Meaning of IQ Scores

Meaning of IQ Test Scores

Are you wondering what your IQ score says about your intelligence? What is a high IQ score? What is a low IQ score? How does my IQ score compare to the IQ scores of famous people?

IQ scores explained

As I am sure you are intelligent enough to know, IQ stands for intelligence quotient. Your IQ score is designed to measure the intelligence of a person in a standardized way. The following list will help explain your IQ score and what your IQ score means:

• Over 200- Extreme genius, very rare IQ score
• 180 - 200 - High genius
• 160 - 180- Genius IQ score, intelligence of Nobel Prize Recipients
• 140 - 160 - Intellectual IQ score, intelligence of college professor
• 120 - 140 - Very superior IQ score, intelligence of college graduate or post-graduate student.
• 110 - 119 - Superior IQ score, intelligence of university student.
• 90 - 109 - Average IQ score, intelligence of 8th grader.
• 80 - 89 - Below average IQ score, intelligence of 5th grader.
• 70 - 79 - Unsatisfactory IQ score, indicates mental deficiency
• Under 70 - Low IQ score, indicates mentally challenged

Average IQ Score

The average IQ is about 100. If you score above 100 this means you have a higher than average IQ. However, IQ scores below 100 indicate a lower that average IQ. Approximately half of those who take IQ tests receive an average score between 90 and 109. About 99.5% of IQ scores fall between 60 and 140. To become a member of the respected Mensa society, your IQ must be at least 132. Only about 1 in 50 people are intelligent enough to qualify.

Who has high IQ scores?

• Mozart IQ Score: 165
• Shakira IQ Score: 140
• Madonna IQ Score: 140
• Eddie Van Halen IQ Score: 125
• Britney Spears IQ Score: 104

• James Woods IQ Score: 180
• Quentin Tarantino IQ Score: 160
• Sharon Stone IQ Score: 157
• Jodie Foster IQ Score: 132
• Nicole Kidman IQ Score: 132

• Leonardo da Vinci IQ Score: 220
• Sir Isaac Newton IQ Score: 190
• Bobby Fischer IQ Score: 187
• Charles Dickens IQ Score: 180
• Stephen Hawking IQ Score: 160

• Reggie Jackson IQ Score: 160
• O.J. Simpson IQ Score: 89
• Muhammad Ali IQ Score: 78

IQ Score Trivia

IQ scores are about more than just a number! Check out these fun facts about IQ scores.

• Children who are breast fed display IQ's up to 10 points higher by the age of three
• People with lower IQ are at greater risk of sustaining concussion after suffering a head injury.
• Avoiding food containing preservatives, coloring, dyes and artificial flavors has been known to increase IQ score performance by two or more IQ grade levels higher than before.
• Did you know your IQ declines over summer vacation from school? The more time out of school, the lower your IQ drops.
• If people taking an IQ test today were scored in the same way as people 50 years ago then 90% of them would be classified in the genius level.