When Do AP Scores Come Out 2024? Dates and Release Times

AP scores for the 2024 exams were released online beginning Wednesday, July 8, 2024, with access rolling out by region throughout that day. Phone scores followed later via the automated AP Scores by Phone system. If you took a May 2024 AP exam, your multiple-choice and free-response sections were scored in June, and your composite score (1–5) became viewable in your College Board account on that July release day. The exact hour you can see your scores depends on where you live, which is why two students in different states may not see results at the same moment — the College Board staggers the rollout rather than opening everything at once.

AP Score Release Dates

Scores are not mailed on paper as a primary delivery method anymore. The College Board posts them to your online account first, then makes them available by phone for a fee.

Online access opened Wednesday, July 8, 2024. Your AP student account at College Board is the authoritative source; the score shown there is what colleges receive when you send a score report.

Phone access came after the online release. Scores by Phone uses a toll-free number and a fee per score, and it requires your AP number or student identifier plus other verifying details. Calling early usually just gets you a message that scores are not yet available.

A quick example: a student in California who checks their account on the morning of July 8 may see “no scores yet,” while a classmate on the East Coast already has results — both are on the same official release day, just different waves.

AP Score Release Times

The College Board does not open all accounts at a single clock time. Instead, it releases scores in staggered waves by region, so a specific hour is not guaranteed for every student. As a general pattern, scores become available starting in the morning Eastern time and continue rolling through the day, with later waves reaching the West Coast.

In practice, students in the Eastern time zone typically see scores earlier in the day than students in Pacific time, even though the date is the same. If your account shows nothing at first, waiting a few hours and refreshing is usually more useful than repeatedly reloading.

There is no separate “early access” code that unlocks scores before the official date, and requesting a score by phone does not make it appear online sooner.

Key Takeaways

• 2024 AP scores were released online starting Wednesday, July 8, 2024, with access staggered by region throughout the day.
• The College Board releases scores in waves, so the exact hour varies by time zone — Eastern locations generally see them earlier than Pacific ones.
• Phone scores (Scores by Phone, for a fee) open after the online rollout begins; there is no legitimate early-access shortcut.
• Your scores live in your College Board account, and score reports are sent to colleges from there.