Membership in Mensa is open to anyone who has achieved a score within the top 2 percent of the general population on an approved intelligence test. More than five million Americans are eligible for membership.

Mensa has members as young as three and as old as 102. However, the Mensa Admissions Test which we administer is only valid for persons 14 years and older. Testing for children under 14 is available through private testing services (see https://www.us.mensa.org/join/testing/private-testing/) and educational institutions.

THE MENSA ADMISSIONS TEST

Mensa uses a test battery to determine eligibility. The test battery takes about two hours to complete, including registration time and costs $60. You must be over 14 to take either test and persons between the age of 14 and 18 must have a signed permission of their parent or guardian.

A candidate who fails to qualify can retake the test 8 weeks after the previous test was taken.

TAKE A QUALIFYING TEST LOCALLY

There are two options for taking a test locally.

The easiest and quickest option is to schedule a test with a private testing facility. This option is designed with your convenience in mind. You can easily find and schedule a test session near you based on your availability. The cost is $99 and advanced registration is required through American Mensa at https://www.us.mensa.org/join/testing/private-testing/.

The second option is through a supervised testing session given by a proctor from Metropolitan Washington Mensa. Most tests are given on Saturdays and take 2 hours to complete. Please bring a photo ID with you. It is preferable to buy your voucher online before the session at https://www.us.mensa.org/join/testing/, however for most sessions you can also pay on site with a check for $60 payable to American Mensa Ltd. To take one of the proctored tests send an email to our Testing Coordinator at MWM.TestingCoordinator.1@gmail.com and provide your name, address, phone number, and the test location/date(s) in which you are interested.

PRIOR TEST EVIDENCE

Your GRE, GMAT, SAT, ACT, LSAT, Military test, and many others, may qualify you for membership, regardless of how long ago they were administered.

The American Mensa website lists a few of the qualifying scores at https://www.us.mensa.org/join/testscores/qualifying-test-scores/ and provides an online form to submit these scores. The fee for verifying prior evidence is $60.

MORE INFORMATION

For more information about joining Mensa please see https://www.us.mensa.org/join/.