Is 510 a Good MCAT Score?
510
79th
percentile
A 510 is a strong score relative to test takers.
A 510 meets or exceeds the published MCAT class-profile score at 72 of 150 schools with comparable data: 31 US MD programs, 39 US DO programs, and 2 Canadian programs. These figures describe classes or accepted applicants, not admission requirements or your chance of acceptance.
Approximate distribution, smoothed from rounded AAMC percentile ranks. Percentiles use the published AAMC table.
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How a 510 splits across the four sections
A 510 is at the 79th percentile on the current AAMC table. A percentile is the share of test takers who scored the same or lower, so it compares you with other test takers, not with the students a school admits.
An even 510 is two 127s and two 128s, and an even 513 is three 128s and a 129, so balanced sections here run from 127 to 129, the 65th to the 95th percentile depending on section. If CARS is one of the 127s, it is 1 point short of the CARS 128 that Alberta and Calgary ask of non-Alberta applicants. The same 510 can also hide a weak section: split 131, 122, 130, and 127, the CARS 122 misses Emory's 124 and Baptist Health's 123. Check your lowest section first, and look for anything below 124.
All MCAT results from the 2023, 2024 and 2025 testing years (N = 305,494). In effect May 1, 2026 to April 30, 2027. AAMC, Summary of MCAT Total and Section ScoresUse plus and minus to move a point from one section to another. The total stays at 510.
Balanced
1 point between your lowest and highest section
An even 510 splits about 128 / 127 / 128 / 127 across Chem/Phys, CARS, Bio/Biochem, and Psych/Soc. On the current AAMC table, those sections range from the 65th to the 85th percentile.
CARS and Psych/Soc are 1 point below your highest section, at the 84th and 65th percentiles.
Does an uneven score hurt you?- More on CARS 127
CARS 127 is at the 84th percentile, a strong result in the section with the lowest mean. It meets every section minimum in our school data except one: Alberta and Calgary ask non-Alberta applicants for a CARS 128. Alberta applicants need 124 in CARS at Alberta and face no CARS cutoff at Calgary, so a 127 clears both for them. This score signals that you reason within and beyond the text reliably under time pressure.
- More on Psych/Soc 127
Psych/Soc 127 is at the 65th percentile, 1.1 points above the section mean. It meets every section minimum in our school data. It ranks lower than a 127 in CARS (84th) or Chem/Phys (77th), so here it is solid rather than a standout compared with other test takers. It signals reliable recall of psychology and sociology terms and good use of study data.
- More on Chem/Phys 128
Chem/Phys 128 is at the 85th percentile, more than 3 points above the section mean of 124.9. It meets every section minimum in our school data and clears the highest Chem/Phys rule, Western's 126 outside designated pathways, by 2 points. At this level the few remaining misses tend to cluster in one or two content categories, or come from reading an answer choice or a graph axis too quickly.
- More on Bio/Biochem 128
A 128 in Bio/Biochem is at the 84th percentile, so 16 percent of test takers scored higher, and it sits 2.9 points above the section mean. It clears every section minimum in our school data. Remaining misses at this level tend to come from one detail in a figure, or from an answer choice that is true but does not answer the question asked.
In this split, CARS is 127, at the 84th percentile; CARS needs no outside science knowledge, and WizePrep posts a free practice passage each week. Try this week's free CARS passage
Your CARS score of 127 is at or above 7 of the 9 published Canadian CARS minimums in our data. Several apply only to some applicants, such as the 128 Alberta and Calgary ask of non-Alberta applicants.
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Compare a 510 with medical school MCAT profiles
Compare 510 with each school’s published MCAT profile. Your score meets or exceeds that figure at 72 schools, is up to three points below it at 36, and is further below it at 42. Schools without a published figure are excluded from these counts.
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At or above the published score
31University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences College of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.86
- Mean MCAT
- 510
- Published Class size
- 175
The Admissions Committee gives preference to Arkansas residents and considers non-Arkansas applicants with strong ties to Arkansas.
California University of Science and Medicine
- GPA
- Not published
- Mean MCAT
- 510
- Class size
- Not published
No published comparable 4.0-scale GPA available. Check the school’s grading and applicant rules.
Loma Linda University School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.85
- Mean MCAT
- 510
- Class size
- Not published
Preference for admission is given to academically qualified, mission-aligned members of the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.86
- Mean MCAT
- 510
- Class size
- Not published
Rush Medical College
- Mean GPA
- 3.72
- Mean MCAT
- 510
- Published Class size
- 144
The published MCAT threshold depends on GPA: 510 at 2.99–3.19, 506 at 3.20–3.59, 502 at 3.60–3.79, and 500 at 3.80 or higher. Check the complete application rules.
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences F. Edward Hébert School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.70
- Mean MCAT
- 510
- Class size
- Not published
Up to 3 points below the published class score
34University of California, Davis School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.71
- Mean MCAT
- 511
- Published Class size
- 139
Quinnipiac University Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine
- Median GPA
- 3.70
- Median MCAT
- 511
- Published Class size
- 95
University of Illinois College of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.82
- Mean MCAT
- 511
- Class size
- Not published
In-state share 59%.
Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.70
- Mean MCAT
- 511
- Class size
- Not published
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
- Mean GPA
- 3.76
- Mean MCAT
- 511
- Class size
- Not published
University at Buffalo Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
- Mean GPA
- 3.80
- Mean MCAT
- 511
- Published Class size
- 180
More than 3 points below the published class score
42Georgetown University School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.74
- Mean MCAT
- 514
- Published Class size
- 203
University of Central Florida College of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.94
- Mean MCAT
- 514
- Published Class size
- 120
The Early Decision Program requires applicants to be Florida residents.
University of Maryland School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.84
- Mean MCAT
- 514
- Published Class size
- 175
In-state share 75%.
The school gives preference to Maryland residents, while non-residents are also encouraged to apply.
Tufts University School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.84
- Mean MCAT
- 514
- Published Class size
- 204
Saint Louis University School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.88
- Mean MCAT
- 514
- Class size
- Not published
Applications are considered regardless of state of origin, with additional consideration for qualified SLU students and qualified children of School of Medicine alumni.
Stony Brook University Renaissance School of Medicine
- Median GPA
- 3.89
- Median MCAT
- 514
- Class size
- Not published
Most of the class consists of New York State residents.
What to do with a 510
Should you retake a 510?
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