AP Exams / College Credit

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@Wje9164be

I am aware of only one college that does not give credit for AP classes, Amherst.

Caltech, Harvey Mudd? (Though they have their own advanced placement tests and procedures.)

Amherst gives no credit for AP scores, but some departments give advanced placement (e.g. AP calculus may give placement into a more advanced math course). Dartmouth is similar in that students do not get credit toward the 35 courses needed to graduate, but can get advanced placement in some subjects.

@Wje9164be

Perhaps this is a gross oversimplification but I think with public universities having a lot of strong AP scores will allow you to graduate 1 or 2 semesters early which obviously saves money. For private colleges it is less about graduating early and more common for students to double major.

From the school’s point of view, a public school with mostly in-state students wants students to graduate as quickly as possible, so that each student uses as little of the in-state subsidy as possible. A private school which gets most of its revenue from tuition does not want students to graduate early.