MCAT Percentile Calculator and Chart: Every Score Ranked

The MCAT is scored from 472 to 528, and your MCAT percentile is the share of test takers who scored at or below you. The MCAT percentile calculator, the chart and the full table below use the AAMC ranks in effect for 2026 to 2027, so a good MCAT score can be read straight off them.

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A 500 is the 48th percentile, a 508 is the 74th and a 515 is the 91st. The mean score is 500.6, and a 501 is the 52nd percentile, so anything from 501 upwards puts you in the top half of everyone who sat the exam. The MCAT percentile calculator at the top of this page gives the percentile for any total or section score, and it works backward from a percentile too.

See the full table, every score from 472 to 528

How is the MCAT Scored?

The MCAT has four sections: 

The number of questions you successfully answered for each of the four MCAT test sections is the first thing that the AAMC counts.

Each section's score is determined by how many questions you successfully answer.

From there, each section's number of correct answers is converted into a scaled score ranging from 118 (lowest) to 132 (highest). 

The MCAT score calculator does that conversion for you, section by section, and returns your MCAT percentile alongside it. It works from your raw scores on the free AAMC unscored sample test, and links you to that test if you have not taken it.

Your converted score, for instance, can be 123 if your correct answers on one of the sections are between 35 and 37.

Lastly, the AAMC combines all your scaled results from the four areas to provide a scaled total score ranging from 472 (lowest) to 528 (highest).

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Why Does the MCAT Use Scaled Scores?

Scaled scoring, as opposed to your exam's raw score, is how the MCAT evaluates your performance because it "tends to produce a more steady and reliable assessment."

Although the same fundamental ideas and abilities are tested on every MCAT exam, the individual questions will change depending on which MCAT exam paper is utilized at any given time. 

As a result, it makes sense that there would be a little difference in exam difficulty, making it unfair to compare raw scores of individuals who took the same MCAT on different days. These slight changes in difficulty between various sets of questions are made up for by converting raw scores to scaled scores. This process is known as equating. 

Hence, applicants who took various MCAT exams can be fairly compared because their results have the same significance.

Also, the same raw score won't always give the same scaled score, since raw scores are adjusted for the particular set of questions on each exam. 

An applicant who took a separate MCAT exam but had the same scaled score could, thus, have a different number of correct answers on the exam and, consequently, a different raw score.

The MCAT is not graded on a curve because scaled scoring is utilized. 

Your performance relative to other students who took the same exam depends on your score for tests graded on a curve. 

Once again, this improves the fairness and consistency of the scoring because your result will not vary based on the test date or the performance of other applicants.

What Does Your MCAT Percentile Mean?

You’ll receive an MCAT percentile for each of your results, a score for the MCAT overall, and a score for each segment. 

Your MCAT percentile shows how your scores compare to others by displaying the percentage of other test-takers who scored the same or lower than you did on the MCAT in each area as well as overall. 

If your MCAT percentile is 88, then 88% of test takers scored the same as you or lower. The higher your MCAT percentile, the better.

MCAT Scores and Percentiles for 2026 to 2027 

MCAT percentile ranks are revised every May 1, using information from the previous three years. 

The percentile ranks will reflect up-to-date and reliable data regarding students' test results, thanks to these yearly revisions. 

This implies that changes in percentile ranks across years indicate significant changes in the test-takers' scores rather than simple variations. It is consistent with industry practice to update percentile ranks.

Below is the full table of current MCAT percentile ranks, effective May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027. 

Source: AAMC MCAT percentile ranks, May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027

What MCAT Percentile Should I Aim For?

The average score of candidates who matriculated into medical school in the 2025-2026 cycle, according to data from the AAMC, is 512.1. 

A 512 is the 84th percentile. The percentile that’s good for you depends on your goals and the rest of your application.

Your ideal MCAT score should, however, be in line with the MCAT averages of applicants who were admitted to your top medical schools. 

For instance, the typical MCAT score for Columbia Medical School students is 520 (97th percentile), whereas the typical MCAT score for UT Southwestern Medical School students is 515 (91st percentile). 

You must be realistic about the medical schools for which your MCAT score makes you competitive.

Will My MCAT Score Guarantee an Admission?

Medical schools and universities have admission requirements and guidelines.  

Aside from your MCAT score, they also take into consideration your GPA, letters of recommendation, and extracurricular activities, among others. 

You will be a significantly more competitive applicant if you achieve an MCAT score of 515 or above, which will put you in the 91st percentile of test takers. 

The 94th percentile score of 517 puts you in a strong position for admission, though no score guarantees an acceptance. 

The MCAT score is one factor that admissions committees take into account when evaluating your whole application and biography. 

A lower MCAT score, for instance, can be easier to overcome if you are a candidate who has faced great difficulties. 

Your MCAT may not need to be perfect if you have extraordinary achievements (as shown in your personal statement and AMCAS job and activities entries), excellent letters of recommendation, a high GPA, and other qualifications.

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