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AP Exam Fees

June 15, 2026, is the postmark deadline for exam payments to be submitted to the AP Program. Late payments incur a $225 late fee.

Payment is not due to College Board at the time of ordering. Schools determine when and how to collect and track exam payment. Students’ checks or money orders should be made payable to the school administering the exam, not to College Board. Visit Managing Fee Collection for information about exam fee collection processes.

NEW for 2025-26: Beginning in 2025-26, the cost of AP Capstone™ Seminar and Research Exams is now the same as all other AP Exams.

Exam Fees, Rebate, and Fee Reduction

Exam fee for on-time exam orders:

  • by November 14, 2025, for full-year and first-semester courses, and exam only sections
  • by March 13, 2026, for courses that start after November 14
  • $99 per exam including AP Capstone™ Seminar and Research, at schools in the U.S., U.S. territories, Canada, and all DoDEA schools
  • $129 per exam at schools everywhere else (Note: Fees may vary for exams at College Board–authorized test centers outside the U.S.)

 

School rebate

 

$9 per exam

 

College Board fee reduction for eligible students

 

$37 per exam

Fees may apply to exams ordered after the November 14 final ordering deadline.

Other Fees

Late order fee

Additional fee applied to each exam ordered between November 15, 2025, and March 13, 2026, 11:59 p.m. ET

$40 per exam in addition to base exam fee.

(Note: This fee won’t apply to exams for courses that start after the November 14 final ordering deadline—for example, second-semester or spring block courses—and exams for students who transfer to your school.)

 

Unused/canceled exam fee

$40 per exam for:

  • Exams canceled in AP Registration and Ordering after November 14 and by March 13 (11:59 p.m. ET)
  • Exams that aren't taken and are indicated as unused in AP Registration and Ordering before the school's invoice is generated. (Invoices are generated after late testing ends.)

The original exam fee is removed from the invoice.

 

Late-testing fee

$40 per exam in addition to base exam fee as applicable for late-testing exams.

(Note: Most reasons for late testing don’t incur an additional late-testing fee. Review the late-testing policies for details.)

AP Exam Fee Reduction

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