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Pick your Quant, Verbal and Data Insights scores (60–90 each) to estimate your GMAT Total on the 205–805 scale. The three sections count equally, so a section sum of 240 lands at about 605 and 255 at about 705. GMAC does not publish its conversion, so the Total is an estimate with a ±20 range; every percentile comes straight from GMAC’s August 2026 tables.
Estimated Total
605
likely 585–625
Against school medians (class profiles, October 2026)
- M7 (Harvard, Stanford, Wharton…)675–69070 below
- Rest of the US top 15655–68750 below
- ISB (India)669–67564 below
- London Business School≈64540 below
- HEC Paris≈63530 below
An estimate: GMAC does not publish how section scores add up to the Total. Percentiles: GMAC, August 2026 (tests July 2021 – June 2026).
How the estimate is calculated
GMAC states that Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Data Insights are weighted equally in the Total, but it does not publish the formula, and the official Total is computed from underlying ability estimates rather than from the rounded section scores you see. Every GMAT score calculator, including this one, is therefore an estimate.
We use the simplest model that matches what GMAC does publish: the sum of your three section scores (from 180 to 270) is mapped in a straight line onto the Total scale (205 to 805) and rounded to the nearest score ending in 5. In numbers: Total ≈ 205 + (sum − 180) × 20 ÷ 3. Each extra section point is worth about 6.7 Total points, wherever it comes from.
| Quant + Verbal + DI | Sum | Linear value | Estimate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 70 + 70 + 70 | 210 | 405.0 | 405 |
| 75 + 78 + 72 | 225 | 505.0 | 505 |
| 80 + 80 + 80 | 240 | 605.0 | 605 |
| 82 + 84 + 80 | 246 | 645.0 | 645 |
| 85 + 85 + 85 | 255 | 705.0 | 705 |
| 87 + 88 + 86 | 261 | 745.0 | 745 |
| 90 + 90 + 90 | 270 | 805.0 | 805 |
How we checked it against GMAC data
GMAC’s current tables give the average section scores of about 509,000 test takers: 77.92 in Quant, 79.43 in Verbal and 75.14 in Data Insights, a sum of 232.49. The linear map turns that sum into 554.9. The published average Total is 554.94.
The spread fits as well. The Total’s standard deviation of 94.24 corresponds to a spread of about 14.1 in the section sum. With section standard deviations of 6.52, 4.89 and 5.98, that implies the sections move together with a correlation of roughly 0.5, a normal figure for reasoning tests.
We also considered a percentile-matching method: turn each section score into a percentile, combine them and read the Total off the Total table. It needs to know how strongly the three section scores move together for individual test takers, which GMAC does not publish, so any result would rest on a guess. The linear map uses only published figures and reproduces the published average, so we kept it.
Why the result is a range
Section scores are rounded to whole numbers, so two people with identical section scores can receive Totals one step apart, and the official scaling may bend slightly at the very top and bottom of the scale. We show the estimate ±20 points (two steps on the scale) to cover that.
Measurement error is a separate matter: GMAC puts the standard error at 30–40 points for the Total and 3 points for each section. A retake can move your score that much without any change in your skills.
What your score means for MBA targets
Median or average GMAT scores that schools report for the current exam (class profiles, October 2026): the M7 sit at 675–690 (Harvard 685, Stanford 689, Wharton 676, Kellogg 687, Columbia 690, Chicago Booth 675, MIT Sloan 675); the rest of the US top 15 at 655–687; ISB at 669–675; London Business School at about 645; HEC Paris at about 635.
A median means half the admitted class scored lower. At the median, the test stops being a question mark in your application; 10–20 points above it is a comfortable target. Our guide to what a good GMAT score is explains how to set yours.
Reading the percentiles
A percentile is the share of test takers you scored higher than, here over tests from July 2021 to June 2026. The sections are not on the same footing: an 80 is the 63.9th percentile in Quant, the 54.4th in Verbal and the 83rd in Data Insights. That is why schools compare percentiles rather than raw section scores. The full tables are on our GMAT score chart.
Questions
Is this GMAT score calculator official?
No. GMAC does not publish how section scores combine into the Total, so the Total here is an estimate based on equal section weights. The percentiles are official: they come from GMAC’s tables published in August 2026.
How is the GMAT Total score calculated?
GMAC combines your Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Data Insights performance with equal weights into a Total from 205 to 805, in steps of 10, always ending in 5. The exact formula is not public.
What Total do I get with 80 in every section?
A section sum of 240 maps to about 605, the 69.4th percentile, with a likely range of 585–625.
What section scores do I need for 705?
About 255 in total across the three sections, for example 85 in each. The mix does not matter for the Total because the sections are weighted equally, though schools also look at each section.
Why can my official score differ from the estimate?
GMAC computes the Total from unrounded ability estimates, not from the whole-number section scores, and does not publish the scaling. Expect the official Total to fall within about 20 points of the estimate.
How often do GMAT percentiles change?
Once a year, in the third quarter. Each new table covers the last five years of tests, so the percentile for the same score usually moves by a point or two.
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