Average GMAT Score

For a more detailed listing of GMAT scores and their corresponding percentiles, please see the detailed GMAT score breakdown.

Average GMAT Score

Composite Score: 5501 · Verbal: 292
Quantitative: 373 · Analytical Writing Assessment: 5.04

Average GMAT Score and GPA at Top Universities5

School GMAT GPA
University of Michigan 700 3.25
Harvard 710 3.65
Stanford 720 3.6
University of Pennsylvania 710 3.5
MIT 700 3.5
Northwestern 700 3.45
University of Chicago 700 3.5
Dartmouth 710 3.4
University of California (Berkeley) 710 3.5
Columbia 710 3.4
New York University 700 3.4
Duke 700 3.35
University of Virginia 680 3.25
Cornell 700 3.3
Yale 700 3.45
Carnegie Mellon University 690 3.4
Emory 690 3.4

90th Percentile GMAT Score

  • Composite Score: 7006
  • Verbal: 417
  • Quantitative: 508
  • Analytical Writing Assessment: 6.09

One common question we receive from students is "when will I know my GMAT score?" As soon as you complete the test, you will have an option to see your scaled score (i.e., the score that is out of 800) and your sub-section scores (i.e., your quantitative and verbal scores). However, you cannot see your AWA score immediately. After a few days, your AWA score is available online. For more information on how the AWA is graded and how it influences your GMAT prep, please see AWA grading.

Footnotes

  1. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 831. [Back]
  2. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 829. [Back]
  3. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 830. [Back]
  4. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 832. [Back]
  5. Data for business schools are rough averages over a period of recent years. For exact statistics from the most recent year, visit the school's website. [Back]
  6. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 831. [Back]
  7. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 829. [Back]
  8. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 830. [Back]
  9. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 832. [Back]