How to Calculate GMAT Scores - GMAT Club (2023)

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Need to calculate a potential GMAT score from a practice test? Are you looking to retake the GMAT and wondering what score to aspire to? When you take the official GMAT, you’ll see your sectional and overall scores immediately.

But what should you do if you’re taking a practice test at home? How can you calculate your GMAT score?

Magoosh has the only GMAT score calculator you need! First, enter your Verbal and Quant scores in the calculator below.

Calculate!

Then, read on for more about how your GMAT score is calculated, what your quant score and verbal score mean, how business schools use the GMAT test, and more!

How does GMAT scoring work?

On the GMAT, you’ll answer questions in four sections: Verbal, Quantitative, Integrated Reasoning, and the AWA.

The number of questions you answered correctly in Verbal and Quant are then turned into a score of 0-60 in each section.

Finally, these 0-60 scores are combined and scaled to give you your overall score on a 200-800 scale.

In other words, the “total” GMAT score report only combines your Verbal and Quantitative section scores, but doesn’t take your IR or AWA scores into account. Remember this key fact as we take a closer look at GMAT scoring, because you’re going to see a lot of different score types!

GMAT Score Calculator

Calculate!

How accurate is this GMAT score calculator?

The GMAC is very tight-lipped about their scoring algorithm.

GMAT Score Chart

If you want to take a closer look at how we’ve predicted the 0-60 sectional scores to an overall, 200-800 point GMAT score, here’s a handy table you can review!

	V	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Q	%	40%	44%	47%	52%	57%	59%	62%	66%	69%	71%	76%	81%	83%	85%
30	19%	470	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570
31	20%	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580
32	22%	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580
33	25%	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	580
34	26%	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600
35	28%	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	600
36	31%	520	530	530	540	550	560	550	570	580	580	590	600	610	610
37	34%	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620
38	36%	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	640
39	37%	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640
40	41%	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640
41	43%	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	610	620	640	640	650
42	45%	560	550	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	650
43	50%	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	610	630	640	640	650	660	670
44	52%	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	680
45	57%	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680
46	60%	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690
47	63%	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	650	660	670	680	690	690
48	69%	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	680	680	690	690	700
49	75%	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710
50	86%	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	710	710	720
51	96%	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720

	V	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51
Q	%	89%	91%	94%	96%	96%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%
30	19%	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670
31	20%	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670
32	22%	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680
33	25%	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690
34	26%	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690
35	28%	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700
36	31%	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710
37	34%	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720
38	36%	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720
39	37%	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730
40	41%	650	660	670	680	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740
41	43%	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750
42	45%	670	670	680	680	690	700	710	710	720	730	740	750	750
43	50%	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760
44	52%	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770
45	57%	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	740	750	760	770	780
46	60%	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780
47	63%	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790
48	69%	710	710	720	740	740	750	750	760	760	780	780	790	800
49	75%	720	730	740	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	780	780	800
50	86%	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	770	780	790	800	800	800
51	96%	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790	800	800	800	800

How do I read the GMAT score chart?

Use this chart to find out how your section scores create your overall score. This way, you can see what score you need in each section to calculate your dream GMAT score.

For example, different combinations of Verbal and Quant scores can be mixed to get you an overall score of 700–see what section you’re strongest in and aim to boost your score as much as possible in this area to get the overall score you want.

With that said, Verbal scores do “count” for slightly more of the overall score (GMAT test-takers tend to be stronger in Quant), so work on boosting your score in this area to get the strongest possible overall score!

What are the percentiles along the rows and columns?

Since high Verbal scores “count” for slightly more than a high Quant score, a Verbal subscore of 40 would be in the 90th percentile, definitely in the top 10%. By contrast, a Quant subscore of 40 would be only the 39th percentile, not even in the top 50%!

The two subscores are definitely not equivalent.

This in part reflects a vast asymmetry in the GMAT test-taking pool: many more GMAT takers in an international market excel in math and struggle in verbal, so commanding performances in math are reasonably common, whereas commanding performances in verbal are less frequent.

To see how your total score translates to your GMAT percentile, check out our article on calculating GMAT percentiles.

What will my official GMAT score report look like?

After you take the exam, your GMAT Score Report will have the following components:

Your Quantitative Score (0 to 60), with percentile
Your Verbal Score (0 to 60), with percentile
Your Total GMAT Score (200 to 800), with percentile
AWA Score (half-integers from 0 to 6), with percentile
Integrated Reasoning score (integer from 1 to 8)

Remember, the 0 to 60 scale is based on the number of questions you answered correctly in each section—it is not a simple “answers correct” number.

As soon as you finish your GMAT in the test center, you will get almost the entire GMAT score report right away—everything except your AWA score, because that requires a human grader to review it.

When you leave the high-security Pearson testing room, they immediately hand you a printout of your results before you even can retrieve your stuff from the lockers.

Then, about 20 days later, you will get the whole shebang, everything you already know plus the essay results, either electronically or by snail mail, whichever you chose.

The total GMAT score report sent to adcoms will include all GMATs you have taken in the past five years, except the ones you have canceled. There is no trace of any cancellations on your score report (this last fact is new, a change from pre-2016 policy).

How does my GMAT score factor into admissions?

All scores, sectional and total, are reported to B-schools. However, the overall GMAT score is currently way more important in admissions than any of the other scores. The AWA & IR scores generally count for less. Still, that doesn’t mean you can ignore them! If you flub either one, admissions might see that as a red flag.

It’s important to note that your GMAT score is just one factor admissions committees at business schools use. Other factors include your previous relevant work experience, undergraduate academic performance, and your essays. If you want to see how your GMAT scores measure up, check out our post on evaluating good GMAT scores.

Obviously, the higher the score, the more options you will probably have. It may be that, to some extent, you can offset a lower college GPA with a stellar GMAT score report.

Solid GMAT exam prep, such as Magoosh, can raise your GMAT grade substantially.

In fact, Magoosh has a 50-point score increase guarantee: if you have already taken an official GMAT once, then Magoosh guarantees that if you use the product extensively, your score will increase by at least a minimum of 50 points (many users see much larger increases).

That’s extraordinary: such an increase can bring you from 660 (77th percentile = top 25%) to 710 (90th percentile = top 10%)!

By all means, strive to do the best you can do. At the same time, it’s important to be realistic about your abilities and the time & energy you have to prepare.

If your first GMAT score was a 460, then with concerned effort, you will be able to get up into the 500s and maybe even the 600s, but it may be that a GMAT score in the high 700s is unrealistic for you, and that’s OK.

Always strive for your personal best, it’s hard to compete with everyone out there.

The goal of the GMAT is to get you into business school; the goal of business school is to get an MBA; the goal of an MBA is to get into management positions in the business world.

Many folks who are wildly successful in upper management in the business world had less than stellar GMAT scores and went to less prestigious business schools.

Conversely, some folks are brilliant test takers and ace the GMAT, but then wind up not so successful in the rough and tumble business world.

A big part of success is being canny enough to know how to leverage your particular gifts to the greatest effect. Trust the unique combination of gifts and talents you bring, seek to learn the skills that will most complement and bring forth who you are, and learn to recognize the environments in which you can most effectively thrive.

Do the best you can do on the GMAT, and trust that this will be good enough to lead you to where you need to be in the big picture.

Should I retake the GMAT?

We have a few thoughts taking the GMAT again that can help you figure out whether to retake the exam—and help you ace the GMAT the next time around if you do. Business school admission is a competitive process; in order to compete well with the pool of applicants you will be up against, scoring above 600 will help your chances.

For more resources, I would recommend reading these following sites:

I’d love to hear what you think about this topic and our GMAT score calculator. Feel free to leave a comment below!

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	V	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Q	%	40%	44%	47%	52%	57%	59%	62%	66%	69%	71%	76%	81%	83%	85%
30	19%	470	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570
31	20%	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580
32	22%	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580
33	25%	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	580
34	26%	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600
35	28%	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	600
36	31%	520	530	530	540	550	560	550	570	580	580	590	600	610	610
37	34%	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620
38	36%	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	640
39	37%	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640
40	41%	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640
41	43%	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	610	620	640	640	650
42	45%	560	550	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	650
43	50%	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	610	630	640	640	650	660	670
44	52%	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	680
45	57%	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680
46	60%	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690
47	63%	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	650	660	670	680	690	690
48	69%	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	680	680	690	690	700
49	75%	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710
50	86%	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	710	710	720
51	96%	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720

	V	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51
Q	%	89%	91%	94%	96%	96%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%
30	19%	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670
31	20%	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670
32	22%	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680
33	25%	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690
34	26%	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690
35	28%	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700
36	31%	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710
37	34%	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720
38	36%	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720
39	37%	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730
40	41%	650	660	670	680	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740
41	43%	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750
42	45%	670	670	680	680	690	700	710	710	720	730	740	750	750
43	50%	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760
44	52%	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770
45	57%	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	740	750	760	770	780
46	60%	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780
47	63%	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790
48	69%	710	710	720	740	740	750	750	760	760	780	780	790	800
49	75%	720	730	740	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	780	780	800
50	86%	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	770	780	790	800	800	800
51	96%	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790	800	800	800	800

	V	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Q	%	40%	44%	47%	52%	57%	59%	62%	66%	69%	71%	76%	81%	83%	85%
30	19%	470	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570
31	20%	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580
32	22%	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580
33	25%	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	580
34	26%	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600
35	28%	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	600
36	31%	520	530	530	540	550	560	550	570	580	580	590	600	610	610
37	34%	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620
38	36%	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	640
39	37%	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640
40	41%	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640
41	43%	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	610	620	640	640	650
42	45%	560	550	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	650
43	50%	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	610	630	640	640	650	660	670
44	52%	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	680
45	57%	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680
46	60%	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690
47	63%	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	650	660	670	680	690	690
48	69%	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	680	680	690	690	700
49	75%	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710
50	86%	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	710	710	720
51	96%	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720

	V	39	40	41	42	43	44	45	46	47	48	49	50	51
Q	%	89%	91%	94%	96%	96%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%
30	19%	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670
31	20%	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670
32	22%	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680
33	25%	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690
34	26%	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690
35	28%	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700
36	31%	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710
37	34%	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720
38	36%	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720
39	37%	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730
40	41%	650	660	670	680	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740
41	43%	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750
42	45%	670	670	680	680	690	700	710	710	720	730	740	750	750
43	50%	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760
44	52%	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770
45	57%	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	740	750	760	770	780
46	60%	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780
47	63%	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790
48	69%	710	710	720	740	740	750	750	760	760	780	780	790	800
49	75%	720	730	740	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	780	780	800
50	86%	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	770	780	790	800	800	800
51	96%	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790	800	800	800	800

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Q	%	40%	44%	47%	52%	57%	59%	62%	66%	69%	71%	76%	81%	83%	85%
30	19%	470	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570
31	20%	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580
32	22%	480	490	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580
33	25%	500	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	580
34	26%	500	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600
35	28%	510	520	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	600
36	31%	520	530	530	540	550	560	550	570	580	580	590	600	610	610
37	34%	530	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620
38	36%	530	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	640
39	37%	540	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640
40	41%	550	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640
41	43%	560	560	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	610	620	640	640	650
42	45%	560	550	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	650
43	50%	570	580	580	590	600	610	610	610	630	640	640	650	660	670
44	52%	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	680
45	57%	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680
46	60%	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690
47	63%	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	650	660	670	680	690	690
48	69%	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	680	680	690	690	700
49	75%	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710
50	86%	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	710	710	720
51	96%	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720

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Q	%	89%	91%	94%	96%	96%	98%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%	99%
30	19%	580	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670
31	20%	580	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670
32	22%	590	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680
33	25%	600	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690
34	26%	610	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690
35	28%	610	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700
36	31%	620	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710
37	34%	630	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720
38	36%	640	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720
39	37%	640	650	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730
40	41%	650	660	670	680	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740
41	43%	660	670	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750
42	45%	670	670	680	680	690	700	710	710	720	730	740	750	750
43	50%	670	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760
44	52%	680	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770
45	57%	690	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	740	750	760	770	780
46	60%	690	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780
47	63%	700	710	720	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790
48	69%	710	710	720	740	740	750	750	760	760	780	780	790	800
49	75%	720	730	740	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	780	780	800
50	86%	720	730	740	750	750	760	770	770	780	790	800	800	800
51	96%	730	740	750	750	760	770	780	780	790	800	800	800	800