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.
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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.

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25 MBA Programs Needing the Lowest GMAT Scores
- Prairie View A&M University - 385
- University of St. Thomas-Houston - 387
- Montana State University - 394
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - 400
- Southeastern Oklahoma State University - 400
- Whitworth University - 400
- National University College - 400
- Northcentral University - 400
- University of Montevallo - 400
- Jackson State University - 400
- East Coast Polytechnic Institute - 400
- Stockton University - 400
- Salisbury University - 400
- Saint Xavier University - 400
- Union University - 400
- Southern University and A&M College - 400
- South College - 400
- University of Phoenix - US - 400
- McNeese State University - 400
- Alabama A&M University - 400
- Henderson State University - 400
- Capella University - 400
- Francis Marion University - 400
- Wayne State College - 400
- California Lutheran University - 400
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- Stanford University - 737
- Northwestern University - 728
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 724
- University of Pennsylvania - 730
- Harvard University - 729
- The University of Chicago - 726
- Yale University - 725
- Brown University - 722
- Columbia University - 720
- University of California, Los Angeles - 719
- Dartmouth College - 717
- New York University - 710
- University of California, Berkeley - 707
- Washington University in St. Louis - 701
- Cornell University - 699
- Georgetown University - 693
- Vanderbilt University - 688
- Carnegie Mellon University - 687
- University of Florida - 687
- Boston University - 683
- Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick - 683
- Arizona State University - 682
- Georgia Institute of Technology - 681
- The University of Texas at Dallas - 678
- University of Maryland - 677
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.
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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 |
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Julia, originally from Germany, earned her MBA degree in 2016 at the Rotterdam School of Management in the Netherlands. She has worked for over 6 years as a Project Manager in the Tourism, Banking and Logistics industry. Eager to explore the world, she has travelled to over 30 and lived in 5 different countries, even exotic far flung places like Papua New Guinea. Now she focuses on her writing career, helping others to find their path in life.
