GMAT Score Breakdown

Percentiles for GMAT Total Score
Percentiles for GMAT Quantitative Score
Percentiles for GMAT Verbal Score
Percentiles for GMAT AWA Score
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Test Section Possible Scores 25, 50, 75, 90%
Analytical Writing 0-6 4, 4.5, 5, 6
Quantitative 0-60 29, 37, 45, 50
Verbal 0-60 22, 29, 35, 41
Total Scaled Score 200-800 460, 550, 630, 700

There are three sections to the GMAT (see GMAT Format). For each section, you receive a sub-score (e.g., you may score a 4 on the AWA, 37 on the verbal section, and 40 on the quantitative section). The combination of your quantitative and verbal scores determines your scaled score, which is given on a scale of 200-800 and is not influenced by the AWA score. It is this score that plays a pivotal role in your admission to business school.

Detailed Score Breakdown by Percentile

Total GMAT Score

Total Score1 Percentile
760-800 99
750 98
740 97
730 96
720 95
710 92
700 90
690 88
680 86
670 85
660 83
650 80
640 76
630 75
620 72
610 69
600 66
590 63
580 60
570 58
560 54
550 51
540 48
530 44
520 42
510 39
500 36
490 34
480 31
470 29
460 25
450 23
440 21
430 19
420 17
410 15
400 13
390 12
380 10
370 9
360 8
350 7
340 6
330 5
320 4
310 3
300 3
290 3
280 2
270 2
230-250 1
200-220 0

Quantitative Breakdown

Quantitative Score2 Percentile
51-60 99
50 94
49 88
48 84
47 79
46 77
45 75
44 70
43 68
42 63
41 61
40 59
39 55
38 53
37 51
36 46
35 42
34 40
33 38
32 34
31 30
30 29
29 25
28 24
27 20
26 19
25 16
24 15
23 13
22 11
21 10
20 9
19 8
18 7
17 5
16 4
15 4
14 4
13 3
11-12 2
7-10 1
0-6 0

Verbal Breakdown

Verbal Score3 Percentile
46-60 99
45 98
43 96
42 95
41 92
40 89
39 87
38 83
37 81
36 78
35 74
34 69
33 66
32 64
31 58
30 56
29 53
28 48
27 43
26 40
25 36
24 33
23 29
22 27
21 23
20 19
19 16
18 15
17 12
16 10
15 8
14 7
13 5
12 4
11 3
10 2
7-9 1
0-6 0

AWA Breakdown

AWA Score4 Percentile
6.0 87
5.5 80
5.0 55
4.5 42
4.0 21
3.5 13
3.0 6
2.5 4
2.0 3
1.5 3
1.0 3
0.5 3
0.0 0

Footnotes

  1. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 831. [Back]
  2. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 830. [Back]
  3. Source: 12th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 829. [Back]
  4. Source: 11th Edition Official Guide GMAT Review, page 802. [Back]