AP Data and Research

View archived reports that contain information about participation in the AP Program, performance on individual exams, changes in exam volume, and much more.

The AP Program compiles a vast amount of data each year on AP Exam participation, performance, and volume that can be used to compare exam takers worldwide. Available in both PDF and Excel formats, the reports include detailed data separated into categories that can be used to evaluate relative performance during a single school year or over a span of years.

Summary reports

The following reports provide a broad overview of AP Program participation. PDFs require Adobe Reader (latest version recommended).

Program Summary Report 2021 (.pdf/79 KB)
Program Summary Report 2021 (.xls/55 MB)
Annual AP Program Participation 1956-2021 (.pdf/36 KB)
Annual AP Program Participation 1956-2021 (.xls/1.5 MB)
AP Program Size and Increments 2002-2021 (.pdf/84 KB)
AP Program Size and Increments 2002-2021 (.xls/61 KB)

Score distributions

These reports include detailed information about which AP scores were earned.

Student Score Distributions 2021 (.pdf/92 KB)
Student Score Distributions 2021 (.xls/108 MB)
AP Score Distributions — All Subjects 2001-2021 (.pdf/74 KB)
AP Score Distributions — All Subjects 2001-2021 (.xls/44 KB)
AP Score Distributions for Specific Student Grade-Level Groups 2021 (.pdf/63 KB)
AP Score Distributions for Specific Student Grade-Level Groups 2021 (.xls/46 KB)

Exam volume

The reports below show how the AP Program has grown.

AP Exam Volume Changes (2011-2021) (.pdf/102 KB)
AP Exam Volume Changes (2011-2021) (.xls/104 KB)
AP Exam Volume by Region (2011-2021) (.pdf/119 KB)
AP Exam Volume by Region (2011-2021) (.xls/72.5 KB)
AP Student and Exam Volume Per School (2017-2021) (.pdf/110 KB)
AP Student and Exam Volume Per School (2017-2021) (.xls/58 KB)
Number of AP Exams Per Student 2021 (.pdf/157 KB)
Number of AP Exams Per Student 2021 (.doc/94 KB)
School Report of AP Exams: Grades 11 and 12 (2021) (.pdf/83 KB)
School Report of AP Exams: Grades 11 and 12 (2021) (.xls/54 KB)
School Report of AP Exams 2020-2021 (By State) (.pdf/107 KB)
School Report of AP Exams 2020-2021 (By State) (.xls/50 KB)
Number of Schools Offering AP Exams 2012-2021 (.pdf/78 KB)
Number of Schools Offering AP Exams 2012-2021 (.xls/106 KB)

Other information and data

These reports provide supplemental information.

New Analyses of AP Scores of 1 and 2, June 2021 (.pdf/708 KB)
Top Colleges and Universities Receiving the Most AP scores 2021 (.pdf/92.5 KB)
Top Colleges and Universities Receiving the Most AP scores 2021 (.xls/2.9 MB)
AP Reading Reader Participation 2012-2021 (.pdf/67.4 KB)
AP Reading Reader Participation 2012-2021 (.xls/52.5 KB)
AP Scholar Data 2021 (.pdf/167.8 KB)
AP Scholar Data 2021 (.xls/43.9 KB)

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