You see your unofficial GMAT Focus Edition scores on screen the moment you finish. The Official Score Report usually reaches your mba.com account within 3–5 days, and schools typically get it within 8 hours of you sending it. Below is each step, what can slow it down, and how to plan around application deadlines.
There are three clocks: the on-screen unofficial score, the Official Score Report, and delivery to the programs you choose. GMAC's published timings are below.
| Milestone | When It Happens | What You Get |
|---|---|---|
| Exam ends | Immediately | Unofficial Total, Quant, Verbal and Data Insights scores on screen |
| Official Score Report | Usually 3–5 days after the exam; up to 20 days if GMAC needs extra review | Email from GMAC; the report appears in your mba.com account |
| Free score reports | Within 48 hours of the Official Score becoming available | Send to up to 5 programs at no cost |
| Programs receive your score | Typically within 8 hours of sending | Your chosen score, plus your GMAT Superscore if you have one |
| Additional Score Reports | Any time after the 48-hour window | One paid report per program |
Enter your exam date (YYYY-MM-DD). Dates count business days, the cautious reading of GMAC's 3–5 and 20-day windows.
When you finish the exam, at a test center or online, the screen shows your unofficial Total Score (205–805) and your Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Data Insights scores (60–90 each). You can't print or save that screen, and GMAC doesn't treat screenshots or printouts as official in any case. Schools accept only scores sent through mba.com.
The official report normally shows the same numbers. The wait is for GMAC's quality checks, not for grading: the old 10th Edition had a human-scored essay, and the Focus Edition has none. To see how three section scores relate to a total, try the GMAT score calculator.
If the on-screen number already tells you you'll retake, you can plan now. You need 16 days between attempts, with up to 5 attempts in any rolling 12 months. The GMAT retake policy guide covers the details.
GMAC says official scores are typically available within 3–5 days of the exam and that, although it's not typical, scoring can take up to 20 days. You get an email when the report is ready. Scores can't be expedited, and GMAC publishes one timeline for test-center and online exams.
The report shows your Total and section scores with percentile rankings, plus performance insights on your sections, question types and timing. On the old exam those insights were a separate paid product, the Enhanced Score Report. On the Focus Edition they're included at no extra cost. The report lives in your mba.com account: GMAC doesn't issue a PDF or paper copy. The GMAT score report guide walks through each part.
Since August 12, 2026, if you've taken the Focus Edition more than once and your best section scores come from different attempts, your score record also shows a GMAT Superscore. It combines your highest Quant, Verbal and Data Insights scores across valid attempts on the same 205–805 scale. GMAC builds it automatically, it goes out with every report you send, and you can't opt out. It doesn't change when your score arrives.
GMAC says it sometimes takes additional quality-control steps before releasing a score, to make sure the result is accurate and valid. That review is what pushes a score past five days. GMAC doesn't say what triggers it, and it can't speed it up.
If more than 20 days have passed and you have neither a score nor a message from GMAC, contact GMAC Customer Care through the contact form on support.mba.com and include your appointment details.
Schools don't get your score automatically. You send it from your mba.com account (View and Send Score) once your Official Score is available, and programs typically receive it within 8 hours, whether the report is free or paid.
For the click-by-click steps and fees, see how to send GMAT scores to schools. Scores are valid for 5 years; older ones can be sent only by special request, as explained in GMAT score validity and expiration.
Many MBA applications let you self-report your scores and then check them against the official report. Read each program's instructions: some want the official report received by the round deadline. With the 8-hour delivery window, that only gets tight if your score is still under review.
You see your unofficial Total, Quantitative Reasoning, Verbal Reasoning and Data Insights scores on screen as soon as you finish the exam. GMAC says the Official Score Report is usually available in your mba.com account within 3–5 days, and occasionally takes up to 20 days when extra quality-control review is needed. You get an email when it is ready.
GMAC sometimes runs additional quality-control checks before it releases a score, and that review can take up to 20 days. GMAC does not publish what triggers a review, and scores cannot be expedited. If more than 20 days have passed and you have neither a score nor a message from GMAC, contact GMAC Customer Care.