MCAT percentile calculator
Type your MCAT score (or your four section scores) and see your percentile from AAMC's official table, plus how it compares with students who got into MD and DO schools.
Your MCAT score
AAMC percentile ranks in effect May 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027, from 305,494 scores (2023–2025).
Your percentile
A 508 is in the
74th
percentile: you scored as high as or higher than 74% of test takers
Above the average DO student (502.95) and below the average MD student (512.1).
How to use it
- 1Type your total score, or switch to section scores and pick all four.
- 2Read your percentile: the share of test takers who scored the same as you or lower.
- 3Compare with the averages of students who started MD and DO school in 2025.
Good to know
- AAMC updates percentiles every May 1. These are in effect May 1, 2026 – April 30, 2027, from all scores in 2023–2025.
- Your score report shows the percentile in effect when you tested; it doesn't change later.
- A 500 is about the 48th percentile; the average MD student (512.1) is around the 84th.
- Schools look at your score, not the percentile, and many look at section scores too.
Sources (checked October 2026): AAMC: MCAT percentile ranks (May 2026 – April 2027)
Questions
What is a good MCAT score?
For MD schools, around the average of students who got in: 512.1 in 2025 (about the 84th percentile). For DO schools, around 502.95 (about the 58th percentile).
What percentile is a 510?
The 79th percentile, in the ranks in effect May 2026 – April 2027.
Do percentiles change?
Yes, every May. AAMC recalculates them from the last three years of scores, so the same score can move a point or two.
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