AP Exams Ranked by Pass Rate
Share of students scoring 3 or higher — the cohort matters as much as the exam
AP Calculus BC
82%
AP Chemistry
78%
AP Physics C: E&M
75%
AP European History
74%
AP U.S. History
74%
AP English Language
74%
AP English Literature
73%
AP Physics C: Mechanics
72%
AP U.S. Government
72%
AP Psychology
71%
AP Biology
70%
AP Environmental Science
69%
AP Physics 1
68%
AP Microeconomics
68%
AP Computer Science A
67%
AP Human Geography
66%
AP Macroeconomics
66%
AP Calculus AB
65%
AP World History
64%
AP Computer Science Principles
63%
AP Statistics
60%