The percentile ranks provided on your applicants’ MCAT score reports show the percentages of test takers who received the same scores or lower scores on the exam than they did. They show how the scores of your applicants compare to the scores of everyone who sat for the exam.
Every year on May 1, the percentile ranks are updated using data from the most recent three years. These annual updates will ensure that the percentile ranks reflect current and stable information about your applicants’ scores. This means that changes in percentile ranks from one year to another reflect meaningful changes in examinees’ scores, rather than year-to-year fluctuations. Updating percentile ranks is consistent with industry practice.
Current Percentile Ranks for the MCAT Exam (PDF)
Percentile Ranks for MCAT total and section scores in effect May 1, 2023 through April 30, 2024.
Final Percentiles for the Old MCAT Exam (PDF)
Percentile ranks for exams administered from January 2012 through September 2014. For the final percentile ranks associated with the Writing Sample (which was last administered in 2012), please see the 2012 Writing Sample percentile rank table.
Historical Percentile Ranks for the New MCAT Exam
- MCAT Percentile Ranks Effective May 1, 2022 through April 30, 2023 (PDF)
- MCAT Percentile Ranks Effective May 1, 2021 through April 30, 2022 (PDF)
- MCAT Percentile Ranks Effective May 1, 2020 through April 30, 2021 (PDF)
- MCAT Percentile Ranks Effective May 1, 2019 through April 30, 2020 (PDF)
- MCAT Percentile Ranks Effective May 1, 2018 through April 30, 2019 (PDF)
- MCAT Percentile Ranks Effective May 1, 2017 through April 30, 2018 (PDF)
- MCAT Percentile Ranks Effective May 1, 2016 through April 30, 2017 (PDF)
- MCAT Percentile Ranks Effective June 2015 through April 30, 2016 (PDF)
Historical MCAT Exam Percentile Ranks
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Tests Administered in 2013 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2012 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2011 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2010 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2009 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2008 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2007 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2006 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2005 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2004 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2003 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2002 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2001 (PDF)
- Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Test Administered in 2000 (PDF)