Old MCAT to New MCAT: Score Conversion and MCAT Percentiles

An old to new MCAT conversion table, plus MCAT percentiles to see how you compare with other test takers

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(Note: This resource also appears in our MCAT Ultimate Guide.)

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Introduction

Old MCAT to new MCAT: Total score conversion & percentiles

Old MCAT to new MCAT: Biological Sciences score conversion & percentiles

Old MCAT to new MCAT: Physical Sciences score conversion & percentiles

Old MCAT to new MCAT: CARS score conversion & percentiles

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Introduction

If you’re applying to medical school, you’re probably familiar with the Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT), one of the key medical school requirements for MD and DO programs in the United States and Canada.

First administered in 1928, the old MCAT evolved substantially and the most recent version—the new MCAT—was introduced in April 2015. The new MCAT is scored on a scale of 472–528, with a mean score of 501. The old MCAT was scored on a scale of 3–45, with a mean score of approximately 25.

(Suggested reading: What MCAT Score Do You Need to Get Into Medical School?)

Maybe you took the old MCAT several years ago and you want to know the equivalent new MCAT score, or perhaps you’ve taken the new MCAT and are curious about what your score would have been using the old scale. Whatever the case, we’ve published tables below to help you convert total MCAT scores, as well as individual section scores from the old MCAT to new MCAT. We’ve also included corresponding MCAT percentiles in each table so you can see how your scores compare with other test takers’.

(Note: Most medical schools only accept MCAT scores from the past 2–3 years. Fortunately, each year the AAMC publishes the oldest MCAT score accepted by each MD program in the United States.)

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Old MCAT to new MCAT: Total score conversion & percentiles

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Old MCAT to new MCAT: Biological Sciences score conversion & percentiles

Old MCAT Score	New MCAT Score	MCAT Percentiles
45	528	>99
44	527	>99
43	527	>99
42	526	>99
41	525	>99
40	524	>99
39	524	>99
38	523	99
37	521	98
36	519	96
35	518	95
34	517	94
33	515	90
32	514	88
31	512	83
30	510	78
29	508	72
28	506	66
27	504	59
26	503	56
25	501	49
24	499	43
23	497	36
22	496	33
21	494	28
20	492	23
19	491	20
18	489	16
17	488	14
16	486	11
15	485	9
14	483	6
13	482	5
12	480	3
11	479	3
10	478	2
9	477	1
8

Old MCAT Score	New MCAT Score	MCAT Percentiles
15	132	>99
14	131	97
13	130	92
12	129	84
11	128	75
10	127	64
9	126	52
8	125	41
7	124	32
6	123	23
5	122	15
4	121	9
3	120	5
2	119	2
1	118	1

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Old MCAT to new MCAT: Physical Sciences score conversion & percentiles

Old MCAT Score	New MCAT Score	MCAT Percentiles
15	132	>99
14	131	99
13	130	96
12	129	91
11	128	85
10	127	75
9	126	65
8	125	54
7	124	43
6	123	32
5	122	22
4	121	14
3	120	8
2	119	4
1	118	2

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Old MCAT to new MCAT: CARS score conversion & percentiles

Old MCAT Score	New MCAT Score	MCAT Percentiles
15	132	>99
14	131	99
13	130	98
12	129	95
11	128	90
10	127	82
9	126	72
8	125	60
7	124	48
6	123	35
5	122	24
4	121	14
3	120	7
2	119	3
1	118	1

About the Author

Dr. Shirag Shemmassian is the Founder of Shemmassian Academic Consulting and one of the world's foremost experts on medical school admissions. For over 20 years, he and his team have helped thousands of students get into medical school using his exclusive approach.

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