Your Total score is based on your Verbal and Quantitative scores; your Analytical Writing Assessment and Integrated Reasoning scores do not affect the Total score.

Total, Verbal, and Quantitative Scores

Total GMAT scores range from 200 to 800; two-thirds of test takers score between 400 and 600.

Verbal and Quantitative scores range from 0 to 60; scores below 9 and above 44 for the Verbal section and below 7 and above 50 for the Quantitative section are rare.

Verbal and Quantitative scores are on a fixed scale and can be compared across all GMAT test administrations

If you do not finish in the allotted time, your scores will be calculated based upon the number of questions answered as long as you worked on each section.

Your score will decrease significantly with each unanswered question.

Analytical Writing Assessment Score

The Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) score is based on one Analysis of an Argument essay.

Essays are scored independently twice and then averaged. Scores for the AWA range from 0 to 6 in half-point intervals.

If the two ratings differ by more than one point, an expert reader provides a third evaluation to determine the final score.

The overall quality of your ideas about the argument presented

Your overall ability to organize, develop, and express those ideas

The relevant supporting reasons and examples you used

Your ability to control the elements of standard written English

Integrated Reasoning Score

Integrated Reasoning (IR) scores range from 1 to 8 in single-digit intervals; no partial credit is given.