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AP US History score calculator

Estimate your AP score from your section performance — official weights, cutoff estimates from released exams, no sign-up.

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Estimate your AP US History score

Drag each section to how you think you did — scored with the official section weights.

/ 55

55 questions

/ 9

3 questions, 3 pts each

/ 7
/ 6

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 for the May 2026 exam; cutoffs are estimates compiled from released exams and public scoring data.

5 ≥ 75%4 ≥ 60%3 ≥ 45%2 ≥ 35%

How the AP US History exam is weighted

  • Multiple choice55 pts · 40% of score
  • Short answer (SAQ)9 pts · 20% of score
  • Document-based question (DBQ)7 pts · 25% of score
  • Long essay (LEQ)6 pts · 15% of score

Weights are College Board's official figures for the May 2026 exam; cutoffs are estimates compiled from released exams and public scoring data. College Board sets the real conversion each year after the exam, so cutoffs here are estimates.

AP US History scoring: FAQ

How is the AP US History exam scored?
Your raw section scores are combined using College Board's official weights — Multiple choice (40%), Short answer (SAQ) (20%), Document-based question (DBQ) (25%), Long essay (LEQ) (15%) — into a composite, which is converted to the 1–5 scale. This calculator uses those exact weights.
What percentage do I need for a 5 on AP US History?
Roughly 75% of the total composite, based on released exams — and about 60% for a 4 and 45% for a 3. College Board adjusts the real cutoffs each year, so treat these as estimates.
How accurate is this calculator?
The section weights are official; the score cutoffs are estimates compiled from released exams and public scoring data. Weights are College Board's official figures for the May 2026 exam; cutoffs are estimates compiled from released exams and public scoring data. Real cutoffs shift a few points year to year, so a result near a boundary could land on either side.
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