What Does an IQ of 140 Mean?
Where a score of 140 places you and what it predicts
An IQ of 140 sits roughly 2.7 standard deviations above the mean, placing you in about the top 0.4 percent of the population — well above the usual gifted threshold of 130.
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Top 0.4%
Around four people in a thousand score at or above 140.
Above Mensa cutoff
Comfortably clears the top-2% requirement of most high-IQ societies.
Frequently asked questions
It is commonly labelled near genius, though psychologists avoid the term; it reliably indicates very strong reasoning ability.
Roughly 1 in 260 people, assuming a mean of 100 and a standard deviation of 15.
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