AP (Advanced Placement) courses offer high school students the opportunity to engage with college-level material and challenge their critical thinking skills. At the end of each course, students have the opportunity to take an AP exam and potentially earn college credit. Many colleges also use a student’s AP exam scores for placement into college courses.
Below are the AP policies for 100 popular colleges and universities throughout the U.S. The table includes links to each school’s policy on the use of AP exam scores for placement, college credit, and AP credit equivalencies. The school’s policy will indicate how many college credits a student can earn based on the AP exam taken and score received. If a student plans to apply somewhere that is not on this list, they should check the school’s website for its AP policy.
School |
Uses APs for placement |
Uses APs for Credit |
AP Policy |
AP CreditEquivalencies |
American University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Amherst College |
No |
No |
Link |
Link |
Auburn University |
No |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Bates College |
No |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Baylor University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Binghamton University |
No |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Boston College |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Boston University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Case Western Reserve University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Claremont McKenna College |
No |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Clemson University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Colgate University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Colorado College |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Colorado State University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Columbia University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Cornell University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Haverford College |
No |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Indiana University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Johns Hopkins University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Lehigh University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Middlebury College |
No |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
New York University |
No |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Northeastern University |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Alabama |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of California, Berkeley |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of California, Irvine |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of California, Los Angeles |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of California, San Diego |
No |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of California, Santa Barbara |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Chicago |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Colorado – Boulder |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Florida |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Georgia |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Miami |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Michigan |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) |
No |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of North Carolina |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Oregon |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Pennsylvania |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Richmond |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Rochester |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of South Carolina |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Southern California |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Texas – Austin |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Virginia |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Washington |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
University of Wisconsin |
Yes |
Yes |
Link |
Link |
Source: Common Data Set