GMAT Score Percentile Calculator
See where a GMAT total score (200–800) ranks.
A total of 650 ranks higher than about 73% of test takers. Approximate, classic GMAT (200–800) scale.
A GMAT percentile rank turns your classic 200–800 total into the share of test-takers you scored above, using GMAC published data. A total of 700 maps to about the 88th percentile, while a 650 is about the 73rd. The curve is steep near the top, and rankings shift slightly year to year, so treat the figure as a guide.
How a GMAT percentile works
The classic GMAT total score runs from 200 to 800 and is what business schools quote in their class profiles. The percentile rank turns that number into context: it is the share of test-takers you scored above. A percentile is a lookup into the distribution of everyone who sat the test, not a conversion between scales — which is why a 50-point jump means very different things at the top and bottom of the range.
This tool reads GMAC’s published percentile data for the classic scale and returns the rank for the nearest total.
How to read your rank
- 1 Enter your total score. Any value from 200 to 800.
- 2 Find the nearest row. A total of 700 maps to about the 88th percentile.
- 3 Read the share. So a 700 ranks higher than roughly 88% of test-takers — and notice each extra 10 points buys less near the top.
GMAT total → percentile
Approximate, classic GMAT (200–800) scale, based on GMAC published data; rankings shift slightly year to year.
| Total score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 760 | 99 |
| 750 | 98 |
| 730 | 96 |
| 720 | 94 |
| 710 | 90 |
| 700 | 88 |
| 680 | 82 |
| 650 | 73 |
| 620 | 62 |
| 600 | 56 |
| 550 | 39 |
| 500 | 24 |
| 450 | 15 |
| 400 | 8 |
| 300 | 2 |
| 200 | 1 |
Where the score comes from
On the classic GMAT the total is built from the Quantitative and Verbal sections; the separate Integrated Reasoning and Analytical Writing scores sit outside it. Because so many test-takers cluster in the upper-middle of the range, the percentile curve is steep there — the difference between a 650 and a 700 is far larger in percentile terms than the raw 50 points suggest.
What total to aim for
Target the median of your shortlisted programs rather than a single magic number. Most full-time MBA programs report median totals in the high 600s to low 700s, and many competitive schools sit around 700 or above. Check each program’s published class profile. If a school accepts the GRE too, compare your standing with the GRE percentile calculator.
Caveats
These percentiles are approximate, based on GMAC published data, which shifts slightly year to year as the test-taker pool changes. This tool uses the classic 200–800 scale; the newer GMAT Focus Edition uses a 205–805 scale with its own, different percentile table.