AP® US History Score Calculator 2027
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Weights College Board course description, read Nov 12, 2026Exam Fri May 7, 2027Score lines our estimate from 2026 results
Method and sources
How this estimate is made, and how sure it is.
- Section weights and question countsAP® US History exam page and Course and Exam Description, College Boardread Nov 12, 2026
- Free-response points: SAQ 1 3, SAQ 2 3, SAQ 3 3, DBQ 7, LEQ 6AP® US History 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® US History score lines rose by 4.1 to 4.2 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: Fri May 7, 2027AP® Exam dates, College Boardread Nov 12, 2026
- Changed for 2027All three short answers and one long essay are required; there are no choices between questions. College Board says the scoring rubrics are unchanged.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® US History is untested against a released College Board chart, 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: The 2024 and 2025 free-response statistics behind our score lines come from exams that still had choices between questions.
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.
AP® US History score questions
facts checked on Nov 12, 2026
How is the AP® US History exam scored?
Your composite out of 100 adds up these parts: 55 multiple-choice questions (40%), short answer: 3, all required (20%), document-based question (25%) and long essay (15%). Each part counts its raw points times its weight; the composite is then compared with the score lines.
How many points is the DBQ out of?
The DBQ is scored on a 7-point rubric and the LEQ on a 6-point rubric; each short-answer question is worth 3 points (2026 scoring guidelines, College Board).
What composite do I need for a 5 in APUSH?
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 79.8 of 100 and the 4 line at 55.9, give or take 11.5 and 5.5 points.
How many students scored a 5 in AP® US History in 2026?
14% scored a 5 and 74% scored 3 or higher in 2026, by College Board’s published shares (whole numbers so far). In 2025 it was 14.2% and 73.7%.
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.