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AP Art History Score Calculator

Enter how many of the 80 multiple-choice questions you got right and your points on each long and short essay. You'll see your weighted score and an estimated AP Art History score from 1 to 5.

Estimated AP score 460.9 / 100 ↓
Multiple choice · 50% of your score
Free response · 50% of your score

2 long essays (8 and 6 points) and 4 short essays (5 points each).

How the AP Art History exam is scored

  • 50%

    Multiple choice

    80 questions, 1 point each

  • 50%

    Free response

    6 questions, 34 points in total

Sources: 80 multiple-choice questions (50%) and 6 free-response questions (50%) from the exam page on AP Central; free-response points (8, 6, then 5 for each short essay) from College Board's 2025 Scoring Statistics.

About the estimate: each AP score needs a different share of the weighted total, and College Board sets those cut scores each year without publishing them. This calculator uses approximate bands, so treat the 1–5 result as a guide, not a prediction.

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AP Art History score calculator FAQs

How is the AP Art History exam scored?

Multiple choice (80 questions) and free response (2 long essays and 4 short essays) are each 50% of your score. Your weighted total is converted to an AP score from 1 to 5.

How many points are the AP Art History essays worth?

The first long essay is worth 8 points, the second 6, and each of the 4 short essays 5, according to College Board's 2025 scoring statistics.

What score do I need for a 5 on AP Art History?

College Board doesn't publish the exact cut scores. As a rough guide, this calculator estimates a 5 from about 70% of the weighted total. In May 2025, 16% of students scored a 5 and 65.6% scored 3 or higher.

Is this AP Art History score calculator accurate?

The weighted total uses the official section weights and point values. College Board sets the cut scores for each AP score every year and doesn't publish them, so the 1–5 result is an estimate.

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