AP US Government score calculator
Estimate your AP score from your section performance — official weights, cutoff estimates from released exams, no sign-up.
Estimate your AP US Government score
Drag each section to how you think you did — scored with the official section weights.
55 questions
Set your section scores above to see a prediction.
Estimate only: College Board adjusts the real cutoffs every year. Weights are College Board's official figures — each FRQ counts 12.5% of the exam regardless of its raw points. Public cutoff estimates disagree more for AP Gov than any other exam, so treat borderline results loosely.
How the AP US Government exam is weighted
- Multiple choice55 pts · 50% of score
- FRQ 1: Concept application3 pts · 12.5% of score
- FRQ 2: Quantitative analysis4 pts · 12.5% of score
- FRQ 3: SCOTUS comparison4 pts · 12.5% of score
- FRQ 4: Argument essay6 pts · 12.5% of score
Weights are College Board's official figures — each FRQ counts 12.5% of the exam regardless of its raw points. Public cutoff estimates disagree more for AP Gov than any other exam, so treat borderline results loosely. College Board sets the real conversion each year after the exam, so cutoffs here are estimates.
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