Official GMAT percentiles have been updated...

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Hello,

I am not sure whether this has bee discussed.

GMAT percentiles have been updated. There are some minor changes in the scores below the 90th percentile...

Now:

Earlier:

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bb · Answer

Thank you!

I guess it’s the time of the year - GMAC has updated the percentiles the same time last year.

Glad to see that hasn’t been a massive inflation and no shifts above 90th.

PS. The funny thing is that GMAT prep still has the original percentiles (at least a few months ago they did)

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Yes. The key percentiles: 90th, 99th, 100th remain unchanged.

The change is very recent; not more than 3 weeks old...and we know, GMAC takes time : )

bb · Answer

Here is the preliminary analysis with AI:

The surprising part is that there is an indication of an uptick in the sub 375 scores. That's a painful score. 
Also, interesting enough that the minor inflation is only happening in V and DI, nothing in Quant that I can spot yet.

Scores 
 Direction of shift 
 Where you see it 
 What it means 
 
   265 – 375  
  +1 pt  (slightly  easier  to be above peers) 
 Overall, Quant, Verbal 
 A few more folks scored at the bottom end, so each low score now beats a  little  larger share of candidates. 
 
   575 – 625  
  -2 pt  (slightly  harder  to stand out) 
 Overall (59-81 %iles → 57-79 %iles) 
 Competition intensified in this “middle-upper” band; thousands more testers clustered here. 
 
   Upper 695+  
  No change  
 Overall & all three sections 
 Top scorers still sit at (or virtually at) the 99-100 %ile marks. 
 
   Section one-offs

Verbal 82 
 76 %ile →  74 %ile  
 Small drop hints at stronger verbal performance overall.

DI 72 
 31 %ile →  29 %ile  
 Slight tightening in Data Insights mid-range.

Vasavan · Answer

Hi, I just wanted to know if a score of 715 translates to the classic 750 or 760.

GmatKnightTutor · Answer

The Understanding Your Score page on the MBA website could provide some helpful insight. Based on the info in the concordance table (updated Aug, 2024), a 715 can potentially be compared to a 750 or a 760.

...
760 725 
760 715 
750 715
750 705
...

ExpertsGlobal5 · Answer

Hello!

Your score is the 99th percentile and that's what practically applies. 750 or 760 doesn't really matter today.

Last on the Classic Edition, 760 was the 99th percentile (750 wasn't) and 715 is the 99th percentile...so, if it helps you gain greater confidence, 760 it is! : )

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Scores	Direction of shift	Where you see it	What it means
265 – 375	+1 pt (slightly easier to be above peers)	Overall, Quant, Verbal	A few more folks scored at the bottom end, so each low score now beats a little larger share of candidates.
575 – 625	-2 pt (slightly harder to stand out)	Overall (59-81 %iles → 57-79 %iles)	Competition intensified in this “middle-upper” band; thousands more testers clustered here.
Upper 695+	No change	Overall & all three sections	Top scorers still sit at (or virtually at) the 99-100 %ile marks.
Section one-offs
Verbal 82	76 %ile → 74 %ile	Small drop hints at stronger verbal performance overall.
DI 72	31 %ile → 29 %ile	Slight tightening in Data Insights mid-range.