Overview
This GMAC research report analyzes GMAT exam scores from testing years (TY) 2011 through 2015 for test takers in eight countries—which account for about 80% of exams taken each year—to determine what impact changing test-taker demographics and the introduction of a score preview feature to the GMAT exam may be having on calculated average scores. The examinee base was segmented along five dimensions (citizenship, residency status, gender, undergraduate major, and age) using five-year GMAT testing data from citizens of the following eight countries: United States, Canada, France, Germany, United Kingdom, China, India, and South Korea.
A demographically driven comparison of the historical exam data was used to recalculate the TY2016 exam scores. The potential impact of the score preview feature of the GMAT exam was also explored by comparing two years of score-sending data—TY2014 (before the GMAT score preview was introduced) and TY2016 (the year score preview became available).