Rice Purity Test

Rice Purity Test Journal

Articles on Rice Purity Test scoring, history, question breakdowns, and honest advice for interpreting your result.

Latest articles

  • How the Rice Purity Score Is Calculated

    How the rice purity score is calculated: the 100 minus checked items formula, a worked example, what each score band means, and real averages from 59 completed tests.

    Approx. 1322 words.

  • What Is the Rice Purity Test?

    What the Rice Purity Test is, how the 0 to 100 score is calculated, what each score band means, and real score data from tests taken on this site.

    Approx. 1432 words.

  • The Complete History of the Rice Purity Test

    The full history of the Rice Purity Test, from a printed checklist at Rice University to today, plus real score data from tests taken on this site.

    Approx. 1366 words.

The Journal collects guides about the Rice Purity Test: how the 0 to 100 score is calculated, what each score band means, how the checklist changed as it moved online, and what the results recorded on this site actually show. Every article is written from the question set used here, so the numbers quoted match the test you can take at Rice Purity Test.

New articles are added as more result data becomes available. If you want your own score with a category breakdown and a comparison against recorded results, start with the test and come back to read what the number means.