How is the GMAT Exam scored?
The GMAT Exam reports a Total Score from 205 to 805 in 10-point increments, with Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning, and Data Insights all contributing to that total (accessed 2026-08-07). The current exam therefore has one headline Total Score plus a separate score for each of its three sections.
What are the GMAT section score ranges?
Each of the three sections is reported on a 60–90 scale (accessed 2026-08-07). Because Data Insights is one of the three scored sections (accessed 2026-08-07), it is part of the Total Score rather than a separate add-on.
Why do current GMAT Total Scores end in 5?
GMAC's current scale starts at 205 and moves in 10-point increments through 805 (accessed 2026-08-07). That makes an ending of 5 a quick sign that you are looking at the current scale rather than a classic GMAT total on the old 200–800 scale.
How do current GMAT scores compare with classic GMAT scores?
Do not compare the same number across the two scales. A 655 on the current exam is not the same result as a 655 on the classic GMAT. GMAC publishes a concordance table matching classic GMAT totals to GMAT Focus Edition equivalents (accessed 2026-08-07). That historical name is relevant to the table because it documents the transition to the scale now used by the GMAT Exam.
Is a GMAT score the same as a percentile?
No. The Total Score is your scaled result; a percentile describes how that result compares with other test takers in the data set GMAC is using. GMAC's percentile and concordance data is tied to a stated data period (accessed 2026-08-07), so use current percentile guidance when deciding what counts as a good score.
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Sources
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- Evolving the Score Scale with the GMAT Focus Edition — GMAC. Accessed 2026-08-07.
- GMAT Exam Structure — GMAC. Accessed 2026-08-07.
- GMAT Total Score Concordance Table (January 2024, 2017–2022 data) — GMAC. Accessed 2026-08-07.
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