STUDENT SCORE DISTRIBUTIONS*

AP Exams - May 2017

Calculus BC
Exam Score Art History Biology Calculus AB Calculus BC Calculus AB Subscore Chemistry
no data N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 2,795 11.1 16,346 6.4 59,250 18.7 56,422 42.6 64,197 48.4 15,985 10.1
4 5,764 22.9 53,341 21.0 56,775 18.0 23,987 18.1 29,862 22.5 25,760 16.2
3 6,854 27.2 93,282 36.7 65,851 20.8 26,341 19.9 18,684 14.1 41,524 26.1
2 6,633 26.3 69,871 27.5 69,631 22.0 18,694 14.1 13,277 10.0 41,674 26.2
1 3,132 12.4 21,430 8.4 64,592 20.4 7,070 5.3 6,485 4.9 33,988 21.4

Number of Students 25,178 no data 254,270no data 316,099 no data 132,514 no data 132,505 no data 158,931 no data

3 or Higher / % 15,413 61.2 162,969 64.1 181,876 57.5 106,750 80.6 112,743 85.1 83,269 52.4

Mean Score 2.94 no data 2.90 no data 2.93 no data 3.78 no data 4.00 no data 2.67 no data

Standard Deviation 1.20 no data 1.03 no data 1.40 no data 1.27 no data 1.21 no data 1.26 no data

Chinese Language Chinese Language Computer Science

Exam Score (Total Group) (Standard Group)** Computer Science A Principles Economics - Macro Economics - Micro
no data N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 9,008 68.8 628 21.8 14,623 24.2 6,115 13.8 24,686 17.4 20,614 23.5
4 1,530 11.7 455 15.8 12,650 20.9 9,607 21.7 33,024 23.3 24,717 28.1
3 1,580 12.1 943 32.7 13,271 21.9 17,320 39.1 23,930 16.9 15,774 18.0
2 410 3.1 348 12.1 6,970 11.5 8,101 18.3 22,354 15.8 10,502 12.0
1 563 4.3 506 17.6 13,005 21.5 3,187 7.2 37,655 26.6 16,251 18.5

Number of Students 13,091 no data 2,880no data 60,519 no data 44,330 no data 141,649 no data 87,858 no data

3 or Higher / % 12,118 92.6 2,026 70.3 40,544 67.0 33,042 74.5 81,640 57.6 61,105 69.5

Mean Score 4.38 no data 3.12 no data 3.15 no data 3.17 no data 2.89 no data 3.26 no data

Standard Deviation 1.09 no data 1.36 no data 1.46 no data 1.10 no data 1.46 no data 1.42 no data

French Language French Language

Exam Score English Language English Literature Environmental Science European History (Total Group) (Standard Group)**
no data N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 52,636 9.1 27,455 6.8 15,090 9.5 9,788 9.3 3,845 17.0 1,919 11.0
4 105,891 18.3 65,014 16.1 39,129 24.5 19,632 18.6 5,643 24.9 4,155 23.8
3 160,372 27.7 120,101 29.7 24,591 15.4 29,539 28.0 7,562 33.4 6,486 37.1
2 178,066 30.7 137,159 33.9 39,036 24.5 33,600 31.9 4,429 19.6 3,939 22.5
1 82,461 14.2 54,408 13.5 41,732 26.2 12,788 12.1 1,142 5.0 987 5.6

Number of Students 579,426 no data 404,137no data 159,578 no data 105,347 no data 22,621 no data 17,486 no data

3 or Higher / % 318,899 55.0 212,570 52.6 78,810 49.4 58,959 56.0 17,050 75.4 12,560 71.8

Mean Score 2.77 no data 2.69 no data 2.67 no data 2.81 no data 3.29 no data 3.12 no data

Standard Deviation 1.17 no data 1.10 no data 1.34 no data 1.15 no data 1.11 no data 1.06 no data

German Language German Language Government & Politics Government & Politics Italian Language
Exam Score (Total Group) (Standard Group)** Comparative United States Human Geography (Total Group)
no data N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 1,169 23.0 334 9.7 5,207 23.2 35,568 11.1 21,318 10.7 474 18.4
4 1,226 24.1 855 24.9 5,481 24.5 39,784 12.4 34,587 17.3 490 19.1
3 1,448 28.5 1,176 34.3 4,565 20.4 82,182 25.7 41,868 21.0 875 34.0
2 893 17.5 767 22.3 3,993 17.8 78,666 24.6 34,205 17.1 576 22.4
1 353 6.9 300 8.7 3,158 14.1 83,412 26.1 67,778 33.9 156 6.1

Number of Students 5,089 no data 3,432no data 22,404 no data 319,612 no data 199,756 no data 2,571 no data

3 or Higher / % 3,843 75.5 2,365 68.9 15,253 68.1 157,534 49.3 97,773 48.9 1,839 71.5

Mean Score 3.39 no data 3.05 no data 3.25 no data 2.58 no data 2.54 no data 3.21 no data

Standard Deviation 1.21 no data 1.10 no data 1.36 no data 1.30 no data 1.38 no data 1.16 no data

* This table reflects 4,957,931 AP Exams taken by 2,741,426 students from 22,169 secondary schools.
** Standard students generally receive most of their foreign language training in U.S. schools. They did not indicate on their answer
sheet that they regularly speak or hear the foreign language of the exam, or that they have lived for one month or more
in a country where the language is spoken.
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AP Exams - May 2017 (continued)

Italian Language Japanese Language Japanese Language Music Theory

Exam Score (Standard Group)** (Total Group) (Standard Group)** Latin Music Theory Aural Subscore
no data N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 147 7.6 1,096 45.1 234 17.9 832 12.5 3,687 19.2 3,589 18.7
4 378 19.7 267 11.0 167 12.8 1,291 19.4 3,299 17.2 3,516 18.3
3 751 39.1 506 20.8 392 30.0 2,091 31.5 4,719 24.6 4,553 23.7
2 510 26.5 200 8.2 177 13.5 1,531 23.0 4,719 24.6 4,726 24.6
1 136 7.1 360 14.8 338 25.8 902 13.6 2,791 14.5 2,829 14.7

Number of Students 1,922 no data 2,429 no data 1,308 no data 6,647 no data 19,215 no data 19,213 no data

3 or Higher / % 1,276 66.4 1,869 76.9 793 60.6 4,214 63.4 11,705 60.9 11,658 60.7

Mean Score 2.94 no data 3.63 no data 2.83 no data 2.94 no data 3.02 no data 3.02 no data

Standard Deviation 1.02 no data 1.48 no data 1.41 no data 1.21 no data 1.33 no data 1.33 no data

Music Theory
Exam Score Nonaural Subscore Physics 1 Physics 2 Physics C E&M Physics C Mechanics Psychology
no data N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 3,677 19.1 9,243 5.4 3,223 12.9 7,737 31.9 19,996 36.4 57,744 19.1
4 3,167 16.5 27,572 16.2 4,162 16.7 6,115 25.2 14,880 27.1 75,937 25.1
3 4,672 24.3 34,612 20.3 8,484 34.0 3,461 14.3 8,683 15.8 60,390 20.0
2 4,967 25.9 49,614 29.1 6,889 27.6 4,110 16.9 6,843 12.5 44,203 14.6
1 2,730 14.2 49,406 29.0 2,227 8.9 2,826 11.7 4,460 8.1 64,095 21.2

Number of Students 19,213 no data 170,447 no data 24,985 no data 24,249 no data 54,862 no data 302,369 no data

3 or Higher / % 11,516 59.9 71,427 41.9 15,869 63.5 17,313 71.4 43,559 79.4 194,071 64.2

Mean Score 3.00 no data 2.40 no data 2.97 no data 3.49 no data 3.71 no data 3.06 no data

Standard Deviation 1.33 no data 1.21 no data 1.15 no data 1.39 no data 1.29 no data 1.42 no data

Spanish Language Spanish Language

Exam Score Research Seminar (Total Group) (Standard Group)** Spanish Literature Statistics
no data N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 971 16.8 1,340 6.7 32,843 19.5 8,732 15.9 2,477 9.6 29,350 13.6
4 1,049 18.1 3,011 15.1 58,554 34.8 17,511 31.9 6,732 26.1 34,386 15.9
3 2,046 35.4 12,964 65.0 57,479 34.2 19,667 35.9 9,702 37.6 53,488 24.8
2 1,578 27.3 2,308 11.6 16,888 10.0 7,447 13.6 5,270 20.4 43,576 20.2
1 143 2.5 320 1.6 2,543 1.5 1,482 2.7 1,653 6.4 55,040 25.5

Number of Students 5,787 no data 19,943 no data 168,307 no data 54,839 no data 25,834 no data 215,840 no data

3 or Higher / % 4,066 70.3 17,315 86.8 148,876 88.5 45,910 83.7 18,911 73.2 117,224 54.3

Mean Score 3.19 no data 3.14 no data 3.61 no data 3.45 no data 3.12 no data 2.72 no data

Standard Deviation 1.09 no data 0.76 no data 0.96 no data 1.00 no data 1.04 no data 1.36 no data

Exam Score Studio Art Drawing Studio Art 2-D Design Studio Art 3-D Design United States History World History
no data N % At N % At N % At N % At N % At
5 4,378 21.9 6,331 19.3 671 12.0 54,511 10.8 25,274 8.5
4 5,535 27.7 10,201 31.2 1,226 22.0 89,586 17.7 59,370 19.9
3 7,148 35.8 11,334 34.6 2,092 37.6 112,873 22.3 79,584 26.7
2 2,578 12.9 4,273 13.1 1,404 25.2 118,837 23.5 88,408 29.6
1 318 1.6 593 1.8 178 3.2 129,495 25.6 45,839 15.4

Number of Students 19,957 no data 32,732 no data 5,571 no data 505,302 no data 298,475 no data

3 or Higher / % 17,061 85.5 27,866 85.1 3,989 71.6 256,970 50.9 164,228 55.0

Mean Score 3.56 no data 3.53 no data 3.15 no data 2.65 no data 2.76 no data

Standard Deviation 1.02 no data 1.00 no data 1.03 no data 1.32 no data 1.18 no data

* This table reflects 4,957,931 AP Exams taken by 2,741,426 students from 22,169 secondary schools.
** Standard students generally receive most of their foreign language training in U.S. schools. They did not indicate on their answer
sheet that they regularly speak or hear the foreign language of the exam, or that they have lived for one month or more
in a country where the language is spoken.

© 2017 The College Board. College Board, Advanced Placement Program, AP, AP Central and the acorn logo are registered trademarks of the College Board.