Editing Advanced Placement (section)

==Recent exam information==
[[File:AP Exams Taken by Subject 2019.png|thumb|AP Exam Taken by Subject 2019]]

Below are statistics from the 2023 exam cycle showing the number of participants, the percentage who obtained a score of 3 or higher, and the [[mean]] score. Students generally need a score of 3 or higher to receive credit or benefit.

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+2023 scoring results
! Exam name
! Number of students
! Scored ≥3 (%)
! Mean score
|-
| [[AP Studio Art#AP Studio Art 2D|2-D Art and Design]]
| 43,854
| 83.6
| 3.36
|-
| [[AP Studio Art#AP Studio Art 3D|3-D Art and Design]]
| 7,505
| 72.1
| 3.07
|-
| [[AP Art History|Art History]]
| 24,624
| 64.6
| 3.04
|-
| [[AP Biology|Biology]]
| 239,470
| 64.4
| 3.04
|-
| [[AP Calculus#AP Calculus AB|Calculus AB]]
| 273,987
| 58.0
| 2.99
|-
| [[AP Calculus#AP Calculus BC|Calculus BC]]
| 135,458
| 78.5
| 3.75
|- 
| [[AP Chemistry|Chemistry]]
| 139,448
| 75.1
| 3.26
|- 
| [[AP Chinese Language and Culture|Chinese Language and Culture]]
| 16,495
| 88.4
| 4.09
|-
| [[AP Comparative Government and Politics|Comparative Government and Politics]]
| 23,611
| 70.8
| 3.14
|- 
| [[AP Computer Science A|Computer Science A]]
| 94,438
| 68.0
| 3.21
|-
| [[AP Computer Science Principles|Computer Science Principles]]
| 164,505
| 78.5
| 3.75
|- 
| [[AP Studio Art#AP Studio Art Drawing|Drawing]]
| 22,555
| 84.8
| 3.47
|-
| [[AP English Language and Composition|English Language and Composition]]
| 562,328
| 56.1
| 2.82
|- 
| [[AP English Literature and Composition|English Literature and Composition]]
| 356,043
| 77.2
| 3.26
|- 
| [[AP Environmental Science|Environmental Science]]
| 209,757
| 53.7
| 2.79
|- 
| [[AP European History|European History]]
| 81,788
| 59.4
| 2.95
|- 
| [[AP French Language and Culture|French Language and Culture]]
| 18,655
| 74.7
| 3.21
|- 
| [[AP German Language and Culture|German Language and Culture]]
| 4,375
| 68
| 3.20
|- 
| [[AP Human Geography|Human Geography]]
| 247,043
| 54.4
| 2.75
|- 
| [[AP Italian Language and Culture|Italian Language and Culture]]
| 2,034
| 72.9
| 3.32
|- 
| [[AP Japanese Language and Culture|Japanese Language and Culture]]
| 3,089
| 76.9
| 3.72
|- 
| [[AP Latin|Latin]]
| 4,533
| 56.7
| 2.79
|- 
| [[AP Macroeconomics|Macroeconomics]]
| 148,836
| 64.7
| 3.08
|-
| [[AP Microeconomics|Microeconomics]]
| 94,772
| 68.0
| 3.25
|- 
| [[AP Music Theory|Music Theory]]
| 17,834
| 60.7
| 3.02
|- 
| [[AP Physics 1|Physics 1: Algebra-Based]]
| 159,582
| 45.6
| 2.55
|-
| [[AP Physics 2|Physics 2: Algebra-Based]]
| 20,453
| 69.8
| 3.15
|-
| [[AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism|Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism]]
| 24,179
| 70.2
| 3.49
|-
| [[AP Physics C: Mechanics|Physics C: Mechanics]]
| 55,602
| 73.5
| 3.40
|-
| [[AP Psychology|Psychology]]
| 321,329
| 59.6
| 2.89
|-
| [[AP Capstone#AP Research|Research]]
| 28,402
| 84.4
| 3.34
|-
| [[AP Capstone#AP Seminar|Seminar]]
| 73,334
| 85.0
| 3.24
|- 
| [[AP Spanish Language and Culture|Spanish Language and Culture]]
| 164,434
| 83.8
| 3.60
|- 
| [[AP Spanish Literature and Culture|Spanish Literature and Culture]]
| 22,860
| 67.4
| 2.98
|- 
| [[AP Statistics|Statistics]]
| 242,929
| 60.0
| 2.89
|- 
| [[AP United States History|United States History]]
| 467,975
| 47.5
| 2.54
|- 
| [[AP United States Government and Politics|United States Government and Politics]]
| 329,132
| 49.2
| 2.59
|- 
| [[AP World History|World History]]
| 350,353
| 64.7
| 3.04
|-
!style="text-align: left;"|'''Total'''
!style="text-align: left;"|'''5,197,601'''
!style="text-align: left;"|'''*'''
!style="text-align: left;"|'''*'''
|}

The College Board estimates that about 2/3 of students enrolled in an AP course take the course's AP test.<ref name="College Board, 2001">{{cite book|last1=College Board|title=Access to excellence: A report of the commission on the future of the Advanced Placement Program|url=http://research.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/publications/2012/7/misc2001-2-future-advanced-placement.pdf|publisher=Author|access-date=January 12, 2017|date=2000-11-30|archive-date=August 17, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817071458/https://research.collegeboard.org/sites/default/files/publications/2012/7/misc2001-2-future-advanced-placement.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> On the other hand, a study of University of California system students found that only about 55% to 60% of AP students took their course's exam.<ref name="Geiser & Santelices, 2004">{{cite web|last1=Geiser|first1=Saul|last2=Santelices|first2=Veronica|title=The role of Advanced Placement and honors courses in college admissions|url=http://www.cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/role-advanced-placement-and-honors-courses-college-admissions|publisher=Center for Studies in Higher Education, University of California|access-date=January 12, 2017|archive-date=January 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170116144116/http://www.cshe.berkeley.edu/publications/role-advanced-placement-and-honors-courses-college-admissions|url-status=live}}</ref>

One 2014 study of math and science AP courses showed that participation rates were 52.7% for AP Chemistry, 53.6% for AP Physics, 57.7% for AP Biology, and 77.4% for AP Calculus.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Sadler|first1=P. M.|last2=Sonnert|first2=G.|last3=Hazari|first3=Z.|last4=Tai|first4=R.|title=The role of advanced high school coursework in increasing STEM career interest|journal=Science Educator|year=2014|volume=23|page=6}}</ref> A 2017 study found similar participation rates (49.5% for AP Chemistry, 52.3% for AP Physics, 54.5% for Biology, and 68.9% for Calculus). History exams were found to have slightly higher participation rates (57.9% for AP European History, 58.5% for AP World History, and 62.8% for AP U.S. History), and 65.4% of AP English students took either the AP English Language or AP English Literature exam. This study found that for "core AP subjects (i.e., no arts or language subjects)", the overall test participation rate was 60.8%.<ref name="dx.doi.org">{{cite journal|last1=Warne|first1=R. T.|title=Research on the academic benefits of the Advanced Placement Program: Taking stock and looking forward |journal=SAGE Open|year=2017|volume=7|issue=1|page=9|doi=10.1177/2158244016682996|doi-access=free}}</ref>

In February 2014 College Board released data from the previous ten years of AP exams. College Board found that 33.2% of public high school graduates from the class of 2013 had taken an AP exam, compared to 18.9% in 2003. In 2013 20.1% of graduates who had taken an AP test achieved a 3 or higher compared to 12.2% in 2003.