AP Score Calculator

1. Select your AP subject from the dropdown. All 23 major AP subjects are covered, from AP Calculus AB to AP World History.
2. Enter your multiple-choice score as the number of questions you answered correctly. There is no guessing penalty on the AP exam, so wrong answers count the same as blanks.
3. Enter your free-response points as the total raw points earned across all FRQs, DBQs, LEQs, or essays. Use your teacher's grading rubric or the official scoring guidelines for accuracy.
4. Your AP score appears instantly — a number from 1 to 5. Anything 3 or higher is considered "qualified" and earns college credit at most schools.
5. The cutoff table shows exactly how many more composite points you need to bump up to the next AP score level.

Every AP exam has two sections: multiple-choice (MC) and free-response (FR). Each is graded separately, then combined into a single composite score based on the subject's official weighting.

Composite % = (MC correct / MC total) × MC weight
          + (FR points / FR total) × FR weight

AP Score = lookup(Composite %, subject cutoffs)

Weighting differs by subject. AP Calculus splits 50/50. AP Psychology and AP Macroeconomics weight MC more heavily (66-67%). AP US History weighs FR more heavily (60%) because of the DBQ and LEQ essays.

Example: AP Calculus AB with 32/45 on MC (71%) and 36/54 on FR (67%). Composite = (71 × 0.50) + (67 × 0.50) = 69%. Above the 5 cutoff of 67% → AP score of 5.

Most US colleges award credit for a score of 3 or higher, but the credit policy varies dramatically. Selective universities often require a 4 or 5 for credit, and some schools award credit only for specific subjects.

Pass rates also vary by subject. AP Chinese, AP Drawing, and AP Physics C have pass rates above 70%. AP Physics 1, AP Environmental Science, and AP Human Geography have the lowest pass rates, often below 50%. National averages from the most recent College Board data:

• Highest pass rates: AP Chinese Language (88%), AP Drawing (85%), AP Calculus BC (78%), AP Physics C: Mechanics (74%)
• Lowest pass rates: AP Physics 1 (45%), AP US Government (49%), AP Environmental Science (54%), AP US History (55%)

If your predicted score is just below a cutoff, focus your remaining study time on the section with more weight in your subject. For most science and humanities exams, that's the free-response. For psychology, macroeconomics, and microeconomics, the MC section carries more weight.