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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
0
0.6
1973 1983 1993 2003 2013
1.2
1.8
2.4
mill
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s
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
The
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
5000
4000
3000
2000
1000
1973 1983 1993 2003 2013
Advanced Placement
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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