Undoubtedly, GMAT is one of the critical components of the MBA application package. Over the past few years, GMAT averages at many schools have increased as business schools place significant emphasis on the GMAT, along with other factors in MBA admissions. Though some schools also provide test waivers now, applicants still need to provide evidence of their qualitative skills. GMAT or GRE remains a critical component of the application package. Therefore, students with less than stellar GMAT are often unsure if they would be competitive for their desired schools. As a result, when guiding students with their application, I frequently encounter the following common questions:
- "I have a GMAT score of XXX. What are my chances of admission for YYYY school?"
- "Which school should I consider applying to?"
While the answers to these questions depend on various other factors (goals, work experience, accomplishments, leadership stories, skills, extracurricular activities, voluntary work, and more, it remains undeniable that a robust application package (including résumé, essays, short questions, recommendation letters, and interview) plays a pivotal role in showcasing your candidacy and ultimately determining your chances of success to any institution.
To address these queries, we have compiled a list of schools (along with their respective GMAT score ranges) where MER students have gained admission to a range of programs, including MBA, EMBA, and specialized Master's programs. It is worth noting that some of these students also received scholarships. The following stats can help you with the following:
- Understand a strong application's role in securing admissions (and scholarships, too).
- Assist you in narrowing down your list of achievable schools based on your GMAT score.
While the following list is not comprehensive, it gives you an idea of what is feasible.
Please note that this list includes stats of students MER has assisted in the past 12 years (since 2011). We created this list a few years back, and since then, we have been updating it every few years.
| S. NO. | SCHOOL NAME | GMAT/GRE/EA SCORE | REMARKS | NUMBER OF ADMITS |
| 1 | Stanford (MBA) | 770, EA: 158 | Yes | 2 |
| 2 | Harvard (MBA) | 750, 770 | Yes | 2 |
| 3 | Wharton (MBA, EMBA) | 640, 640, 680, 750, 760, 770, EA-152, 155, 158 | Yes, (Multiple) | 12 |
| 4 | INSEAD (MBA, EMBA) | 630, 680, 710, 760, 760, 770, EA: 150, | Yes (Multiple) | 10 |
| 5 | LBS (MBA, EMBA, MiF) | 600, 620, 630, 660, 680, 700, 770, EA: 154 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarships | 10 |
| 6 | MIT (MBA, Masters ZLOG) | 710, 760, EA: 158 | Yes (Multiple) | 4 |
| 7 | Booth (MBA, EMBA) | 610, 610, 620, 660, 660, 680, 680, 690, 710, 720, 720, 750, 780, 310, EA: 156, | 30 admits, Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 20 |
| 8 | Columbia (MBA, EMBA) | 610, 620, 680, 740, 750, EA:153 | Yes (Multiple) | 10 |
| 9 | Haas (MBA, EWMBA, MISM) | 610, 620, 630, 640, 640, 700, 700, 720, 720, 740, 750, EA: 153, EA: 156, GRE: 323, EA: 152, | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 20 |
| 10 | Yale (MBA) | 720, 740, 760, EA: 323 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 4 |
| 11 | IESE (Global EMBA, MBA) | 680, 710 | Yes (Multiple) | 4 |
| 12 | Oxford (MBA) | 680, 700, 700, 730, 740, 770 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 8 |
| 13 | Kellogg (MBA, EMBA) | 610, 640, 660, 660, 680, 720, 720, 720, 740, 740, 750, 750, 760, 760, 760, 770, 770, GRE: 321, GRE: 335 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 20 |
| 14 | Tuck (MBA) | 710, 710, 750, 760 | Yes, (Multiple) | 6
|
| 15 | Cambridge (MBA) | 770, GRE: 323 | Yes (Multiple) with scholarship | 3 |
| 16 | HKUST (MBA) | 670, 690 | Yes, (Multiple) | 4 |
| 17 | HEC (MBA) | 710, 770 | Yes (Multiple) | 2 |
| 18 | Duke (MBA, CCMBA, Masters) | 620, 700, 710, 720, 740, 750, 760, EA:155 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 8 |
| 19 | IMD (MBA) | 690, 700 | Yes | 2 |
| 20 | Darden (MBA) | 680, 720, 760, 760 | Yes (Multiple), w/ scholarship | 4 |
| 21 | ISB (PGP, PGP Pro) | 620, 660, 680, 680, 690, 700, 700, 700, 710, 710, 710, 720, 730, 750, 760 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 20 |
| 22 | NYU Stern (MBA, EMBA Masters in Real Estate Development) | 680, 700, 730, 740, 750 | Yes (Multiple) | 8 |
| 23 | UCLA (MBA, MISM, FEMBA) | 610, 630, 640, 640, 660, 680, 700, 720, 750, EA: 150, 153, 156, GRE: 335 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 15 |
| 24 | Cornell (MBA, EMBA) | 590, 680, 690, 690, 710, 720, 740 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 8 |
| 25 | Ross (MBA, Masters in Accounting) | 670, 710, 710, 720, 730, 760, GRE: 321, 323, | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 8 |
| 26 | Georgetown (MBA) | 700, 720 | Yes with scholarship | 3 |
| 27 | IE (EMBA) | 650, 710 | Yes with scholarship | 2 |
| 28 | IIM Banglore (PGP) | 700, | Yes | 1 |
| 29 | Tepper (MBA) | 620, 660, 680, 700, 720, 720, 760, 760, 770, EA: 321 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 12 |
| 30 | Warwick (MBA, Masters in Economics) | 650, 680, 710 | Yes, (Multiple) with scholarship | 4 |
| 31 | McCombs (MBA) | 610, 620, 670, 680, 690, 710, 730, 740, 750, 770, 321, 322 (GRE), EA: 158, , | Yes (Multiple), with scholarships | 15 |
| 32 | Emory (MBA) | 640, 680, 700, 710, 720, 323 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 7 |
| 33 | Imperial (MBA) | 650, 730 | Yes | 3 |
| 34 | Kelley (MBA) | 660, 670, 680, 700, 710, 770, | Yes (Multiple), with scholarships | 7 |
| 35 | USC Marshall (MBA, EMBA, Masters in Accounting, Masters in Industrial Engineering) | 640, 650, 710; GRE 310, 327, EA: 150, 750, | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 8 |
| 36 | IIM, Ahmedabad (PGP) | 690, 730, 740 | Yes (Multiple) | 3 |
| 37 | UC Davis | 610 | Yes | 1 |
| 38 | UC San Diego | 610 | Yes | 1 |
| 39 | University of Irvine (MBA) | 720, 610 | Yes | 2 |
| 40 | UNC Kenan Flagler (MBA, online MBA) | 680, 710, 720, 750 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 4 |
| 41 | OLIN (MBA, Masters) | 680, 740 | Yes (Multiple) | 2 |
| 42 | RICE (MBA, EMBA) | 570, 600, 610, 650, 680, 700, 730, 750, | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 8 |
| 43 | ASU (MBA) | 660, 680, 710 | Yes, (Multiple) | 3 |
| 44 | WHU (MBA) | 610 | Yes | 1 |
| 45 | Maryland (MBA) | 660, 710 | Yes with scholarship | 3 |
| 46 | Purdue (MBA) | 620 | Yes with scholarship | 1 |
| 47 | Cranfield (MBA) | 680 | Yes with scholarship | 1 |
| 48 | Wisconsin (MBA) | 590 | Yes, with 100% scholarship | 1 |
| 49 | Carlson (MBA) | 690, 710 | Yes, (Multiple) with scholarship | 3 |
| 50 | OHIO University (Online MBA) | 680 | Yes | 1 |
| 51 | Rotman (MBA) | 620, 680, 700, 750 | Yes (Multiple) | 5 |
| 52 | Tippie (MBA) | 720 | Yes with scholarship | 1 |
| 53 | George Washington University | 620, 660 | Yes with scholarship | 2 |
| 54 | CEIBS (MBA) | 690, 700, 720 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 3 |
| 55 | EDHEC (MBA) | 650, 660 | Yes (Multiple) | 2 |
| 56 | Manchester (MBA) | 610, 670, 730 | Yes, (Multiple) with scholarship | 4 |
| 57 | Schulich, (MBA) | 620, 630, 640, 710, GRE: 312 | Yes (Multiple) | 5 |
| 58 | Foster (MBA) | 700, 700, 730, 750, EA: 156 | Yes, (Multiple) with scholarship | 6 |
| 59 | Ivy Richards (MBA, EMBA) | 620, 720 | Yes, (Multiple) with scholarship | 2 |
| 60 | Mays A & M (MBA) | 660, 680, 700 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 3 |
| 61 | UC Davis (MBA) | 710, GRE: 335; 610 | Yes, with scholarship | 3 |
| 62 | Lisbon, (MBA) | 640 | Yes | 1 |
| 63 | Rochester (MBA) | 650 | Yes, with scholarship | 1 |
| 64 | William & Mary (MBA) | 630, 660 | Yes with scholarship | 2 |
| 65 | Leeds (MBA) | 640 | Yes with scholarship | 1 |
| 66 | McMaster (MBA) | 620, 680 | Yes (Multiple) | 2 |
| 67 | Telfer (MBA) | 650 | Yes | 1 |
| 68 | Mendoza (MBA) | 700, 710 | Yes, (Multiple) | 2 |
| 69 | Washington University (MBA) | 620, 630 | Yes, (Multiple) | 2 |
| 70 | RSM (MBA, Masters in International Management) | 590, 620 | Yes, (Multiple) | 2 |
| 71 | Zicklin (MBA) | 610 | Yes with scholarship | 1 |
| 72 | UCL (Masters in Construction Economics and Management) | 620 | Yes | 1 |
| 73 | LOYOLA (EMBA) | Not required | Yes | 1 |
| 74 | Ivy League, (MBA EMBA) | Not required | Yes | 2 |
| 75 | BYU (MBA) | 710 | Yes | 1 |
| 76 | University of Washington (MBA) | 323 (GRE) | Yes | 1 |
| 77 | CU Bolder (MBA) | 327 (GRE) | Yes | 1 |
| 78 | University of Mass Amherst (MBA) | 327 (GRE) | Yes | 1 |
| 79 | UT Austin ( Masters in Accounting) | 620 | Yes | 1 |
| 80 | University of Chicago (Masters of Financial Mathematics, Masters in Analytics) | 610, 680 | Yes, (Multiple) with scholarship | 2 |
| 81 | CMU (MISM) | 680 | Yes with scholarship | 1 |
| 82 | Opus (MBA) | 610 | Yes | 1 |
| 83 | Aalto (Masters in International Design Business Management) | 630, 710 | Yes (Multiple), with 100% scholarship | 2 |
| 84 | Ted Rogers (MBA) | 650 | Yes | 1 |
| 85 | University of Sydney (MBA) | 620 | Yes with scholarship | 1 |
| 86 | Boston Questrom | 670, 720 | Yes (Multiple) with scholarship | 2 |
| 87 | Alberta | GRE: 312 | Yes | 1 |
| 88 | Babson | 660, 680, 720, | Yes (Multiple) with scholarship | 3 |
| 89 | Concordia | 610 | Yes | 1 |
| 90 | ESADE | 650, 690 | Yes | 2 |
| 91 | EBS, Germany | 620 | Yes | 1 |
| 92 | Hitotsubashi | 640 | Yes | 1 |
| 93 | IBEAR | GRE: 313 | Yes | 1 |
| 94 | ICS | 640 | Yes(w/national scholarship | 1 |
| 95 | McDonough | 640, 710 | Yes | 3 |
| 96 | McGill | 610, 710 | Yes | 3 |
| 97 | NUCB | 640 | Yes with scholarship | 1 |
| 98 | NUS | 620, 640, 690 | Yes (Multiple) | 4 |
| 99 | Boston Questrom | 670, 720, GRE; 320 | Yes (Multiple) with scholarship | 3 |
| 100 | Simon | 670 | Yes (Multiple), with scholarship | 1 |
| 101 | Terry | 660 | Yes with scholarship | 2 |
| 102 | Waseda | 640 | Yes | 1 |
About MER (myEssayReview)
Poonam Tandon, the founder of MER (myEssayReview), is a Ph.D. in English with 12 years of MBA consulting experience and three decades of teaching experience in India and the US. A master storyteller, Poonam has successfully guided hundreds of students from around the world to gain admission into the esteemed MBA, EMBA, and specialized Masters's programs in the US, Canada, Europe, and Asia. Throughout her four-decade-long professional career, she has reviewed 10,000+ essays written by applicants worldwide. Poonam is recognized as one of the top 5 most reviewed consultants on the GMAT Club (141 reviews).
Do you have questions about your application for the 2023-24 application cycle? E-mail Poonam at poonam@myessayreview.com or sign up here for a free consultation.
