AP® Score Calculator
Pick your exam, enter your multiple-choice and free-response points, and see an estimated 1–5 score, live. Then see how many more points the next score takes.
- 36AP® exams, each with its own parts and shares
- 1–5an estimated score as you type
- 2027the May exams these formats are for
Pick your exam
36 AP® exams, each with its own parts and shares.
Arts
English
History and Social Sciences
- AP® African American Studies
- AP® Comparative Government and Politics
- AP® European History
- AP® Human Geography
- AP® Macroeconomics
- AP® Microeconomics
- AP® Psychology
- AP® United States Government and Politics
- AP® United States History
- AP® World History: Modern
Math and Computer Science
- AP® Calculus AB
- AP® Calculus BC
- AP® Computer Science A
- AP® Computer Science Principles
- AP® Precalculus
- AP® Statistics
Sciences
- AP® Biology
- AP® Chemistry
- AP® Environmental Science
- AP® Physics 1: Algebra-Based
- AP® Physics 2: Algebra-Based
- AP® Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism
- AP® Physics C: Mechanics
World Languages and Cultures
- AP® Chinese Language and Culture
- AP® French Language and Culture
- AP® German Language and Culture
- AP® Italian Language and Culture
- AP® Latin
- AP® Spanish Language and Culture
- AP® Spanish Literature and Culture
AP® Career Kickstart
How the estimate works
One rule for every exam, so you always know where a number comes from.
- Each part counts its official share. Every exam's multiple-choice and free-response parts have their own share of the score.
- Your points in a part, divided by the most you can get there, times that share. Add the parts up and round: that's your composite, out of 100.
- The composite gives the estimate with the same cut points for every exam:
| Estimated score | Composite |
|---|---|
| 5 | 70–100 |
| 4 | 55–69 |
| 3 | 40–54 |
| 2 | 25–39 |
| 1 | 0–24 |
This is an estimate, not your score. The real line between scores is set for each exam each year, after the exam, so no calculator can know it in advance. Use this to see where you stand and what to work on. It can't promise a score or college credit.
We source each exam's parts, their shares and the most points per question from the official AP® exam pages and course and exam descriptions, checked 8 November 2026, for the May 2027 exams.
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How does an AP® score calculator work?
Each AP® exam counts its multiple-choice and free-response parts at fixed shares. The calculator turns your points in each part into its share, adds them into a composite out of 100 and gives an estimated 1–5. See the rule.
How accurate is it?
It's an estimate. The real line between scores is set for each exam each year, after the exam, so no calculator can know it in advance. The shares and the most points per question are the official ones for each exam.
Which AP® exams have a new format in 2027?
AP® Business with Personal Finance, AP® Chinese Language and Culture, AP® Cybersecurity, AP® French Language and Culture, AP® German Language and Culture, AP® Italian Language and Culture, AP® Spanish Language and Culture, AP® Statistics. Their calculators use the new format; their most points per question come from the official sample questions, since no exam in the new format has been scored yet.
What AP® score do I need for college credit?
Each college decides which AP® score it accepts and what it gives for it. Look up the AP® credit policy of your college.
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