Business School Profiles- Average GMAT Scores

Have you watched the new Airtel Broadband ad? It says “Impatience is the new life.” Can’t agree more on this. We are an impatient generation- we can’t wait to earn money, we can’t wait for newspapers to spill the latest news, we can’t think of “30 minute noodles”, and we can’t wait to dig into the heavy details. So what do we do? We find quick ways to earn money, we go online to check the news, we swear by our 2 minute Maggi noodles, and we go by our quick reference sheets. So much!

So why get patient with the B school application process? Here comes the quick average GMAT* Score reference sheet for all you impatient Business School aspirants. If you have not taken GMAT, this sheet will remind you to work hard for your dream B school and if you have taken GMAT, this sheet will tell you whether you must retake the GMAT or not. And can you wait for someone else to tell you the details about YOUR dream Business School? Oh Come on! The following table will answer your single most deadly question- “What GMAT score is required to get into the top 40 US Business schools?”

  1. Harvard Business School : Range 550-800 ; Middle 50% Range 700-750
  2. Stanford Graduate School of Business:  Median - 730 ; Range 530-790
  3. Kellogg School of Management :    Average- 712
  4. The Wharton School : Middle 80% Range 660-760 ; Average-715
  5. MIT Sloan :Median- 710 ; Middle 80% Range 640-760
  6. Chicago Booth School of Business :Average-701
  7. Haas School of Business Average GMAT - 714; Middle 80% Range 670-760

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14 Comments

  1. amit
    Posted May 10, 2009 at 12:43 am | Permalink

    very nice article mam.

  2. Dagny
    Posted May 10, 2009 at 8:40 am | Permalink

    Amit, glad you liked it. :)

  3. SK
    Posted May 10, 2009 at 7:23 pm | Permalink

    Hi Ma’m,

    It is a very nice article with the score vs colleges details at one place. This will give the aspirant fair idea of where (s)he can apply. Would it be possible to include the work ex details of the students in these colleges.

    Regards
    SK

  4. Dagny
    Posted May 10, 2009 at 9:53 pm | Permalink

    Hi SK,

    I have already added that sheet. Here it is: http://www.totalgadha.com/gmat/2009/05/business-school-profiles-work-experience/

    Have you not subscribed to the blog yet? Otherwise you would have got the sheets in your mail only.

  5. SK
    Posted May 11, 2009 at 2:56 am | Permalink

    Thank you very much mam,
    i like all your articles

  6. MBA4Me?
    Posted May 26, 2009 at 8:50 pm | Permalink

    Good work dude! But the table is skewed and little hard to read the relative mapping. Would it be possible for you to put into a nice table as you did for work experience article?

  7. Vivek
    Posted June 2, 2009 at 2:05 pm | Permalink

    Hi Dagny,

    This is really helpful. One doubt…

    Would you say that for an IIM (Indian IT Male) the target collg (one with realistic chances) shld be the ones having GMAT Score 20 points less than one’s GMAT score. I mean I knw Gmat is not the ‘only’ factor, but this is a very general trend that comes out based on past admissions.

    Your thoughts?

    Thanks for all your help.

  8. Dagny
    Posted June 2, 2009 at 7:04 pm | Permalink

    Hi Vivek,

    Can say that. But that would be a huge genralization to make. As you know that your application is not only about a GMAT score. Your recommendation letters, essays, GPA, awards& accolades, promotions,interviews etc. together make a complete application.

    So don’t focus only on the GMAT score, rest f the things also play a big role in getting you an admission.

  9. Bhavin
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 9:00 am | Permalink

    i have score of 400 gmat which college should i apply

  10. Dagny
    Posted June 14, 2009 at 9:53 am | Permalink

    Hi Bhavin,

    All I would say is that you prepare again and retake the GMAT.

  11. Hrishikesh
    Posted August 5, 2009 at 8:52 pm | Permalink

    Hi Dagny,

    I have a 540 GMAT and 3 yrs of technical plus marketing Work experience.Also i have a great extra curricular activities like NGO’s,Modelling,and sports.I am a active member of 3 NGO’s and have done a lot of social work in Education for underpreviledged.Also in Modelling as it is my way of refreshing life for me and have worked for Brands like L’oreal,Tata,Birla and Lakhme Fashion week.My 3 years work experience is in Mechanical industry as i have done my BE mechanical from Mumbai Univ.Can you send me a list of Good and Avg B-schools in which I can get into looking at my overall profile.

    Thanks & Regards,

    Hrishikesh

  12. nech
    Posted October 13, 2009 at 6:44 pm | Permalink

    Hi ive got 660 GMAT score with 3 years of work Ex. Should i retake GMAT again to break the 700 barrier

  13. dhaval
    Posted November 19, 2009 at 1:15 pm | Permalink

    Hey Dagny,

    I scored 580 in GMAT and have 3 yrs work experience,

    I m looking forward to enroll in MIS program, Please let me know the best univ for MIS program considering my gmat score and work exp profile.

    Thanks
    Dhaval

  14. AJ
    Posted December 24, 2009 at 1:38 am | Permalink

    Dear Dagny,

    Am in a bit of a dilemma. I am just on the border of the 700+ club with 700 (49Q, 35V). Have a decent story on the essays (top 3 consulting firm, 3.5 GPA, engineer from top institute in India).

    However, am a bit skeptical of the GMAT score esp. given that i want to go for the top 2-3 schools.

    What do you recommend? Should i take the plunge and do it again?

    AJ

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Business School Name GMAT Score
1 Harvard Business School Range 550-800
Middle 50% Range 700-750
2 Stanford Graduate School of Business Median - 730
Range 530-790
3 Kellogg School of Management Average- 712
4 The Wharton School Middle 80% Range 660-760
Average-715
5 MIT Sloan Median- 710
Middle 80% Range 640-760
6 Chicago Booth School of Business Average-701
7 Haas School of Business Average GMAT - 714
Middle 80% Range 670-760
8 Tuck School of Business Average- 712
Range- 590-780
9 Columbia Business School Range 570-780
Middle 80% Range 660-760
10 Yale School of Management Average- 718
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