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GMAT score chart | What do you need to know?

A GMAT score chart describes how scaled scores of candidates on the verbal and quant sections map to their 800-point overall score. It helps them know the area in which they need to improve to increase their total GMAT scores.

GMAT score chart for 2023

The GMAT chart and scoring algorithm are altered from time to time. As a matter of fact, obtaining 800, 790, or 780 GMAT scores involves greater scaled scores for every section compared to the scores required a few years back. It is because many candidates attain higher scores.

The chart above eliminates the AWA (Analytical Writing Assessment) and IR (Integrated Reasoning) scores since those do not impact a candidate’s overall GMAT score. However, it shows how the verbal and quant scaled scores (from 0 to 60) map to a student’s overall GMAT scores (from 200 to 800) and the percentiles that their scores fit into.

After giving a practice test for GMAT, students can use a GMAT score chart to determine whether their scores are decent enough for an MBA admission. They can track their improvement and understand where to put more effort.

GMAT percentiles

GMAT percentile is a ranking of a candidate’s score against the GMAT score chart of other candidates within the last three years. These percentiles range between 0% and 99%. For instance, a score of 710 corresponds to the 91st percentile, indicating that candidates who have scored 710 have performed better than or as decent as 91% of their competitors.

Suppose a candidate’s GMAT percentiles are 55 in quant and 79 in verbal. It denotes that they have performed better than or as decent as –

1. 55% of candidates who took quantitative aptitude.
2. 79% of candidates who took verbal reasoning tests

The GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council) facilitates in-depth percentile charts for AWA, IR, Quant, Verbal, and total GMAT scores. Further, GMAC advises students to utilize these percentile charts instead of their score charts.

GMAT verbal percentiles

Now that you know about the standard GMAT score chart percentiles, let’s see the verbal percentiles of the exam.

The performance of candidates on 36 questions of the verbal section will influence their scaled verbal scores. The verbal score ranges between 0 and 60. However, candidates are unlikely to score above 44 or below 9, indicating that the GMAT mean verbal score in 2022 is 27.3, and the percentile is 45th.

GMAT quant percentiles

In the quant section, the performance of candidates on 31 questions influences their scaled quant scores. The score will range between 0 and 60. Since candidates hardly score above 50 or below 7, it is uncommon to see such anomaly scores on the GMAT test score chart.

As a matter of fact, the scaled quant scores of candidates map to GMAT quant percentiles. As per GMAC, the mean GMAT scaled score of 40.7 is the 31st percentile.

However, it is not only the number of correct answers that determines the quant scores of candidates. It is essential to check their score percentiles and scaled scores to analyze their performance.

Key takeaways

1. A GMAT score report represents three scores: AWA score, IR score, and total overall score. 
2. A total score, however, is dependent on the examination’s verbal and quant sections. 
3. As per the GMAT score chart, the total score ranges between 200 and 800. 
4. There are two verbal and quant scores scales: percentile ranking (from 0% to 99%) and a scaled score (from 0 to 60). 
5. Since GMAT score percentiles get recomputed depending on the candidate data for the previous three years, they are subject to yearly change. 

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FAQs

Question 1: What is a favorable GMAT score?

Answer: Most schools in Canada and Europe consider 650 as a decent GMAT score. On the other hand, the best schools in the United States consider 700 an acceptable GMAT score. As per MBA experts, a GMAT score of 700 or above is excellent, and a score from 650 to 690 is favorable.

Question 2: Can candidates cancel their GMAT scores?

Answer: Candidates may cancel their GMAT scores immediately after the examination at the test center. There are no additional expenses for this. They may also cancel their scores online within 72 hours post the start time of their examination. However, this involves a fee.

Question 3: What is the validity of a GMAT score?

Answer: A GMAT score will be valid for up to five years. Due to administrative procedures, candidates can even reinstate their canceled scores during that time (less than one month).