What is the Rice Purity Test?
The Rice Purity Test is a checklist of 100 experiences, traditionally used as a conversation starter. This classic edition covers relationships, sex, alcohol, other substances and encounters with the law. It is intended for adults, and some questions may feel personal. Taking it is always optional.
The name comes from a student tradition associated with Rice University. This site is an independent interpretation of the checklist, with local scoring and a receipt you can choose to share. It is not affiliated with Rice University, and it does not claim to be an official assessment. See our method and sources.
How does the score work?
On a complete answer sheet, your score is 100 minus the number of checked items. If you check 28, your score is 72. Unchecking an item you previously selected records No; an untouched item remains unmarked. Before calculating, you can choose to count unmarked items as No or keep them unanswered.
Skipping is different from saying No. When any items remain skipped or unmarked, you receive an Incomplete result with a possible score interval. We do not fill in your unknown answers, average them out or present the upper limit as a finished score.
What does my result say about me?
It says how many items on this particular list you checked. It cannot tell someone which experiences you have had: very different answer sheets can produce the same number. A higher or lower score does not establish your character, maturity, health or relationship quality.
There is no target to aim for, and the list is not a challenge to complete. Some items describe experiences that may be unsafe, unwanted or unlawful. You never need to explain an answer or disclose a result. Our score meaning guide explains the arithmetic without assigning moral labels or invented rankings.
Your answers. Your call.
Answering and scoring happen in your browser. Your answer sheet is kept in session storage when available, with a memory fallback if storage is blocked. Browser session restoration can retain it, so use Clear answers when you want to remove the local sheet. Ordinary page visits still request files from Cloudflare.
Saving a receipt generates an image locally. A result link contains only the score or broad range you choose, never individual answers. Anyone with the full link can decode that summary, and links cannot be revoked or forced to expire. Share only what feels comfortable; keeping your receipt to yourself is a complete experience too.