GRE/GMAT Score Percentile Calculator
Estimate percentile rank for GRE or GMAT scores.
About GRE/GMAT Score Percentile Calculator
The quantitative distribution is compressed at the top, so the same scaled score corresponds to a lower percentile than on the verbal section. Programmes often quote section percentiles separately for this reason. A high quantitative scaled score can still sit at a modest percentile, which is why raw scores alone misrepresent competitiveness.
Formula
GRE/GMAT Score Percentile
Percentile maps the score to the share of test takers scoring below it
- percentile
- Share of test takers scoring lower, published annually
- section asymmetry
- Quantitative percentiles run lower because the distribution is compressed
Worked example
With the default values below, GRE/GMAT Score Percentile Calculator returns Overall Percentile of 77.3%. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Testone of GRE, GMAT
- GRE
- GRE verbal scoreaccepts 130–170
- 158
- GRE quantitative scoreaccepts 130–170
- 165
- GMAT total scoreaccepts 200–800
- 680
Results
- Overall Percentile
- 77.3%
- Verbal Percentile
- 71.4%
- Quantitative Percentile
- 83.1%
- Combined Score
- 323
- Competitiveness Band
- Strong — competitive at most programmes
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2GRE/GMAT Score Percentile
- 3Overall Percentile= 77.3
- 4Verbal Percentile= 71.4
- 5Quantitative Percentile= 83.1
- 6Combined Score= 323
- 7Competitiveness Band= Strong — competitive at most programmes
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 4 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is GRE/GMAT Score Percentile calculated?
Percentile maps the score to the share of test takers scoring below it The quantitative distribution is compressed at the top, so the same scaled score corresponds to a lower percentile than on the verbal section. Programmes often quote section percentiles separately for this reason.
Why does GRE/GMAT Score Percentile matter?
A high quantitative scaled score can still sit at a modest percentile, which is why raw scores alone misrepresent competitiveness.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 4 inputs: Test, GRE verbal score, GRE quantitative score, GMAT total score. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.