Estimate your AP U.S. History score from multiple-choice, short-answer, DBQ and long-essay performance.
An APUSH Score Calculator estimates your AP U.S. History score from your performance across the multiple-choice, short-answer, document-based question and long-essay sections.
It converts each section into its weighted contribution and combines them into an estimated composite score and AP score from 1 to 5.
The AP U.S. History exam combines four scored components. The multiple-choice section contributes 40% of the exam score, short-answer questions contribute 20%, the DBQ contributes 25% and the Long Essay contributes 15%.
The calculator converts each raw section result into its weighted value and adds those values together to estimate a composite score out of 100.
Multiple-choice correct: 38 out of 55
Short-answer points: 6 out of 9
DBQ score: 5 out of 7
Long Essay score: 4 out of 6
MCQ weighted score: 27.6
SAQ weighted score: 13.3
DBQ weighted score: 17.9
LEQ weighted score: 10.0
Composite score: 68.8
Estimated AP score: 4
AP score cutoffs can vary by exam year and form, so this calculator uses approximate composite-score ranges for planning purposes.
| Estimated AP Score | Approximate Composite Range |
|---|---|
| 5 | 75–100 |
| 4 | 60–74.9 |
| 3 | 45–59.9 |
| 2 | 30–44.9 |
| 1 | Below 30 |
These ranges are estimates and should not be treated as official College Board score cutoffs.
| Section | Maximum Raw Score | Exam Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Multiple Choice | 55 | 40% |
| Short Answer Questions | 9 | 20% |
| Document-Based Question | 7 | 25% |
| Long Essay Question | 6 | 15% |
The written-response sections account for a large portion of the estimated APUSH score. The short-answer questions contribute 20%, while the DBQ contributes another 25%.
This means improvements in written responses can significantly raise the composite score even if your multiple-choice performance stays the same.
| MCQ | SAQ | DBQ | LEQ | Composite | Estimated AP Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 / 55 | 8 / 9 | 6 / 7 | 5 / 6 | 84.4 | 5 |
| 38 / 55 | 6 / 9 | 5 / 7 | 4 / 6 | 68.8 | 4 |
| 28 / 55 | 5 / 9 | 4 / 7 | 3 / 6 | 53.3 | 3 |
| 18 / 55 | 3 / 9 | 2 / 7 | 2 / 6 | 31.9 | 2 |