{"id":22213,"date":"2020-07-01T14:51:21","date_gmt":"2020-07-01T09:21:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/?p=22213"},"modified":"2022-11-16T15:18:58","modified_gmt":"2022-11-16T09:48:58","slug":"wharton-gmat-score","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/e-gmat.com\/blogs\/wharton-gmat-score\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a good GMAT score for Wharton?"},"content":{"rendered":"A <\/span> 7<\/span> min read <\/span><\/span>

Wharton, one of the most selective of all business schools had an acceptance rate<\/a> of 19.2% and a yield rate<\/a> of 67.1% for 2020 admissions. A high GMAT score, an impressive profile, and how well one aces the interviews are all contributing factors towards ensuring one\u2019s admission to Wharton. However, once a good GMAT score is obtained, the job is still not over, and you must start focusing on essays, letters of recommendation, and other requirements of the application process<\/a>.<\/p>\n

With such a high competition, presenting your application with a high GMAT score becomes essential. This article speaks about one big filtering criterion for Wharton \u2013 the GMAT score. GMAT holds a 22% weightage in your application<\/a> and is the first step towards securing admission from your dream business school.<\/p>\n

So, what is a good GMAT score for Wharton?<\/p>\n

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With thorough trend analysis, we can certainly figure out a good range in which one\u2019s GMAT score should belong, to ensure a higher chance of getting an interview call from Wharton and eventually getting through.<\/p>\n

In order to figure this out, we will analyze data from credible sources and base our evaluation on past trends and numbers.<\/p>\n

5-year GMAT score trend of Wharton<\/h2>\n

Here\u2019s a summary of the average GMAT scores of the incoming class of Wharton MBA from 2014 to 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/colgroup>\n\n\n\n
Year<\/td>\n2019<\/strong><\/td>\n2018<\/strong><\/td>\n2017<\/strong><\/td>\n2016<\/strong><\/td>\n2015<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wharton GMAT score<\/td>\n732<\/td>\n732<\/td>\n730<\/td>\n730<\/td>\n732<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

As evident from the above table, the average GMAT score for the incoming class has been between 730 and 732 from 2015 to 2019.<\/p>\n

To find out what is a good GMAT score, you’d want to refer to a 5-step process of arriving at the answer explained in one of our previous articles<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

According to the article, adding 20 points to the average GMAT score of a business school can help you arrive at a safe bet.<\/strong> Hence, a good GMAT score for Wharton would be 20+ points more than the average GMAT score of the latest class. So 750+ should be a good GMAT score for Wharton<\/strong>. An applicant scoring 750 or higher can start focussing on other aspects of the application process.<\/p>\n

If you are looking at applying to other business schools as well here is 5-year GMAT score trend report of 50 top US and European business schools<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

However, this article far from being just a superficial analysis of data. It is rather an attempt to evaluate and scrutinize past trends to bring to you a deeper insight for figuring out a good GMAT score for Wharton. Let\u2019s take a closer look at data of actual students who were invited for an interview and candidates who finally made it to the coveted list.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ll also look at the GMAT scores of applicants who were waitlisted by the Wharton admissions committee to get a comprehensive view and to be able to conclude what is a good GMAT score for Wharton MBA program.<\/p>\n

Wharton decision tracker on gmatclub<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Wharton decision tracker page on gmatclub<\/a> is where applicants post their MBA application status of different business schools. This data has been collated for candidates who have applied for admission to Wharton full-time MBA class of 2021.<\/p>\n

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Methodology<\/h2>\n

Since our analysis is data-centric, we will be considering only the GMAT scores of the applicants for our analysis. After categorizing the applicants by their GMAT scores, we’ll analyze how many applicants corresponding to each score secured an interview invite and how many of those finally received the green flag from Wharton.<\/p>\n

\"wharton<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
GMAT Score<\/td>\nApplications<\/td>\nInterview Invite<\/td>\nAdmitted<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
780<\/td>\n10<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
770<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n15<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
760<\/td>\n28<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
750<\/td>\n37<\/td>\n21<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
740<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n12<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
730<\/td>\n23<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
720<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
710<\/td>\n27<\/td>\n11<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
700<\/td>\n13<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
690<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
680<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
670<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
660<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
640<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
610<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

Observations<\/h2>\n

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