When do AP scores come out? In July 2027.

When do AP scores come out in 2027?

College Board has published the 2027 exam dates and both June deadlines; the release day itself isn’t posted yet. For each subject’s exam slot, see the dates for AP exams. How long is an AP exam? It depends on the subject, and our guide lists every one.

Both June deadlines come before you see a single score, so you decide on them without knowing your results. A cancellation request has to reach College Board by Tuesday, June 15, 2027, 11:59 p.m. ET, or the score goes to any college you picked. That college has to be chosen by Sunday, June 20, 2027, 11:59 p.m. ET, to use your free score send.

College Board posts the day a couple of months ahead. In 2026, its AP calendar still said only “July” on April 24. Its page on viewing scores showed the day by April 28, and by May 10 the calendar read “available starting July 6.” If 2027 follows the same pattern, expect the day in late April or early May. Trust it over any date you see quoted elsewhere.

Past AP score release dates

From 2022 to 2026, College Board released AP scores between July 5 and July 8, in the first days after the Fourth of July. These are the days its own pages gave, year by year.

The day moved with the calendar. It was a Monday three times, each time after a Fourth of July late in the week. In 2022 and 2023, when the holiday fell on a Monday or Tuesday, scores came the next day, July 5. That’s a pattern, and College Board hasn’t said the 2027 day will follow it.

The rows before 2022 look different. In 2021, scores came later, on Wednesday, July 21, and from 2018 to 2020 College Board opened them by location over several days. The next section explains that schedule.

What time do AP scores come out?

College Board’s current pages don’t give one. Since 2022, they have named a release day, with scores “available starting” that day, and nothing on when in the day they appear or in what order.

That wasn’t always so, and it’s where the 8 a.m. figure you’ll see quoted comes from. From 2018 to 2020, College Board opened scores by location over several days, each day at 8 a.m. Eastern Time, with students in Canada, U.S. territories and other countries on the last day. It said the schedule was there to “spread demand evenly.”

For 2021, its page first listed 7 a.m. ET, then dropped the time before release day, Wednesday, July 21. A set hour or a state-by-state rollout describes that older schedule, not the current one.

So in practice, sign in on the morning of release day, and if a score isn’t there, check again later that day. College Board warns that AP Services for Students answers more slowly than usual during score release in July, so if a score is missing, read the next section before you call.

Why a score might not be there on release day

Most scores are available in July, but College Board says some take longer. Its reasons are a later testing date, testing materials that arrived late, or extra time needed to match your records. A second College Board account can hold scores up as well.

If a score is missing, you don’t need to do anything at first. College Board emails you when it’s added to your score report. If you still have nothing by August 15, that’s the point to contact AP Services for Students. College Board gives that date as the time to get in touch; it doesn’t promise that every score will be there by then.

When colleges and your school see your scores

The college you choose for your free score send gets your scores without any extra step. Choose it by Sunday, June 20, 2027, and College Board says it should have your scores by early July. That official score report is what a college or university uses to decide on credit or placement.

You can order additional score reports online at any time for $15 each, and College Board says the college can download them within 24 hours. In 2026, reports ordered from June 23 to June 30 might not be ready to download until July 1.

To keep a score from a college, you can withhold it from that college for $10 per score, though not from your free score send, or cancel it for free. A cancellation is permanent.

Your school sees your scores too. Your AP teachers, your school and your district receive them automatically once they’re released. In 2026, school score reports opened on July 6, the same day as students’, with data files and award reports on July 10. College Board posts the 2027 schedule for schools in spring 2027. Your parents can’t see your scores unless you’ve shared your login with them.

Once you have your number, our AP scores explained guide covers the scale and how colleges use it.

How to see your AP scores

Sign in to your College Board account with its username and password, the same account you use for My AP, and open your score report. Make sure you can sign in well before July. If you’ve forgotten your password, recover the account you have instead of opening a new one, since a second account can delay your scores. For sign-in steps and fixes, see our AP score check guide.