AP Microeconomics pass rate and score distribution
In May 2025, 68.2% of AP Microeconomics students scored 3 or higher. The mean score was 3.24 out of 5.
Students in May 2025
117,548
Scored 3 or higher
68.2%
Scored 5
21.6%
Mean score
3.24
The May 2025 distribution
A 5: 21.6% (25,334 students)
A 4: 24.0% (28,210 students)
A 3: 22.6% (26,592 students)
A 2: 20.3% (23,843 students)
A 1: 11.5% (13,569 students)
What counts as passing
College Board does not call any score a pass. Many US colleges grant credit or advanced placement for scores of 3 and above, and each college decides which scores it accepts. Check the colleges on your list.
How a score is made
Section I is two thirds of the exam score and Section II a third, and College Board reports the result on the 1 to 5 scale. Our practice exams report questions right and points earned, never an AP score.
Try 2 questions
Question 1
Maya left a job paying 90,000 dollars a year to run her own design studio. In its first year the studio earned revenue of 300,000 dollars and paid 220,000 dollars for rent, wages and materials. What was the studio's economic profit or loss?
Question 2
A firm's last worker adds 30 units of output at a wage of 10 dollars, and its last machine adds 40 units at a rental price of 20 dollars. How can the firm produce its current output at a lower cost?