10.1177/0013164405282455Educational and Psychological MeasurementSire i, Talento-Miller / GMAT Predictive Validity Evaluating the Predictive Validity of Graduate Management Admission Test Scores

Admissions data and first-year grade point average (GPA) data from 11 graduate man-agement schools were analyzed to evaluate the predictive validity of Graduate Manage-ment Admission Test ® (GMAT®) scores and the extent to which predictive validity held across sex and race/ethnicity. The results indicated GMAT verbal and quantitative scores had substantial predictive validity, accounting for about 16 % of the variance in graduate GPA beyond that predicted by undergraduate GPA. When these scores and undergradu-ate GPA were used together, they accounted for approximately 25 % of the variation in first-year graduate GPA. Correcting correlations for restriction of range improved the predictive power. No statistical differences were found across examinee groups defined by race/ethnicity and sex, which suggests a lack of bias in these scores. The predictive utility of GMAT analytical writing scores was relatively low, accounting for only about 1 % of the variation in graduate GPA, after accounting for undergraduate GPA and GMAT verbal and quantitative scores