Utah’s class of 2021 took 39,500 AP exams during their secondary school years and earned college credit with a score of 3, 4 or 5 67.7 percent of the time, tying Utah with Pennsylvania for fifth highest passing rate in the nation, according to data released by College Board. Only South Dakota (68.7 percent), New Hampshire (68.6 percent), New Jersey (68.3), and Connecticut (68.1 percent) did better, the College Board noted.
Of the 44,660 members of the class of 2021, 14,361 took an AP exam; 10,155 of them – or 22.7 percent of the class – did well enough to earn college credit, College Board Reported.
“We are pleased to see our students stretching themselves academically and succeeding” said State Superintendent of Public Instruction Sydnee Dickson. “We look forward to next year’s results in light of the just passed House Bill 390 which offers assistance to students who are struggling financially to take AP exams and enroll in early college and concurrent enrollment programs.”
Link to the report: https://schools.utah.gov/file/91cdf876-d30c-4e73-8fcf-ae9856794e9a.
Here more results released by College Board:
Utah’s Most Popular AP Exams in 2021
| # Exam Taken | % 3, 4, 5 | |
| English Language/Composition | 4,809 | 68.1 |
| Human Geography | 4,554 | 64.4 |
| United States History | 4,191 | 62.7 |
| World History: Modern | 2,682 | 62.9 |
| Calculus AB | 2,586 | 64.3 |
| English Literature/Composition | 2,528 | 64.3 |
| Psychology | 2,422 | 74.2 |
| U.S. Government & Politics | 1,911 | 67.8 |
| Statistics | 1,882 | 80.7 |
| Biology | 1,693 | 68.7 |
Utah Student Participation in AP Exams
| 2011 | 2016 | 2020 | 2021 | |
| Number Taking Exams | 9.777 | 12,504 | 14,271 | 14,361 |
| Number Scoring 3 or Higher | 6,861 | 8,611 | 9,756 | 10,155 |
| % Graduates Scoring 3 or Higher | 22.2 | 22.1 | 22.6 | 22.7 |
