AP Macroeconomics score calculator

How is the AP Macroeconomics exam scored? 60 multiple-choice questions (66.7%) and free response out of 20 (33.3%).

Estimated AP Macroeconomics score

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  • 579%+

Your result

Find your weakest AP Macroeconomics unit

A worked example

Each part counts its share of the maximum times its weight. These example marks give a composite of 65.0 out of 100, an estimated 3.

PartMarksWeightPoints
Multiple choice right39 of 6066.6667%43.3
Free-response points, all three13 of 2033.3333%21.7
Composite100%65.0

The cut points come from College Board's 2012 released AP Macroeconomics scoring worksheet, as a share of its maximum: 78.9% for a 5, 65.6% for a 4, 56.7% for a 3 and 45.6% for a 2. Real cut points move a little each year.

Questions people ask

How is the AP Macroeconomics exam scored?

60 multiple-choice questions (66.7%) and free response out of 20 (33.3%). The parts are weighted into one composite out of 100, and College Board sets the composite each score from 1 to 5 needs.

What do you need for a 5 on AP Macroeconomics?

About 79% of the composite on our estimate. Spread evenly, that is 48 of 60 multiple choice and 16 of 20 free-response points.

When is the AP Macroeconomics exam in 2027?

Friday, May 7, 2027, 12 p.m. local time for most US schools. Scores come out in July.

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How we work this out

What it does

Enter your AP Macroeconomics practice scores and get your AP score.

The May 2027 AP Exams: AP Macroeconomics, 60 multiple-choice questions (66.7%) and free response out of 20 (33.3%).

Method

  1. Your composite is each part's share of its maximum times College Board's published weight for that part, added up out of 100.
  2. Cut points are College Board's released 2012 AP Macroeconomics scoring worksheet, turned into a share of the worksheet's maximum: 79% for a 5, 66% for a 4 and 57% for a 3.
  3. Your score is the highest score whose cut point your composite reaches. The line under it is the fewest extra marks on one part that would reach the next score.

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