AP Precalculus pass rate and score distribution

In May 2025, 80.8% of AP Precalculus students scored 3 or higher. The mean score was 3.55 out of 5.

Students in May 2025	253,596
Scored 3 or higher	80.8%
Scored 5	28.1%
Mean score	3.55

The May 2025 distribution

A 5: 28.1% (71,321 students)
A 4: 25.8% (65,410 students)
A 3: 26.8% (68,054 students)
A 2: 11.2% (28,525 students)
A 1: 8.0% (20,286 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 62.5% of the exam score and Section II 37.5%, 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

The function

r

is given by

r(x)

= \dfrac{x^2 - 4x + 3}{x^2 - 1}

. The graph of

r

has a hole. What are the coordinates of the hole?

Question 2

A table with two columns, x and g of x. For x equal to 0, 2, 4 and 6, g of x is 3, 6, 12 and 24.
$x$	$g(x)$
0	3
2	6
4	12
6	24

The table gives values of the function

g

at selected values of

x

. Which of the following could be an expression for

g(x)

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College Board's 2025 score distributions

Questions people ask

What is the AP Precalculus pass rate?

80.8% of students scored 3 or higher in May 2025, the score many US colleges accept for credit.

What is the average AP Precalculus score?

3.55 in May 2025.

How many students take AP Precalculus?

253,596 students took the AP Precalculus exam in May 2025.