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OK, I’ve got the final 9 subjects’ results to share today. These subjects took longer than the others, since after the AP Readings, each of these subjects was also scheduled for a standard setting – the process that determines the number of points that convert to AP scores of 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5. (All other subjects used standard equating processes to maintain the standards set in prior years.) I’ll prioritize releasing the score distributions for each of the remaining subjects between now and 4 pm ET, and in parallel, my colleagues and I will prepare an overview providing more details about the standard setting process and results for those who are interested, which we’ll then post around 4 pm ET today on allaccess.collegeboard.org

The 2025 AP Computer Science A (Java) Exam scores: 5: 25%; 4: 22%; 3: 20%; 2: 10%; 1: 23%. AP Computer Science A MCQs: strong performance on primitive types, Boolean expressions, and if statements (units 1 & 3); 44% of students earned 7-8 of these 8 points. The most challenging MCQs for AP Computer Science A students were questions on Arrays, ArrayLists, and 2D Arrays (units 6-8); 17% of students earned 11-12 of these 12 points. AP Computer Science A FRQs: Superb work on #2 (class); 31% of students earned 8-9 of the 9 possible points. spr.ly/60164PSf2 The most challenging AP Computer Science A FRQ was #4, the 2D array number puzzle; 19% of students earned 8-9 of the 9 points possible. All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: apstudents.org/score-distrib…

The 2025 AP Comparative Government & Politics Exam scores: 5: 16%; 4: 23%; 3: 34%; 2: 16%; 1: 11% This year’s AP Comparative Government & Politics students demonstrated very similar, solid levels of mastery as last year’s, so the rate of 3+ scores remains ~73%. AP Comparative Govt students scored highest on MCQs focused on data analysis; 64% of students answered all or all but one right. The most challenging MC topics for AP Comparative Govt students were from Unit 2, on the executive, legislative, and judicial systems of China, Iran, Mexico, Nigeria, Russia, and the UK. AP Comparative Govt Set 1 FRQs: students scored highest on Q1 (sovereignty / economic policy) and lowest on Q4 (govt protection of civil liberties). spr.ly/60144uz4O AP Comparative Govt Set 2 FRQs: students typically scored highest on Q2 (quant analysis of dominant party systems) and lowest on Q1 (economic globalization), but the differences weren’t large; scores were similar across all four FRQs. spr.ly/60154uz4P All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: spr.ly/60164uz4u

The 2025 AP European History Exam scores: 5: 13%; 4: 35%; 3: 24%; 2: 19%; 1: 9% AP European History MCQs: strong performance on Unit 1: Renaissance and Exploration, and Unit 2: Age of Reformation (c. 1450- c. 1648); 39% of students earned all or nearly all points in these areas. The most challenging MCQs for AP European History students were questions on Unit 8: 20th Century Global Conflicts, and Unit 9: Cold War and Contemporary Europe (c. 1914 - Present); 32% of students earned all or nearly all points. The score distribution above includes students who took Set 1 and Set 2 FRQs, but the following commentary focuses primarily on Set 1, since it was taken by the majority of AP European History students. spr.ly/60184uMyo AP European History SAQs: Students excelled on Q1 (women in 20th century Russia), where 21% of students earned all points possible. In contrast, students found Q2 (the Napoleonic Wars) most challenging. AP European History DBQ on the French Revolution's ideals: 83% earned the thesis point, 67% earned the contextualization point; 92% earned 1+ evidence point; 42% earned the outside evidence point, 38% earned the analysis and reasoning point. AP European History LEQs: in Set 1 and Set 2, students found Q3 far more challenging than Q2 and Q4, on which they excelled. spr.ly/60194uMyU All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: spr.ly/60114uMyS

The 2025 AP Art History Exam scores: 5: 16%; 4: 24%; 3: 26%; 2: 24%; 1: 10% Big congrats to AP Art History students/teachers: this year’s students demonstrated stronger mastery of the 250 works than any group since I began posting in 2011, so scores increased from 63% earning 3+ in 2024 to 66% this year. AP Art History MCQs: similar to last year, students scored exceptionally well on artworks from Global Prehistory, and also Europe / Americas, 1750-1980; the majority of students answered virtually all such questions right. AP Art History MCQs: again, similar to last year, students scored lowest on questions about artworks from Indigenous Americas, so this is a good area for focus to improve scores even further. AP Art History FRQs: tremendous work on Q3, the visual analysis of Velasco’s 1888 painting, The Valley of Mexico. 21% of students earned all 5/5 points possible, again showing the strength of student mastery of this unit. spr.ly/60114uM9S The most difficult AP Art History question this year was Q5, on attributing a Mayan sculpture. Only 9% of students earned full points on it, again highlighting the need for more focus on the Indigenous Americas unit. spr.ly/60124uM9s All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: spr.ly/60134uM9t

The 2025 AP Microeconomics Exam scores: 5: 19%; 4: 24%; 3: 24%; 2: 21%; 1: 12% AP Microeconomics Multiple-Choice Questions: again this year, students showed they were well-prepared for core analytical applications in microeconomics. ~38% of students earned all or most available points on Unit 1, Basic Economic Concepts and Unit 2, Supply and Demand questions. Students excelled on questions related to Big Idea: Scarcity and Markets, a foundational concept that underpins the course and recurs throughout its units. Approximately 50% of students earned all or most of the available points on these questions. The most challenging Multiple-Choice Questions for AP Microeconomics students were on Unit 5, Factor Markets. As in past years: ~21% of students earned all or most available points on these questions, so a way to boost AP Microeconomics’ strong scores further will be to focus on deeper understanding of these topics. AP Microeconomics Free-Response Questions: the following commentary focuses on Set 1 [spr.ly/60144RvbK], administered to the majority of students. AP Microeconomics Long Free Response Question: Students performed well on Question 1, which focused on a monopoly, profit maximizing, demand elasticity, and labor markets, with more than 30% of students earning 8 or more of the 10 possible points. spr.ly/60144RvbK AP Microeconomics Short Free-Response Questions: AP Microeconomics students performed best on Question 3 — focused on a payoff matrix, Nash equilibria, and game theory; 20% of students earned all 5 possible points on this question. spr.ly/60144RvbK All subjects’ AP score distributions for 2025 will be posted here when available: spr.ly/60164RvbM