What GMAT or GRE score is good enough for MIT MFin if I don’t have a finance degree?
Asked by Karan P 4 months ago
MSBA Student at SMU
Without a finance degree, the admissions team will look closely at your quant score as proof you can handle the workload.
GRE
• Quant: Most admits fall between 165–170, and a 170 median means the bar is high.
• Verbal: Usually 156–167, but far less important than quant.
GMAT
• While MIT hasn’t published recent ranges, past admits often scored 700–770, with Quant at Q50–51.
• High quant performance matters more than total score.
Other factors
• Strong grades in calculus, linear algebra, or statistics can help support a slightly lower score.
• Relevant internships — even outside finance — show applied problem-solving skills.
• Pick the test where you can push quant to the upper percentile; adcoms don’t prefer one over the other.
For a non-finance profile, the closer you are to 170 GRE Quant or Q51 GMAT, the stronger your case.
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