If you’re looking to get accepted into a top MBA program, aiming for the class average GMAT score is a good way to start
The GMAT test is more than just a series of quantitative and verbal questions.
For some, it’s the springboard to a top quality MBA program. For others, it’s the first step on an exciting path of career change.
For business schools, a top GMAT score will make a very strong case for your seat in the MBA class, proving the mathematical and verbal dexterity to set you ahead of the crowd. Often, the better-ranked the school, the higher the average GMAT score.
Each year, we highlight the average GMAT scores for the world’s top-20 programs according to the Financial Times.
2018’s results saw Chicago Booth topping the list with a whopping 738 GMAT average, with Stanford Graduate School of Business, often the leader, close behind on 737.
This year, we find a four-way tie at the top, all with an average GMAT score of 732.*
Average GMAT Scores For World Top MBA Programs 2019
FT Ranking | Â School | Average GMAT Score | GMAT Range |
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1 | Stanford Graduate School of Business | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 732 | 600 to 790 |
2 | Harvard Business School | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 730 | 610 to 800 |
3 | INSEAD | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 709 | 570 to 780 |
4 | University of Pennsylvania: Wharton | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 732 | 500 to 790 |
5 | CEIBS | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 685 | 640 to 740 |
6 | London Business School | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 708 | 600 to 780 |
7 | University of Chicago: Booth | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 731 | 610 to 790 |
8 | MIT: Sloan | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 728 | 690 to 760 |
9 | Columbia Business School | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 732 | 530 to 790 |
10 | UC Berkeley: Haas | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 726 | 640 to 780 |
11 | Yale School of Management | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 730 | 690 to 760 |
12 | IESE Business School | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 686 | 600 to 750 |
13 | University of Oxford: Said | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 690 | 510 to 800 |
14 | Northwestern University: Kellogg | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 732 | 590 to 790 |
15 | Dartmouth College: Tuck | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 722 | 620 to 780 |
16 | University of Cambridge: Judge | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 693 | 580 to 780 |
17 | National University of Singapore | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 667 | 580 to 770 |
18 | HKUST Business School | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 680 | 580 to 720 |
19 | HEC Paris | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 690 | 600 to 770 |
20 | Duke University: Fuqua | Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 710 | 650 to 750 |