IQ Score Guide / 113
Is 113 a Good IQ Score?
What an IQ of 113 means, where it ranks, and what it reveals about cognitive ability.
Where IQ 113 sits on the scale
An IQ of 113 is higher than 81% of people
In a room of 100 people, about 19 would score 113 or higher.
What an IQ of 113 means
An IQ of 113 is above average, higher than roughly 81% of people. The typical university graduate scores around 113 to 115, so this sits right in that area. At this level, effort and knowledge count just as much as raw ability.
How people who score 113 actually do
We looked at the 135 people who have scored exactly 113 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 135 IQScore test-takers. Section figures are the average percentage answered correctly in each area. Updated July 2026.
Frequently asked questions
Is 113 a good IQ score?
Yes. An IQ of 113 is above average, higher than about 81% of people. The average university graduate scores around 113 to 115, so this is right in that range. Most jobs and courses are well within reach.
What percentile is an IQ of 113?
An IQ of 113 is at about the 81th percentile. In plain terms, you score higher than around 81 out of every 100 people. The average score is 100.
What jobs suit an IQ of 113?
Almost any career or course is realistic at this level. Technical jobs, management and teaching all sit comfortably here. Effort and know-how tend to decide outcomes more than the score.
Can you improve an IQ of 113?
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
Famous people near IQ 113
Reported or estimated figures from third-party sources, none are clinically verified.
John F. Kennedy
Estimated around 113, the same as 113
35th US President, reportedly scored approximately 119 on Navy Officer Candidate School aptitude tests during WWII, a figure independently cited in multiple presidential biographies as the closest approximation to his IQ.
Lyndon B. Johnson
Estimated around 119, 6 points above 113
36th US President, Southwest Texas State University graduate and skilled legislative strategist. Simonton's historiometric analysis estimates his IQ at approximately 120–126, placing him solidly in the high-average range.
Bill Clinton
Estimated around 119, 6 points above 113
42nd US President, Oxford Rhodes Scholar, and Yale Law School graduate, IQ estimates range from 120 to 137 across published sources. Independent analyses using his SAT score place him at approximately 120–130.
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