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Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) 2022
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Select the tabs below to review detailed GMAT score information including format, what each section measures, score ranges, and percentile rankings for each type of GMAT score. Our benchmarking tool allows you to:

  • Use the Summary | Detailed button located at the top of the percentile table to view the percentile rankings in either of these formats.
  • Use the Apply Filters button below (available for GMAT Accepting schools, login required) to further benchmark scores by country of citizenship, gender and GPA.
Score Mean
Score		 Percentile
Ranking
51
27.51
 99%
46 99%
41 93%
36 79%
31 59%
26 41%
21 24%
16 11%
11 3%
6 0%
414,618
9.07
2019 – 2021
Score Mean
Score		 Percentile
Ranking
51
27.51
 99%
50 99%
49 99%
48 99%
47 99%
46 99%
45 99%
44 98%
43 98%
42 96%
41 93%
40 90%
39 88%
38 84%
37 81%
36 79%
35 74%
34 69%
33 67%
32 64%
31 59%
30 56%
29 54%
28 49%
27 44%
26 41%
25 37%
24 34%
23 30%
22 28%
21 24%
20 21%
19 17%
18 16%
17 13%
16 11%
15 9%
14 8%
13 6%
12 4%
11 3%
10 2%
9 2%
8 1%
7 1%
6 0%
414,618
9.07
2019 – 2021

The Verbal section allows candidates to showcase their verbal abilities.

Format:

36 questions comprised of reading comprehension, critical reasoning, and sentence correction to be completed in 65 minutes.

What it Measures:

The test taker’s ability to read and comprehend written materials, reason and evaluate arguments, and correct written material to confirm to standard written English.

Score Range:

Verbal scores range from 6 to 51. Scores below nine and above 44 for the Verbal section are rare.

How it is Scored:

The Verbal score is included as part of the Total GMAT Score.

Percentile Ranking:

Verbal percentile rankings are based on the previous three years of GMAT exams taken.