MCAT Scores - combined 2012

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Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Tests Administered in 2012 N = 89,452 Total Score Total Percent Percentile Score Achieving Score Rank Mean = 25.2 45 0.0 99.9 Std Deviation = 6.4 44 0.0 99.9 43 0.0 99.9 42 0.1 99.9 41 0.1 99.9 40 0.3 99.8 39 0.5 99.6 38 0.7 99.1 37 1.1 98.4 36 1.6 97.4 35 2.1 95.8 34 2.8 93.7 33 3.5 91.0 32 4.1 87.5 31 4.7 83.4 30 5.4 78.7 29 5.8 73.3 28 6.0 67.6 27 6.1 61.5 26 6.1 55.4 25 6.0 49.3 Total Score 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 Percent Total Score Notes. These tables include test results for all examinees— not just those who have applied (or are planning to apply) to medical school. They also include multiple test results for examinees who took the MCAT exam more than once during the testing year, but exclude test results for administrations in which examinees opted to void their test scores. The columns labeled "Percent Achieving Score" provide, for tests administered in 2012, the percentage of test results that were equal to each possible score point. The columns labeled "Percentile Rank" provide, for tests administered in 2012, the percentage of test MCAT ® is a program of the Association of American Medical Colleges and related trademarks owned by the Association include Medical College Admission Test, MCAT, and MCAT 2015 . 24 5.7 43.3 23 5.5 37.6 22 4.9 32.1 21 4.6 27.2 20 4.0 22.7 19 3.4 18.7 18 2.8 15.3 17 2.5 12.5 16 2.1 10.0 15 1.8 7.9 14 1.5 6.1 13 1.2 4.6 12 1.0 3.4 11 0.8 2.4 10 0.5 1.6 9 0.4 1.1 8 0.3 0.7 7 0.2 0.4 6 0.1 0.2 5 0.1 0.1 4 0.0 0.0 3 0.0 0.0 The columns labeled "Percentile Rank" provide, for tests administered in 2012, the percentage of test results that were equal to or less than each score point. 1 For example, a total of 5.4 percent of total test scores were equal to 30 in the 2012 testing year, and 78.7 percent of test scores were equal to less than this value. 1 Prior versions of these tables (pre2012) , as well as current score reporting systems maintained by the AAMC, such as THx, SRS, and AMCAS , report the "Percentile Rank Range" in these columns rather than a single percentile rank. The percentile rank columns in the current tables correspond to the upper bound of the percentile rank ranges provided in these other versions. The lower bounds in these other versions essentially serve to provide continuity across score points. MCAT ® is a program of the Association of American Medical Colleges and related trademarks owned by the Association include Medical College Admission Test, MCAT, and MCAT 2015 .

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Percentile Ranks for MCAT Total and Section Scores for Tests Administered in 2012

N = 89,452

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Total Percent PercentileScore Achieving Score Rank Mean = 25.2

45 0.0 99.9 Std Deviation = 6.444 0.0 99.943 0.0 99.942 0.1 99.941 0.1 99.940 0.3 99.839 0.5 99.638 0.7 99.137 1.1 98.436 1.6 97.435 2.1 95.834 2.8 93.733 3.5 91.032 4.1 87.531 4.7 83.430 5.4 78.729 5.8 73.328 6.0 67.627 6.1 61.526 6.1 55.425 6.0 49.3

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Notes.These tables include test results for all examinees—not just those who have applied (or are planning to apply) to medical school.  They also include multiple test results for examinees who took the MCAT exam more than once during the testing year, but exclude test results for administrations in which examinees opted to void their test scores.

The columns labeled "Percent Achieving Score" provide, for tests administered in 2012, the percentage of test results that were equal to each possible score point.

The columns labeled "Percentile Rank" provide, for tests administered in 2012, the percentage of test

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24 5.7 43.323 5.5 37.622 4.9 32.121 4.6 27.220 4.0 22.719 3.4 18.718 2.8 15.317 2.5 12.516 2.1 10.015 1.8 7.914 1.5 6.113 1.2 4.612 1.0 3.411 0.8 2.410 0.5 1.69 0.4 1.18 0.3 0.77 0.2 0.46 0.1 0.25 0.1 0.14 0.0 0.03 0.0 0.0

The columns labeled "Percentile Rank" provide, for tests administered in 2012, the percentage of test results that were equal to or less than each score point.1

For example, a total of 5.4 percent of total test scores were equal to 30 in the 2012 testing year, and 78.7 percent of test scores were equal to less than this value.

1Prior versions of these tables (pre‐2012) , as well as current score reporting systems maintained by the AAMC, such as THx, SRS, and AMCAS , report the "Percentile Rank Range" in these columns rather than a single percentile rank. The percentile rank columns in the current tables correspond to the upper bound of the percentile rank ranges provided in these other versions. The lower bounds  in these other versions essentially serve to provide continuity across score points.

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Physical Sciences (PS)PS Section Percent Percentile

Score Achieving Score Rank Mean = 8.415 0.1 99.9 Std Deviation = 2.514 2.5 99.913 2.2 97.412 6.5 95.211 9.9 88.710 12.6 78.89 11.9 66.28 14.7 54.37 16.3 39.66 11.9 23.25 6.6 11.34 2.4 4.83 1.9 2.42 0.3 0.41 0.1 0.1

Verbal Reasoning (VR)VR Section Percent Percentile

Score Achieving Score Rank Mean = 8.115 0.0 99.9 Std Deviation = 2.514 0.3 99.913 1.6 99.712 3.1 98.111 12.0 95.010 15.5 82.99 14.6 67.58 15.2 52.87 9.4 37.66 12.9 28.25 5.3 15.34 5.4 10.03 2.2 4.62 1.7 2.51 0.8 0.8

Writing Sample (WS)WS Section Percent Percentile

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gT 0.4 99.9 50th Percentile = OS 3.9 99.6 25th Percentile = MR 10.1 95.6Q 22.3 85.5P 10.0 63.1O 12.9 53.1N 8.7 40.1M 21.2 31.4L 6.4 10.1K 2.9 3.7J 0.8 0.8

Biological Sciences (BS)BS Section Percent Percentile

Score Achieving Score Rank Mean = 8.815 0.4 99.9 Std Deviation = 2.514 1.5 99.613 2.1 98.112 7.3 96.011 11.4 88.710 20.4 77.39 15.3 56.88 16.8 41.57 6.8 24.76 8.3 18.05 3.2 9.64 3.5 6.43 1.6 2.92 0.5 1.31 0.8 0.8

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