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AP Psychology score calculator

How is the AP Psychology exam scored? 75 multiple-choice questions (66.7%) and free response out of 14 (33.3%).

Estimated AP Psychology score

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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 4.

PartMarksWeightPoints
Multiple choice right49 of 7566.6667%43.6
Free-response points, both questions9 of 1433.3333%21.4
Composite100%65.0

The cut points come from College Board's 2012 released AP Psychology scoring worksheet, as a share of its maximum: 74.7% for a 5, 62.7% for a 4, 52.7% for a 3 and 43.3% for a 2. Real cut points move a little each year.

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How is the AP Psychology exam scored?

75 multiple-choice questions (66.7%) and free response out of 14 (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 Psychology?

About 75% of the composite on our estimate. Spread evenly, that is 57 of 75 multiple choice and 11 of 14 free-response points.

When is the AP Psychology exam in 2027?

Friday, May 14, 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 Psychology practice scores and get your AP score.

The May 2027 AP Exams: AP Psychology, 75 multiple-choice questions (66.7%) and free response out of 14 (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 Psychology scoring worksheet, turned into a share of the worksheet's maximum: 75% for a 5, 63% for a 4 and 53% 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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