GMAT
GMAC (Graduate Management Admission Council)
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A business school admissions test from GMAC, used for MBA and business master's programmes. The current version, launched as the 'GMAT Focus Edition', is now simply called the GMAT exam.
Details
- Format
- Three sections of 45 minutes each (2 hours 15 minutes in total, plus one optional 10-minute break): Quantitative Reasoning (21 questions), Verbal Reasoning (23 questions) and Data Insights (20 questions, with an on-screen calculator). You choose the order of the sections, and you can review and change up to three answers in each section.
- Scoring
- Total score 205–805 (every total ends in 5), with each section scored 60–90 and counting equally. In June 2026 GMAC announced a free GMAT Superscore, combining your best section scores across attempts, rolling out from August 2026; schools decide how to use it. Business schools usually publish class averages or score ranges rather than strict minimums.
- Results valid for
- Scores are valid for 5 years.
- How you take it
- At a test centre, or online at home with a live proctor. The online exam is not available in a few countries, including mainland China.
- Fee
- GMAC lists US$275 at most test centres and US$300 for the online exam (figures last updated October 2024). Test-centre prices vary by location, so check mba.com before booking.