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AP Comparative Government Score Calculator

Enter how many multiple-choice questions you got right and your points on each free-response question. You'll see your weighted score and an estimated AP Comp Gov score from 1 to 5.

Estimated AP score 458.9 / 100 ↓
Multiple choice · 50% of your score
Free response · 50% of your score

How the AP Comparative Government exam is scored

  • 50%

    Multiple choice

    55 questions, 1 point each

  • 50%

    Free response

    4 questions, 19 points in total

Sources: 55 multiple-choice questions (50%) and 4 free-response questions (50%) from the exam page on AP Central; free-response points (4, 5, 5 and 5) 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 Comparative Government score calculator FAQs

How is the AP Comparative Government exam scored?

Multiple choice (55 questions) and free response (4 questions) 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 Comp Gov free-response questions worth?

Conceptual analysis 4 points, quantitative analysis 5, comparative analysis 5 and the argument essay 5, according to College Board's 2025 scoring statistics.

What score do I need for a 5 on AP Comparative Government?

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, 16.3% of students scored a 5 and 71.8% scored 3 or higher.

Is this AP Comp Gov 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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