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GRE & GMAT Score Calculator — Percentile & Total Score

Convert GRE Verbal and Quant scores into percentiles, or record your GMAT Focus Edition Total Score against the current mean. Official ETS/GMAC data.

Each section is scored 130-170 in 1-point increments.

Verbal Percentile
≈76.4th
Quant Percentile
≈60.2th

These percentiles are interpolated, not an official ETS table lookup. ETS publishes a percentile for every single scaled score, but this calculator sources ETS's headline every-5-point bands and linearly interpolates between the two closest rows for scores that fall in between. It also does not convert a raw number-correct into a scaled score — ETS equates every GRE form individually, so no universal raw-to-scale table exists. For a precision-critical percentile, check ETS's own current data directly.

GRE Verbal and Quant are each scored 130-170; percentiles here are looked up (or interpolated between the two nearest published rows) from ETS's current reporting-window data. GMAT Focus Edition replaced the legacy 200-800 GMAT scale — Quant, Verbal, and Data Insights are each scored 60-90 and combined into a 205-805 Total using GMAC's own composite scaling, not a simple sum, which is why this tool asks for your reported Total directly rather than computing one. Neither section uses a raw-answers-correct-to-scale-score table, since neither ETS nor GMAC publishes one — both exams equate scores per test form.
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Reference Values

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Category Range What It Means Status
GRE 170 (highest) ★ Verbal 99th %ile / Quant 91st %ile Top of the 130-170 scale for both GRE sections. Even a perfect 170 Quant score isn't a perfect percentile — Quant scores bunch up near the top because so many test-takers score highly on that section. ★ Best
GRE 165 ★ Verbal 95th %ile / Quant 67th %ile A 165 is elite on Verbal but only solidly-above-average on Quant, illustrating how the same scaled score means very different things on the two sections. ★ Best
GRE 160 Verbal 84th %ile / Quant 50th %ile 160 Quant sits almost exactly at the current median — half of all test-takers score at or above it. Good
GRE 155 Verbal 65th %ile / Quant 37th %ile Common competitive-range score for many non-STEM graduate programs. Good
GRE 150 Verbal 39th %ile / Quant 24th %ile Below the midpoint of the 130-170 scale on both sections' percentile terms, though 150 is the exact numeric middle of the scale itself. Okay
GRE 145 Verbal 21st %ile / Quant 12th %ile Okay
GRE 140 Verbal 10th %ile / Quant 5th %ile Poor
GRE 135 (lowest published band) Verbal 3rd %ile / Quant 1st %ile The lowest scaled-score row this table sources from ETS's published data. Scores of 130-134 are treated as at-or-below this band. Poor
GMAT Focus Edition Total scale 205-805, in 10-point increments The current (and only) GMAT scale since the legacy 200-800 Total/Verbal/Quant format was fully retired. Total Score is GMAC's own composite scaling of the three section scores — not a simple sum or average. Okay
GMAT Focus Edition section scale 60-90 per section, in 1-point increments Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights are each scored 60-90 and weighted equally toward the Total Score. Okay
GMAT Focus Edition current mean Total Score ★ ≈554.67 Approximate mean Total Score from a large recent test-taker sample, useful as rough above/below-average context. Check mba.com for GMAC's current official percentile table before citing an exact percentile. ★ Best

Source: GRE percentiles: ETS, 'Interpreting Your GRE Scores' / GRE Interpretive Data (ets.org/gre/test-takers/general-test/scores/interpret.html), 2025-26 reporting window. GMAT Focus Edition scale and mean score: Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC), 'Understanding Your Score' (mba.com/exams/gmat/scores/understanding-your-score). GMAC's precise, current official percentile table should be checked directly at mba.com for figures used in an actual application, since only summary scale and mean-score data — not a full percentile-by-score table — were confirmed against a live, publicly accessible GMAC source at time of writing.

Worked Examples

GRE Percentile — Exact Table Match

Test
GRE
Verbal
145
Quant
140
Verbal 21st %ile / Quant 5th %ile

Both scores land exactly on published ETS rows, so no interpolation is needed: 145 Verbal reads directly as the 21st percentile, and 140 Quant reads directly as the 5th percentile.

GRE Percentile — Interpolated Between Rows

Test
GRE
Verbal
158
Quant
163
Verbal ≈76.4th %ile / Quant ≈60.2nd %ile

158 falls 60% of the way from 155 (65th %ile) to 160 (84th %ile): 65 + 0.6×(84-65) = 76.4. 163 falls 60% of the way from 160 (50th %ile) to 165 (67th %ile): 50 + 0.6×(67-50) = 60.2.

GRE Percentile — Near-Perfect Score

Test
GRE
Verbal
170
Quant
170
Verbal 99th %ile / Quant 91st %ile

170 is the top of the scale for both sections and reads directly from the table. Quant tops out at only the 91st percentile because so many test-takers cluster at the top of the Quant scale, while Verbal's 170 reaches the 99th.

GRE Percentile — Below the Published Floor

Test
GRE
Verbal
132
Quant
138
Verbal ≈3rd %ile (floor) / Quant ≈3.4th %ile

132 is below the lowest sourced table row (135), so it's clamped to 135's 3rd-percentile Verbal value rather than extrapolating past published data. 138 falls 60% of the way from 135 (1st %ile) to 140 (5th %ile): 1 + 0.6×(5-1) = 3.4.

GMAT Focus Edition — Section & Total Recording

Test
GMAT
Quantitative Reasoning
82
Verbal Reasoning
78
Data Insights
80
Reported Total Score
645
Total 645 — about 90 points above the current mean of ≈554.67

The three section scores (82+78+80=240 combined, for reference only) don't sum or average directly into the 205-805 Total under GMAC's own composite scaling, so the calculator records the officially reported Total Score of 645 separately and compares it to the current mean of ≈554.67 for rough above/below-average context — not an exact percentile.

How to Use This Calculator

  1. 1

    Pick GRE or GMAT Focus Edition

    The two tabs use completely different scoring systems, so choose the exam you actually took.

  2. 2

    For the GRE, enter Verbal and Quant

    Each section is scored 130-170 in 1-point increments — enter your official or practice scores for each.

  3. 3

    For the GMAT, enter your three section scores

    Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights, each scored 60-90 — shown summed for reference only, since GMAC doesn't sum them into your Total.

  4. 4

    Enter your GMAT Total Score separately

    205-805 from your official GMAC score report — this is the number GMAC's own composite model produces, not something this calculator derives from the three sections.

  5. 5

    Read your percentile or mean comparison

    GRE shows a real ETS-sourced percentile for each section; GMAT shows how far your Total sits above or below the current reported mean, with a link to GMAC's own table for an exact percentile.

What Each Value Means

GRE Section Score (score (130-170))
The scaled score (130-170, in 1-point increments) for either the Verbal Reasoning or Quantitative Reasoning section of the GRE General Test. Each section is scored and percentiled independently.
GRE Percentile (percentile (0-100))
The share of recent test-takers who scored at or below a given scaled score, published by ETS separately for Verbal and Quant. Because the two sections have different score distributions, the same scaled score (e.g. 160) can land at very different percentiles on each.
GMAT Focus Edition Section Score (score (60-90))
The scaled score (60-90, in 1-point increments) for one of the three equally weighted GMAT Focus Edition sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights.
GMAT Focus Edition Total Score (score (205-805))
The single headline GMAT score (205-805, in 10-point increments), calculated by GMAC's own proprietary composite scoring model from the three section scores — not a simple sum or average of them.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why doesn't this calculator convert my number of correct answers into a scaled score?
Because no universal table for that exists on either exam. ETS and GMAC both use computer-adaptive testing with per-form equating — the exact scaled score a given raw performance produces depends on which questions the adaptive algorithm served you and how difficult that specific test session turned out to be, not just how many you got right. Neither organization publishes a fixed 'raw answers correct to scaled score' chart, because there isn't a single one that applies to every test-taker. Any calculator claiming otherwise is presenting an approximation as fact. This tool instead starts from scaled section scores you already have — from an official score report or a practice exam's own built-in scoring — which is where the real, stable math (percentile lookup and total-score comparison) actually applies.
What is the GMAT Focus Edition, and did it replace the old GMAT scale?
Yes. The GMAT Focus Edition is the current — and, since the legacy format was fully retired, the only — version of the GMAT. It replaced the familiar 200-800 Total Score scale with a new 205-805 scale, and replaced the old Quant/Verbal/IR section structure with three equally weighted sections: Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights, each scored 60-90. If you're holding an old score report with a 200-800 number on it, that's a legacy score from before the retirement and isn't directly comparable to a Focus Edition Total without GMAC's own concordance guidance.
How is the GMAT Total Score calculated from the three section scores?
Not by simple addition or averaging. GMAC combines the three 60-90 section scores — Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights — into the 205-805 Total using its own proprietary composite scoring model, which weights and scales the sections in a way that isn't published as a simple formula. That's why this calculator shows your three section scores summed for reference only (out of a possible 270) but asks you to enter your officially reported Total Score separately rather than trying to compute one from the sections.
What's a good GRE score, and what's a good GMAT score?
It depends entirely on your target programs. For the GRE, a Verbal or Quant score in the 160s reads as strong on nearly any program's rubric — a 160 Quant is roughly the 50th percentile, while a 160 Verbal is closer to the 84th, since the two sections have very different percentile curves at the same scaled score. For the GMAT Focus Edition, the current reported mean Total Score is approximately 554.67, so anything meaningfully above that is above-average; competitive scores at top-25 MBA programs typically cluster in the 655-705+ range. Always check your specific target programs' published median or middle-80% scores for admitted students rather than chasing a single universal 'good score' number.
Why doesn't this calculator show an exact percentile for my GMAT Total Score?
Because GMAC's current, official percentile-by-score table wasn't available from a live, publicly accessible GMAC source at the time this tool was built and verified, and this site doesn't fabricate percentile numbers to fill a gap. Instead, the GMAT side of this calculator gives you honest, useful context — how far your Total Score sits above or below the current reported mean of approximately 554.67 — and links directly to GMAC's own scoring page for the precise percentile tied to your exact score. The GRE side, by contrast, does show real percentiles, because ETS publishes that data openly.