The Medical College Admission Test (MCAT) is a computer-based standardized examination for prospective medical students in the United States, Australia, Canada, and Caribbean Islands.

It is designed to assess problem solving, critical thinking, written analysis and knowledge of scientific concepts and principles.

Your MCAT Raw Score:

The number of questions you answered correctly, which could hypothetically be as high as 230, since that’s how many questions are on the new MCAT.

Your MCAT Percentile:

The percentage of students whose raw scores were lower than yours on a specific test.

Old MCAT Scaled Score:

A number between 3-45, wherein students in the 50th percentile received a score of approximately 25.

New MCAT Scaled Score:

A number between 472-528, with a 50th percentile score that hovers around 500.

New MCAT Score Conversion-

Old New Percentile
MCAT MCAT
Score Score
39+ 523+ 100
38 521-522 99
37 519-520 98
36 518 97
35 517 96
34 515 94
33 513-514 91
32 512 88
31 509-510 83
30 508 79
29 506 73
28 504 67
27 502-503 61
26 500-501 55
25 499 49
24 497-498 43
23 495-496 37
22 494 32
21 492-493 27
20 491 23
19 489-490 19
18 487-488 15
17 486 12
16 485 10
15 484 8
14 483 6
13 482 5
12 480 3
11 479 2
10 478 2
9 477 1
8 476 1
7 (or less) 475 (or less) 0