Outstanding AP English Results at ND

Posted On Saturday September 16, 2017

Advanced Placement (AP) English students at Notre Dame continue to raise the bar with their success rates. In May 2017, the AP English class wrote the AP English exam in an attempt to achieve a University credit while still attending high school.

Eighteen students wrote the AP English Exam last Spring and an astounding 17 of those students – or 95% of the class – passed this difficult and challenging 3 ½ hour exam. To put that success rate in perspective, usually less than 60% of students across North America pass the exam. Notre Dame’s success rate is 35% above the North American average. That’s a tremendous result!

Moreover, 3 students in the class achieved a perfect score of 5 on the exam, meaning 17% of our students scored perfect – the North American rate for perfect scores is typically 1%-2%. Even more amazing, 13 of our 18 students achieved a score of 4 or 5 on the exam, and Universities across North America offer full credit for a minimum score of 4 out of 5.

AP Exams are offered annually by The College Board with almost half a million students writing the English Exam, but few schools have achieved the success that Notre Dame enjoys. This is certainly a testament to both the hard work and dedication of our AP students, but also the experience and knowledge of the entire English Department staff at Notre Dame.

Notre Dame will offer AP English again in February 2018 as we continue to build on our success.