IQ Score Guide / 103
Is 103 a Good IQ Score?
What an IQ of 103 means, where it ranks, and what it reveals about cognitive ability.
Where IQ 103 sits on the scale
An IQ of 103 is higher than 58% of people
In a room of 100 people, about 42 would score 103 or higher.
What an IQ of 103 means
An IQ of 103 is just above the average of 100, higher than about 58% of people. That sits a touch above the middle of the pack, where effort and experience tend to matter more than the few points above average.
How people who score 103 actually do
We looked at the 2,082 people who have scored exactly 103 on the IQScore test. On average, their strongest area was spatial reasoning and their weakest was numerical reasoning. Here is the typical breakdown by section.
Real data from 2,082 IQScore test-takers. Section figures are the average percentage answered correctly in each area. Updated October 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is 103 a good IQ score?
It is slightly above average. An IQ of 103 is higher than about 58% of people. The few points above 100 make little practical difference, and effort and experience matter more.
What percentile is an IQ of 103?
An IQ of 103 is at about the 58th percentile. In plain terms, you score higher than around 58 out of every 100 people. The average score is 100.
What jobs suit an IQ of 103?
The large majority of skilled jobs are well within reach. Once a score is around average, things like work ethic, people skills and experience predict success far better than the number.
Can you improve an IQ of 103?
Somewhat. The clearest short-term factor is sleep, with diet, exercise and stress also playing a part. Realistic gains are a handful of points, mostly from removing things that drag a score down rather than adding raw ability.
Careers that commonly score in this range
Occupational averages from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth. An average, not a requirement.
Famous people near IQ 103
Reported or estimated figures from third-party sources, none are clinically verified.
Thomas Edison
Estimated around 103
Inventor of the light bulb, phonograph, and motion picture camera, Edison's IQ is estimated at approximately 95–110 by historians. He left school at 12 and famously said genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
George Washington
Estimated around 100, 3 points below 103
First US President and commanding general of the Continental Army, historians estimate Washington's IQ at approximately 95–105 based on his extensive surviving correspondence and military and administrative decisions.
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