About the GRE to GMAT Converter
This GRE to GMAT converter applies the regression equations ETS publishes in its GRE Comparison Tool for Business Schools. Enter your GRE Verbal Reasoning and Quantitative Reasoning scores (130–170 each) and it returns the predicted GMAT Total score on the 200–800 scale, rounded to 10 points the same way the ETS tool does, plus predicted GMAT Verbal and Quantitative section scores and a likely range.
It is meant for MBA applicants deciding whether their GRE result is competitive against a school’s published GMAT averages, and for admissions readers comparing applicants who sent different tests. The chart shows how much each extra GRE Quant point moves the prediction, which helps when choosing whether to retake.
The ETS model was built from 472 people who took both tests and predicts scores on the classic GMAT (200–800), not the GMAT Focus Edition (205–805) that replaced it in 2024. Many schools still quote classic-scale medians, but if a school reports Focus Edition scores, use GMAC’s concordance to translate before comparing. ETS notes the prediction carries roughly ±50 points of uncertainty on the total.
With the default inputs, the predicted gmat total (classic 200–800) is 640. Change any value above to recalculate instantly.
How to use the gre to gmat converter
- 1Enter your GRE Verbal Reasoning score.
- 2Enter your GRE Quantitative Reasoning score.
- 3Read the predicted GMAT Total and the ±50-point likely range.
- 4Compare the prediction with your target schools’ classic-scale GMAT medians.
- 5Use the chart and table to see how a higher Quant or Verbal score would move the result.
Formula and method
ETS fitted a multiple linear regression to 472 examinees who took the GRE General Test between August 2011 and December 2012 and the GMAT within a year. GRE Verbal and Quant scores together predict the GMAT Total with a correlation of 0.916 and a standard error of 54.8 points. The total is rounded to the nearest 10 (halves up) and limited to the 200–800 scale, exactly as in the ETS spreadsheet.
Section predictions use single-variable regressions: GRE Verbal predicts GMAT Verbal (r = 0.787, standard error 5.93) and GRE Quant predicts GMAT Quant (r = 0.882, standard error 5.73), each rounded to a whole point. The range shown is the ±50-point band ETS quotes for the total; treat it as roughly a 68% confidence interval.
- V
- GRE Verbal Reasoning score (130–170)
- Q
- GRE Quantitative Reasoning score (130–170)
Worked examples
Balanced 160 Verbal / 160 Quant
−2080.75 + 6.38×160 + 10.62×160 ≈ 640.3, which rounds to a predicted GMAT Total of 640. Verbal: −109.49 + 0.912×160 ≈ 36.4 → 36; Quant: −158.42 + 1.243×160 ≈ 40.5 → 41.
Quant-heavy 155 Verbal / 165 Quant
The same 320 GRE total predicts a higher GMAT (about 661.5 → 660) when it is weighted toward Quant, because Quant carries a coefficient of 10.62 versus 6.38 for Verbal.
Top scorer 165 Verbal / 170 Quant
The regression gives about 778.5, rounded to 780 — elite-MBA territory on the classic scale. The predicted Quant of 53 is above what most GMAT takers can actually reach, a quirk ETS itself points out.
Frequently asked questions
How do you convert a GRE score to a GMAT score?+
ETS’s official comparison tool predicts the GMAT Total as −2080.75 + 6.38 × GRE Verbal + 10.62 × GRE Quant, rounded to 10 points and kept within 200–800. It is a prediction based on people who took both tests, not an exact equivalence.
What GRE score equals a 700 GMAT?+
Many combinations do. For example, GRE 160 Verbal with 166 Quant predicts about 700, and 165 Verbal with 163 Quant predicts about 700 as well. Quant matters more: each Quant point is worth about 10.6 GMAT points versus 6.4 for Verbal.
Does this convert to the GMAT Focus Edition?+
No. The ETS tool predicts the classic GMAT on the 200–800 scale. GMAT Focus Edition scores run from 205 to 805 and sit lower for the same ability, so translate with GMAC’s concordance table before comparing with Focus Edition averages.
How accurate is a GRE to GMAT conversion?+
The ETS model correlates 0.916 with real GMAT totals, but its standard error is about 55 points, so roughly two out of three people score within ±50 points of the prediction. Section predictions are less precise, about ±6 points.
Do business schools prefer the GMAT over the GRE?+
Most MBA programs accept both and state that they have no preference. Admissions offices often use this same ETS comparison tool to place GRE scores next to their GMAT ranges, so knowing your predicted score shows how they will read it.