AP Scores Distributions
See the distributions of scores on every AP exam in 2021 (and a few years back). Distributions are updated quickly after they are released.
5
4
3
2
1
2021
Physics C E&M
33%
23%
14%
18%
12%
Physics C Mech.
23%
29%
21%
15%
12%
Physics 1 - Algebra Based
7%
16%
19%
27%
31%
Physics 2 - Algebra Based
15%
18%
32%
27%
8%
Statistics
16%
20%
22%
17%
25%
Calculus AB
18%
14%
19%
25%
24%
Calculus BC
38%
17%
20%
18%
7%
AP Research
14%
26%
42%
14%
4%
AP Seminar
11%
19%
55%
11%
4%
Chemistry
11%
16%
24%
25%
24%
English Language
8%
23%
26%
31%
12%
Macroeconomics
18%
20%
14%
16%
32%
Microeconomics
20%
24%
16%
17%
23%
Computer Science A
25%
22%
20%
12%
21%
Computer Science Principles
13%
22%
32%
20%
13%
Comp. Government and Politics
17%
24%
31%
15%
13%
US Government and Politics
11%
11%
27%
27%
23%
Biology
7%
20%
34%
30%
10%
Environmental Science
6%
24%
18%
28%
23%
European History
14%
20%
25%
30%
11%
Italian Language and Culture
21%
23%
29%
18%
9%
Psychology
15%
22%
18%
14%
31%
United States History
11%
16%
21%
22%
30%
World History
10%
18%
24%
30%
18%
Human Geography
15%
20%
19%
16%
31%
Art History
11%
19%
24%
30%
16%
English Literature
5%
12%
27%
39%
17%
2-D Art and Design
10%
35%
42%
12%
1%
3-D Art and Design
7%
29%
36%
25%
4%
Drawing
14%
38%
35%
12%
1%
Music Theory
20%
18%
23%
23%
16%
Latin
10%
17%
30%
25%
18%
Spanish Literature
8%
21%
36%
25%
10%
Chinese Lang. and Culture
57%
15%
16%
5%
7%
French Language
13%
23%
35%
22%
7%
German Language
18%
19%
28%
24%
11%
Japanese Lang. and Culture
47%
9%
18%
8%
18%
Spanish Language
17%
30%
33%
17%
3%
2020
Calculus AB
19%
20%
21%
24%
16%
Calculus BC
44%
17%
19%
14%
5%
Chemistry
10%
18%
26%
24%
21%
European History
14%
20%
26%
29%
12%
French Language
23%
32%
28%
12%
5%
Human Geography
12%
22%
25%
11%
31%
Psychology
22%
25%
23%
10%
19%
Chinese Lang. and Culture
55%
16%
18%
5%
6%
English Language
13%
20%
29%
26%
12%
Environmental Science
12%
28%
13%
25%
22%
Italian Language and Culture
19%
17%
40%
20%
5%
Latin
16%
20%
32%
18%
14%
Spanish Language
31%
36%
23%
9%
1%
Spanish Literature
17%
18%
38%
21%
7%
Statistics
16%
21%
23%
22%
19%
Computer Science A
25%
21%
23%
13%
18%
Macroeconomics
20%
25%
18%
16%
21%
Microeconomics
23%
29%
17%
14%
18%
Physics 1 - Algebra Based
9%
18%
25%
26%
23%
Physics 2 - Algebra Based
14%
24%
35%
22%
6%
Physics C E&M
40%
22%
12%
16%
10%
Physics C Mech.
41%
26%
16%
10%
8%
World History
9%
23%
28%
26%
14%
Art History
16%
25%
28%
21%
11%
Biology
9%
23%
37%
24%
7%
English Literature
9%
17%
34%
28%
12%
German Language
24%
34%
16%
20%
7%
Comp. Government and Politics
24%
27%
18%
17%
13%
US Government and Politics
15%
16%
25%
22%
22%
Japanese Lang. and Culture
54%
10%
20%
8%
9%
Music Theory
24%
19%
25%
22%
10%
2-D Art and Design
12%
36%
41%
10%
1%
3-D Art and Design
7%
32%
37%
21%
4%
AP Research
9%
32%
32%
25%
3%
AP Seminar
6%
15%
60%
17%
2%
Computer Science Principles
11%
23%
37%
18%
12%
Drawing
16%
40%
33%
10%
1%
United States History
13%
19%
27%
20%
21%
2019
Environmental Science
9.5%
25.9%
14.2%
25.5%
24.9%
Human Geography
10.7%
18.3%
20.1%
16.9%
33.9%
Macroeconomics
17.6%
22.9%
17.4%
15.3%
26.9%
Microeconomics
22.2%
28.4%
17.8%
12.4%
19.2%
Physics 1 - Algebra Based
6.2%
17.8%
20.6%
29.3%
26.1%
Physics 2 - Algebra Based
12.6%
19.8%
31.1%
27.8%
8.7%
Physics C E&M
34.6%
22.6%
13.9%
17.8%
11.1%
Physics C Mech.
35.9%
27.2%
20%
10.4%
8.4%
Computer Science A
30%
22.1%
20.8%
11.8%
18.3%
English Literature
6.2%
15.9%
30%
34.3%
15.6%
Art History
10%
30%
26.9%
24.4%
11.7%
World History
8.7%
20%
28.3%
28.9%
15.1%
English Language
10.1%
18.5%
26.5%
31.1%
13.8%
European History
11.7%
20.6%
26.1%
29.4%
12.2%
Latin
13.1%
19.3%
30.7%
24.1%
12.8%
Spanish Literature
9.1%
24.4%
38.4%
21.9%
6.2%
2-D Art and Design
20%
31.5%
33.9%
10.8%
2.8%
3-D Art and Design
10.1%
22.5%
37.5%
25.6%
4.3%
Chemistry
10.7%
16.2%
27.7%
23.6%
21.8%
Drawing
20.8%
33.4%
36.9%
7.8%
1.1%
AP Research
10.8%
22.3%
43.1%
19.3%
4.5%
AP Seminar
6.8%
14.6%
59.3%
20%
2.3%
Psychology
20.2%
25.4%
18.8%
13.7%
20%
United States History
12.1%
18.7%
23.5%
20%
23.7%
Biology
7.1%
22.1%
35.4%
26.7%
8.7%
Computer Science Principles
13.6%
21.1%
40%
20%
8.3%
Japanese Lang. and Culture
38.2%
12.8%
20%
9.2%
15.8%
Calculus AB
18.9%
18.8%
20.6%
23.4%
18.3%
Calculus BC
43.2%
18.5%
19.8%
13.6%
4.9%
French Language
15.5%
25.1%
36.1%
18.5%
4.8%
Chinese Lang. and Culture
57.2%
14.8%
16.3%
4.6%
7.1%
Music Theory
20.9%
20%
24.5%
23.6%
10%
Statistics
14.5%
20%
26.7%
19.7%
21.1%
German Language
18.4%
23.9%
28.2%
20.8%
8.7%
Italian Language and Culture
11.8%
17.7%
35.1%
25.9%
9.5%
Spanish Language
24.9%
34.6%
29.5%
9.3%
1.7%
Comp. Government and Politics
22.2%
24.8%
19.2%
18.7%
20%
US Government and Politics
12.9%
12.4%
29.9%
24.8%
20%
2018
Macroeconomics
18%
23%
17%
17%
25%
Microeconomics
19%
28%
20%
16%
17%
Environmental Science
9%
24%
15%
26%
26%
Human Geography
13%
20%
22%
17%
29%
Computer Science A
25%
21%
22%
12%
21%
Physics 1 - Algebra Based
5%
15%
20%
29%
31%
Physics 2 - Algebra Based
11%
15%
35%
31%
9%
Physics C E&M
35%
23%
14%
17%
11%
Physics C Mech.
29%
28%
21%
13%
10%
Calculus AB
19%
17%
21%
22%
20%
Calculus BC
40%
19%
21%
15%
5%
Chemistry
13%
17%
25%
24%
21%
Art History
13%
24%
28%
26%
10%
European History
12%
20%
26%
30%
12%
US Government and Politics
13%
13%
27%
25%
22%
Comp. Government and Politics
21%
23%
20%
21%
16%
United States History
10%
18%
23%
23%
26%
World History
9%
20%
28%
29%
15%
Spanish Literature
9%
24%
37%
22%
8%
AP Research
11%
24%
40%
20%
5%
AP Seminar
8%
17%
58%
15%
2%
Biology
7%
22%
33%
29%
10%
Computer Science Principles
14%
22%
37%
20%
8%
English Literature
6%
15%
27%
36%
17%
Statistics
14%
21%
25%
16%
23%
English Language
11%
18%
29%
29%
13%
Japanese Lang. and Culture
49%
9%
19%
8%
14%
Latin
15%
20%
32%
23%
10%
Chinese Lang. and Culture
66%
12%
13%
4%
5%
Music Theory
23%
19%
25%
22%
12%
Psychology
21%
26%
18%
15%
20%
2-D Art and Design
18%
31%
36%
12%
3%
3-D Art and Design
11%
24%
34%
26%
5%
Drawing
22%
32%
36%
9%
1%
French Language
16%
26%
35%
19%
5%
German Language
19%
23%
27%
23%
8%
Italian Language and Culture
16%
18%
33%
22%
10%
Spanish Language
23%
35%
30%
10%
1%
2017
Macroeconomics
16%
23%
17%
16%
27%
Microeconomics
22%
28%
19%
13%
19%
Computer Science A
24%
21%
22%
12%
21%
Environmental Science
9%
25%
16%
25%
26%
Physics 1 - Algebra Based
5%
16%
20%
30%
29%
Physics 2 - Algebra Based
11%
16%
34%
30%
10%
Physics C E&M
28%
25%
16%
18%
13%
Physics C Mech.
35%
28%
16%
13%
8%
Art History
11%
23%
27%
26%
12%
Human Geography
11%
17%
21%
17%
34%
Comp. Government and Politics
24%
25%
21%
18%
13%
US Government and Politics
11%
13%
26%
25%
26%
Chemistry
9%
16%
26%
27%
22%
AP Seminar
7%
15%
65%
12%
2%
Spanish Literature
9%
26%
38%
20%
6%
United States History
11%
18%
23%
24%
25%
World History
9%
20%
27%
30%
15%
2-D Art and Design
19%
31%
35%
13%
2%
3-D Art and Design
12%
22%
38%
25%
3%
Biology
6%
21%
37%
28%
8%
Drawing
22%
28%
36%
13%
2%
English Literature
7%
16%
30%
34%
13%
Calculus AB
19%
18%
21%
22%
20%
Calculus BC
42%
18%
20%
14%
5%
English Language
9%
18%
28%
31%
14%
French Language
17%
25%
34%
20%
5%
Italian Language and Culture
18%
19%
34%
23%
6%
German Language
23%
25%
29%
17%
7%
Chinese Lang. and Culture
68%
11%
13%
3%
5%
Latin
13%
20%
31%
23%
14%
Music Theory
19%
17%
25%
25%
14%
Psychology
19%
25%
20%
15%
21%
AP Research
17%
18%
35%
27%
3%
Computer Science Principles
14%
22%
39%
19%
7%
Japanese Lang. and Culture
46%
11%
21%
9%
14%
Spanish Language
20%
35%
34%
10%
2%
Statistics
13%
16%
25%
20%
26%
European History
10%
19%
29%
31%
12%
AP Scores Distributions v.1.0.1 © 2020–2021 to Christian Bernier — AP and Advanced Placement are registered trademarks of the College Board, which was not involved in the production of, and does not endorse, this product. — All data is from @AP_Trevor on Twitter and totalregistration.net.