Getting AP Score Reports via Internet Delivery of Encrypted Files

Support for the encrypted file service ends in spring 2026. Institutions currently using this service are now invited to move to the new portal. If you haven’t been contacted by College Board, please reach out to us immediately at [email protected]. We must confirm your institution’s contact information to provide access instructions. Please avoid using files from both systems concurrently to prevent outdated data or missed records.

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 is available for download. The email will come from [email protected].  
• 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 started in July.
• The 2025 layout specification for the TXT fixed-width electronic file is available here. Both the new AP Higher Education Score Reports portal as well as the encrypted file via internet delivery share the same file layout. There are no changes from the 2024 version.

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 record layout specification and test file resources below with your IT/operations staff or student information system vendor to ensure you’re able to receive and interpret the electronic files.