Score Reports and Services for Colleges
New Online Score Reports Portal
AP Higher Ed Score Reports, a new online portal for viewing and downloading AP score reports sent to colleges, universities, and scholarship institutions, will be made available starting in the fall of 2024.
The new portal is user-friendly and doesn't require technical expertise to set up and access.
What You’ll Need To Do
Initial access will be invite only, and invitations with access instructions will be sent on a rolling basis. We’ll send invitations to institutions receiving only paper score reports first.
If your institution is currently receiving only paper reports:
- Make sure your institution’s contact information is up to date so you don't miss critical information and updates. Access instructions will be sent to the contacts on file on a rolling basis.
- Create a College Board Professional account if you don’t already have one. With an account set up, you’ll be able to start viewing your students’ AP score reports when your access instructions arrive.
If your institution is currently receiving internet delivery via encrypted files:
- Your score reports won’t be impacted by the discontinuation of paper score reports. You’ll continue to receive your electronic files with no disruption.
- We’ll provide more details about how and when your institution can transition to the new AP Higher Ed Score Reports portal in 2025.
Download Our Guide
Review this guide (.pdf) with your registrar, admissions, and IT/operations staff or your student information system vendor to learn more about the new AP Higher Ed Score Reports portal.
Internet Delivery via Encrypted Files
Previously, colleges and universities could choose to participate in internet delivery of electronic score reports in addition to or in lieu of paper delivery.
This option is only available to institutions already enrolled in it.
How It Works
- Electronic score reports are delivered via encrypted files using an anonymous server.
- After scores are processed, the electronic score report is placed on the server, triggering an email informing schools that data are available for download.
- The email contains an internet address that can then be accessed to collect, save, and process the data.
- Score reporting for the 2025 exam administration will start in July.
Format and Software Requirements
- Scores are available in a non-delimited flat-file format (ASCII).
- Specific software is required—either PGP Desktop Professional 2.6.2 and higher, or GnuPG 2.0 and higher.
- Software needs to be a supported version that can create the 2048-bit RSA key required to receive AP score data electronically.
Review the information and resources below with your IT/operations staff or student information system vendor to ensure you’re able to receive and interpret the electronic files.
Contact Us
For questions about internet delivery of scores via encrypted files, contact AP Code Control at 866-609-2447 (option 3) or email [email protected].
FAQ
Why are you discontinuing paper delivery of AP score reports?
Online delivery of AP score reports is faster, more environmentally friendly, and unaffected by external factors such as postal service delays.
Will any AP score reports be sent in paper format after this change?
After this change, a small number of AP score reports may still be sent via paper delivery if they are archived—that is, if the scores are from 2017 exams or earlier.
Is the new portal the same site my institution uses to access PSAT-related assessment and SAT score reports?
No. The AP Higher Ed Score Reports portal is a different site, and access will be granted separately.
If you already have a College Board professional account to manage PSAT-related assessment or SAT score reports or other College Board services, you’ll be able to use the same account. You do not need to create a new account.
However, your account will need to be granted access specifically for AP score reports.
Can more than one person at my institution access the new portal?
Access can be granted to more than one person at your institution. For example, you may want people in your registrar, admissions, student records, IT, operations, or other departments to have access.
I manage AP score reports for more than one campus in my university system. Will I be able to access scores for each of my campuses on the new portal?
Yes. If you have different college codes assigned for each of your campuses, you can get access to each campus in the new AP Higher Ed Score Reports portal.
What formats will the score reports be available in on the new portal?
Institutions will have the option to download score reports from the AP Higher Ed Score Reports portal via a non-encrypted TXT file and as a print-friendly PDF. All data elements currently on the paper score reports will be included in the new PDF score report.
If your institution already receives encrypted electronic score reports via internet delivery, this is the same layout you’ve been receiving. However, with the new portal, you won’t need to decrypt the file.
Will I be able to search for and access an individual student’s scores in the new portal?
Yes. You will be able to search and download a PDF score report for any student who has chosen to send their scores to your institution since June 28, 2023.
How will I know when a new file or score report is available in the new portal?
On weekdays, all active users of the new portal will get daily email notifications to alert them of score reports made available to their institution in the previous 24 hours. Note that on the new portal score reports are updated throughout the day, and most score reports will made be available to your institution within 24 hours of when the student placed the order.
What changes to the score reports were made in May 2024?
In response to changes in the data privacy landscape, we needed to revise the content of AP score reports in May 2024. The layout of the electronic and paper score reports remains the same, but certain fields (listed in the table below) will always be blank.
The remaining fields remain populated at the same number and location in the electronic file. These include fields critical for identifying and matching students and for granting credit and placement: the student’s name, date of birth, address, gender, AP ID, and most recent high school information. (AP score reports remain cumulative, and include all scores and awards earned by the student throughout their entire AP Exam-taking career.)
Students will still be able to send their AP scores through their College Board accounts, and your institution may still use data from these score reports for application support, recruitment, and outreach.
| Field Name | Number in Electronic File | Location in Electronic File | Status in Electronic File |
|---|---|---|---|
| Educational Level | 14 | 157 | Blank starting May 2024. This field is no longer reported on paper score reports. |
| Expected College Entrance | 15 | 158-160 | Already blank |
| Student Search | 17 | 162 | Blank starting May 2024 |
| Best Language | 18 | 163 | Already blank |
| Applying for Sophomore Standing | 19 | 164 | Already blank |
| Previous AI Year | 21 | 173-174, 181-182 | Blank starting May 2024 |
| Previous AI Code | 22 | 175-180, 183-188 | Blank starting May 2024 |
| Exam Suppression Flag | 48 | 548 (repeats for each set of exam scores) | Already blank |
| Class Section Code | 49 | 549 (repeats for each set of exam scores) | Already blank |
| Service Type | 54 | 887-888 | Blank starting May 2024 |
| Service Code | 55 | 889-892 | Blank starting May 2024 |
| Ordering Institution Key | 56 | 893-900 | Blank starting May 2024 |
| Race/Ethnicity Student Response; | 57 | 901-911 | Blank starting May 2024 |
| Derived Aggregate Race Ethnicity | 59 | 934-935 | Blank starting May 2024 |
Two new AP Exams were also reported to institutions starting July 2024:
- AP Precalculus: This will appear as exam code 65 in the electronic score report.
- AP African American Studies: This will appear as exam code 10 in the electronic score report.
Please review the summary of changes (.pdf) and updated student data record layout (.pdf) with your IT/operations staff or student information system vendor.
My institution no longer wants to receive AP score reports. How do I turn this off?
Here’s how to submit this change:
- Go to the Score Send Code Request Form.
- You will be required to create a separate account, different from a College Board professional account, to submit changes for your organization.
- Once you are signed in, search for your organization, then click on Update.
- On the following page, uncheck the AP checkbox under Program Scores Accepted and save your changes.
Update requests must be submitted by an authorized user. Authorized users are full-time employees listed in the staff directory on your institution’s website.
Requests may take several weeks to review and process.
How do I update my institution’s name and address information?
To update your institution’s name or address, go to the Score Send Code Request Form. Note that you will be required to create a separate account, different from a College Board professional account, to submit changes for your organization.
Update requests must be submitted by an authorized user. Authorized users are full-time employees listed in the staff directory on your institution's website.
I’m having trouble creating or logging in to my College Board professional account. Where can I find help?
Please refer to the frequently asked questions at Professional Account Help.
Which courses’ names changed in 2019-20, and how does this impact how my institution may grant credit or placement for those courses?
Starting with the 2020 AP Exam administration, the following courses were renamed:
- AP Drawing was previously known as AP Studio Art: Drawing.
- AP 2-D Art and Design was previously known as AP Studio Art: 2-D Design.
- AP 3-D Art and Design was previously known as AP Studio Art: 3-D Design.
- AP World History: Modern was previously known as AP World History.
The exam codes for these subjects did not change.
Starting in the 2019-20 school year, AP World History changed both course coverage and exam name, while keeping the same exam code (93) in electronic score reports. AP World History: Modern (associated with a 2020 or later exam) covers content beginning in 1200 CE, while AP World History (associated with a 2019 or earlier exam) covers content beginning with the Paleolithic Era.
When processing AP scores for these exams please make sure to account for the administration year in which the exam was taken to appropriately assign credit and determine placement for students, as they will both appear with the same exam code (93) on electronic score reports and the same exam name (AP World History: Modern) on paper score reports.