MCAT scores are released by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on a scheduled date about 30–35 days after your exam. Below is the full 2027 score release schedule, why scoring takes a month, and what to do while you wait.
What Time Are MCAT Scores Released?
Your scores will be available no later than 5:00 p.m. ET on the release date for your exam, and they often appear earlier in the day. You view them by signing in to the AAMC’s Testing Services Score Reporting System (the “Get Your Test Scores” button on AAMC’s MCAT scores page). The AAMC won’t give out scores by phone or email, so there’s no point calling.
MCAT Score Release Dates 2027
| Test date | Score release date |
|---|---|
| January 15 | Feb. 16 |
| January 16 | Feb. 16 |
| January 21 | Feb. 23 |
| January 29 | March 2 |
| January 30 | March 2 |
| February 12 | March 16 |
| March 6 | April 6 |
| March 19 | April 20 |
| April 9 | May 11 |
| April 10 | May 11 |
| April 16 | May 18 |
| April 17 | May 18 |
| May 1 | June 2 |
| May 7 | June 8 |
| May 8 | June 8 |
| May 13 | June 15 |
| May 14 | June 15 |
| May 21 | June 23 |
| May 29 | June 29 |
| June 11 | July 13 |
| June 12 | July 13 |
| June 25 | July 27 |
| June 26 | July 27 |
| July 9 | Aug. 10 |
| July 10 | Aug. 10 |
| July 23 | Aug. 24 |
| July 30 | Aug. 31 |
| August 14 | Sept. 14 |
| August 20 | Sept. 21 |
| August 21 | Sept. 21 |
| August 28 | Sept. 28 |
| September 2 | Oct. 5 |
| September 3 | Oct. 5 |
| September 10 | Oct. 12 |
| September 11 | Oct. 12 |
For registration and rescheduling deadlines, see our MCAT test dates for 2027.
Why Do MCAT Scores Take a Month?
As the AAMC explains, the MCAT isn’t curved. Instead, every test form is scaled and equated after each test day so that a score means the same thing whichever form you got. That takes 30–35 days. The gap also gives examinees time to report problems with questions or testing conditions, which the AAMC investigates before scores go out.
What to Do While You Wait
Almost everyone walks out of the MCAT convinced they bombed it, and diving straight back into studying is a fast route to burnout. Use the month to catch up on everything you put off: classes, sleep, the gym, and your medical school application. It also helps to decide now what you’ll do with a good score and with a disappointing one, so release day is a decision, not a panic.
What not to do: dwell on the test or spend the month in forums comparing notes. Nobody feels good afterward, and those threads mostly feed doubt.
Related: What’s a perfect MCAT score?
Understanding Your Score Report
You get a score from 118 to 132 for each of the four sections and a total from 472 to 528. Each comes with a percentile rank: the share of test takers who scored the same as or lower than you. The AAMC updates percentile ranks every May 1 using the last three years of scores. More on MCAT score conversion and percentiles.
After Your MCAT Score Comes Out
If you’re happy with your score
Congratulations. Move on to the rest of your application with our medical school application timeline, then your personal statement and interview prep.
If you’re not
You have two options. The first is to adjust your school list. Plenty of students are admitted with a lower MCAT than they hoped for, and MCAT Self Prep suggests targeting schools where your score falls around their 25th percentile, or their 10th if the rest of your application is unusually strong:
Our list of the easiest medical schools to get into compares acceptance rates and average MCAT scores.
The second is to retake it. You can test up to three times in a testing year, four times over two consecutive years, and seven times in your lifetime, and medical schools see every scored attempt. Read how many times you should take the MCAT, and if you studied on your own last time, consider an MCAT prep course.
MCAT Score Release and Application Timing
If you’re applying through AMCAS, your scores are added to your application automatically on release day, so you don’t need to send them. Because many medical schools review applications on a rolling basis, it helps to have your score in early. For example, a June 11, 2027 test isn’t scored until July 13, so an earlier spring date gets your score to schools sooner. See when to take the MCAT.
MCAT Score Release FAQ
What time are MCAT scores released?
By 5 p.m. Eastern Time on your scheduled score release date, about 30–35 days after your exam. They’re often posted earlier that day.
Do you get notified when MCAT scores are released?
Don’t count on it. The AAMC doesn’t give scores by phone or email, so plan to sign in to the Score Reporting System on your release date.
Do medical schools see all of your MCAT scores?
Yes, every scored exam. The AAMC has a full disclosure policy, and scores are pulled into your AMCAS application automatically on release day. Voided exams aren’t included.
Does voiding the MCAT look bad?
Medical schools don’t see voided exams, so it can’t hurt your application directly. It does use up one of your testing attempts.
When will I get my MCAT score if I test in June 2027?
June 11 and 12 scores come out July 13, and June 25 and 26 scores come out July 27. The full schedule is in the table above.