What an IQ of 103 means

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57.9 %
Smarter than 57.9% of people
103 · 57.9%55100145
Average
Average range, where about half of people score · Rarer than 1 in 2
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 27 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 103 is in the top 36.9%.

What an IQ of 103 means. Smarter than 57.9% of people. Classification: Average — Average range, where about half of people score. Rarer than 1 in 2.

IQClassificationPercentile
100Average50.0%
120Superior90.9%
130Very Superior / Gifted97.7%

❓ FAQ

Is an IQ of 103 a good score?
An IQ of 103 falls in the "Average" range and is higher than 57.9% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 103?
An IQ of 103 sits at the 57.9th percentile — the top 42.1% of the population. Roughly 1 in 2 people score this high.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 103?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 103 is 27 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 103 or higher?
Roughly 3,407,996,555 people worldwide — about 42.1% of 8.1 billion.
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