39.5 %
Smarter than 39.5% of people
Average
Average range, where about half of people score
🏛️ Mensa cutoff 130 — 34 points away
🌍 In the United States (national average ≈ 98, an estimate from test samples), an IQ of 96 is in the top 55.3%.
❓ FAQ
Is an IQ of 96 a good score?
An IQ of 96 falls in the "Average" range and is higher than 39.5% of the population.
What percentile is an IQ of 96?
An IQ of 96 sits at the 39.5th percentile — the top 60.5% of the population.
Can you join Mensa with an IQ of 96?
Mensa requires roughly IQ 130 (top 2% on SD15); 96 is 34 points below the cutoff. Practice and a supervised test may close the gap.
How many people have an IQ of 96 or higher?
Roughly 4,901,609,928 people worldwide — about 60.5% of 8.1 billion.