What GMAT Score Do You Need?
It’s one of the most common questions for any level of education: “What score do I need to get in?”
For those heading to business school, the Graduate Management Admission Test, or GMAT, is the barrier to entry for many students. A higher GMAT score improves students’ chances of acceptance at their dream schools.
At the 10 schools where 2016 incoming full-time students had the highest average GMAT scores, the average was 725 out of 800.
Here are the schools with the highest GMAT scores.
University of California–Berkeley (Haas)
Incoming fall 2016 full-time enrollment: 252
Average GMAT score: 717
U.S. News business school rank: 7
Learn more about the Haas School of Business.
Dartmouth College (Tuck) (NH)
Incoming fall 2016 full-time enrollment: 285
Average GMAT score: 717
U.S. News business school rank: 8
Learn more about the Tuck School of Business.
Columbia University (NY)
Incoming fall 2016 full-time enrollment: 558
Average GMAT score: 720
U.S. News business school rank: 9 (tie)
Learn more about Columbia Business School.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Sloan)
Incoming fall 2016 full-time enrollment: 409
Average GMAT score: 724
U.S. News business school rank: 4 (tie)
Learn more about MIT Sloan.
Yale University (CT)
Incoming fall 2016 full-time enrollment: 334
Average GMAT score: 725
U.S. News business school rank: 9 (tie)
Learn more about Yale University.
University of Chicago (Booth)
Incoming fall 2016 full-time enrollment: 586
Average GMAT score: 726
U.S. News business school rank: 3
Learn more about the Booth School of Business.
Northwestern University (Kellogg) (IL)
Incoming fall 2016 full-time enrollment: 474
Average GMAT score: 728
U.S. News business school rank: 4 (tie)
Learn more about the Kellogg School of Management.
Harvard University (MA)
Incoming fall 2016 full-time enrollment: 934
Average GMAT score: 729
U.S. News business school rank: 1 (tie)
Learn more about Harvard Business School.
University of Pennsylvania (Wharton)
Incoming fall 2016 full-time enrollment: 851
Average GMAT score: 730
U.S. News business school rank: 1 (tie)
Learn more about the Wharton School.
Stanford University (CA)
Incoming fall 2016 full-time enrollment: 417
Average GMAT score: 737
U.S. News business school rank: 4 (tie)
Learn more about Stanford Graduate School of Business.
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