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The not-for-profit College Board reported over $800 million in revenue from testing fees in 2012,

and o�ered $71 million in fee assistance.

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— AGGREGATE STATISTICS —

Number of Students Taking AP Classes

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0.6

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1.2

1.8

2.4

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Number of Colleges Accepting AP

The Top 5 Universities Receiving the Most AP Exam Scores in 2013

University of Texas - Austin29,420 scores received 1

Texas A&M University26,030 scores received2

University of Florida25,616 scores received3

UCLA22,537 scores received 4

Uni. of California - Berkeley20,601 scores received 5

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Average Annual Number of

AP Exams Taken per 100

Juniors & Seniors, by State.

Statewide Variation HIGHEST LOWEST

Maryland

Virginia

Florida

Massachusetts

Connecticut

84 exams

72 exams

71 exams

64 exams

63 exams

D.C.

Mississippi

N. Dakota

Wyoming

Kansas

12 exams

13 exams

15 exams

15 exams

20 exams

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No females took the AP Computer

Science Exam in Mississippi,

Montana, and Wyoming.

computer science

Mississippi Montana Wyoming

Boy-to-Girl Participant Ratio of Select AP Exams

ComputerScience

Physics C:Electricity

& Magnetism

Calculus BC Latin Psychology SpanishLanguage& Culture

Studio Art:3-D Design

All Tests

— EXAM STATISTICS —

World History

Environmental Science

US Government & Politics

Easiest Mean Score

ChineseLanguage

JapaneseLanguage

GermanLanguage

Hardest Mean Score

Top 3 Easiest/Hardest AP Exams in 2013, by Mean Score

4.46

3.60

3.47

2.53

2.61

2.65

1

2

3

References:1. “AP Program Participation and Performance Data 2013.” College Board.2. Kurtzleben, Danielle. "AP Test Shows Wide Gender Gap in Computer Science, Physics." U.S.News & World Report.3. “School Report of AP Exams 2012-2013 (by State).” College Board. 4. Handwerk, Philip et. al. “Access to Success: Patterns of Advanced Placement Participation in U.S. High Schools.” 2008. ETS.

Less than 1 percent of low-income students took an AP exam in schools that o�ered AP exams.*

*as measured by eligibility for free and reduced price lunch.

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