AP US History (APUSH)
40% MC + 20% SAQ + 25% DBQ + 15% LEQ. The most-taken AP history exam. Heavy reading and primary source analysis across nine chronological periods.
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AP History & Social Science Score Calculators
Project your AP score for any of the ten AP history or social science exams. Each calculator uses the latest section weights and historical composite cutoffs to map your raw performance to a 1-5 prediction.
AP World History: Modern
Same format as APUSH (40/20/25/15) but covers global history from 1200 CE to the present. Highest 3+ rate of any AP history exam (~62%).
Open calculatorAP European History
Same 40/20/25/15 split. Covers European history from 1450 to the present. Notoriously content-heavy — often considered the hardest AP history exam.
Open calculatorAP African American Studies
The newest AP exam, launched 2024-25. Combines on-paper FRQ + project. Interdisciplinary mix of history, literature, and political science.
Open calculatorAP US Government
50% MC + 50% FRQ across 55 multiple choice and 4 FRQs. Includes 9 required Supreme Court cases and 9 founding documents.
Open calculatorAP Comparative Government
50% MC + 50% FRQ. Compares the political systems of six countries: UK, Russia, China, Mexico, Iran, and Nigeria.
Open calculatorAP Human Geography
50% MC + 50% FRQ across 60 multiple choice and 3 FRQs. Often a freshman/sophomore entry point — lighter content load than other AP socials.
Open calculatorAP Psychology
67% MC + 33% FRQ across 100 multiple choice and 2 FRQs. One of the most popular AP exams — combines high volume with a high 3+ rate.
Open calculatorAP Macroeconomics
66% MC + 33% FRQ. Covers GDP, inflation, fiscal/monetary policy, and international trade. Often paired with Micro across two semesters.
Open calculatorAP Microeconomics
66% MC + 33% FRQ. Supply and demand, market structures, factor markets, and market failure. Sister exam to Macro.
Open calculatorPicking between AP history exams
The three big history exams (APUSH, World, Euro) all share the same 40/20/25/15 split — Multiple Choice, Short Answer (SAQ), Document-Based Question (DBQ), Long Essay (LEQ) — so the format isn't a differentiator. Pick based on content interest. APUSH is the most-taken; AP World has the highest pass rate and the broadest scope; Euro is the most content-dense and is generally considered the hardest of the three. AP African American Studies, the newest AP exam, blends history, literature, and political science with a project component.
Picking between AP Macro and AP Micro
See the full AP Macro vs AP Micro comparison. The short version: Micro is more graphical and rule-based (supply, demand, market structures); Macro is more conceptual (GDP, fiscal/monetary policy). Many schools teach both in a single year, with one per semester. If you can only take one, Micro tends to have the higher 5-rate.
How AP history and social science exams are scored
The big three history exams use a composite of MC, SAQ, DBQ, and LEQ — each section is graded against a published rubric, then weighted into a 1-5 score. The social science exams (Gov, Psych, Macro, Micro, Human Geo) use a simpler MC + FRQ split. Cutoffs aren't officially published but are well-estimated from released scoring worksheets. Each calculator on this page uses subject-specific cutoffs sourced from those references.