The number of students who take the psychology Advanced Placement exam has exploded in high schools, overtaking the chemistry and physics exams and closing in on biology. More than 2 million students take AP exams every year for college credit or advanced standing.
Increase in AP exams, 1999-2007
|
1999 |
2001 |
2003 |
2005 |
2007 |
|
|
Biology |
82,592 |
92,254 |
103,944 |
121,446 |
144,796 |
|
Chemistry |
48,899 |
55,406 |
65,698 |
78,453 |
97,136 |
|
Environmental Science |
9,209 |
18,880 |
29,906 |
38,104 |
52,416 |
|
Physics |
49,206 |
59,760 |
71,436 |
81,653 |
92,396 |
|
Psychology |
28,291 |
42,978 |
62,666 |
87,207 |
116,128 |
Source: The College Board
