MBA Programs Ranked by Average GMAT Score

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.

10 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 737. The average GMAT score is 549.

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.

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 538 (fairly similar to the average of 549 for campus programs). At the high end, the top average GMAT score for an online program is 677 for the University of Maryland (versus a 737 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 GMAT	Ph.D GMAT
1	Stanford University	737	-0
2	University of Pennsylvania	730	-0
3	Harvard University	729	-0
4	Northwestern University	728	-0
5	The University of Chicago	726	-0
6	Yale University	725	-0
7	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	724	-0
8	Columbia University	720	-0
9	Dartmouth College	717	-0
10	New York University	710	-0
11	University of California, Berkeley	707	738
12	Washington University in St. Louis	700.5	-0
13	Lehigh University	694.3	-0
14	Vanderbilt University	687.5	-0
15	University of Maryland	677	746.1
16	University of Virginia-Darden	672	-0
17	Brigham Young University	671.5	-0
18	University of California, San Diego	666	670
19	The University of Michigan	664	730
20	University of Notre Dame	658.3	-0
21	University of Wisconsin-Madison	657.6	-0
22	The Ohio State University	655	744
23	Johns Hopkins University	654.5	-0
23	University of Minnesota	654	721
25	The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	652.7	704
26	Brandeis University	651.3	-0
27	Duke University	648.8	-0
27	University of Missouri	648	717.5
28	Rice University	648	726
30	Binghamton University, State University of New York	647	700
31	University of Southern California	645	722
32	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	641	690
33	University of Oklahoma	637	-0
34	University of Florida	636	745
35	Santa Clara University	634.7	-0
35	The University of Texas at Austin	634.5	730
36	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	634.4	-0
37	University of Richmond	634	-0
39	Texas A & M University	628	704.3
39	Southern Methodist University	628	-0
41	Temple University	627.8	713
41	The University of Georgia	627.2	706
43	Purdue University	626.6	710
43	Indiana University, Bloomington/Indianapolis	626.3	733
45	Emory University	625.5	712.5
46	University of California, Irvine	624	698
47	University of Delaware	617.5	-0
47	The University of Alabama	617.5	717.6
48	Baruch College-The City University of New York	617.2	713.8
50	University of California, Riverside	614	700
51	The University of Arizona	612.6	690
51	University of South Carolina	612.3	677
53	Purdue University Northwest	610	-0
54	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick	606.8	664
54	Bentley University	606	678
56	University of Wyoming	605	643
57	Villanova University	603.7	-0
57	University of Cincinnati	603.6	645
59	University of North Carolina at Charlotte	602.6	730
59	Tulane University	602	733
61	Portland State University	601	-0
62	San Diego State University	598	-0
63	University of Tennessee at Knoxville	597.2	670.5
64	Arizona State University	594.4	723.8
65	West Virginia University	593.5	432.3
65	University of Colorado at Boulder	593.5	664
66	University of Denver	593	-0
68	University of Pittsburgh	591.8	707
69	Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University	590.5	667
70	University of Arkansas	589.7	686
70	Truman State University	589	-0
72	Clark University	588.7	-0
73	University of Southern Maine	587	-0
74	Babson College	583	-0
75	The University of Tulsa	582	-0
76	University of North Texas	581.9	628
76	College of William and Mary	581.3	-0
77	University of Vermont	581	-0
79	University at Buffalo, State University of New York	580.3	700
80	University of Connecticut	577	712.5
81	Metropolitan State University of Denver	576	-0
82	George Mason University	572	-0
83	University of Kentucky	571	693
84	University of Nebraska at Omaha	570.3	-0
85	The Pennsylvania State University at Harrisburg	569.7	-0
85	Stevens Institute of Technology	569.5	-0
86	Colorado State University	569.3	-0
87	University of Houston	569	697
89	Trinity University	568	-0
89	Northern Arizona University	568	-0
91	University of Washington	566	723.8
92	Washington State University	565.5	652.2
92	Rollins College	565	-0
93	Kennesaw State University	565	-0
95	College of Charleston	564	-0
96	University of Miami	563.8	485
96	University of San Francisco	563.5	-0
97	University of Northern Iowa	563	-0
98	University of Central Florida	563	-0
100	Georgia State University	561.7	701
100	Willamette University	561	-0
102	California State University, Northridge	560.5	-0
102	University of Wisconsin Oshkosh	560	-0
103	Louisiana State University	560	643
105	The University of North Dakota	559	-0
105	Seton Hall University	559	-0
107	Mississippi State University	558	-0
108	Florida International University	557.7	618.8
108	University of Dayton	557	-0
110	Hofstra University	556.5	-0
111	The University of Texas at San Antonio	554	727.5
112	University of New Hampshire	553	-0
112	DePaul University	553	-0
114	The University of New Mexico	552	-0
115	Millsaps College	551	-0
116	State University of New York at Geneseo	550	-0
116	Missouri University of Science and Technology	550	-0
118	The University of Michigan-Flint	549.2	-0
118	Xavier University	549	-0
120	University of Montana	548.3	-0
121	University of Wisconsin-La Crosse	547	-0
121	University of North Carolina Wilmington	547	-0
122	Seattle University	547	-0
124	Quinnipiac University	546	-0
124	California State University, Fresno	546	-0
126	West Chester University	545	-0
126	University of South Florida	545	680
127	Pennsylvania State University	545	-0
128	Arkansas State University	545	-0
130	University at Albany, State University of New York	544.3	-0
130	University of South Florida St. Petersburg	544	-0
131	Belmont University	544	-0
133	University of South Dakota	543.7	-0
133	University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee	543	665
134	University of Alaska Fairbanks	543	-0
136	University of South Carolina Aiken	542	-0
136	Idaho State University	542	-0
138	University of Alabama in Huntsville	541	-0
139	The University of Tampa	540	-0
140	Kent State University	539	662.8
140	California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo	539	-0
142	Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Camden	538.7	-0
142	Northern Illinois University	538.3	-0
143	Utah Valley University	538	-0
145	University of Washington Bothell	537	-0
146	Southern Illinois University Edwardsville	536.6	-0
147	Saint Louis University	535.8	603
147	St. John's University	535.5	-0
148	University of South Alabama	535	-0
149	East Tennessee State University	535	-0
151	The University of Akron	533	-0
151	California State University, San Bernardino	533	-0
152	Appalachian State University	533	-0
154	Texas Tech University	532.8	675
154	Mercer University-Macon and Atlanta Campuses	532.5	-0
156	Washburn University	530	-0
156	Meredith College	530	-0
157	Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne	530	-0
159	University of Southern Indiana	528	-0
160	Virginia Commonwealth University	527	658
161	Gonzaga University	526.7	-0
161	Pacific Lutheran University	526.3	-0
163	Dominican University	525.5	-0
163	University of the Pacific	525	-0
164	University of St. Thomas-Minnesota	525	-0
165	St. Mary's University	525	-0
167	Grand Valley State University	524.3	-0
168	University of Maine	523	-0
169	Louisiana Tech University	522.5	637.5
169	Rockhurst University	522	-0
170	The Pennsylvania State University at Erie, The Behrend College	522	-0
172	Midwestern State University	521	-0
173	University of Missouri-St. Louis	520.5	610
173	University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras	520	-0
174	Northern Michigan University	520	-0
175	Drury University	520	-0
176	California State University, Bakersfield	520	-0
178	University of Tennessee at Martin	519	-0
179	Providence College	518	-0
180	Clarkson University	517.5	-0
181	State University of New York at Oswego	516	-0
182	St. Cloud State University	514	-0
183	Wayne State University	513	685
183	Valparaiso University	513	-0
184	Colorado State University-Pueblo	513	-0
186	Indiana University Southeast	510	-0
186	Eastern Kentucky University	510	-0
188	University of Minnesota Duluth	509	-0
189	University of Idaho	508	-0
189	Texas State University	508	-0
190	Radford University	508	-0
192	Boise State University	506	-0
192	Barry University	506	-0
194	Youngstown State University	505	-0
194	Saint Joseph's University	505	-0
195	Lamar University	505	-0
197	William Paterson University	504	-0
198	Georgia Southern University	503	650
199	University of West Florida	501.5	-0
200	Winthrop University	500	-0
200	University of Houston-Downtown	500	-0
202	Howard University	498	-0
203	The University of Texas at Arlington	496.6	662.5
204	Berry College	495	-0
205	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	494	-0
206	University of Tennessee at Chattanooga	491	-0
206	Monmouth University	491	-0
208	University of Houston-Clear Lake	489.6	-0
209	Bryant University	486.5	-0
209	Kutztown University	486	-0
211	Old Dominion University	484	645
212	Coastal Carolina University	482	-0
213	University of New Orleans	479.7	573
214	University of Illinois at Springfield	478	-0
214	State University of New York at New Paltz	478	-0
215	Eastern Illinois University	478	-0
217	Western New England University	475.3	-0
218	Murray State University	473	-0
219	The University of Texas at El Paso	472	631
220	Robert Morris University	471	-0
221	University of North Georgia	468	-0
221	University of New Haven	468	-0
223	University of Central Arkansas	467.5	-0
224	University of Southern Mississippi	466.5	-0
225	Southeastern Louisiana University	463.5	-0
225	Sacred Heart University	463	-0
227	Rowan University	462	-0
228	California State University, Los Angeles	461.5	-0
229	University of West Georgia	460	-0
229	Long Island University-Post Campus	460	-0
230	Jacksonville University	460	-0
231	Bellarmine University	460	-0
233	The University of North Carolina at Greensboro	456.7	605
234	Stockton University	454	-0
235	The University of Texas of the Permian Basin	453	-0
236	Sam Houston State University	452.3	-0
237	University of North Alabama	444.5	-0
237	La Salle University	444	-0
238	The Citadel	444	-0
240	Western Carolina University	443.3	-0
241	Southern Arkansas University	442	-0
242	University of Toledo	441	-0
243	University of Detroit Mercy	437	-0
244	University of Houston-Victoria	436.7	-0
245	The University of North Carolina at Pembroke	435	-0
246	Le Moyne College	433	-0
247	Texas A & M University-Commerce	432	-0
248	Ithaca College	431	-0
249	Niagara University	425	-0
250	Texas A & M International University	419	585
251	Savannah State University	415	-0
252	Indiana University Kokomo	402	-0
253	Saint Xavier University	400	-0
253	Jackson State University	400	625
255	Montana State University	394	-0
256	University of St. Thomas-Houston	386.5	-0
257	Prairie View A & M University	385	-0
258	Pittsburg State University	377.3	-0
259	Texas Southern University	336.5	-0

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

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