Average GMAT Scores
Rank |
MAJOR |
1999-2000 |
2000-2001 |
2001-2002 |
2002-2003 |
2003-2004 |
AVERAGE |
1 |
Physics |
605 |
609 |
612 |
614 |
613 |
610.60 |
2 |
Mathematics |
587 |
585 |
590 |
594 |
594 |
590.00 |
3 |
Engineering |
581 |
579 |
582 |
587 |
583 |
582.40 |
4 |
Other Engr/Cmptr Sci |
|
582 |
578 |
580.00 |
||
5 |
Philosophy |
576 |
577 |
573 |
576 |
580 |
576.40 |
6 |
Government |
561 |
563 |
571 |
581 |
575 |
570.20 |
7 |
Chemistry |
563 |
563 |
564 |
574 |
567 |
566.20 |
8 |
Art History |
|
564 |
567 |
565.50 |
||
9 |
History |
554 |
557 |
561 |
574 |
568 |
562.80 |
10 |
Economics |
558 |
556 |
561 |
570 |
567 |
562.40 |
11 |
Languages |
539 |
533 |
536 |
644 |
543 |
559.00 |
12 |
Statistics |
552 |
547 |
553 |
573 |
559 |
556.80 |
13 |
Anthropology |
|
556 |
548 |
555 |
563 |
555.50 |
14 |
Biological Sciences |
554 |
549 |
554 |
559 |
561 |
555.40 |
15 |
English |
554 |
549 |
554 |
563 |
552 |
554.40 |
16 |
Computer Science |
544 |
543 |
551 |
566 |
566 |
554.00 |
17 |
Actuarial Science |
|
549 |
549 |
549.00 |
||
18 |
Law |
|
537 |
539 |
544 |
546 |
541.50 |
19 |
Op Mgmnt/Production |
|
514 |
508 |
558 |
573 |
538.25 |
20 |
Political Science |
537 |
531 |
535 |
543 |
540 |
537.20 |
21 |
Other Humanities |
538 |
532 |
534 |
538 |
533 |
535.00 |
22 |
Architecture |
529 |
528 |
533 |
546 |
537 |
534.60 |
23 |
Journalism |
|
562 |
507 |
534.50 |
||
24 |
Finance |
530 |
530 |
532 |
537 |
533 |
532.40 |
25 |
Other Soc Sci/Law |
531 |
525 |
523 |
532 |
537 |
529.60 |
26 |
Other Science/Math |
523 |
517 |
518 |
537 |
541 |
527.20 |
27 |
Psychology |
518 |
515 |
514 |
526 |
527 |
520.00 |
28 |
Medicine/Nursing |
|
519 |
512 |
515.50 |
||
29 |
Accounting |
514 |
510 |
507 |
511 |
509 |
510.20 |
30 |
Intl Business |
|
504 |
515 |
506 |
500 |
506.25 |
31 |
Agriculture |
|
511 |
495 |
503.00 |
||
32 |
Info Systems Tech |
|
497 |
497 |
505 |
509 |
502.00 |
33 |
Business Education |
500 |
500 |
502 |
488 |
518 |
501.60 |
34 |
Sociology |
497 |
495 |
504 |
502 |
507 |
501.00 |
35 |
Fine Arts |
507 |
504 |
501 |
494 |
495 |
500.20 |
36 |
Other Fine Arts |
|
498 |
502 |
500.00 |
||
37 |
Other Mjr/Fld of Stdy |
493 |
488 |
489 |
504 |
498 |
494.40 |
38 |
Other Bus./Mgmt/Econ |
507 |
497 |
482 |
493 |
492 |
494.20 |
39 |
Industrial Relations |
493 |
|
493.00 |
|||
40 |
Education |
483 |
484 |
484 |
508 |
490 |
489.80 |
41 |
Management |
486 |
486 |
489 |
487 |
483 |
486.20 |
42 |
Marketing |
479 |
477 |
477 |
483 |
482 |
479.60 |
43 |
Hotel Administration |
479 |
469 |
472 |
474 |
478 |
474.40 |
Data source: Profile of Graduate Management Admissions Test Candidates, 1999-00, 2000-01, 2001-02, 20002-03, 2003-04, Five Year Summary, Graduate Management Admissions Council: pp. 28-33.