100 Most Selective MBA Programs: GMAT Scores in 2025

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GMAT Scores for Campus MBA Programs

The dreaded GMAT. The score you receive on this test can feel like it will make or break your business school ambitions. Maybe you’ve already taken the test and are wondering what your options are given your score. Or maybe you’re just wondering how well you’ll need to do to get into your dream school. Either way, the table below will provide a starting point for planning.

100 Most Selective Campus MBA Programs

Rank University MBA GMATPh.D GMAT
1 Harvard University 740-0
2 Stanford University 738-0
3 University of California, Los Angeles 735780
4 New York University 733-0
5 University of Pennsylvania 732-0
6 Northwestern University 731-0
7 Yale University 730-0
7 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 730-0
8 University of California, Berkeley 730738
10 Columbia University 729-0
11 The University of Chicago 728-0
11 The University of Michigan 728730
13 Dartmouth College 727-0
14 University of Southern California 722722
15 Duke University 720-0
15 New Jersey Institute of Technology 720-0
16 University of Virginia-McIntire 720-0
18 University of California, Irvine 717698
19 Cornell University 710735
19 Southern Methodist University 710-0
20 University of Washington 710723.8
22 University of Northern Colorado 707-0
22 The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 707704
24 Washington University in St. Louis 706-0
25 The University of Texas at El Paso 705631
25 Emory University 705712.5
27 The University of Texas at Austin 704730
28 Boston College 702725
29 University of Utah 699697
30 St. John Fisher University 698-0
30 Rice University 698726
31 Arizona State University 698723.8
32 The University of Georgia 698706
34 Carnegie Mellon University 697750
35 Georgetown University 696-0
36 The Ohio State University 690744
36 Tulane University 690733
38 University of Wisconsin-Madison 688-0
39 Vanderbilt University 687-0
39 Georgia Institute of Technology 687713
41 Indiana State University 685-0
42 North Carolina A&T State University 684-0
43 Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey-Newark/New Brunswick 683664
43 Boston University 683730
44 Indiana University Bloomington/Indianapolis 683733
45 University of Massachusetts Boston 683620
47 University of California, San Diego 680670
47 University of Minnesota 680721
49 Case Western Reserve University 675-0
49 The University of Texas at Dallas 675713
50 Brandeis University 675-0
52 Marquette University 673-0
52 Johns Hopkins Carey Business School 673-0
53 University of Tennessee at Martin 673-0
55 Whitworth University 670-0
56 Brigham Young University 667-0
57 Midwestern State University 665-0
57 University of Hartford 665-0
58 Michigan State University 665711.3
60 University of California, Riverside 663700
60 University of Rochester 663744
61 University of California, Davis 663-0
63 The University of Arizona 662690
64 The Pennsylvania State University Great Valley 660-0
64 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute 660690
65 Northeastern University 660-0
66 University of Florida 660745
67 University of Southern Mississippi 660-0
69 The Pennsylvania State University 655702.5
69 Baylor University 655-0
70 Oregon State University 655700
71 The University of Alabama 655717.6
72 University of Notre Dame 655-0
74 Shenandoah University 654-0
75 Texas A&M University 652704.3
76 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee 651665
77 The George Washington University 650663
77 Syracuse University 650-0
79 Ouachita Baptist University 649-0
80 University of Massachusetts Amherst 648713
81 University at Buffalo 647-0
82 Clemson University 646-0
83 Queens University of Charlotte 645-0
84 Missouri State University 643-0
85 Fordham University 642-0
86 University of South Carolina 640677
86 Ball State University 640-0
87 Clarkson University 640-0
88 University of Pittsburgh 640707
89 University of Maryland 640746.1
90 University of Tennessee at Knoxville 640670.5
91 Millsaps College 640-0
93 Willamette University 638-0
94 Seaver College 635-0
95 Chapman University 634-0
95 Purdue University 634710
97 Worcester Polytechnic Institute 633-0
98 University of Miami 631485
98 Miami University 631-0
100 Fairfield University 630-0

25 MBA Programs with the Highest and Lowest GMAT Scores

The campus MBA program with the lowest average GMAT score is University of Wisconsin-River Falls, with a score of 265. Stanford University has the highest average GMAT score at 737. The average GMAT score is 567.

As you consider this range, remember that while most MBA programs look at this score, it is far from the only thing they look at. Undergraduate grades, work experience, essays, and references all play an important part in your application for admission. And whether your GMAT score is on the high side of these averages or the low side, there are going to be a number of schools that you can successfully apply to. The table below ranks the campus MBA programs with the 10 highest and 10 lowest GMAT scores.

MBA GMAT Scores

MBA GMAT Scores

25 MBA Programs Needing the Lowest GMAT Scores

  1. University of Wisconsin-River Falls - 265
  2. Auburn University at Montgomery - 370
  3. Southeastern Louisiana University - 375
  4. Metropolitan State University of Denver - 390
  5. University of New Haven - 399
  6. Middle Tennessee State University - 400
  7. University of South Carolina Aiken - 405
  8. Southern Utah University - 420
  9. Iona University - 420
  10. Stephen F. Austin State University - 420
  11. Niagara University - 425
  12. The University of Texas at Tyler - 429
  13. The University of North Carolina at Pembroke - 435
  14. Radford University - 438
  15. Tennessee Technological University - 440
  16. The Citadel - 444
  17. Troy University - 445
  18. University of North Alabama - 447
  19. Florida International University - 448
  20. Nichols College - 450
  21. University of Houston-Victoria - 450
  22. Henderson State University - 450
  23. Lawrence Technological University - 450
  24. The University of Texas at San Antonio - 450
  25. Slippery Rock University - 450

25 Most Selective MBA Programs

  1. Harvard University - 740
  2. Stanford University - 738
  3. University of California, Los Angeles - 735
  4. New York University - 733
  5. University of Pennsylvania - 732
  6. Northwestern University - 731
  7. Yale University - 730
  8. Massachusetts Institute of Technology - 730
  9. University of California, Berkeley - 730
  10. Columbia University - 729
  11. The University of Chicago - 728
  12. The University of Michigan - 728
  13. Dartmouth College - 727
  14. University of Southern California - 722
  15. Duke University - 720
  16. New Jersey Institute of Technology - 720
  17. University of Virginia-McIntire - 720
  18. University of California, Irvine - 717
  19. Cornell University - 710
  20. Southern Methodist University - 710
  21. University of Washington - 710
  22. University of Northern Colorado - 707
  23. The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill - 707
  24. Washington University in St. Louis - 706
  25. The University of Texas at El Paso - 705

There is a tighter range in GMAT scores for online MBA programs compared to campus programs. The online program with the lowest average GMAT score is University of Wisconsin-River Falls, with an average GMAT score of 265 (compared to 337 for campus programs).

The average GMAT score for online programs is 561 (fairly similar to the average of 567 for campus programs).

At the high end, the top average GMAT score for an online program is 732 for the University of Southern California (versus a 737 for campus programs). You can browse GMAT scores for online MBA programs for more details.

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