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AP Calculus AB Score Calculator

Enter your points from a Calculus AB practice test to predict your 1–5 score. A 5 takes about 63 of 100 points.

How the AP Calculus AB exam is scored

The exam is 3 hours and 10 minutes long. Multiple choice (42 questions) is 50% of your score and free response is 50%. The free response has six questions worth 9 points each. Each part is scaled by its weight and added into a composite out of 100, which is then converted to a score from 1 to 5.

What does it take to get a 5?

About 63 of 100 composite points, by our estimate. One way to get there is roughly 27 of 42 multiple choice questions right and 35 of 54 free-response points. A 4 takes about 51 points and a 3 about 40. In 2026, 20% of students earned a 5 and 65% earned a 3 or higher.

Where students lose points

Free response is half the score: six questions at 9 points each, two of them with a calculator. Graders give credit for setup, so write the integral or derivative you are evaluating even when the calculator does the work. Missing units and missing justification ("because f' changes from positive to negative") are where most points drop.

Course

3 hr 10 min · 42 MCQ (100 min: 29 no-calc + 13 calc) + 6 FRQ (90 min: 2 calc + 4 no-calc). A 5 takes about 63 of 100 points, a 4 about 51, and a 3 about 40.

Section I: Multiple choice

50% of score
29 questions
/ 29
13 questions
/ 13

Section II: Free response

50% of score
9 points
/ 9
9 points
/ 9
9 points
/ 9
9 points
/ 9
9 points
/ 9
9 points
/ 9
3
Predicted AP Score

Solid. A little more practice turns this into a 4.

Multiple Choice19
Free Response21
Total Score40/100

17% of Calculus AB students earned a 3 in 2026.

Practice

An estimate, not an official score. Cut scores change every year. AP® is a trademark of the College Board, which does not endorse this tool.

Where your score falls

How Calculus AB students spread across the composite in 2026.

At 40, you're ahead of about 30% of test takers.

You · 40
1
11%
2
24%
3
17%
4
28%
5
20%

Estimated curve built from the College Board's 2026 score distribution and our cut-score estimates.

Points needed for each score

563–100 of 100
451–62 of 100
340–50 of 100
233–39 of 100
10–32 of 100

Our estimate for AP Calculus AB. The College Board does not publish cut scores.

Calculus AB scores in 2026

520% of students
428% of students
317% of students
224% of students
111% of students

From the College Board's official score distributions.

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About the calculator

How the estimate works and how to use it

Enter the points you expect on each part of the exam. Each section is weighted the way the College Board weights it, added into a total out of 100, and compared with estimated cut scores for a 5, 4, 3, and 2.
It is an estimate. The College Board sets new cut scores every year and does not publish them. Ours are based on the estimates other AP score calculators publish, so your real score can land a point either side.
The College Board's official AP score distributions for the most recent exam year.
Grade a practice free response with its scoring guidelines, the way AP readers do. The College Board posts past free-response questions with their scoring guidelines on AP Central.
Most colleges give credit for a 3 or higher, and selective colleges often ask for a 4 or 5. Check your college's AP credit policy for the exact rule.
Usually in early July, after the May exams. You see them in your College Board account.