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

Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) Composite SAS of 132
Differential Ability Scales (DAS) GCA 132
Otis Lennon School Abilities Test (OLSAT) Total SAI 132
Otis-Gamma Test IQ 131
Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT)
Individual and Multilevel Forms		 Nonverbal Ability Index Score of 130 or above
Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test 2 (NNAT)
Individual and Multilevel Forms		 Nonverbal Ability Index Score of 132 or above
Stanford Binet IQ 132
Stanford Binet 5 IQ 130
Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities
(not the Woodcock Johnson Achievement Test)		 IQ 132

 

College preparatory tests

ACT Composite prior to 9/89
effective 9/89
 (cannot be an estimated score of 29;
  must be a composite score of 29)		 29
N/A
 
GMAT Total percentile** 95% or above
GRE prior to 5/94 (quantitative + verbal)
from 5/94 to 9/30/01
 (quantitative + verbal + analytic)  
  taken after 9/30/01		 1250
1875
 
N/A
Henmon-Nelson   132
LSAT*** prior to 1982
effective 1982
 (total percentile rank)		 662
95
Miller Analogies Test (MAT) prior to 10/04 (raw score)  
after 10/04
 (total group percentile score)		 66
95%
 
PSAT (taken in junior year) prior to 5/93
effective 5/93		 180
N/A
PSAT (taken in senior year) prior to 5/93
effective 5/93		 195
N/A
CEEB  prior to 9/30/77
after 10/1/77		 1300
N/A
SAT prior to 9/30/74 
from 9/30/74 to 1/31/94
after 1/31/94		 1300
1250
N/A

 

Tests administered by private psychologists

California Test of Mental Maturity (CTMM) IQ 132
Cattell IQ 148
Differential Ability Scales (DAS) GCA 132
Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales IQ 132
Stanford Binet IQ 132
Stanford Binet 5 IQ 130
Wechsler Adult and Children Scales
    (WAIS, WAIS-R, WAIS-III, WAIS-IV;
    WISC, WISC-R, WISC-III, WISC-IV;
    WPPSI™, WPPSI-III)
    Note: The WISC-IV and the WAIS-IV must be given in their entirety.
    American Mensa does not accept the General Ability Index (GAI).
   All subtests must be given in order for results to be acceptable for membership.		 FSIQ 130

 

Tests administered by the military ****

AFQT prior to 10/80 98
Army GCT prior to 10/80 effective 10/80 136
N/A
ASVAB not accepted   
GT prior to 10/80 136
Navy GCT prior to 10/80 
effective 10/80 		 68
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 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. 
* 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.
** 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.
*** Submitted documentation must be an original copy mailed from the testing agency, LSAC. Printouts from Web sites or PDFs will not be accepted.
****
 		 The new military tests are vocational aptitude tests and are not suitable for Mensa admission.