627.2	706
79	Pepperdine University	626	-0
80	Emory University	625.5	712.5
80	Santa Clara University	625	-0
81	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	625	690
82	Miami University	625	-0
83	Louisiana State University	625	643
84	North Carolina State University	625	-0
86	University of California, Irvine	624	698
87	Case Western Reserve University	623	-0
88	San Diego State University	621	-0
88	Portland State University	621	-0
90	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	620	700
90	University at Buffalo	620	-0
91	University of Missouri	620	717.5
92	University of Arkansas	620	686
93	College of William and Mary	620	-0
94	Lehigh University	620	-0
96	University of Nebraska-Lincoln	618	663
97	University of Oregon	615	728
97	Millsaps College	615	-0
99	Binghamton University	614	700
99	The University of Tulsa	614	-0

25 MBA Programs with the Highest and Lowest GMAT Scores

The campus MBA program with the lowest average GMAT score is Prairie View A&M University, with a score of 385. Stanford University has the highest average GMAT score at 737. The average GMAT score is 543.

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.

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 530 (fairly similar to the average of 543 for campus programs).

At the high end, the top average GMAT score for an online program is 722 for the Brown University (versus a 737 for campus programs). You can browse GMAT scores for online MBA programs for more details.

GMAT Score Chart and How to Use It

	Q	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51
V	Percentile	19%	20%	22%	25%	26%	28%	31%	34%	36%	37%	41%	43%	45%	50%	52%	57%	60%	63%	69%	75%	86%	96%
25	40%	470	480	480	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630
26	44%	480	490	490	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	550	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640
27	47%	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640
28	52%	500	500	500	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650
29	57%	500	510	510	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660
31	62%	520	530	530	540	550	560	550	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670
30	59%	510	520	520	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670
32	66%	530	530	530	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	610	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680
33	69%	530	540	540	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	650	670	670	680	690
34	71%	540	550	550	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	610	630	640	640	650	660	660	680	680	690	690
35	76%	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	620	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700
36	81%	560	560	560	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	710	710
37	83%	560	570	570	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720
38	85%	570	580	580	580	600	600	610	620	640	640	640	650	650	670	680	680	690	690	700	710	720	720
40	91%	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	710	730	730	740
41	94%	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	740	740	750
42	96%	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	680	680	680	690	700	710	720	720	740	740	750	750
43	96%	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760
44	98%	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770
45	99%	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780
46	99%	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	710	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	770	780
47	99%	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	740	750	760	760	780	780	790
48	99%	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790	800
49	99%	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	780	800	800
50	99%	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790	780	800	800
51	99%	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790	800	800	800	800

– Latest GMAT score was not available at the time of publishing.

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Resources

• https://www.gmac.com/
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• https://www.mba.com/