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AP Psychology score calculator.

Enter your multiple-choice correct and your written-section points to see your weighted AP Psychology composite and an estimated 1 to 5 with cut points you can change.

Sources: College Board AP Central exam page, 2026 AP score distributions · read November 2026Runs in your browser · nothing is sent or stored

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Enter your AP Psychology results

Both free-response questions are out of 7 points, so those fields are prefilled. Score yourself on a released question with its scoring guidelines, giving a point only where your written answer matches the guideline.

Cut points: the composite percent needed for each score. These are editable placeholders, not College Board numbers.

Result

Enter your scores, then press Estimate.

The College Board does not publish composite cut points. Change the four cut points to test scenarios.

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AP Psychology exam format

The College Board describes AP Psychology as a 75-question multiple-choice section (90 minutes, 66.7% of the exam score) and a free-response section of 2 questions (70 minutes, 33.3%). Free-response question 1 is an Article Analysis Question: students get one summarized peer-reviewed study and can earn up to 7 points across 6 question parts (research method, research variable, statistic interpretation, ethical guideline, generalizability, and argumentation and application). Free-response question 2 is an Evidence-Based Question: students get three summarized sources and can earn up to 7 points across 3 parts (a claim, two pieces of evidence, and reasoning).

How the composite is worked out

Each section becomes a share of 100 composite points using its published weight:

Within a section the calculator takes your points scored divided by points possible, then multiplies by the section's share. The sections are added to a composite percent of the maximum, and the cut points turn that percent into an estimated 1 to 5.

Worked example

Suppose a practice test with these illustrative scores: multiple choice 60 of 75 gives 53.4 composite points; free response 1: article analysis question 5 of 7 gives 11.9 composite points; free response 2: evidence-based question 4 of 7 gives 9.5 composite points. The composite is 74.8%. With the starting cut points (70, 55, 40 and 28) that is an estimated 5.

Reality check from the 2026 results

On the 2026 exam, 15% of AP Psychology students earned a 5, 35% a 4, 24% a 3, 18% a 2 and 8% a 1; 74% earned a 3 or higher. Use the distribution as a sanity check: if your composite would place you above most students but your estimate says otherwise, your cut points are probably too strict.

Cut points: what is and is not known

The College Board does not publish the composite cut points that convert raw section scores to 1 to 5, and they are set per exam year. The starting values on this page (70%, 55%, 40% and 28% for a 5, 4, 3 and 2) are placeholders shared across the AP calculators on this site, not AP Psychology data. If your teacher or a practice-test publisher gave you a curve, enter it instead, and treat a result within a few points of any cut as undecided.

Sources

Section counts, weights and 2026 distributions were read on November 2, 2026 from the College Board pages listed. The cut points are editable assumptions, not College Board data.

Frequently asked questions

How is the AP Psychology exam scored?

The College Board describes AP Psychology as a 75-question multiple-choice section (90 minutes, 66.7% of the exam score) and a free-response section of 2 questions (70 minutes, 33.3%).

Does this calculator know the AP Psychology curve?

No. The College Board does not publish composite cut points, and they can change by year. The four starting cut points are editable placeholders, so treat the 1 to 5 as a rough guide.

What share of students earn a 5 on AP Psychology?

In the 2026 results 15% earned a 5, 35% a 4, 24% a 3, 18% a 2 and 8% a 1; 74% earned a 3 or higher.

Is my data sent anywhere?

No. The arithmetic runs in your browser and nothing you enter is sent or stored.

Estimate, not a College Board score

This calculator applies published section weights and cut points you can edit. It is not affiliated with the College Board and cannot predict an official AP score or the credit a college grants.

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