GMAT Cutoff of Top 100 MBA Colleges in the World

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The one and the only way to get to one of the most elite and prestigious MBA degrees is Business Schools. Every student aspires to get an MBA degree from one of the top Business Schools in the world. There are numerous business schools for both distant and regular MBA courses to choose from. Getting an MBA degree from an elite business school will add prosperity to your career. Another benefit of pursuing an MBA from a top college is the high-quality facilities they provide, all in terms of learning, teaching staff, and the environment.

While choosing the college keep all the factors in your mind like location, quality of teaching, the rank of the college, placement opportunities, etc. To get into the best Business School, you will need to qualify the eligibility criteria of the concerned university. To avoid any discrepancies in the future, make sure not to miss any detail regarding the university and the admission criteria.

While India provides a range of premier B-schools, the competition and population of students applying to these schools are humongous. Hence not all students can secure a seat in these institutes. The next best option, and sometimes the better option, is to apply abroad. The most important concern in this regard is the GMAT score required in top B schools. Although the GMAT cut off in top B schools keeps changing, depending upon the performance of the students in the exam, the range of minimum cut off stays constant which is usually between 500-750.

Admission Criteria in Top Management Schools in the World

When it comes to choosing a business school one can consider many factors like quality of teaching, standards, rank of school in the world OR country, Major courses available, and employment opportunities.

According to the business insider and other surveys the below listed universities/business schools were ranked by considering the following indicators.

Here are the five indicators considered to give rankings in the world.

Reputation (35%)
Average starting salary after graduation (25)
Job placement (10%)
Tuition and fees (15%)
Average GMAT score (15%)

As the above four indicators are not in the hands of the candidate,So the candidate has to concentrate to improve his GMAT scores by giving frequent tests.

What is GMAT

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is a computer adaptive test (CAT) where the syllabus aims at assessing certain analytical, writing, quantitative, verbal, and reading skills in written English for use in admission to a graduate management program, such as an MBA program of various B-schools in the world. It requires knowledge of certain specific grammar and knowledge of certain specific algebra, geometry, and arithmetic. The GMAT is a top grade test which not only assesses analytical writing and problem-solving abilities, but also addresses data sufficiency, logic, and critical reasoning skills which beliefs to be necessary to real-world business and management success. One can appear the test up to five times a year but not more than 8 times in total. Attempts must be at least 16 days apart.

Since, 16th April 2018, the Graduate Management Admission Council has shortened the GMAT exam by 30 minutes. Now, the exam is of 3 hours and 30 minutes including test instructions and breaks. The Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative sections were shortened by 13 and 10 minutes respectively. The Integrated Reasoning and Analytical Writing Assessment along with the Score Preview and the optional break time remained the same. These changes do not have any impact on scoring in the shortened Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative sections as only the unscored items have been removed by the GMAC. GMAT has a feature that provides candidates with the flexibility to customize their GMAT experience by choosing the section order in which they feel most comfortable taking the exam.

GMAT is the most widely accepted exam for MBA admissions worldwide, conducted by the Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC). No other exam has as wide acceptability as GMAT. As per the GMAC, globally 9 out of 10 MBA enrolments are made through GMAT Score. Further, 2,300 + schools accept GMAT Scores for giving admission. Also, there are 650 testing centers in 114 countries that administer the GMAT Exam.

GMAT scores play an important role in MBA admissions in Top Management School. To get admission in a top-ranking Business school in India and abroad, the entry eligibility criteria is much tougher. Here, the average GMAT scores play an important role in the selection in the top MBA programs. It is the main parameter than any other parameter in the overall MBA application.

GMAT Cut-Off

Most of the business institutions in India and abroad accept the qualifying marks of GMAT. GMAT Cut-Off is the minimum mark that candidates must score in order to take admission in top-ranked B-Schools. Every participating institution has set a level of minimum marks that must be scored by the candidates coming for admission.

The cut-off for GMAT is decided by various institutions after the declaration of the GMAT Results. The admission process will include the selection process other than the GMAT score, past academic records along with a professional qualification. Candidates’ performance in the interview, MBA Essays, and the letter of recommendation also affect the scope of admission in a reputed B-School of India or abroad. Therefore, candidates appearing for GMAT are advised to work hard for it as the level of competition is very high. Candidates can plan their GMAT preparation and start preparing for this tough competitive examination.

Factors Determining GMAT Cut-Off

The usual bracket of Institutional Cut-Off ranges above 650 for both national and international colleges. The cut-off marks determined by an institution are based on various factors. These factors are calculated and sum up to finalize the cut-off marks for the candidates. Keeping these determining factors in mind candidates must strive harder to crack the examination so that they may get enlisted in the cut-off list. Following are the factors determining GMAT Cut-Off:

Total number of candidates appearing for GMAT
Total number of seats available
The difficulty level of the examination
Total number of candidates qualifying the GMAT

GMAT Cut-Off Marks for 100 Top Management colleges in the world

Average GMAT scores for MBA in USA

GMAT Ranking	Business School	Average GMAT Score
1	Stanford GSB	733
2	Wharton (UPenn)	732
3	Chicago Booth	726
4	Harvard Business School	725
5	Kellogg (Northwestern)	724
6	Yale SOM	721
7	New York Stern	720
8	Tuck (Dartmouth)	717
9	MIT Sloan	716
10	Columbia University	715
11	Berkeley Haas	715
12	UCLA Anderson	713
13	Ross Michigan	708
14	Darden (Virginia)	706
15	UNC Kenan-Flagler	701
16	Cornell Johnson	697
17	Duke Fuqua	696
18	Washington Univ. (Olin)	695
19	McCombs (Texas-Austin)	694
20	Georgetown McDonough	692
21	Carnegie Mellon Tepper	690
22	Vanderbilt Owen	690
23	Foster (Washington)	688
24	Notre Dame Mendoza	682
25	Boston University	682
26	Florida (Hough)	681
27	Carlson (Minnesota)	680
28	Marshall (Southern California)	679
29	Emory Goizueta	678
30	Scheller (Georgia Tech)	678
31	Rice Jones	676
32	BYU Marriott	674
33	Carey (Arizona State Univ)	672
34	Iowa (Tippie)	670
35	Wisconsin-Madison	669
36	Kelley (Indiana)	668
37	Simon (Rochester)	667
38	Broad (Michigan State)	664
39	Fisher (Ohio State)	664
40	Smith (Maryland)	658
41	SMU (Cox)	656
42	Merage (UC-Irvine)	656
43	Mays (Texas A&M)	654
44	Illinois	654
45	Georgia Terry	643
46	George Washington	642
47	Smeal (Penn State)	636
48	Purdue Krannert	635
49	Temple (Fox)	632
50	Katz (Pittsburgh)	607

Average GMAT scores for MBA in UK

Business School	Average GMAT
University of Cambridge (Judge)	680
Cranfield University	664
Warwick	658
Imperial College Business School	638
City University: Cass	635
Manchester Business School	630
University of Bath	610
Lancaster University Management School	601

Average GMAT scores for MBA in Europe | France, Spain, Switzerland

Business School	Average GMAT	Country
INSEAD	703	France
HEC – Paris	682	France
IMD	672	Switzerland
IE Business School	672	Spain
Mannheim Business School	671	Germany
IESE Business School – Navarra	669	Spain
SDA Bocconi	665	Italy
ESADE	660	Spain
University of St. Gallen	656	Switzerland
European School of Mgmt (ESMT)	645	Germany
The Lisbon MBA	645	Portugal
Erasmus University (RSM)	643	Netherlands
TiasNimbas Business School	620	Netherlands
University College Dublin (Smurfit)	619	Ireland
Vlerick Business School	600	Belgium

Average GMAT scores for MBA in Canada

Business School	Average GMAT
University of Toronto (Rotman)	672
McGill University-Desautels	655
University of Western Ontario (Ivey)	655
Queen’s University	650
Univ of British Columbia (Sauder)	646
University of Alberta	623

Average GMAT scores in Asia-Pac | India, Singapore, China, Australia

Business School	Average GMAT	Country
Indian School of Business	711	India
IIM-A PGPX	706	India
IIM-B EPGP	702	India
CEIBS	689	China
Melbourne Business School	677	Australia
HKUST (Hong Kong)	671	China
Nanyang (NTU)	670	Singapore
University of Hong Kong	664	China
National Univ of Singapore (NUS)	650	Singapore
Australian School of Business:AGSM	650	Australia
CUHK Business School	640	China

Don’t assume that the average score represents the whole. The range of GMAT scores may vary a lot. The difference between the minimum and maximum could be over a 100 points. A higher than average score helps you get into the safe zone.

*The article might have information for the previous academic years, which will be updated soon subject to the notification issued by the University/College.

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Ques. MBA Preparation: What GMAT score can be considered good for applying to ISB Hyderabad with an average academic profile?

● Top Answer By Uday Pawar on 30 Jan 23

Generally speaking anything above 750 is a good score for admission to IBS Hyderabad. But even a high GMAT score does not guarantee admission to IBS Hyderabad because the shortlisting is profile-based. GMAT score is just a part of the entire selection process. You need to improvise your profile by working on other aspects also like essays profile academics extracurricular activities Academics: Your 12th class marks graduation grades, post-graduation, and certification scores along with the GMAT cutoff is considered in your academic profile. Leadership: The leadership skills of the aspirants are tested on the basis of their prior achievements and roles. Personal attributes: This comprises your personal qualities like hobbies, talents, and extracurricular skills. Aspirants from diverse work experiences, cultures, and educational backgrounds are welcomed at IBS Hyderabad. So along with preparing well for GMAT, give importance to these parameters as well to increase your chances of admission....Read more

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Ques. What is the percentile required to get into ISB Hyderabad?

● Top Answer By Akanksha Sharma on 30 Jan 23

In case you are enquiring about the CAT percentile let me clarify that ISB Hyderabad does not take into consideration CAT scores. It accepts GMAT/GRE scores only. Most importantly, the ISB Shortlisting process is profile-based. This means even with a lower percentile you can manage to get shortlisted provided you have an excellent profile. There is no fixed cutoff for GMAT. However, a 700+ GMAT score isn't a must-have for ISB if your application is strong in other areas. According to an ISB spokesperson, candidates were admitted to the 2021 cohort with scores as low as 580, and as high as 780. So the GMAT score range for ISB is 580-780....Read more

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Ques. Is it worth spending 30k to join GMAT coaching at Crack ISB Hyderabad?

● Top Answer By Yash Bhati on 30 Jan 23

Yes, it certainly is worth paying a hefty fee of 30k for GMAT coaching at Crack ISB Hyderabad. The quality of trainers and the certainty of admission is what draw the candidates here. While there are many institutes that specialize in training for the CAT, very few institutes offer training for GMAT. Crack ISB Hyderabad has many features that have made it so popular and demanding among GMAT aspirants The peer group is a productive and effective group discussion is possible The institute gives the admission essay reviews free of cost while most institutes charge around 20-25k The quality of editing is much better at this Institute mainly because the faculty comprises alumni of top B Schools So it’s better to pay more for quality education than pay less or the same for substandard education. But remember an Institute can just prepare you for your entrance exam. It’s upon you to put in maximum effort and achieve your goals....Read more

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Ques. Why do students go for CAT, XAT, SNAP etc when almost all the B-Schools in India accept GMAT scores for the full time MBA?

● Top Answer By Nia Malhotra on 17 May 21

There is hardly any B-school in India that accepts GMAT scores for full-time MBA. IIMs, FMS, XLRI, JBIMS, IIFT, MDI, etc. are some of the institutions that accept GMAT scores. However, students applying through a foreign national quota or NRI quota are eligible for GMAT score. ISB on the other hand accepts the GMAT for its full-time program MBA program. Here is the list of some B-Schools that accepts GMAT scores in India XLRI, Jamshedpur XIM, Bhubaneswar VIT Business School TISS, Mumbai TERI School of Advanced Sciences, TERI University TASMAC, Pune TAPMI, Manipal School of Management, Udaipur School of Management, NMIMS, Mumbai School of Management, International Institute of Management This is why most students go for CAT, XAT, SNAP, and other management exams for admission in MBA. Only foreign nationals or students with NRI Quota can apply through GMAT....Read more

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Ques. Does ISB Hyderabad need work experience apart from the GMAT score?

● Top Answer By Bejoy John on 30 Jan 23

Yes, ISB Hyderabad’s PGP program requires a minimum of 2 years of full-time paid work experience. This criteria came into force on 31st March 2016 and is still a necessity. For candidates who lack in this aspect, there is a back door entry called the Early Entry Option or the EEOs. Under this, you can apply right away, go through the selection process, and receive the admission offer but join only after working for 2 years. This can also be referred to as Deferred admission. ...Read more

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