Qualifying test scores
American Mensa accepts scores from approximately 200 different standardized intelligence tests*. Often potential members have taken acceptable tests at other times in their lives and don't realize they may already qualify for membership. While the following is not a complete list, applicants often ask about the following tests. Please note that all documentation must be the original or a notarized copy of the original. Review of your qualifying scores may be delayed if your documentation does not meet this requirement.
Tests commonly administered by school districts
College preparatory tests
Tests administered by private psychologists
Tests administered by the military
Tests commonly administered by school districts
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Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT)
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SAS or CSI (IQ) 132
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Differential Ability Scales (DAS)
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GCA 132
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Otis-Lennon Tests
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IQ 132
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Otis-Gamma Test
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IQ 131
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Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT)
Individual and Multilevel Forms
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Ability Index Score
of 130 or above
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Stanford Binet
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IQ 132
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Stanford Binet 5
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IQ 130 |
Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities
(not the Woodcock Johnson Achievement Test) |
IQ 132 |
College preparatory tests
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ACT Composite
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prior to 9/89
effective 9/89
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29
N/A
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GMAT
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(Percentile rank of
verbal + quantitative)**
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95
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| GRE |
prior to 5/94 (quantitative + verbal) |
1250 |
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from 5/94 to 9/30/01
(quantitative + verbal + analytic) |
1875
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taken after 9/30/01
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N/A
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Henmon-Nelson
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132 |
| LSAT*** |
prior to 1982 |
662 |
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effective 1982
(total percentile rank)
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95 |
| Miller Analogies Test (MAT) |
prior to 10/04 (raw score) |
66 |
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after 10/04
(total group percentile score)
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95%
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| PSAT (taken in junior year) |
prior to 5/93 |
180 |
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effective 5/93
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N/A
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PSAT (taken in senior year)
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prior to 5/93
effective 5/93
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195
N/A |
| CEEB |
prior to 9/30/77 |
1300 |
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after 10/1/77 |
N/A |
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| SAT |
prior to 9/30/74 |
1300 |
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from 9/30/74 to 1/31/94 |
1250 |
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after 1/31/94 |
N/A |
Tests administered by private psychologists
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California Test of Mental Maturity (CTMM)
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IQ 132
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Cattell
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IQ 148 |
Differential Ability Scales (DAS)
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GCA 132 |
Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales
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IQ 132 |
Stanford Binet
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IQ 132 |
Stanford Binet 5
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IQ 130 |
| Wechsler Adult and Children Scales |
IQ 130 |
(WAIS and WAIS-R, WISC, WISC-R, WISC-III, WISC-4th
Edition, WPPSI™)
Note: Short form not accepted |
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Tests administered by the military ****
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AFQT
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prior to 10/80 |
98 |
| Army GCT |
prior to 10/80 |
136 |
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effective 10/80
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N/A |
ASVAB
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not accepted |
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GT
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prior to 10/80 |
136 |
| Navy GCT |
prior to 10/80 |
68 |
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effective 10/80 |
N/A |
Mensa reserves the right to alter or change these scores as the tests shown are renormed or restandardized. Mensa will appraise all applications individually and reserves the right to make the final determination about the acceptability of any test.
Please note that all documentation must be the original or a notarized copy of the original. Review of your qualifying scores may be delayed if your documentation does not meet this requirement.
N/A
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These tests no longer correlate with an IQ test. Note that the acceptance date applies to the date you took the test, not the date you join Mensa. You can still join Mensa by using older scores.
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Many intelligence test scores will qualify you for Mensa, but Mensa's supervisory psychologists will have to individually appraise the documentation. Almost any test with "achievement" in the title is not acceptable for Mensa admission. American Mensa does not accept unsupervised testing as proof of eligibility, specifically unsupervised testing administered electronically or via Internet-based tests.
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Unlike most tests, the qualifying score for the GMAT is based on the percentile of the total score. There are three columns on the score report, each with a numerical score and a percentile. You're looking for the percentile next to the score in the "total" column — if it's 95 percent or greater, the score qualifies you for Mensa.
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Submitted documentation must be an original copy mailed from the testing agency, LSAC. Printouts from Web sites or PDFs will not be accepted.
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The new military tests are vocational aptitude tests and are not suitable for Mensa admission.
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