GMAT & GRE: MBA Program

Your test scores are just one piece of your application. We consider your scores within the context of factors such as the resources available to you and the educational systems within your university and country.

Either the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT Exam 10th Edition or GMAT Exam Focus Edition, both referred to as “GMAT” henceforth) or the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required for admission. You must take the test before submitting your application. We have no preference for one test over the other. If you take both exams, you may provide both scores. Candidates applying to joint degree programs that require the GRE should not feel obligated to take the GMAT. We do not accept Law School Admission Test, Medical College Admission Test, or Executive Assessment scores in place of the GMAT or GRE.

We accept test scores for the official online GMAT and GRE exams, as well as test scores from in-person exams at official GMAT and GRE test centers. Tests must be taken before the deadline date of the application round in which you plan to apply. Scores from tests taken after the deadline date will not be considered. We strongly encourage you to take the test of your choice at least a few weeks before the application deadline. You must self-report your scores on your application and send us your official scores via the score reporting center. Official scores may arrive after the deadline date. Admissions interviews will not be granted without a valid test score submitted to Stanford.

Score Requirement

There is no minimum GMAT or GRE score requirement for graduate study at Stanford, and we accept students with a wide range of scores. Please see the class profile for the range and average test scores.

Score Validity

For the 2025 - 2026 application, you must have taken the GMAT or GRE on or after 01 June 2021, and you must report your official scores to Stanford before they expire. Since we require the GMAT or GRE for admission, you must take the test before submitting your application. You must submit your official scores via the score reporting center prior to your score expiration date. If your GMAT or GRE score is still valid, you do not need to retake the GMAT or GRE General Test. If your scores expire prior to enrollment and you have not submitted your official scores, you may be required to retake the exam. If you require testing accommodations, initiate that process well in advance so you can take the test before the application deadline.

Score Reporting

You must take the test before the application deadline. You will self-report your scores on the application, and we will verify them against your official score report. You must report all section scores from the same test date. We will review your application using the scores you report when submitting your application.

Although you must arrange to have the testing agency send your official test scores to us as part of the application process, those official scores may arrive after the application deadline.
Instruct either Pearson VUE (for GMAT) or Educational Testing Service (for GRE) to send an official score report directly to the Stanford MBA Program, using the school codes below. Please do not contact the MBA Admissions Office to confirm if official test scores have been received. If test scores have not been received, the MBA Admissions Office will notify you.
If your Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) score is not available, leave this field blank. We will retrieve this score directly from Pearson VUE or ETS.
If you have already submitted your official test scores, it is not necessary to send them again.

Multiple Test Scores

School Codes

Use the following school codes to ensure proper delivery of your official test scores.

GMAT — Instruct Pearson VUE to send scores directly to the “Stanford MBA Program” (school code L9R-KW-09).
GRE — Instruct ETS to send your scores directly to “Stanford University” (school code 4704). Specifying a department will delay the processing of your test scores.