Is 512 a Good MCAT Score?
512
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A 512 is a strong score relative to test takers.
A 512 meets or exceeds the published MCAT class-profile score at 97 of 150 schools with comparable data: 55 US MD programs, 39 US DO programs, and 3 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 512 splits across the four sections
A 512 is at the 84th 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 512.
Balanced
0 points between your lowest and highest section
An even 512 splits about 128 / 128 / 128 / 128 across Chem/Phys, CARS, Bio/Biochem, and Psych/Soc. On the current AAMC table, those sections range from the 76th to the 90th percentile.
All four of your sections are 128.
Does an uneven score hurt you?- 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 CARS 128
A 128 in CARS is at the 90th percentile, 3.4 points above the 124.6 mean. It is the lowest CARS score that meets every section minimum in our school data, because Alberta and Calgary ask non-Alberta applicants for exactly 128. Readers at this level usually build an accurate picture of the author's view on the first read and rarely lose points to timing.
- 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.
- More on Psych/Soc 128
A 128 in Psych/Soc is at the 76th percentile, 2.1 points above the 125.9 mean. It meets every section minimum in our school data and clears Western's 126 outside designated pathways, the highest Psych/Soc rule, by 2 points. The same 128 is at the 85th percentile in Chem/Phys and the 90th in CARS. At this score you usually know the content well, and the few misses come from answer choices that are almost right.
In this split, CARS is 128, at the 90th 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 128 is at or above 9 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 512 with medical school MCAT profiles
Compare 512 with each school’s published MCAT profile. Your score meets or exceeds that figure at 97 schools, is up to three points below it at 25, and is further below it at 28. Schools without a published figure are excluded from these counts.
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At or above the published score
55Nova Southeastern University Dr. Kiran C. Patel College of Allopathic Medicine
- Median GPA
- 3.85
- Median MCAT
- 512
- Published Class size
- 68
Augusta University Medical College of Georgia
- Mean GPA
- 3.80
- Mean MCAT
- 512
- Published Class size
- 304
The class is predominantly from Georgia.
Wayne State University School of Medicine
- Median GPA
- 3.88
- Median MCAT
- 512
- Published Class size
- 299
In-state share 63.5%.
Creighton University School of Medicine
- Median GPA
- 3.88
- Mean MCAT
- 512
- Class size
- Not published
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine
- Published GPA
- 3.87
- Mean MCAT
- 512
- Class size
- Not published
Albany Medical College
- Mean GPA
- 3.82
- Mean MCAT
- 512
- Published Class size
- 145
Up to 3 points below the published class score
24Indiana University School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.84
- Mean MCAT
- 512.4
- Published Class size
- 365
Indiana is a state school, but a number of nonresidents are offered acceptances annually.
Alice L. Walton School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.89
- Median MCAT
- 513
- Published Class size
- 48
University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.79
- Mean MCAT
- 513
- Published Class size
- 77
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.81
- Mean MCAT
- 513
- Published Class size
- 86
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University
- Mean GPA
- 3.86
- Mean MCAT
- 513
- Class size
- Not published
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
- Median GPA
- 3.70
- Median MCAT
- 513
- Published Class size
- 177
More than 3 points below the published class score
28University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix
- Mean GPA
- 3.78
- Mean MCAT
- 516
- Class size
- Not published
University of California, Irvine School of Medicine
- Median GPA
- 3.87
- Median MCAT
- 516
- Published Class size
- 125
University of Florida College of Medicine
- GPA
- Not published
- Mean MCAT
- 516
- Class size
- Not published
No published comparable 4.0-scale GPA available. Check the school’s grading and applicant rules.
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.85
- Mean MCAT
- 516
- Published Class size
- 202
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
- Mean GPA
- 3.86
- Mean MCAT
- 516
- Published Class size
- 142
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth College
- Mean GPA
- 3.77
- Mean MCAT
- 516
- Class size
- Not published
International applicants are considered from the same pool as US citizens, Permanent Residents and DACA applicants.
What to do with a 512
Should you retake a 512?
Compare your total and section scores with your target schools before deciding. A retake may help if it addresses a specific requirement or a consistent gap from practice results. Consider preparation time, score validity, and the possibility of a lower result; a higher total alone does not guarantee admission.
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