ETS Pulled Its Official GRE®-GMAT® Comparison Tool. Now What?
For over a decade, in one form or another, ETS published an official comparison between GRE® scores and GMAT® scores. It was the reference applicants reached for to translate one test into the language of the other. That resource is gone, and the classic comparison page now returns a 404 with an error message that reads "Sorry, We Failed this Test."
TestPrepPal first flagged the disappearance last week, and ETS's own materials suggest the removal is deliberate rather than a broken link. The current GRE® vs GMAT®: The Complete Guide for MBA Applicants, updated in August 2026, states the policy plainly: "ETS does not publish a score conversion table for GRE® vs. GMAT®." ETS now points applicants to two things: the median GRE® scores in each school's class profile, and a direct question for admissions offices about how a program evaluates GRE® applicants. No replacement has been announced.
Why a missing page matters
It can sound like a technicality, one page retired from a very large website. But that page was doing real work for a specific group: applicants trying to figure out whether a GRE® score is competitive at a GMAT®-heavy school, and whether switching tests would be worth the detour. A concordance table answered that instantly. Without one, you may be left comparing a 328 GRE® and a 705 GMAT® without a published table to bridge them.
The comparison itself hasn't gone anywhere, though. Schools still evaluate GRE® and GMAT® applicants side by side, using percentiles, class-profile medians, and internal admissions data of their own. That process doesn't depend on a public web page. What disappeared is the shared reference point for applicants, not the comparison happening in admissions offices.
Why ETS may have pulled it
ETS has not explained the decision, so treat this part as an informed read rather than confirmed policy.
The GRE® isn't a business school test the way the GMAT® is. It's used for graduate programs across many fields, and ETS has spent years positioning it as the broader credential. Their current guide notes that 92% of business schools accept the GRE®, and that programs like Harvard Business School, Stanford GSB, and Chicago Booth report GRE® submissions from roughly 42% to 44% of their incoming classes. At that level of adoption, the GRE® has its own footing in MBA admissions.
A conversion table cuts against that positioning, treating the GMAT® as the reference standard and the GRE® as the thing to be translated. That's an odd message to send when you're the company arguing the GRE® stands on its own, so retiring the table may be part of stepping out of the GMAT®-equivalence frame, whether or not ETS would describe it that way. There's a more mundane possibility too: the comparison materials had been around, in some form, for over a decade, and the GMAT®'s own scale changed along the way. A concordance that ages like that can quietly mislead, and ETS may simply have decided an outdated table was worse than no table.
Both readings can be true at once. What's clear is ETS's current position: no official conversion table exists.
How to compare scores without an official table
Start with the class profile
Find the median GRE® scores in your target school's class profile and compare them to yours. A median is the honest reference point: it shows where the middle of the admitted class landed on the same test you took. Not every school publishes GRE® medians. Where they don't, percentiles help.
Use percentiles as the common language
A GRE® score and a GMAT® score shouldn't be compared directly, but their percentiles can be, because percentile puts both tests on the same 0-100 scale relative to each test's population. If your GRE® lands around the 75th percentile, you can look up what a 75th percentile GMAT® score is and get a reasonable sense of your standing. It's directional rather than exact, partly because the two test populations differ. It's still the closest thing to a common reference the public has.
Treat converters as a stopgap
We built a free GRE® to GMAT® converter because applicants kept asking for exactly this. It gives a directional estimate. But we'll be as honest as ETS is: any conversion is unofficial, ours included. Any converter you find is built on assumptions about how the two test populations compare, and none carries official standing. Use one to frame your expectations, not to settle a decision.
When it matters, ask
If you're choosing between tests, or weighing a GRE® score against a GMAT®-heavy class profile, ask the admissions office how the program evaluates GRE® applicants. It's a fair question, and it's the one with an answer specific to your situation.
FAQ
Is there an official GRE® to GMAT® score converter?
No. ETS's current website states it does not publish a score conversion table for GRE® vs. GMAT® (whose section scores run 130-170 each). GMAC publishes an official concordance only between the GMAT®'s own two scales (205-805 for the Focus Edition, 200-800 for the Classic), as TestPrepPal notes. Any converter you find, including ours, is unofficial and directional.
What happened to the ETS GRE®-GMAT® comparison page?
It returns a 404 as of September 2026. ETS's current guidance sends applicants to class-profile medians and admissions offices instead, and no replacement has been announced.
How do I know if my GRE® score is competitive at a school that favors the GMAT®?
Start with the school's class profile and compare your score to the median GRE® where one is published. Where it isn't, compare percentiles. If the choice is high-stakes, ask the admissions office how it evaluates GRE® applicants.
Do MBA programs convert GRE® scores to GMAT® scores?
Schools compare GRE® and GMAT® applicants using percentiles, class-profile medians, and their own internal admissions data, which can include internal score conversion. What's gone is the official public reference table, not the comparison itself.
Want to learn even more?
If you want a quick directional estimate, our free GRE® to GMAT® converter does the math in seconds. Treat the result as a ballpark, not a verdict.
For the full framework on choosing between the GMAT®, the GRE®, and the Executive Assessment:
And for the data on how quickly the GRE® is gaining ground at top MBA programs: