Rice PurityTest
Average Score

The average Rice Purity Score

The average Rice Purity score lands in the high-60s. Here’s the full distribution curve, the college median, and where the typical taker sits.

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Average score
62
College median
100
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Illustrative distribution. We’ll swap in live aggregates once enough people have taken the test.

So what’s a “normal” score?

There isn’t a single right answer, but most people who take the Rice Purity Test land somewhere between the mid-60s and low-80s. Younger or newer takers tend to score higher (closer to 100), while the number naturally drifts down with more life experience. A lower score isn’t “bad” — it just means more boxes checked. Score Meaning.

Average Rice Purity score by age

Scores drift down with age for the least mysterious reason imaginable: more years, more chances to check a box. Typical ranges people report, by age group (the test is intended for adults 18+):

18–20
70–80
College underclassmen — the classic O-Week takers. High scores dominate.
21–24
60–72
The number starts sliding as the party-years section fills in.
25–29
52–65
Most of the intimacy and travel items have had their chance by now.
30+
45–60
The list stops surprising you. You start surprising the list.

Ranges are estimates from self-reported scores people share publicly (there’s no official registry). They describe typical takers, not targets — your number is allowed to disagree.

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