College Board AP Research: Past Exams

Past Papers

Browse our range of College Board AP® Research Past Papers and Mark Schemes below. Testing yourself with AP® Research past papers is a great way to identify which topics need more revision, so you can ensure that you are revising as effectively as possible to help you get ready for your AP® Research exam.

2025
May 2025 Sample A	Question Paper	Mark Scheme	Sample B Sample C Sample D Sample E Sample F Sample G Sample H Sample I Sample J Scoring Guidelines - Research Presentation Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions
2024
May 2024 Sample A	Question Paper	Mark Scheme	Sample B Sample C Sample D Sample E Sample F Sample G Sample H Sample I Sample J Scoring Guidelines - Research Presentation Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions
2023
May 2023 Sample A	Question Paper	Mark Scheme	Sample C Sample D Sample E Sample F Sample G Sample H Sample I Sample J Scoring Guidelines - Research Presentation Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Sample B
2022
May 2022 Sample A	Question Paper	Mark Scheme	Sample C Sample D Sample E Sample F Sample G Sample H Sample I Sample J Scoring Guidelines-Research Presentation Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Sample B
2021
May 2021 Sample A	Question Paper	Mark Scheme	Sample C Sample D Sample E Sample F Sample G Sample H Sample I Sample J Scoring Guidelines - Research Presentation Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Sample B
2020
May 2020 Sample A	Question Paper	Mark Scheme	Sample C Sample D Sample E Sample F Sample G Sample H Sample I Sample J Chief Reader Report Score Distributions Sample B
2019
May 2019 Sample A	Question Paper	Mark Scheme	Sample C Sample D Sample E Sample F Sample G Sample H Sample I Sample J Scoring Guidelines - Research Presentation Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Sample B
2018
May 2018 Sample A	Question Paper	Mark Scheme	Sample C Sample D Sample E Sample F Sample G Sample H Sample I Sample J Scoring Guidelines - Research Presentation Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Sample B
2017
May 2017 Sample A	Question Paper	Mark Scheme	Sample C Sample D Sample E Sample F Sample G Sample H Sample I Sample J Sample K Sample L Scoring Guidelines - Research Presentation Chief Reader Report Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Sample B
2016
May 2016 Sample C	Question Paper	Mark Scheme	Sample I (topic: Arts/Humanities) Sample K ((topic: STEM) Sample E (topic: History/Humanities) Sample B (topic: Arts/Humanities) Sample A (topic: Social Science) Sample H (topic: STEM) Sample J (topic: History/Humanities) Sample F (topic: Arts/Humanities) Sample D (topic: STEM/Social Science) Scoring Guidelines - Research Presentation Student Performance Q&A Scoring Statistics Score Distributions Sample G

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