2023-24 Federal and State AP Exam Fee Assistance

Provided funds are available, the Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) will reimburse public schools: 

• $53 per AP Exam for eligible low-income, public school students qualifying for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions. 
  • Schools send payment of $53 per exam to College Board and then request reimbursement from the ALSDE. 
• $101 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam for eligible low-income, public school students qualifying for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam. 
  • Schools send payment of $101 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam to College Board and then request reimbursement from the ALSDE.  

Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. The final fee for all AP Exams, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, for a fee-reduced student is $0 after reimbursement.

What Schools Must Do  

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps. 

Before the exams: 

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.  
  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   
  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  
• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam. 
• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

After the exams: 

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering. 
• Send $53 to College Board for each AP Exam ($101 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam) per qualifying student. 
• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 
• To request reimbursement from the ALSDE, the school district's AP coordinator or designee must submit the following to ALSDE: 
  • A signed copy of the 2024 AP/IB Request for Payment Form 
  • A copy of the AP Exam Invoice: STATE Copy. The STATE copy of the AP Exam invoice will be available in AP Registration and Ordering for you to view, download, and print after the late-testing administration ends. 
  • The deadline for submission of these documents to the ALSDE is August 1, 2024. 
• Provided funds are available, ALSDE will reimburse school districts $53 per exam ($101 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam) per fee-reduced student. Schools must have paid College Board and the district AP coordinator/designee must have submitted copies of reimbursement forms and invoices and to the state in order to be reimbursed. 
• Reimbursements will be remitted to the central office of the school district. 

For more information, contact Dr. Michal G. Robinson, AP/IB Program Manager, Alabama State Department of Education, Instructional Services Section, P.O. Box 302101, Montgomery, AL 36130-2101; phone: 334-694-4768. 

The state of Alaska will not provide funding for low-income students' 2024 AP Exams. For information for schools and districts on federal funding options available to provide funding for AP Exams, visit Funding for Low-Income AP Students.

College Board provides a fee reduction of $36 per AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, for qualifying low-income students. Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions. 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams): $53 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Seminar and AP Research Exam: $101 

What Schools Must Do 

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps. 

Before the exams: 

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering. 

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster. 

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed. 

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam. 

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

After the exams: 

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering. 

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 

For public school students who qualify for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam, the state of Arizona will pay: 

• $53 per AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) 

• $101 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam 

Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. The final fee for any AP Exam (including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) for a public school, fee-reduced student is $0.  

What Schools Must Do

 Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps. 

Before the exams: 

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster. 

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam. 

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

After the exams: 

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering. 

• College Board will bill the Arizona Department of Education directly for $53 per AP Exam ($101 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam) per fee-reduced public school student. 

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for any payment due to College Board. 

• AP coordinators do not need to submit a copy of their invoice to the Arizona Department of Education. 

• For more information, contact Michelle Udall, Associate Superintendent, School Improvement, Arizona Department of Education, phone: 602-364-2811. 

The state of Arkansas will pay for AP Exams for public and homeschooled students who meet both of the following criteria: 1) complete an AP course taught by a teacher who meets Arkansas AP training requirements or is on an Additional Training Plan, and 2) take the corresponding AP Exam. For more information on the state rules, visit Arkansas Rules Governing Grading and Course Credit. 

Fee-reduced students are students who qualify for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions. For fee-reduced students in public and home schools, the state of Arkansas will pay: 

• $53 per AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams)
• $101 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam

Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. The final fee for any AP Exam (including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) for fee-reduced students is $0.

Standard-fee students are students who do not qualify for the College Board fee reduction. For standard-fee students in public and home schools, the state of Arkansas will pay:

• $89 per AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams)
• $137 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam

Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. The final fee for any AP Exam (including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) for standard-fee students is $0.

The state will not pay any late or unused exam fees associated with AP Exams.

What Schools Must Do

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.

Before the exams:

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering. 
  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.
  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.
• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.
• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

Arkansas public, homeschooled, and virtual school students must be enrolled in and complete the AP course to receive the state funding for their AP Exams:  

• Arkansas students will only receive the state subsidies for their AP Exams if they are enrolled in a class section in AP Registration and Ordering and complete the AP course with an appropriately trained teacher.
• Any public, homeschooled, or virtual school students who are not enrolled in a class section in AP Registration and Ordering will not have the Arkansas state subsidies applied for their exams. This means that the physical school where any unenrolled students take their exams will be charged rather than the state.
• Homeschooled students and students taking AP courses at a virtual provider such as Virtual Arkansas must be enrolled in AP Registration and Ordering in both the exam only section at the school where they'll be taking the exam and a class section for the corresponding course through their virtual provider. Virtual providers must ensure that their AP teachers enroll all their students in AP Registration and Ordering.
• Virtual and homeschooled students must also complete the course with an appropriately trained teacher to be eligible to receive the state subsidies for their exams. If a virtual or homeschooled student enrolled in a class section is no longer taking the AP course, you’ll need to drop the student from the class section. For more information on dropping or moving students from a class section, please refer to page 73 of the AP Coordinator's Manual, Part 1.
• For more information on enrolling virtual or homeschooled students, visit Homeschooled, Independent Study, and Virtual School Students and Students from Other Schools or see the AP Coordinator's Manual, Part 1.

After the exams: 

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.
• College Board will bill the state directly for its share of the qualifying students' AP Exam fees in each category.
• Send payment to College Board for any AP Exams taken by students who were not enrolled in or did not complete the corresponding AP course or any additional fees due. 
• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for any payment owed to College Board.
• You must provide a copy of your school's invoice to the Arkansas Department of Education by June 15, 2024.
  • Send a copy of your school's invoice to Krystal Nail, Program Director, Arkansas Department of Education by email to [email protected] or mail to Krystal Nail, Program Director, Arkansas Department of Education, Four Capitol Mall, Slot 28, Little Rock, AR 72201.
  • Even if your invoice shows a zero balance, you must submit a copy of your invoice to the Arkansas Department of Education to have your state funding properly credited. 

For more information, contact Krystal Nail, Program Director, Arkansas Department of Education, Division of Elementary and Secondary Education, Learning Services, Office of Gifted & Talented and Advanced Placement, Four Capitol Mall, Slot 28, Little Rock, AR 72201; phone: 501-682-4224; email: [email protected]. 

California’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

The Colorado Department of Education provides funding to districts for 2024 AP Exams taken by eligible low-income students in Colorado via a grant program. The Accelerated College Opportunity Exam Fee Grant Program is intended to increase the number of eligible students who take AP Exams and receive scores for which college academic credit is awarded by providing funds to high schools to pay all or a portion of AP Exam fees on behalf of eligible students. 

For more information on the grant program and instructions on how to apply, please visit the Colorado Department of Education website.  

College Board provides a fee reduction of $36 per AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, for qualifying low-income students. Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions. 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams): $53  

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Seminar and AP Research Exam: $101 

What Schools Must Do

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.  

Before the exams:  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.  

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET).   

After the exams:  

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.  

• Send $53 to College Board for each AP Exam ($101 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam) taken by fee-reduced students. 

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 

Connecticut’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Delaware's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

The District of Columbia’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Florida's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

The state of Georgia will provide funding for AP Exams for two categories of public school students: fee-reduced students and standard-fee students. 

Fee-reduced students are students who qualify for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions. Schools/districts receiving Community Eligibility Program (CEP) funds cannot use this designation as a determining factor for low-income students. Instead, each individual student's eligibility will have to be determined using the criteria outlined on the AP Exam Fee Reductions page. 

For fee-reduced students in public schools, the state of Georgia will pay $53 for one AP Exam in any subject (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams). Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. 

• Final fee for qualifying low-income students for one AP Exam in any subject (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams): $0.  

Standard-fee students are students who do not qualify for the College Board fee reduction. For standard-fee students in public schools, the state of Georgia will pay $89 per AP Exam for one AP Exam in STEM. The AP Exams included are the following:  

• AP Biology  

• AP Calculus AB  

• AP Calculus BC  

• AP Chemistry  

• AP Computer Science A  

• AP Computer Science Principles  

• AP Environmental Science  

• AP Physics 1: Algebra-Based  

• AP Physics 2: Algebra-Based  

• AP Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism  

• AP Physics C: Mechanics 

• AP Precalculus 

• AP Statistics  

Final fee for one AP Exam in STEM for standard-fee students: $0 (or $9 if a school does not forgo their $9 rebate).  

What Schools Must Do

 Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.  

Before the exams:  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

  • Once a student’s fee reduction status is marked as reduced fee or left as standard in AP Registration and Ordering, the Georgia state subsidies will automatically be calculated and applied for any eligible exams.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET).   

After the exams: 

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.  

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for any payment due to College Board.  

• College Board will bill the Georgia Department of Education (GaDOE) directly for its share of the qualifying students' AP Exam fees.  

• AP coordinators do not need to submit a copy of your school’s invoice to the GaDOE.   

For more information, contact Mary Jean Banter in the College Readiness and Talent Development division at the Georgia Department of Education. 

Hawaii's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

The state of Idaho will reimburse school districts for 2024 AP Exams via the state’s Advanced Opportunities program. Idaho students can utilize Advanced Opportunities to pay for a variety of college-credit bearing or professional technical exams, including AP Exams. For more information, visit the Idaho State Department of Education’s Advanced Opportunities website. 

For information for schools and districts on federal funding options available to provide funding for AP Exams, visit Funding for Low-Income AP Students.

College Board provides a fee reduction of $36 per AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, for qualifying low-income students. Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions. 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams): $53  

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Seminar Exam and each AP Research Exam: $101   

What Schools Must Do  

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.  

AP Exam Ordering Deadlines  

• AP Exam orders must be submitted in AP Registration and Ordering by these deadlines:  

• October 4, 2023: Preferred ordering deadline  

• November 15, 2023, 11:59 p.m. ET: Final ordering deadline. Exams ordered after this date will incur an additional $40 per exam late order fee, with some exceptions (late order fees are not covered by Idaho’s Advanced Opportunity funding).  

• March 15, 2024, 11:59 p.m. ET: Spring course orders and fall order changes deadline (fees may apply to changes made to fall orders).  

• For more information about AP Exam ordering and fees, go to Ordering Exam Materials. 

Indicate Student Fee Reduction Status  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.  

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

Submit Advanced Opportunities Requests  

• Submit exam requests to the Idaho State Department of Education. Approve/enter exam requests in the Advanced Opportunities portal for any students who will be using Advanced Opportunities dollars to pay for the exam fee.  

• For full-year courses, it’s preferred that requests be made in the spring semester (January/February access window). For semester-long courses, it’s preferred that the request for reimbursement be made in the semester in which the student plans to take the course. Schools will not receive invoices from College Board until the end of May 2024, which is around the same timeframe for spring reimbursements from Advanced Opportunities.  

• For fee-reduced students, make sure to enter and edit the request amount for the reduced amount of $53 per AP Exam or $101 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam. For standard-fee students, enter the request for the full exam fee of $98 per AP Exam or $146 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam.  

Submit Payment to College Board  

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.  

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board.  

For further information, please contact Brock Astle, Advanced Opportunities Coordinator, Idaho State Department of Education; phone: (208) 332-6944.

Illinois’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) continues to support Indiana students through Advanced Placement (AP) Exam funding in partnership with College Board.

IDOE Guidance regarding this funding is detailed in this memo.

The cost for exams not covered in the IDOE memo during the 2023-24 school year are:

• Standard-fee students who do not qualify for the College Board fee reduction:
  • $89 per AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams)
  • $137 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam
• Fee-reduced students who qualify for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam (visit AP Exam Fee Reductions for eligibility criteria):
  • $53 per AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams)
  • $101 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam

*Note: College Board’s standard fee for each 2024 AP Exam is $98 per exam ($146 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam). The exam fee includes a $9 rebate per exam that schools can retain to offset exam administration costs. Schools are expected to forgo their $9 rebate for fee-reduced students. It remains a school-level decision whether to keep or forgo the $9 per exam school rebate from standard-fee students.

What Schools Must Do

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.

Before the exams:

Indicate Student Fee Reduction Status

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.
  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.  
  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.
  • Once a student's fee reduction status is checked as either reduced or left as standard, the Indiana state subsidies will automatically be calculated and applied for qualifying exams.
• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.
• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET).

Specific Instructions for Virtual School Students

• Indiana students taking AP courses at a virtual school must be enrolled in AP Registration and Ordering in both the exam only section at the school where they'll be taking the exam and a class section for the corresponding course through their virtual school.  
• AP teachers at virtual schools need to ensure their students are enrolled in their class sections (students join class sections through My AP).
• For more information on enrolling virtual school students, visit Homeschooled, Independent Study, and Virtual School Students and Students from Other Schools or see the AP Coordinator's Manual, Part 1.

 After the exams:

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.
• College Board will bill IDOE directly for its share of any eligible AP Exam fees.
• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for any payment due to College Board.
• AP coordinators do not need to send a copy of their invoice to IDOE.

For questions and more information, contact Whitney Coake, Director, K12 State and District Partnerships, email: [email protected]

In Iowa, fiscal decisions including funding for AP Exams using ESSA's Title IV, Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants will be determined at the local level. For information for schools and districts on federal funding options available to provide funding for AP Exams, visit Funding for Low-Income AP Students.  

College Board provides a fee reduction of $36 per AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, for qualifying low-income students. Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions.  

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams): $53  

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Seminar and AP Research Exam: $101 

What Schools Must Do 

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.  

Before the exams:  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.  

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET).  

After the exams:  

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering. 

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 

Kansas’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Kentucky's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Louisiana's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

The state of Maine will not provide funding for low-income students' 2024 AP Exams. For information for schools and districts on federal funding options available to provide funding for AP Exams, visit Funding for Low-Income AP Students. 

College Board provides a fee reduction of $36 per AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, for qualifying low-income students. Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions. 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams): $53  

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Seminar and AP Research Exam: $101   

What Schools Must Do

 Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.  

Before the exams:  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET).  

After the exams:  

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.  

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 

College Board provides a fee reduction of $36 per AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, for qualifying low-income students. Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions. 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams): $53 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Seminar and AP Research Exam: $101 

What Schools Must Do
Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps. 

Before the exams: 

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering. 

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster. 

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed. 

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam. 

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

After the exams: 

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering. 

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 

For all public school students* who qualify for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam, the state of Massachusetts will pay College Board directly: 

• $38 per AP Exam, except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams 

• $86 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam 

Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. The final fee for fee-reduced students for any AP Exam (including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) will be $15 per exam. 

*Note: The MA state subsidies do not apply to low-income students participating in virtual STEM AP courses through the STEM AP Access Expansion Opportunity (SAPAO) grant, as the exam fees are already fully covered through that grant.

What Schools Must Do

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps. 

Before the exams: 

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering. 

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.  

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed. 

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam. 

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

After the exams: 

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print the invoice through AP Registration and Ordering. 

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 

• College Board will bill the state directly for $38 per each AP Exam, or $86 per each AP Seminar Exam and each AP Research Exam, qualifying for the Massachusetts state subsidy. 

• To assist the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (MA DESE) with billing, the MA state subsidies will be categorized as follows on your invoice (as applicable): 

  • MA subsidy for fee-reduced students (STEM) 

  • MA subsidy for fee-reduced students (ELA) 

  • MA subsidy for fee-reduced students (other subjects) 

  • MA subsidy for fee-reduced students (Capstone) 

• AP coordinators must submit a copy of their invoice to MA DESE by June 15, 2024, by emailing it to Meto Raha with “AP Fee Subsidy 2023-2024” in the subject line. 

• For more information, visit the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education website, or contact Meto Raha, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, phone: 781-338-3548. 

For public and non-public school students who qualify for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam, the state of Michigan will pay: 

• $48 per AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) 
• $96 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam  

Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. The final fee for any AP Exam (including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) for a fee-reduced student is $5. 

What Schools Must Do

 Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.  

Before the exams:  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.  

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than  April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

After the exams:  

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.  

• College Board will bill the state directly for $48 per AP Exam ($96 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam) per fee-reduced student.  

• Send $5 to the AP Program for each AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, taken by fee-reduced students. 

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 

• AP coordinators must submit a copy of their invoice to the Michigan Department of Education. Email a PDF copy of your school's invoice to Jeff McNeal by June 15, 2024.  

More information can be found on the Michigan Department of Education AP website or by contacting Jeff McNeal, Michigan Department of Education, 608 West Allegan Street, P.O. Box 30008, Lansing, MI 48909; phone: 517-241-6958. 

Minnesota's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Mississippi’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Missouri's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Montana's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Nebraska’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Nevada’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

New Hampshire's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

For public and non-public school students who qualify for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam, the state of New Jersey will pay: 

• $45 per AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams)  

• $93 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam 

Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. The final fee for any AP Exam (including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) for a fee-reduced student is $8. 

What Schools Must Do  

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.  

Before the exams:  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering. 

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET).   

After the exams: 

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.  

• College Board will bill the New Jersey Department of Education directly for $45 per AP Exam ($93 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam) per fee-reduced student. 

• Send $8 to College Board for each AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, taken by fee-reduced students.  

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board.  

• Schools/districts do not need to send copies of their invoices to the New Jersey Department of Education. 

For questions and more information, contact the New Jersey Department of Education at [email protected]. 

New Mexico's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

For public and non-public school students who qualify for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam, the state of New York will pay: 

• $33 per AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams)
• $81 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam

Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. The final fee for any AP Exam (including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) for a fee-reduced student is $20. 

What Schools Must Do 

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps. 

Before the exams: 

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering. 
  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.
  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed. 
• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam. 
• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

After the exams: 

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering. 
• Send $20 to College Board for each AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, taken by fee-reduced students.
• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board.
• College Board will bill the New York State Education Department (NYSED) directly for $33 per AP Exam ($81 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam) per fee-reduced student.
• AP coordinators do not need to send a copy of their invoice to NYSED. 

North Carolina's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

North Dakota’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

For public and non-public school students qualifying for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam, the state of Ohio will pay: 

• $53 per AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams)  

• $101 per AP Seminar and AP Research Exam 

Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. The final fee for any AP Exam (including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) for a fee-reduced student is $0.  

What Schools Must Do  

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.  

Before the exams:  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.  

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

After the exams:  

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.  

• College Board will bill the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce directly for $53 per AP Exam ($101 per AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam) per fee-reduced student. 

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 

• AP coordinators do not need to send a copy of their invoice to the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. 

For more information, contact Graham Wood, Director, Office of Graduate Success, Ohio Department of Education and Workforce, phone: 614-752-5070. 

Oklahoma's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Oregon’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania continues to support Pennsylvania students through Advanced Placement (AP) Exam funding in partnership with College Board.  

New this year: A maximum of two AP Exams per low-income student will be funded by the Pennsylvania Department of Education at $33 per exam. AP Seminar Exams and AP Research Exams taken by low-income students will also be funded at $81 per exam.   

For public and non-public school students qualifying for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam, the Pennsylvania Department of Education will pay College Board directly: 

• $33 per AP Exam for up to two AP Exams per low-income student. 

• $81 per exam for AP Seminar Exams and AP Research Exams taken by low-income students. 

Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. The final fee charged by College Board for up to two AP Exams, plus any AP Seminar Exams and AP Research Exams taken by qualifying low-income students, is $20 per exam. The final fee charged by College Board for any additional AP Exams taken by low-income students is $53 per exam. 

What Schools Must Do

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.  

Before the exams:  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.  

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET).   

After the exams:  

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering. 

• College Board will bill the Pennsylvania Department of Education directly for its share of any eligible AP Exam fees. 

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 

• It is not necessary to mail a copy of the invoice to the Pennsylvania Department of Education.  

For more information, contact Brian Campbell, Director, Bureau of Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction, Pennsylvania Department of Education. 

Rhode Island's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

South Carolina’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

The state of South Dakota will not provide funding for low-income students' 2024 AP Exams. For information for schools and districts on federal funding options available to provide funding for AP Exams, visit Funding for Low-Income AP Students.  

College Board provides a fee reduction of $36 per AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, for qualifying low-income students. Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions.  

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams): $53  

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Seminar Exam and each AP Research Exam: $101 

What Schools Must Do 

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps. 

Before the exams:  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering.  

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET).  

After the exams:  

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.  

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board.

Tennessee’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

For public school students who qualify for the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam, the Texas Education Agency (TEA) will pay $32 per AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams. Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams): $21 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Seminar and AP Research Exam: $69 

For eligibility criteria and procedures, including criteria for schools and districts participating in the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP), visit AP Exam Fee Reductions. Schools/districts receiving Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) or Title 1 funds must still determine each individual student's eligibility using the criteria outlined on the AP Exam Fee Reductions page. All students in Community Eligibility Provision and Title 1 schools and districts are not automatically eligible for the College Board and TEA AP Exam fee reductions.  

What Schools Must Do 

 Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps.  

Before the exams:  

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in   

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.   

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed.  

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam.  

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

Specific instructions for homeschooled students testing at public schools: 

• Homeschooled students testing at public schools in Texas are not eligible for the TEA subsidy of $32 per exam. The Texas state subsidies are only provided for students enrolled in public schools.  

• Homeschooled students who qualify are still eligible to receive the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam.  

• For each homeschooled student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.  

• The AP coordinator should then click on each homeschooled student’s name and check the box in the upper right-hand corner to “Exclude all from Subsidies.” 

• Once you’ve checked this box, the TEA subsidy of $32 per exam will be removed for all exams taken by the homeschooled student (the College Board fee reduction of $36 per exam will remain).  

• AP Exams taken by fee-reduced, homeschooled students will cost $53 per exam (or $101 per each AP Seminar Exam and AP Research Exam). 

After the exams:  

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering.  

• Send $21 to College Board for each AP Exam ($69 for each AP Seminar Exam and each AP Research Exam) taken by eligible fee-reduced students.  

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board. 

• College Board will bill TEA directly for $32 per AP Exam (including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams) per eligible fee-reduced student.  

• Do not submit a copy of your school's invoice to the TEA. The TEA does not require a copy. 

For more information, visit TEA's Advanced Academics website or email [email protected]. 

Utah’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Vermont's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

The state of Virginia will not provide funding for low-income students' 2024 AP Exams. For information for schools and districts on federal funding options available to provide funding for AP Exams, visit Funding for Low-Income AP Students. 

College Board provides a fee reduction of $36 per AP Exam, including AP Seminar and AP Research Exams, for qualifying low-income students. Schools are also expected to forgo their $9 rebate for these students. For eligibility criteria, visit AP Exam Fee Reductions. 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Exam (except AP Seminar and AP Research Exams): $53 

• Final AP Exam fee for fee-reduced students for each AP Seminar and AP Research Exam: $101 

What Schools Must Do 

Your school's AP coordinator must take the following steps. 

Before the exams: 

• For your invoice to accurately reflect any fee reductions, the AP coordinator must indicate the fee reduction status for each eligible student in AP Registration and Ordering. 

  • For each student who is eligible for the College Board fee reduction, check the box for Reduced Fee next to their name in the student roster.  

  • For students who aren't eligible for the fee reduction, no action is needed. 

• Fee reduction status is indicated only once per student, not for each exam. 

• A best practice is to indicate fee reduction status for each student by the time you submit your exam order. However, if you need more time to verify this information, you can update students' fee reduction status through AP Registration and Ordering after submitting your exam order, but no later than April 30, 2024 (11:59 p.m. ET). 

After the exams: 

• Your invoice is automatically generated in AP Registration and Ordering and emailed to you after the late-testing administration ends. At that point, you can also access and print your invoice through AP Registration and Ordering. 

• June 15, 2024, is the postmark deadline for payment due to College Board

Washington’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

West Virginia’s 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Wisconsin's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

Wyoming's 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.

The 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy for Schools in the U.S. Territories and Commonwealths is now available. View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.  

The 2025 AP Exam fee assistance policy for Schools Outside the U.S. is now available. Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.  View it on the Federal and State AP Exam Assistance page.