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IQ Categories for Adults

 
 

Category

IQ score range

      % of population included in each

 

Gifted

   

130 and above

    

2.27

 

Above average

   

 115-129

 

13.59

 

High average

   

 100-114

 

34.13

 

Average

   

 85-115

   

   68.26

 

Low average

  

85-99

  

34.13

 

Borderline

  

71-84

 

13.59

 

Mild mental retardation

  

50-55 to 70

 

2.14

 

Moderate mental retardation

   

35-40 to 50-55 

 

0.13

 

 


Wechsler (1997, 2003) and the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Associa­tion, 2000).