What is the cost to pay for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) tests?

Question#: 14

ANSWER:

The cost to pay for Advanced Placement (AP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) exams would be approximately $3,910,279.

The cost of the Advanced Placement (AP) exam is $94 per exam.  For students in the AP Capstone Program, the fee for AP Seminar and AP Research is $142 each.  The cost for International Baccalaureate (IB) exams includes a $172 registration fee per student and a cost of $119 per exam. 

Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) provides exam fee assistance for students with financial need in an effort to reduce barriers to opportunities for Advanced Placement (AP) testing for students who meet eligibility requirements for assistance:

FY 2019 AP/IB Exam Fee Rates and Subsidies for Students with Financial Need

 

Testing Agency Fee with reduction

College Board Fee Reduction

MCPS Subsidy

Student Pays

AP Exams

$85

$32

$33

$20 /exam

AP Capstone Exams

$133

$32

$76

$25 /exam

IB Exams

$119

N/A

$94

$25 /exam

IB Registration

$172

N/A

$142

$30 /registration

 

 

Estimated 
FY 2019

Total Number of Tests or Registrations Anticipated 

(Fully Paid + Waiver Eligible)

Total Number of Tests

(Fully Paid)

Total Number of Tests

(Waiver Eligible Only)

Cost of Tests

(Fully Paid) $94 AP, $142 Capstone, $119 IB Exam, $172 IB Registration

Total Number of Tests or Registrations Anticipated

(Waiver Eligible Only)

Total Cost of Tests

MCPS AP Exam

42,746

33,409

9,337

$3,140,446

$186,740

 $3,327,186

MCPS Capstone Exam

65

49

16

6,958

400

7,358

MCPS IB Exam

4,459

2,949

1,510

350,931

37,750

388,681

MCPS IB Registrations

1,587

982

605

168,904

18,150

187,054

TOTAL

48,857 

37,389 

11,468

$3,667,239

$243,040

     $3,910,279