Qualifying Test Scores
Partial ListQualifying Test Scores
There are a number of previously taken tests that, any one of which, will qualify for Mensa membership. These are commonly taken in either elementary school, or college entrance, or military admission. This below list is not exhaustive, and the full list has some other caveats; we simply list this here for a quick reference for you. The best source in all things “Membership” is this informative section at American Mensa.
Now, many of these tests go back a long time. We’ve just discovered that school districts are required to keep records, even back to elementary school. If you’re seeking to obtain old school district scores, see this helpful information at American Mensa on obtaining old school scores.
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Tests Commonly Given by School Districts
This is a partial list of tests generally given in primary and secondary school.
| Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT) | Composite SAS of 132 |
| Differential Ability Scales (DAS) | GCA 132 |
| Differential Ability Scales – Second Edition (DAS-II) | GCA 130 |
| Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT) | Nonverbal Ability Index Score of 130 or above |
| Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test 2 & 3 (NNAT2/NNAT3) | Nonverbal Ability Index Score of 132 or above |
| Otis Lennon School Abilities Test (OLSAT) | Total SAI 132 |
| Otis-Gamma Test | IQ 131 |
| Stanford Binet | IQ 132 |
| Stanford Binet 5 | IQ 130 |
| Woodcock-Johnson Test of Cognitive Abilities (not the Woodcock Johnson Achievement Test) | IQ 132 (editions I, II and III); IQ 131 (edition IV) |
College Preparatory Tests
These are the tests commonly taken for entrance to various graduate universities.
Test Name |
Details |
Qualifying Score |
| ACT Composite | taken prior to 9/1989
taken after 9/1989 |
29 (composite scores only)
Not accepted |
| GMAT | Total percentile** | 95% or above |
| GRE | taken prior to 5/1994
taken from 5/1994 to 9/30/2001 taken after 9/30/2001 |
1250 (quantitative + verbal)
1875 (quantitative + verbal + analytic) Not accepted |
| Henmon-Nelson | 132 | |
| LSAT*** | taken prior to 1982
taken after 1982 |
662
95 (total percentile rank) |
| Miller Analogies Test (MAT) | taken prior to 10/2004
taken after 10/2004 |
66 (raw score)
95% (total group percentile score) |
| PSAT (taken in junior year) | taken prior to 5/1993
taken after 5/1993 |
180
Not accepted |
| PSAT (taken in senior year) | taken prior to 5/1993
taken after 5/1993 |
195
Not accepted |
| CEEB | taken prior to 9/30/1977
taken after 10/1/1977 |
1300
Not accepted |
| SAT | taken prior to 9/30/1974
taken from 9/30/1974 to 1/31/1994 taken after 1/31/1994 |
1300
1250 Not accepted |
Other Tests
These are the tests commonly 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 130 |
| Stanford Binet | IQ 132 |
| Stanford Binet 5 | IQ 130 |
| others |
Military Tests
These are the tests commonly administered by private psychologists.
| Test Name | Details | Qualifying Score |
| AFQT | taken prior to 10/1980
taken after 10/1980 |
98
Not accepted |
| Army GCT | taken prior to 10/1980
taken after 10/1980 |
136
Not accepted |
| ASVAB | Not accepted | |
| GT | taken prior to 10/1980
taken after 10/1980 |
136
Not accepted |
| Navy GCT | taken prior to 10/1980
taken after 10/1980 |
68
Not accepted |