High school at 11, university at 13
The timetable is the story. Petraro-Hyppolite, from the Five Towns area of Long Island, completed high school at 11 and moved on to Louisiana State University, with his undergraduate degree expected in May 2025. Admission to a master's programme at New York University, in sports management, was reported for the autumn of that year.
CBS New York covered him as a 13-year-old bound for a master's degree at NYU. The Times of India ran the story too, under the description of a 13-year-old with an Einstein-level IQ, which is how the number travels once it leaves the original report.
The numbers, and how to read them
Two figures anchor the coverage. The first is an IQ of 168, reported by CBS New York. The second is an SAT score of 1590, taken at ten, out of a maximum of 1600.
The IQ figure should be read as reported rather than as measured fact: no source here names the test, the administering psychologist or the scale, and comparisons to Einstein, who never sat a modern IQ test, are journalistic shorthand rather than measurement. The SAT score is different in kind. It is a standardised examination with a published maximum, sat under supervision, and 1590 at ten is a documented result rather than an estimate.
What the family has described publicly
The reporting carries a fuller account than the numbers alone. His mother, Anne Petraro-Hyppolite, is named in the coverage. The family has spoken publicly about health difficulties, including a leukaemia diagnosis in 2021 and Tourette syndrome, and about a period in which he was placed in special education before the acceleration began.
This page records those details only because the family put them on the record with reporters, and adds nothing to them. A child's medical history is not material for speculation, and none is offered here.
Where Joe Petraro-Hyppolite is now
The sources point to an LSU degree expected in May 2025 and an NYU master's beginning that autumn. Whether both happened on that schedule is not confirmed in this file; the CBS page carries a later update stamp, but the underlying story dates from 2024.
His stated ambition is paleontology, which sits oddly beside a master's in sports management and is worth noting as his own description of what he wants rather than a prediction about what he will do.
What is documented and what is not
Documented: high school completed at 11; study at Louisiana State University with a degree expected in May 2025; admission to an NYU master's programme in sports management; an SAT score of 1590 at ten; an IQ of 168 as reported by CBS New York; his home area on Long Island; and his mother's name.
Not documented here: his date of birth, the name of the IQ test used, his current enrolment status, and any result from the master's programme. Search demand for him remains small, and much of what circulates online is rewritten from the same two reports.
| Person | Country | Milestone | Age / Stat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Petraro-Hyppolite | United States | Finishing high school at 11 and entering university years early | Age 11 |
| Viemens Bamfo | Ghana | Admitted to the University of Ghana at 12 (2019) | Age 12 |
| Yahya Elnajaar | Egypt | He was still in grade six when Egypt's science university admitted him | Age 12 |
| Dafne Almazán | Mexico | Completing a psychology degree at 13 | Age 13 |
| Shania Muhammad | United States | Langston University's youngest graduate, at 15 | Age 15 |
What is documented — and what is not
✓ Documented
- Finished high school at 11 and studied at Louisiana State University
- Admitted to an NYU master's programme in sports management, reported for autumn 2025
- SAT score of 1590 taken at the age of ten
- IQ reported as 168 by CBS New York
? Unverified, disputed or wrong
- The IQ test used, the scale and who administered it are not named in any source here
- Date of birth is not published; the birth year is derived from his reported age
- Whether the LSU degree and NYU place happened on schedule is not confirmed in this record
Questions people ask about Joe Petraro-Hyppolite
How old is Joe Petraro-Hyppolite?
He was reported as 13 in the coverage used here, which puts his birth year at about 2011. No date of birth appears in these sources.
What is Joe Petraro-Hyppolite's IQ?
CBS New York reported it as 168. The test used is not named, so the figure should be treated as reported rather than verified.
What did he score on the SAT?
1590 out of 1600, taken at the age of ten.
Where does he study?
He studied at Louisiana State University, with a master's programme in sports management at New York University planned from autumn 2025.
When did he finish high school?
At 11.
What does he want to be?
He has said he wants to become a paleontologist.
Is Joe Petraro-Hyppolite on Wikipedia?
No Wikipedia article is recorded for him. The CBS New York report is the primary reference.
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Sources
- 13-year-old Long Island boy with a 168 IQ will soon pursue his master's at NYU — CBS New York
- Meet Joe Petraro-Hyppolite, 13-year-old genius with 'Einstein-level' IQ set to begin NYU master's — The Times of India (via inkl)
Checked by the Geniuses.club editorial team. Ages are given as of September 2026.
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