Best GMAT Prep Courses

Magoosh offers two self-study GMAT prep options. Its Math +IR Plan includes access for an entire year to math and integrated reasoning (IR) content, over 175 video lessons, 720 practice questions, and student study schedules. You also get a three-point math score guarantee, access to ask an expert, the ability to pause your plan, and access to the new online whiteboard.

Magoosh’s Premium Plan provides access to math, verbal, IR, and analytical writing assessment (AWA). Students get 340 video lessons, over 1,300 practice questions, and a minimum of two diagnostic tests. This plan includes a 50+ total score guarantee and use of Magoosh’s score predictor. You can also purchase Magoosh’s guided study program, which is a combination of the Premium Plan plus four hours of tutoring, one-on-one video chats, and flexible scheduling.

Other features offered by Magoosh include 24/7 student support via chat and email, and a mobile app. There is also a seven-day free trial you can take advantage of before committing to a plan.

Magoosh is offered completely online and is fully supported on PC, Mac, Android, and iOS. 

Founded by two Harvard University graduates in 2013, PrepScholar’s diagnostic assessment feature determines your skill level across all of the GMAT skills. The program then uses an algorithm to create a custom curriculum that caters to your specific skill level. Finally, PrepScholar produces weekly reports and customized feedback to track your progress and help you decide on your next study steps. Using these features, PrepScholar students see an average score increase of 65 points, and 25% of students see an improvement of 70 points or more. 

PrepScholar has three online course options. The Resource Pool Online GMAT Prep provides two months of access and is recommended to students looking for drills and practice questions with no adaptive curriculum guidance. The Self-Guided Online GMAT Prep includes three months of access and includes a diagnostic assessment, 750 practice questions, detailed answer explanations, 30 GMAT skill lessons, and five strategy lessons.

The third plan, the Completely Customized Online GMAT Prep, lasts for four months and includes everything offered in the Resource Pool and Self-Guided courses, as well as a customized study plan and 10 GMAT strategy lessons. It also comes with PrepScholars’ 60-point guarantee, which states that if you don’t see an improvement of 60 points or more, you get your money back.

All PrepScholar courses are taught by top GMAT instructors who scored in the top 99th percentile on the GMAT (meaning they did better than 99% of the other students who took the GMAT).

You can try any course for five days risk-free to see if it is a good fit.

Veritas Prep offers extensive access to live classroom hours (36 total) and high-quality instruction via three courses. This class is geared towards students who would like more interaction with their instructor and fellow students.

You also can choose to sign up for its Private Tutoring course, for $2,650, which includes everything in the Live Class plus one-on-one GMAT instruction which is offered in-person or online based on your schedule. This option is best for students who want a more customized GMAT study experience. 

While Veritas Prep does not offer a specific score increase guarantee, it does offer a happiness guarantee. If you feel like you need more preparation to do a little bit better, you can retake the Veritas Prep GMAT course for free. Additionally, if you have a previous GMAT score and take the Veritas 36- hour live course and don’t see an improvement, Veritas Prep will refund your course tuition so you can complete it again free of charge. You will need to provide an official GMAT score report within 90 days after the course concludes to be eligible. 

While many competitors offer guarantees of 50 or 60 points, Testmasters is confident enough in its program to offer a 100-point increase guarantee. If you attend all of the classes and do the assigned homework and don’t achieve a 100-point increase on the GMAT exam, then you can take the next available GMAT course at no extra charge.

Testmasters offers an online class as well as in-person or virtual tutoring. The online course provides practice drills and questions, nine GMAT paper tests, and three hours of private tutoring. You can also enroll in the One Prep course, which includes all of the same offerings as the in-classroom course. One-on-one private tutoring (in-person, online, or by phone) is available as well.

With more than 800 instructor-led HD videos, access to over 4,000 practice GMAT questions, and expert tips and tricks, Target Test Prep can help you excel on the quantitative portion of the GRE. Target Test Prep uses custom practice sets to help you focus on your areas of weakness until they become strengths. With its error tracker, you can log and analyze your most common mistakes so you can improve your accuracy and become a better test taker.

There are three prep course plans to choose from, which all offer a detailed explanation for every quantitative topic, adaptable personalized study plans, access to the custom GMAT practice test engine, live expert support, and a guaranteed increase in the GMAT quantitative score. If your score doesn’t improve after completing the course, you can get a full refund for the price of your plan (providing you meet all eligibility requirements).

The Flexible Preparation Plan offers both quantitative and verbal GMAT courses, monthly recurring billing, and the ability to cancel anytime. The Dedicated Study Course provides four months of full access, and the Maximum Learning course provides six months.

Before deciding if Target Test Prep is right for you, you can sign up for a five-day full-access trial to try out all of the quantitative and verbal materials for just $1.

The Princeton Review offers three GMAT prep courses as well as private tutoring. The Self-Paced prep course is available exclusively online and is aimed at students who want to study at their own pace. It offers a one-hour session with a GMAT expert, 10 practice tests, 83 adaptive drills, on-the-go access to video-based adaptive lessons, access to GMAT experts, and the latest edition of the e-book GMAT Official Guide. Plus, if you don’t score higher, you can get a refund of your tuition, and if you’re not 100% satisfied with your course, you can repeat it for free.

The GMAT Fundamentals course is offered online and in-person; it's aimed at students who want an efficient prep course experience. You get access to 27 hours of live instruction, custom online lesson plans, GMAT explanation sessions, and office hours for additional LiveOnline time with your instructors. The Fundamentals course includes the same score increase guarantee as the self-paced course.

The GMAT 700+ is also available online and in-person, and it's best for students who want an intensive GMAT prep experience to achieve a 700+ score. With this course, you get over 47 hours of instruction, four hours of one-on-one instruction, 10 hours of focused instruction on advanced questions, and 10 hours of verbal and math explanation sessions. You’ll also get 4,480 GMAT-style questions.

The GMAT 700+ comes with a score increase guarantee that promises a 700+ score or greater. To be eligible for the 700+ score guarantee, you must have a starting score of 620+.

Manhattan Prep has been helping students prepare for exams since 2000. It has grown into one of the world’s top test providers, teaching more than 1.2 million students in more than 16,000 classes in 192 countries.

For students looking to get GMAT-ready in a short period of time, Manhattan Prep offers a boot camp in addition to three other GMAT prep courses. The GMAT Boot Camps offer comprehensive study in an accelerated period. You get 35 hours of instruction in two or three weeks and the course is available in-person or online.

The GMAT Complete course includes 27 hours of live instruction, offered in-person or online, and it's ideal for students looking to start studying two or more months before the test. The GMAT Advanced course requires students to have a score of 650 (Q42/V35) or higher.

If you are interested in signing up for a Manhattan Prep course, note that there is no free trial available and no score increase guarantee.