AP Biology score calculator
Move the sliders to your raw scores and see the 1–5 this would land on. Nothing is sent anywhere — the math runs in your browser.
Multiple choice contributes 0.0 of the 50% it is worth; free response 0.0 of 50%.
- 5≥ 70% composite
- 4≥ 57% composite
- 3≥ 43% composite
- 2≥ 30% composite
- 1below 30%
Released-exam conversion charts for the current 60-question format, cross-checked against the published 1-5 distribution.
- 518.9% of students
- 424.1% of students
- 327.4% of students
- 221.0% of students
- 18.6% of students
70.4% earned a 3 or higher in 2025. Official College Board score distribution — published figures, unlike the cut points above.
Unofficial estimate based on publicly discussed scoring patterns. College Board does not publish cut points, and they shift every year — treat this as a range, not a verdict.
Free response: 2 long questions (9 points each) + 4 short questions (4 points each).
Delivery: hybrid digital (MCQ and FRQ prompts in Bluebook; FRQ answers handwritten in a paper booklet).
Sit the whole multiple-choice section on the real clock and see the AP score it points to. Practice exams are free until January. For the free-response half, write an answer and mark it against the rubric.