MCAT percentile chart
Look up where a total score lands among MCAT test takers, then scan the full 472 to 528 reference chart. Built on the percentile ranks the AAMC publishes.
Enter your total score
Any total on the 472 to 528 scale, from a practice full length or your score report.
Where it lands
Enter a total score to see about where it lands among MCAT test takers.
Read from the AAMC percentile ranks, 2022 to 2024 testing years, with straight-line reads between the published points. The AAMC updates the ranks each year, so treat the result as close, not exact.
The chart: total score to percentile
The reference points the lookup reads from, across the full 472 to 528 total scale. For a total between two rows, the percentile falls between the two values shown.
| Total score | Percentile |
|---|---|
| 472 | 0 |
| 478 | 1 |
| 482 | 4 |
| 486 | 9 |
| 490 | 18 |
| 494 | 30 |
| 498 | 43 |
| 500 | 49 |
| 502 | 56 |
| 506 | 71 |
| 510 | 82 |
| 514 | 90 |
| 518 | 96 |
| 520 | 98 |
| 524 | 100 |
| 528 | 100 |
Where these numbers come from
The rows above are anchor points from the AAMC percentile ranks, 2022 to 2024 testing years, the distribution the AAMC publishes so scores can be compared across test dates. The lookup draws a straight line between neighboring rows, so treat every result as close, not exact. A percentile tells you the share of test takers who scored the same as you or lower, and it is the number that travels with your total on your score report.
The AAMC updates the ranks each testing year, so use this page as a quick reference and check aamc.org for the current official table. Everything here runs in your browser: nothing you type is stored or sent anywhere. And when you want the percentile itself to move, that is practice, not arithmetic; the QBank and full-length review are where that work happens.
Common questions
What percentile is a 510 on the MCAT?
In the published AAMC ranks, a 510 sits near the 82nd percentile, a 506 near the 71st, and a 514 near the 90th. Use the lookup above for any total on the 472 to 528 scale.
Is a 500 an average MCAT score?
A 500 sits near the 49th percentile in these ranks, so it is close to the middle of all test takers. What counts as competitive depends on each school, so read your percentile next to the class profiles the schools themselves publish.
Why a percentile and not a rank?
Your MCAT score report shows where your total falls among test takers as a percentile. There is no national rank on the MCAT, and this page never invents one.
Do MCAT percentiles change from year to year?
A little. The AAMC refreshes its percentile ranks every testing year from recent exams. This page reads from the AAMC percentile ranks, 2022 to 2024 testing years, and aamc.org carries the authoritative current table.