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AP® Physics C: Mechanics Score Calculator 2027

Enter your practice-test points. Your 1 to 5 updates as you type.

Weights College Board course description, read Nov 12, 2026Exam Mon May 3, 2027Score lines our estimate from 2026 results

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JavaScript is off, so your score will not update as you type. The formula to add it up by hand is under the last part.

Part 1: Multiple choice

42 questions · 50% of your score

counts as – of 50

No penalty for wrong answers.

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Changed for 2027 Multiple choice goes from 40 to 42 questions and from 80 to 85 minutes; free response from 100 to 95 minutes.

Part 2: Free response

4 questions · 40 points · 50%

counts as – of 50

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Your score updates as you type when JavaScript is on. Without it, add it up yourself: composite = Multiple choice questions right × 1.190 + Free response points × 1.250, then compare it with our estimated score lines from 2026 results: 5 from 76.0, 4 from 61.4, 3 from 46.9, 2 from 33.7.

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Method and sources

How this estimate is made, and how sure it is.

  • Section weights and question countsAP® Physics C: Mechanics exam page and Course and Exam Description, College Boardread Nov 12, 2026
  • Free-response points: Q1 10, Q2 12, Q3 10, Q4 8AP® Physics C: Mechanics 2026 scoring guidelines, College Boardread Nov 12, 2026
  • Score linesOur estimate: a curve placed by College Board’s 2026 score distribution. Its center comes from the 2024-25 free-response scoring statistics and the multiple-choice share measured on College Board’s released 2012-13 scoring charts. College Board does not publish cut scores.our model, fitted Nov 13, 2026
  • Method updated Nov 13, 2026Our model used to assume students score the same share of the multiple-choice points as of the free-response points. On all 7 released College Board charts we can check against that year’s free-response statistics, the multiple-choice share was higher (51% to 72% of points), so the model now uses the share measured there. Our AP® Physics C: Mechanics score lines rose by 5.2 points; every subject’s lines rose, most by about 4 to 5.5 points (all 4.1 to 9.2).our method notes, Nov 13, 2026
  • Exam date: Mon May 3, 2027AP® Exam dates, College Boardread Nov 12, 2026
  • Changed for 2027Multiple choice goes from 40 to 42 questions and from 80 to 85 minutes; free response from 100 to 95 minutes.read Nov 12, 2026
  • Past resultsScore distributions 2022-2026, College Boardread Nov 12, 2026
  • How sure this isWe check our method against College Board’s released 2012-13 scoring charts, which exist for 9 subjects. For 7 of them College Board’s free-response statistics from the same year also exist, so the whole method can be tested: predicting each chart from the others, our 28 score lines missed by a median of 2.5, a mean of 3.7 and at most 9.9 composite points. AP® Physics C: Mechanics is untested: College Board released a 2012 chart, but not that year’s free-response statistics our method needs, so this range is wider. We show 5 points around the 2 line, 5 around the 3, 5.5 around the 4 and 11.5 around the 5.from our method notes, Nov 13, 2026

Assumptions: College Board gives the free-response section's weight (50%) but not each question's share, so we weight each question by its points. That split is our assumption. Only one year of free-response statistics exists for the current format, so the score lines rest on less data.

Your composite is each part’s raw points times its weight, added up to 100. Score lines move every year because each exam version is equated, so near a line we show a range instead of one score.

Created by Saad DanishTested: engine and page checks on our test server, Nov 13, 2026Updated Nov 13, 2026

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How is the AP® Physics C: Mechanics exam scored?

Your composite out of 100 adds up these parts: 42 multiple-choice questions (50%) and free response (50%). Each part counts its raw points times its weight; the composite is then compared with the score lines.

What composite do I need for a 5 in AP® Physics C: Mechanics?

There is no fixed number: College Board doesn’t publish cut scores, and they move from year to year. Our estimate from the 2026 results puts the 5 line at 76.0 of 100 and the 4 line at 61.4, give or take 11.5 and 5.5 points.

How many students scored a 5 in AP® Physics C: Mechanics in 2026?

20% scored a 5 and 72% scored 3 or higher in 2026, by College Board’s published shares (whole numbers so far). In 2025 it was 21.7% and 73.2%.

Can I save my practice test result?

Yes. Copy link gives you a link that holds your points, for later or for your teacher. Nothing is stored on our side.