Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT)

GMAT Score

A good GMAT score improves your chances of getting admitted to a top business school. A score of 690+ is considered good. The below section gives you an overview of GMAT scores and percentile.

GMAT Score	Percentile	Score Description
800 to 760	99%	Best
750 -700	98% -90%	Best
690-650	84% -70%	Competitive
640-600	64% -50%	Good Enough
550	38%	Good Enough
500	25%	Average
450	15%
400	10%
350	5%
300	3%
250	1%
200	0%

GMAT Sub-Section Wise

Verbal Score	Verbal Percentile	IR Score	IR Percentile
51	99%	8	90%
46	99%	7	79%
40	90%	6	64%
35	74%	5	47%
30	56%	4	31%
25	37%	3	17%
20	21%	2	8%
15	9%	1	0%
10	2%

Quant Score	Quant Percentile	AWA Score	AWA Percentile
51	97%	6	87%
46	53%	5	56%
41	34%	4	18%
36	22%	3	4%
31	14%	2	1%
26	8%	1	1%
21	5%	0	0%
16	3%
10	1%

GMAT Cut-Offs for Top Business Schools Across the World

MBA in the USA

The USA hosts almost 15 of the top 50 business schools in the world. Hence, the GMAT cut-off is one of the highest across the world. The below table offers insights into average GMAT scores for the top 10 business schools in the US.

University	Average GMAT Score	GMAT Score Range
Stanford University (CA)	738	610-790
Harvard Business School	738	590-790
Penn Wharton	733	720-770
MIT Sloan	730	690-730
Columbia Business School	729	550-780
UC Berkeley (Haas)	729	700-760
Chicago (Booth)	729	600-780
UCLA	711	660-760
Northwestern (Kellogg)	729	620-780
Yale School of Management	725	690-760

MBA in Canada

Canada is one of the top study abroad destinations for Indian students wishing to pursue MBA. Affordability and global recognition for MBA programs are the reasons that attract students to this country. If you have been considering MBA in the country, you must know the GMAT cut-off scores. Below given are some popular Canadian business schools and their GMAT cut-off scores.

University	Average GMAT Score Cut-Off
Toronto (Rotman)	674
Smith School of Business	645
Western (Ivey)	680
McGill (Desautels)	675
York (Schulich)	636
UBC (Sauder)	550
Alberta School of Business	550
Concordia (John Molson)	580+
HEC Montreal	630 or Higher
Dalhousie (Rowe)	550

MBA in Europe

Countries like the UK, France, Germany, Ireland, Sweden, and the Netherlands are popular with Indian students wishing to pursue MBA in Europe. If you want to pursue MBA from any of these countries, you must possess a weighted average score of 650+. The below table will help you understand average GMAT score cut-off across the top 10 leading business schools in Europe.

University	Average GMAT Score Cut-Off
HEC Paris	700
London Business School	703
IE Business School	677
INSEAD	710
IESE Business School	670
Esade Business School	660
Oxford (Said) Business School	690
Cambridge (Judge) Business	690
Imperial College Business School	600
SDA Bocconi	700+

MBA in Australia and New Zealand

Australia and New Zealand are home to some of the best business schools in the world. These countries admit students with work experience and high GMAT scores. The following table offers insights into GMAT cut-off scores required to get admitted to top business schools in Australia and New Zealand.

University	Average GMAT Score Cut-Off
Melbourne Business School	695
UNSW (AGSM)	679
Monash Business School	650
Macquarie Business School	680
UQ Business School	550
University of Western Australia Business School	650
Australian National University	600+
Unisa Business School, University of South Australia, Australia	550
Otago Business School	550
UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney, Australia	550

MBA in the Asia-Pacific Region

Today, students head to business schools in the Asia-Pacific region to pursue management courses. Affordability, quality education, and global acceptance are some reasons that draw students to these schools. The below table will give you an idea of average GMAT cut-off scores required to seek admission to some of the popular business schools in the Asia-Pacific region.

University	Average GMAT Score Cut-Off
INSEAD	710
ESSEC Business School	600+
National University of Singapore (NUS)	670
Nanyang NTU Singapore	677
CEIBS	678
University of Hong Kong	633
IIM Ahmedabad	706
HKUST	660
IIM Bangalore	700+