Where Tutix is today
A ready-made AP United States History program is planned and not available yet. You can start a AP United States History class now: the tutor teaches live from your syllabus or notes. Ready-made programs exist for other courses.
How the 2027 exam is built
AP United States History is sat on Friday, May 7, 2027 (morning session). The exam is 3 hours 15 minutes long: a multiple-choice section of 55 questions in 55 minutes, then the written section. No calculator is involved. Delivery: fully digital.
What changed for 2027
For May 2027 the three short-answer questions are all required, each on a different period and each with a source (a secondary text, a primary text, and a primary or secondary non-text source), and the long essay is one required prompt rather than a choice. The College Board says the course content, the multiple-choice section and the scoring rubrics are not changing.
What the written questions ask
- Short answer: three required questions, each on a different period. The first uses secondary sources, the second a primary text source and the third a primary or secondary non-text source.
- Document-based question: you write an argument from seven documents covering the period 1754 to 1980.
- Long essay: one required prompt, with a broad question and a short introductory statement.
What it covers
| Unit | Exam weighting, as the College Board publishes it |
|---|---|
| 1 Period 1: 1491 to 1607 | 4 to 6% |
| 2 Period 2: 1607 to 1754 | 6 to 8% |
| 3 Period 3: 1754 to 1800 | 10 to 17% |
| 4 Period 4: 1800 to 1848 | 10 to 17% |
| 5 Period 5: 1844 to 1877 | 10 to 17% |
| 6 Period 6: 1865 to 1898 | 10 to 17% |
| 7 Period 7: 1890 to 1945 | 10 to 17% |
| 8 Period 8: 1945 to 1980 | 10 to 17% |
| 9 Period 9: 1980 to the present | 4 to 6% |
How students have scored, 2021 to 2026
The share of students scoring 3 or higher on AP United States History was 47.2% in 2021 and 74% in 2026. The College Board reviews each exam's score standards every five to ten years, so a change from one year to the next can reflect a new standard as well as how students did. AP pass rates for every exam shows the whole table.
| Year | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 or higher | Students | Mean score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 14% | 37% | 23% | 18% | 8% | 74% | n/a | n/a |
| 2025 | 14.2% | 36.2% | 23.3% | 18.4% | 8.0% | 73.7% | 516,738 | 3.30 |
| 2024 | 12.8% | 33.3% | 26.0% | 19.4% | 8.4% | 72.2% | 488,688 | 3.23 |
| 2023 | 10.6% | 14.8% | 22.1% | 22.7% | 29.8% | 47.5% | 467,975 | 2.54 |
| 2022 | 10.8% | 15.6% | 21.9% | 23.0% | 28.8% | 48.3% | 456,520 | 2.57 |
| 2021 | 10.1% | 15.9% | 21.2% | 21.6% | 31.2% | 47.2% | 399,676 | 2.52 |
The College Board describes a 5 as extremely well qualified and a 3 as qualified, and says many US colleges grant credit or placement for a 3 or above, but each college makes its own decisions: check the policies of the colleges you care about.
How to prepare with Tutix today
Type AP United States History in the class wizard, attach your own notes or syllabus if you have them, choose a tutor and join: the tutor teaches on a shared whiteboard and reads what you write while you are still in class.
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Example
AP United States History · Skills · The thesis
Why does “The American Revolution changed America” not earn the thesis point on an essay?
It names a topic but argues nothing. A thesis makes a defensible claim and sets out a line of reasoning. What changed, in which ways, and why does that matter?
A sample written to show how a class sounds. The scores show how the exam would credit each answer. Not a real learner.
What a ready-made program adds, and what it costs
Ready-made programs, such as AP Calculus AB, come with lessons and questions reviewed in advance, at five levels. The Free plan includes 45 live class minutes a month with no card; see the plans.
The twelve ready-made programs are drawn to scale, with a real lesson to read, on the Programs page.
Questions people ask
Does Tutix have an AP United States History program?
Not ready-made yet; it is planned. Today you can start an AP United States History class: type the course, attach your own notes, and the tutor builds the classes around them.
When is the AP United States History exam in 2027?
Friday, May 7, 2027 (morning session). The 2027 AP window runs from May 3 to 7 and from May 10 to 14.
What is the format of the AP United States History exam?
55 multiple-choice questions in 55 minutes, then short answer (40 minutes); document-based question (60 minutes); long essay (40 minutes). Delivery: fully digital.
How many students score 3 or higher on AP United States History?
In 2026, 74% of students who sat the exam scored 3 or higher, according to the College Board. 516,738 students sat it in 2025.
Sources
- AP United States History: the exam, College Board (accessed October 21, 2026)
- AP United States History: the course, College Board (accessed October 21, 2026)
- AP history exam updates for 2027, College Board (accessed October 21, 2026)
- AP exam dates, College Board (accessed October 21, 2026)
- AP score distributions, 2026, College Board (2026 results)
- AP score distributions, by year (2021 to 2026), College Board (2021 to 2026 results)
- AP United States History: score distribution, College Board (accessed October 21, 2026)
- The AP score scale, College Board (accessed October 21, 2026)
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