4.2 %
Smarter than 4.2% of people
Borderline
Borderline, some tasks may need extra effort
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 56 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 74 is in the top 94.5%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 74 a good score?
An IQ of 74 falls in the "Borderline" range and is higher than 4.2% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 74?
An IQ of 74 sits at the 4.2th percentile — the top 95.8% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 74?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 74 is 56 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 74 or higher?
Roughly 7,763,702,728 people worldwide — about 95.8% of 8.1 billion.