AP Reading 2025 Is Under Way

College Board

• June 17, 2025

Scoring is now under way for the more than 6 million exams taken by students during the 2025 Advanced Placement® (AP®) Exam administration. During the first two and a half weeks of June, more than 30,000 high school AP teachers and college professors score student exam responses, from home and at four in-person AP Reading sites. This makes the event among the largest convenings of educators in the country. This year's AP Readings are being held in Kansas City, Mo.; Salt Lake City, Utah; Tampa, Fla.; and─for the first time-Cleveland, Ohio.

Participants, known as AP readers, often describe the AP Reading as one of the best professional development experiences they've ever had. They appreciate the valuable insight they gain into the quality and depth of student responses from a range of exam takers, instead of being exposed to student work from only a single class or school. Nearly all the readers, 99% of whom have participated in more than one Reading, say their participation has had a positive impact on their teaching. AP teachers and college faculty also enjoy the rare opportunity to work together, collaborate, and exchange ideas.

This year, approximately 3.8 million digital AP Exams were fully administered on College Board's Bluebook™ platform, making this Reading different from previous years where educators have primarily read students' handwritten responses. Another 2 million exams taken were hybrid digital. Students completed multiple-choice questions and viewed free-response questions in Bluebook and then hand wrote their free-response answers in paper booklets.

AP readers are mentored by teams of experienced AP Reading leaders to apply scores accurately and consistently to responses by using official AP rubrics. This includes the use of benchmark samples and scoring guidelines selected and agreed upon by the AP Reading leaders for each subject. Scores for this year's exams will be available to students beginning Monday, July 7.

2025 AP Reading Facts

• Readers hail from all 50 states.
• The states with the most readers are Texas, Florida, California, Georgia, and North Carolina.
• The most popular reader names are Jennifer, Michael, David, Elizabeth, and John.
• The most seasoned reader has 37 years of experience.
• More than 35 readers have 30+ years of experience.
• There are more than 5,000 first-year readers in 2025.
• The AP subject with the most readers is AP U.S. History.
• The AP subject with the fewest readers is AP Italian Language and Culture.
• About 25,000,000 responses will be scored across all AP subjects.

About AP

The Advanced Placement® Program (AP®) enables willing and academically prepared students to pursue college-level studies-with the opportunity to earn college credit, advanced placement, or both-while still in high school. Through AP courses in 40 subjects, each culminating in a challenging exam, students learn to think critically, construct solid arguments, and see many sides of an issue-skills that prepare them for college and beyond.