For Those Who Think Beyond
RIQ Society
The RIQ Society is a non-profit high intelligence society, open to every individual who scores 135 or above on a standardised intelligence test at a standard deviation of 15 — that is, one person in a hundred.
Our purpose is to give that intelligence somewhere to go: a space of intellectual freedom, where no line of thought is set aside merely for being difficult. That is the ideal we hold.
RIQ connects those minds to one another, opens the way to specialised knowledge across fields, and, in time, will create genuine value in the world.
Applicants who meet the threshold are examined closely, and those who pass are granted full membership.
The standard for admission is as follows.
*SD15 135 or SD24 156 — 99th percentile
Admission
To be admitted to full membership of the RIQ Society, a candidate must demonstrate intellectual ability at or above the 99th percentile worldwide. The examinations recognised in our admission process are listed below.
Standardised Intelligence Tests
- RIQ Admission Test, SD15 135
- Cattell, IQ 156
- California Test of Mental Maturity (CTMM), IQ 137
- Mensa Admission Test, 99%
- Reynolds Adaptive Intelligence Test (RAIT), IQ 135
- Reynolds Intellectual Assessment Scales (RIAS), IQ 135
- Stanford-Binet, IQ 137
- Stanford-Binet 5, IQ 135
- Wechsler Intelligence Scale (WAIS, WISC, WPPSI), IQ 135
- Woodcock-Johnson (I, II, III) Tests of Cognitive Abilities, IQ 137
- Woodcock-Johnson IV Tests of Cognitive Abilities, IQ 135
Academic & Cognitive Ability Tests
- Cognitive Abilities Test (CogAT), 99%
- Differential Ability Scales (DAS), GCA 137
- Differential Ability Scales - Second Edition (DAS-II), GCA 135
- Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test (NNAT), 99%
- Naglieri Nonverbal Ability Test 2 & 3 (NNAT2/NNAT3), 99%
- Otis Lennon School Abilities Test (OLSAT), Total SAI 138
- Miller Analogies Test (MAT), 99%
University & Graduate Admission Examinations
- American College Testing Program (ACT), 34 (administered on or after October 1989)
- American College Testing Program (ACT), 32 (administered prior to October 1989)
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) (V + Q), 327 (administered on or after August 2011)
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) (V + Q + A), 1950 (administered prior to October 2001)
- Graduate Record Exam (GRE) (V + Q), 1300 (administered prior to October 2001)
- Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT), 760 (administered prior to 1 February 2024)
- Graduate Management Admission Test Focus Edition (GMAT Focus Edition), 715 (administered on or after 1 February 2024)
- Law School Admission Test (LSAT), 172 (administered on or after June 1991)
- Law School Admission Test (LSAT), 41 (99th percentile) (administered between 1982 and 1991)
- Law School Admission Test (LSAT), 694 (administered prior to June 1982)
- Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), 1370 (administered between 1995 and 2005)
- Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT), 1330 (administered prior to April 1995)