Last Updated: August 12, 2021
MCAT Total Score to Percentile Rank- 2021-2022
Scoring in MCAT is done on a scale ranging between 472 and 528. A percentile rank for any examination is the rank the candidate has achieved with respect to the other test takers for the same session. If a candidate has a percentile of 88, it implies that the candidate has performed better than 88% of candidates who attempted the test.
The percentile ranks from May, 2021 to April, 2022 are as follows-
Total Score | Percentile |
472 | <1 |
473 | <1 |
474 | <1 |
475 | <1 |
476 | 1 |
477 | 1 |
478 | 1 |
479 | 2 |
480 | 3 |
481 | 4 |
482 | 4 |
483 | 6 |
484 | 7 |
485 | 8 |
486 | 9 |
487 | 11 |
488 | 13 |
489 | 15 |
490 | 17 |
491 | 19 |
492 | 21 |
493 | 24 |
494 | 27 |
495 | 29 |
496 | 32 |
497 | 35 |
498 | 38 |
499 | 42 |
500 | 45 |
501 | 48 |
502 | 52 |
503 | 55 |
504 | 58 |
505 | 62 |
506 | 65 |
507 | 69 |
508 | 72 |
509 | 75 |
510 | 78 |
511 | 81 |
512 | 84 |
513 | 86 |
514 | 88 |
515 | 90 |
516 | 92 |
517 | 94 |
518 | 95 |
519 | 96 |
520 | 97 |
521 | 98 |
522 | 99 |
523 | 99 |
524 | 100 |
525 | 100 |
526 | 100 |
527 | 100 |
528 | 100 |
Additional Information
- Above percentile score is collected from all tests taken from 2018 to 2020. This is the latest data as of January 2021.
- As is evident, a score of 500 is 45th percentile. So, if a candidate scores more than 500, they are among the top 45% of all test takers.
- Average Medical schools might accept students with >80th percentile while Ivy League might require them to have a 95th percentile or more.
- Some schools accept old and new scores, while some accept just new scores.
- For admissions to medical schools, MCAT is only one of the factors. Other factors include GPA, coursework, letters of recommendation, etc.
- Average MCAT score for students in 2020-2021 is 511.
- For Top 20 programs candidates might need an MCAT score of ~521 (that is, 98 percentile to be in the average range)
Average GPA and MCAT Score for Top Colleges
The following is a list of MCAT scores and average GPAs for the top colleges in the year 2020. For further information, candidates are requested to visit the official college/university websites since this information is variable from year to year.
Ohio State - College of Medicine
Average GPA: 3.8
Avg. MCAT score 515 for the class of 2020
Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Average GPA: 3.87
Average MCAT: 518
Penn State College of Medicine
Undergraduate GPA: 3.74
Average MCAT: 507
Harvard University
Average GPA: 3.9
Average MCAT: 518
Duke University
Average GPA: 3.8
Average MCAT: 518
Yale University
Average GPA: 3.82
Average MCAT: 519
John Hopkins University
Average GPA: 519
Average MCAT: 519
Stanford University
Average GPA: 3.89
Average MCAT: 518