AP Biology Score Calculator

With AP exam dates just a couple short weeks away, it’s worth your while to determine your level of preparedness by working through past AP Biology (AP Bio or AP Bio) exams released by the College Board. 

To help evaluate your readiness, our team has put together an interactive AP Biology Score Calculator to show what AP® score you’d likely receive based on the previous year’s exam. 

AP Biology Score Calculator

AP Biology Score Calculator

To predict your possible AP Biology score, use the sliders below to adjust the 1 multiple-choice section and 6 free response questions. The curve for this score calculator is based on the most recently available scoring guidelines.

AP® Biology Score Calculator
30/60
0/6060/60
3/10
0/1010/10
5/10
0/1010/10
/120
3/4
0/44/4
3/4
0/44/4

3/4
0/44/4

3/4
0/44/4

Note that this tool should only be used as an approximation, and future AP Biology exams may differ from past AP Bio exams. The calculator will give you an idea whether you’re close to a potential score cutoff or well within your target score range. 

Why Use Exam Strategist’s AP Biology Score Calculator?

Exam Strategist uses only the most recent past exams and official scoring worksheets released by the College Board to give you the best estimate of your current AP Bio competency level. The score calculator was designed to help students minimize their worry about future scores by better understanding how raw scores on the AP Biology exam are converted to the scaled 1-5 AP® scores. 

Frequently Asked Questions: AP Biology Score Calculator

Based on the 2022 AP score distributions, only 15% of students received a 5. Alternatively, you would need to have earned 77.5% of the total available composite points on the AP Bio exam to score a 5. 

In 2022, 23.1% of students received a 4 on the AP Bio exam. Additionally, you would have needed to correctly earn 61.7% of the total available points to earn a 4 on the AP Biology exam. 

According to the College Board’s AP score distributions, 29.7% of students earned a 3 on the AP Biology exam. In order to achieve a 3 on the 2022 exam, you’ll have needed to correctly answer 42.5% of the questions. 

Both the multiple-choice and free-response sections account for 50% of the total composite score. Raw scores are scaled along a grading curve and converted to the 1-5 AP® scores.

Thanks for checking out our AP Biology score calculator. Feel free to reach out to us with any suggestions or questions you may have. And best of luck on your 2023 AP Bio exam! 

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