Add your four MCAT section scores to get your total score out of 528, with the approximate AAMC percentile and your section spread. Each section runs 118–132, so the total runs 472–528.
| Input | Result |
|---|---|
| 127 + 126 + 128 + 127 | 508 total (72nd percentile) |
| 125 + 125 + 125 + 125 | 500 total (46th percentile) |
| 130 + 129 + 131 + 130 | 520 total (97th percentile) |
Every MCAT form measures the same content, but no two forms are identical. To keep scores comparable, the AAMC converts your raw score, the number of questions answered correctly — into a scaled score from 118 to 132 for each of the four sections, using a process called equating. There is no penalty for wrong answers, so a blank and a wrong answer cost exactly the same: always guess.
Your total score is the sum of the four section scores, ranging from 472 to 528 with a midpoint of 500. Each section midpoint is 125. The four sections are Chemical and Physical Foundations of Biological Systems, Critical Analysis and Reasoning Skills (CARS), Biological and Biochemical Foundations of Living Systems, and Psychological, Social, and Biological Foundations of Behavior.
A percentile tells you the percentage of test takers who scored the same as or lower than you. The AAMC refreshes these every 1 May using three years of data, so treat them as a guide rather than a fixed conversion.
| Total score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 528 | 100th |
| 523–527 | 99th |
| 521–527 | 98th |
| 520–527 | 97th |
| 519–527 | 96th |
| 518–527 | 95th |
| 517–527 | 94th |
| 516–527 | 92th |
| 515–527 | 90th |
| 514–527 | 88th |
| 513–527 | 86th |
| 512–527 | 83th |
| 511–527 | 81th |
| 510–527 | 78th |
| 509–527 | 75th |
| 508–527 | 72th |
| 507–527 | 69th |
| 506–527 | 66th |
| 505–527 | 62th |
| 504–527 | 59th |
| 503–527 | 56th |
| 502–527 | 52th |
| 501–527 | 49th |
| 500–527 | 46th |
| 499–527 | 43th |
| 497–527 | 36th |
| 496–527 | 33th |
| 495–527 | 31th |
| 494–527 | 28th |
| 493–527 | 25th |
| 492–527 | 23th |
| 491–527 | 20th |
| 490–527 | 18th |
| 489–527 | 16th |
| 488–527 | 14th |
| 487–527 | 12th |
| 486–527 | 11th |
| 485–527 | 9th |
| 484–527 | 8th |
| 483–527 | 6th |
| 482–527 | 5th |
| 481–527 | 4th |
| 479–527 | 3th |
| 478–527 | 2th |
| 475–527 | 1th |
| 472–527 | <1st |
Your total is simply the sum of the four section scores. Each of the four sections is reported on a scale of 118 to 132, so the total runs from 472 to 528 with a midpoint of 500. It is a sum, not an average.
The AAMC reports the average total for students who matriculated to an MD program at about 511–512, against an average of roughly 506–507 for all applicants. A score of 515 or above is competitive at most programs, while 500 sits at the midpoint of the scale.
Your raw score, the number of questions you got right, is converted to a scaled score through a process called equating. Equating compensates for small differences in difficulty between test forms, so a 510 means the same thing regardless of when you sat the exam. There is no penalty for guessing.
The AAMC updates the percentile ranks on 1 May each year, using the scores of everyone who tested in the most recent three years. This page uses the 2023–2024 table, so your official percentile on a current score report may differ by a point or two.