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NUMBER OF AP EXAMINATIONS PER STUDENT
The number of AP Examinations taken per student is presented below for 1996 and 2006 Note that in 2006 approximately 82% of the students took either one or two AP Examinations during the May administration The remaining 18% took from three to fifteen exams
No of Exams
Taken by 1996 2006
Students Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
Total stu-
dents/exams 537,428/843,423* 1,339,282/2,312,611
Approximately 35% of the students took AP Examinations in more than one year The figures below show the cumulative number of exams individual students took from the years 1993 to 1996 and from 2003 to 2006 Note, for example, that 126,322 students took three
or more AP Exams in the years 1993 to 1996 and were therefore potentially eligible for sophomore standing; in 2006, 406,506 students
exams, 991 had 12 exams, 518 students had 13 exams, 238 had 14 exams, 141 had 15 exams, 80 had 16 exams, 36 had 17 exams, 28 had 18 exams, 10 had 19 exams, 4 had 20 exams, 3 had 21 exams, 5 had 22 exams, and 1 student had amassed 30 AP Exams
FOUR-YEAR ADMINISTRATION RANGES
No of Exams
Taken by 1993-1996 2003-2006
Students Frequency Percent Frequency Percent
Total stu-
dents/exams 537,428/1,049,984* 1,339,282/3,030,876**
*These figures are greater than the year total shown in other tables because they include exams that were taken but withheld, cancelled, or arrived late
**The cumulative total of exams taken is 24% greater than the total number of exams taken in 2005 alone (i.e., 718,265 exams were taken by the 2005 students in 2004, 2003, and previous years)