GMAC launches GMAT Superscore to present highest section scores across multiple attempts

The Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC) has launched a GMAT Superscore feature that will automatically calculate and display candidates’ best aggregate performance across their multiple valid attempts of the latest edition. The feature is launched to help candidates present their strongest performance to business schools.

The council will implement the GMAT Superscore feature in August, 2026. The superscore will be calculated using a candidate’s highest section scores across valid GMAT attempts , whether taken at a centre or online.

“The GMAT Superscore is displayed directly in each candidate's MBA.com account and is included as an additional data point on Official Score Reports sent to programs,” according to an official statement.

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Joy Jones, CEO of GMAC, said: “Score anxiety remains one of the most persistent challenges in graduate management admissions, often preventing qualified candidates from sending scores or applying to their target programs. When a single attempt falls short of a candidate's demonstrated potential across multiple tests, it can lead them to withhold scores, limit their list of target schools unnecessarily, or even drop out of the application process entirely.”

Research supports the validity of superscoring in standardized testing, with studies showing that superscores are stronger predictors of collegiate success than single composite scores or most recent scores alone, the statement read.

Superscoring is an equally viable and beneficial approach at the graduate level, and GMAC intends to collaborate with business schools on validity studies confirming that the GMAT Superscore can predict academic performance, it added.

“GMAT Superscore represents GMAC's continued investment in candidate-friendly innovation, giving test-takers peace of mind by showing schools their best performance in a holistic way,” said Adam Witwer, chief product officer at GMAC. “I encourage candidates to learn more about GMAT Superscore and how it can help them on their business school journey,” Jones said.