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GRE to GMAT converter
Enter your GRE Verbal and Quant scores (130–170) to get an estimated GMAT Total on today’s 205–805 scale. The converter chains two published sources: the formula of ETS’s GRE Comparison Tool, which predicts a score on the old 200–800 GMAT scale, and GMAC’s August 2026 concordance table, which links old scores to current ones. GRE 158 Verbal and 162 Quant, for example, come out at about 605. Treat it as a rough guide: GMAC itself says GRE scores cannot be converted.
Estimated GMAT Total
605
linked scores 595–615
| Score | ETS prediction (old scale) | Current scale | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 650 | 595–615 | 69.4% |
| Quant | 43 | 77 | 43.4% |
| Verbal | 35 | 82–83 | 81.1% |
| Data Insights | — | no prediction exists | |
A rough estimate, not an official conversion. GMAC says GRE scores cannot be converted to GMAT scores.
How the conversion works
- Step 1, ETS. The GRE Comparison Tool for Business Schools predicts a GMAT score from GRE scores with published regressions: Total = −2080.75 + 6.38 × Verbal + 10.62 × Quant, rounded to 10 and kept within 200–800, as the ETS tool does. For the sections: GMAT Verbal = −109.49 + 0.912 × GRE Verbal and GMAT Quant = −158.42 + 1.243 × GRE Quant. These predict the old GMAT (10th Edition).
- Step 2, GMAC. GMAC’s concordance table links each old score to the current score at the same percentile. Some old scores link to two or three current ones; we show that range and its middle.
- Step 3, percentile. The percentile is read from GMAC’s August 2026 table for the middle score.
How accurate is it?
ETS reports a standard error of 54.8 points on the old scale and describes its range as about ±50; the converter carries that band over to the current scale. That is a wide window: at 158 Verbal and 162 Quant it spans 555 to 655.
GMAC is more critical. In 2024 its head of test development argued that the ETS tool was built on a small, old, self-reported sample, that a straight-line model is biased at the top of the scale, and that the real error around 650 and above may be far larger. The tool also says nothing about Data Insights, a third of today’s Total. GMAC’s article sets out the case.
So use the result to see roughly where you stand, not to choose between the two tests over a 10-point difference.
GRE or GMAT: which score to send
Most top US business schools accept both tests, and 35–45% of admitted students at top US programmes now submit the GRE. If your estimate is well above your target school’s median (M7 medians are 675–690), the GRE you already have may be enough. If it is close to or below the median, or the school states a preference for the GMAT, a GMAT score removes the guesswork. Our GMAT vs GRE guide compares the two tests in detail.
Better than a conversion: measure directly
GMAC’s free Official Starter Kit includes two full practice exams scored on the real scale. One of them tells you more about your GMAT level than any conversion. The GMAT score calculator and the score chart help you read the result.
Questions
Is there an official GRE to GMAT conversion?
Not for the current GMAT. ETS’s comparison tool predicts a score on the old 200–800 scale, and GMAC says GRE scores cannot be converted. This converter links the two published sources and labels the result as an estimate.
What GRE score is equivalent to a 705 GMAT?
In this estimate, about 165 Verbal and 167 Quant: ETS predicts 750 on the old scale, which GMAC’s concordance links to 695–715 on the current one.
What GRE score is equivalent to a 655 GMAT?
In this estimate, about 161 Verbal and 165 Quant: ETS predicts 700 on the old scale, which links to 645–655 on the current one.
Does the converter estimate Data Insights?
No. Neither ETS nor GMAC publishes any link between GRE scores and Data Insights, so only Total, Quant and Verbal are estimated.
How wide is the margin of error?
ETS gives a standard error of 54.8 on the old scale (about ±50). GMAC argues the real error is larger, especially above 650.
More free GMAT tools
- GMAT score calculator: Section scores → estimated Total and percentiles
- GMAT score chart: The official percentile tables, August 2026
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