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The Course Premium Report 2026

Which AP courses are worth it?

Empowerly compared admissions results for students who did (and did not) take each of 36 AP courses. Tell us about your student to get a year-by-year AP roadmap.

11,764students524universities36AP courses6that reliably help

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Turn off any course your school doesn't offer. Your roadmap updates as you go.

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All 42 AP courses at a glance

Each course's estimated admissions lift, grouped by how sure the data can be. Numbers are relative changes at a 4.0 GPA.

How to read a lift. Lifts are relative. Calculus BC's +5.18% takes a 65% chance of admission (the average for Empowerly students) to about 68.4%, a gain of 3.4 points.