Average GMAT scores for top MBA programs in the world
Average GMAT scores for business schools in USA, Canada, India, UK, Australia, Europe and other countries
You’ll find a clear trend when it comes to MBA admissions. The higher the business school ranking, the tougher the entry criteria. The average GMAT scores for the top MBA programs reflect this trend more clearly than any other parameter in the overall MBA application.
In the table below, we’ve ranked the schools based only on their GMAT scores, ranging from the highest and going down to the lowest.
Note: This is a representative list. For the latest scores, refer to the official website of each school you are interested in.
Average GMAT scores for MBA in USA
GMAT Ranking | Business School | Average GMAT Score |
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1 | Stanford GSB | 733 |
2 | Wharton (UPenn) | 732 |
3 | Chicago Booth | 726 |
4 | Harvard Business School | 725 |
5 | Kellogg (Northwestern) | 724 |
6 | Yale SOM | 721 |
7 | New York Stern | 720 |
8 | Tuck (Dartmouth) | 717 |
9 | MIT Sloan | 716 |
10 | Columbia University | 715 |
11 | Berkeley Haas | 715 |
12 | UCLA Anderson | 713 |
13 | Ross Michigan | 708 |
14 | Darden (Virginia) | 706 |
15 | UNC Kenan-Flagler | 701 |
16 | Cornell Johnson | 697 |
17 | Duke Fuqua | 696 |
18 | Washington Univ. (Olin) | 695 |
19 | McCombs (Texas-Austin) | 694 |
20 | Georgetown McDonough | 692 |
21 | Carnegie Mellon Tepper | 690 |
22 | Vanderbilt Owen | 690 |
23 | Foster (Washington) | 688 |
24 | Notre Dame Mendoza | 682 |
25 | Boston University | 682 |
26 | Florida (Hough) | 681 |
27 | Carlson (Minnesota) | 680 |
28 | Marshall (Southern California) | 679 |
29 | Emory Goizueta | 678 |
30 | Scheller (Georgia Tech) | 678 |
31 | Rice Jones | 676 |
32 | BYU Marriott | 674 |
33 | Carey (Arizona State Univ) | 672 |
34 | Iowa (Tippie) | 670 |
35 | Wisconsin-Madison | 669 |
36 | Kelley (Indiana) | 668 |
37 | Simon (Rochester) | 667 |
38 | Broad (Michigan State) | 664 |
39 | Fisher (Ohio State) | 664 |
40 | Smith (Maryland) | 658 |
41 | SMU (Cox) | 656 |
42 | Merage (UC-Irvine) | 656 |
43 | Mays (Texas A&M) | 654 |
44 | Illinois | 654 |
45 | Georgia Terry | 643 |
46 | George Washington | 642 |
47 | Smeal (Penn State) | 636 |
48 | Purdue Krannert | 635 |
49 | Temple (Fox) | 632 |
50 | Katz (Pittsburgh) | 607 |
Average GMAT scores for MBA in UK
Business School | Average GMAT |
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University of Cambridge (Judge) | 680 |
Cranfield University | 664 |
Warwick | 658 |
Imperial College Business School | 638 |
City University: Cass | 635 |
Manchester Business School | 630 |
University of Bath | 610 |
Lancaster University Management School | 601 |
Average GMAT scores for MBA in Europe | France, Spain, Switzerland
Business School | Average GMAT | Country |
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INSEAD | 703 | France |
HEC – Paris | 682 | France |
IMD | 672 | Switzerland |
IE Business School | 672 | Spain |
Mannheim Business School | 671 | Germany |
IESE Business School – Navarra | 669 | Spain |
SDA Bocconi | 665 | Italy |
ESADE | 660 | Spain |
University of St. Gallen | 656 | Switzerland |
European School of Mgmt (ESMT) | 645 | Germany |
The Lisbon MBA | 645 | Portugal |
Erasmus University (RSM) | 643 | Netherlands |
TiasNimbas Business School | 620 | Netherlands |
University College Dublin (Smurfit) | 619 | Ireland |
Vlerick Business School | 600 | Belgium |
Average GMAT scores for MBA in Canada
Business School | Average GMAT |
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University of Toronto (Rotman) | 672 |
McGill University-Desautels | 655 |
University of Western Ontario (Ivey) | 655 |
Queen’s University | 650 |
Univ of British Columbia (Sauder) | 646 |
University of Alberta | 623 |
Average GMAT scores in Asia-Pac | India, Singapore, China, Australia
Business School | Average GMAT | Country |
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Indian School of Business | 711 | India |
IIM-A PGPX | 706 | India |
IIM-B EPGP | 702 | India |
CEIBS | 689 | China |
Melbourne Business School | 677 | Australia |
HKUST (Hong Kong) | 671 | China |
Nanyang (NTU) | 670 | Singapore |
University of Hong Kong | 664 | China |
National Univ of Singapore (NUS) | 650 | Singapore |
Australian School of Business:AGSM | 650 | Australia |
CUHK Business School | 640 | China |
What the average GMAT scores at the top business schools don’t tell you
– Don’t assume that the average score represents the whole. The range of GMAT scores may vary a lot. The difference between the minimum and maximum could be over a 100 points. A higher than average score helps you get into the safe zone.
– The average GMAT score in isolation doesn’t mean anything. Business school admission officers look at many other aspects of your profile to decide whether your MBA application should be accepted or rejected. A perfect 800 GMAT score does not guarantee an admit.
– The average score may be higher than the rest based on nationalities, industries, roles and gender. For instance, engineers from India generally score several notches higher than other applicants.
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