GMAT Focus Percentile Calculator (August 2026 Tables)
Short answer. On GMAT Focus, a 655 is the 89.6th percentile and a 645 the 85.6th. The old “700” now sits at about a Focus 645 to 655, and the 50th percentile is about 565. These figures come from GMAC’s August 2026 tables, covering July 2021 to June 2026.
Uses GMAC’s GMAT score concordance tables updated August 2026, based on the data period 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026. GMAC rounds percentiles to the nearest tenth and updates them each year in the third quarter. It does not publish a Data Insights percentile table.
GMAT Focus total scores and percentiles
The GMAT Focus Edition has three sections, Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Data Insights, each scored from 60 to 90. GMAC says each section counts equally towards the total, which runs from 205 to 805. Because the scale changed, an old score and a Focus score with the same number mean very different things.
| Focus total | Percentile | Old GMAT equivalent |
|---|---|---|
| 705 | 97.5% | 750 |
| 675 | 94.0% | 720 to 730 |
| 655 | 89.6% | 700 to 710 |
| 645 | 85.6% | 690 to 700 |
| 615 | 75.4% | 650 to 680 |
| 565 | 50.4% | 600 to 610 |
| 505 | 27.3% | 530 |
So a “700 GMAT” target from an older guide means a Focus score of about 645 to 655. Many business schools now publish class profiles on the Focus scale, so compare like with like.
Section percentiles
| Section score | Quant percentile | Verbal percentile |
|---|---|---|
| 88 | 95.4% | 98.4% |
| 85 | 87.8% | 92.6% |
| 83 | 80.1% | 81.1% |
| 80 | 63.9% | 54.4% |
| 78 | 50.2% | 37.7% |
| 75 | 32.6% | 18.2% |
GMAC bases Data Insights percentiles on the previous three years of Focus exams but does not publish them as a table, so use the figure on your official score report for that section.
Faz's ruleSet your target from the class profile on the Focus scale, not from an old forum number.
Ask most MBA applicants their target and you still hear 700. On the Focus scale that is roughly a 645 to 655, so a 655 is not falling short of 700, it is the same percentile. Look up the median of each school on your list in its latest class profile, and aim for the section where your percentile is lowest.
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Questions people ask
What percentile is 655 on the GMAT Focus?
The 89.6th percentile in GMAC’s August 2026 table. A 645 is the 85.6th and a 665 is at 91.2 percent.
What is a GMAT 700 on the Focus Edition?
About a 645 to 655. GMAC’s concordance table links an old 700 with Focus scores of 645 and 655, at the 85.6th and 89.6th percentiles.
What is the average GMAT Focus score?
The 50th percentile falls at about 565, which is the 50.4th percentile in the August 2026 table. A 555 is the 47.4th.
How is the GMAT Focus total score calculated?
From your Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Data Insights scores, each from 60 to 90. GMAC says the three count equally towards the total, which runs from 205 to 805.
When are GMAT percentiles updated?
GMAC updates them each year in the third quarter. The current tables, updated in August 2026, use data from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026.
Where these figures come from
- GMAC, total score concordance table, August 2026
- GMAC, Quantitative Reasoning concordance table, August 2026
- GMAC, Verbal Reasoning concordance table, August 2026
- GMAC, GMAT exam scores
Checked in November 2026. GMAC updates percentiles every year in the third quarter; your score report shows the percentile that applies to you.