The Integrated Reasoning section gives schools another data point to differentiate among candidates.
The Integrated Reasoning section, consisting of 12 questions covering four question types to be completed in 30 minutes, requires test takers to analyze and synthesize data in different formats from multiple sources. In the Integrated Reasoning section, test takers will:
- Synthesize data presented in graphics, text, and numbers
- Evaluate relevant data from different sources
- Organize data to see relationships and to solve multiple, interrelated problems
- Combine and manipulate data to solve complex problems that depend on information from one or more sources
Test Taker Per
centile Rankings: Integrated Reasoning
Integrated Reasoning scores range from 1-8, in single-digit intervals. The Integrated Reasoning score offers a new data point for schools to consider applicants to their programs and does not affect the Quantitative, Verbal, Total, and Analytic Writing Assessment scores.
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Rely on GMAT scores to help you:
- Select the best applicants for your graduate study program
- Help approve financial aid applicants based on their academic potential
- Easily and consistently assess candidates from different countries and their educational and work experiences
GMAT test takers receive five scores:
- Total
- Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA)
- Integrated Reasoning
- Verbal
- Quantitative
An Official GMAT Score Report shows each of these scores; in cases of repeat testing, the score report will show all of the test taker's GMAT scores for the past five years.
Test takers may print an unofficial score report after they finish the exam, but this does not include the AWA score or Integrated Reasoning and should not be accepted in lieu of an Official Score Report.
Test Taker Percentile Rankings: Total GMAT Score
Total GMAT scores range from 200 to 800. Two-thirds of test takers score between 400 and 600. The scale to the left depicts the Total Score percentile rankings based on the last three years of test-taker results (July 2008 to July 2011).
Analytical Writing Assessment Score
The AWA score is an average of the two independent ratings for the Analysis of an Argument essay. These average scores can range from 0 to 6 in half point intervals.
AWA scores are computed separately from the scores for the other sections of the test and have no effect on the Verbal, Quantitative, or Total scores.
Integrated Reasoning Score
Integrated Reasoning scores range from 1-8 in single-digit intervals. Like the AWA, IR scores are computed separately and have no effect on the Total score.
Verbal and Quantitative Scores
The Verbal and Quantitative scores range from 0 to 60 in single-digit intervals. Scores below 9 and above 44 for the Verbal section or below 7 and above 50 for the Quantitative section are rare.
The Verbal and Quantitative scores measure different constructs and are not comparable to each other.
The Score Report
GMAT score reports include all test results achieved in the past five years, the most recent AWA essay responses, and the following background information country of citizenship, gender, date of birth, telephone number, undergraduate institution, grade point average, major, date of graduation, intended graduate study,and highest level of education attained.
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