Predict Your MCAT Score & Percentile

Each of the four MCAT sections is scored on a scale from 118 to 132. The four section scores add up to a total between 472 and 528, with 500 as the exact midpoint. Your raw number of correct answers is converted to this scaled score, and there is no penalty for wrong answers — so you should answer every question.

The average score for students who matriculate into MD programs is about 511.9. A score of 511+ is at or above that average, 515+ is competitive for most MD programs, and 520+ is exceptional. Scores around 505–508 are competitive for many DO and some MD programs. What counts as 'good' also depends on the rest of your application.

A total score of 515 is roughly the 92nd percentile, meaning you scored higher than about 92% of test takers. A 508 is around the 75th percentile, a 500 is around the 46th percentile, and a 520 is around the 98th percentile (based on AAMC published percentile ranks).

The mean total score across all test takers is about 501–502 (roughly the 50th percentile). The average among students who actually matriculate into MD programs is higher — about 511.9 — because admitted students score above the overall mean.

It's an estimate. It converts your section scores or estimated percentage correct into a scaled total using averaged AAMC raw-to-scaled data, and maps that total to a percentile using AAMC published percentile ranks. Because scaling varies slightly from one exam form to another, treat the result as a ballpark. The most accurate number comes from taking a full-length practice test that scores itself.

Take a free full-length practice test on DoctorMCAT. It uses realistic timing across all four sections and gives you an instant scaled score (472–528), section scores, percentiles, and a topic-by-topic breakdown — no credit card required.

Add your four section scores together — each is 118 to 132, so the total falls between 472 and 528. To go from the raw number of questions correct to a section score, the MCAT uses an equating process that adjusts for how hard your specific test form was; this calculator estimates that conversion using averaged AAMC data.

No — it isn't curved against the other people who test on your day. Scores are 'equated,' meaning they're adjusted for the difficulty of your particular test form so a given scaled score reflects the same ability no matter which form you got. There is also no penalty for wrong answers, so always fill in every question.

It varies by form, but as a rough guide: missing about 10–15% of a section often still lands near a 128 (roughly the 90th percentile), while missing about a third tends to land near the 125 section median. Use the '% correct' tab above to estimate your own total from a target accuracy.