The AP Statistics exam covers exploring data, sampling and experimentation, anticipating patterns and statistical inference. In 2008, over 100,000 students took the exam. Most colleges and universities have a math or quantitative reasoning requirement, and in some cases a high score on the AP Statistics exam will fulfill this requirement. However, the AP Statistics exam is not as widely accepted as many other AP exams.
The chart below presents some representative data from a variety of colleges and universities. This information is meant to provide a general overview of the scoring and placement practices related to the AP Statistics exam. For a specific school, you'll need to search the college's website or contact the appropriate Registrar's office to get AP placement information.
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The distribution of scores for the AP Statistics exam is as follows (2008 data):
- 5 - 13%
- 4 - 22%
- 3 - 24%
- 2 - 19%
- 1 - 22%
| AP Statistics Scores and Placement | ||
| College | Score Needed | Placement Credit |
| Georgia Tech | - | no credit or placement |
| Grinnell College | 4 or 5 | 4 semester credits; MAT/SST 115 |
| MIT | - | no credit or placement |
| Notre Dame | 5 | Mathematics 10140 (3 credits) |
| Reed College | 4 or 5 | 1 credit |
| Stanford University | - | no credit or placement for AP Statistics |
| Truman State University | 3, 4 or 5 | STAT 190 Basic Statistics (3 credits) |
| UCLA (School of Letters and Science) | 3, 4 or 5 | 4 credits; quantitative reasoning requirement fulfilled |
| Yale University | - | no credits or placement |
