Reveal what GMAT Score Reports contain and when you get them.
The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) examination yields four scores—Verbal, Quantitative, Total, and Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA).
Each of these scores is reported on a fixed scale and will appear on the official GMAT® score reports that your school receives. In addition to the scaled score, the score report also contains “percentages below.” The “percentage below” indicates the percentage of test takers who scored less than the specific test taker; this percentage is based on the scores of the entire GMAT® testing population for the most recent three-year period. A candidate’s percentile rank may change from year to year.However, the scaled score never changes.
The Score Report
GMAT score reports include the all test results achieved in the last five years, a copy of the most recent AWA essay responses, and the following background information that the test taker may have provided during GMAT exam registration or on the day of the test:
- country of citizenship
- gender
- date of birth
- telephone number
- undergraduate institution, grade point average (GPA), major, and date of graduation
- intended graduate study
- highest level of education attained
A “+++” symbol in place of a score means there is no reportable score. This may be because the test taker canceled his or her score, Pearson VUE canceled the score after a security investigation, or no valid score could be obtained because of significant mistimings or because the test taker did not respond to the questions.
Total, Verbal, and Quantitative Scores
Total GMAT scores range from 200 to 800. Two-thirds of test takers score between 400 and 600.
The Verbal and Quantitative scores range from 0 to 60. Scores below 9 and above 44 for the Verbal section or below 7 and above 50 for the Quantitative section are rare. Both scores are on a fixed scale and can be compared across any GMAT administration.
The Verbal and Quantitative scores measure different constructs and are not comparable to each other.
Analytical Writing Assessment Score
The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) score is an average of the ratings received from the Analysis of an Issue and the Analysis of an Argument sections.
Each response is given two independent ratings. Once both essays have been scored, the scores are averaged to provide an overall score. These average scores can range from 0 to 6 in half point intervals.
Writing scores are computed separately from the scores for the multiple-choice sections of the test and have no effect on the Verbal, Quantitative, or Total scores.
When Are GMAT Scores Available?
Unofficial scores from the Verbal and Quantitative multiple-choice sections, along with the Total score, are available to the test taker immediately after he or she completes the test.
Official GMAT score reports, which include the AWA score, will be sent either electronically or by mail to the test taker and his or her designated score-report recipients (schools) approximately three weeks after the test.
How Long Are Score Reports Kept?
Official GMAT score results are kept on file for 10 years. Candidates may request score reports that are up to 10 years old provided they do not have valid scores within the past five years. Most schools accept scores no older than five years. However, score reports for tests taken up to 10 years ago are still available for reporting.
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