Advanced Placement Exam Schedule and Test Fee
Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Schedule
Course Specific Exam Information
Administering AP Exams
Exam Fee Assistance
For low-income students
The cost of the 2025 AP Exam is $99. College Board provides a $37 fee reduction. Schools provide a $9 fee reduction, and the State Department of Education provides a $43 fee reduction, making the cost of the exam $10 for low-income students. To get guidelines on who would be eligible for the low-income fee reduction, see your school’s AP Coordinator. The $10 cost applies to all AP exams eligible students take.
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Number of Exams |
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2 |
3 |
4 |
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$10 |
$20 |
$30 |
$40 |
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For non-low-income students who take 2 or more exams in one year
The State Department of Education provides a $29 discount on all tests for those students who do not qualify for the low-income fee reduction and who take 2 or more exams in one year. Tests that are taken at a local Career Tech can be combined with tests taken at the student’s home school to qualify for this discount. The cost of each exam would be $70.
AP Capstone
The cost of the AP Capstone Exams (AP Seminar or AP Research) is $147 per exam. College Board provides a $37 fee reduction. Schools provide a $9 fee reduction, and the State Department of Education provides a $91 fee reduction, making the cost of the exam $10 for low-income students. To get guidelines on who would be eligible for the low-income fee reduction, see your school’s AP Coordinator.
For more information visit the AP Central Exam Fees site.
