3.6 %
Smarter than 3.6% of people
Borderline
Borderline, some tasks may need extra effort
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 57 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 73 is in the top 95.2%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 73 a good score?
An IQ of 73 falls in the "Borderline" range and is higher than 3.6% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 73?
An IQ of 73 sits at the 3.6th percentile — the top 96.4% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 73?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 73 is 57 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 73 or higher?
Roughly 7,808,964,839 people worldwide — about 96.4% of 8.1 billion.