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settings over time:  \n\n|  | 2021 Panel-Based Standard Setting | 2025 Evidence-Based Standard Setting |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Number of college professors | 8 | 211 |  |\n| Number of unique colleges and universities | 8 | 184 |  |\n| Number of college students represented | ~1,000 |  | 26,881 |\n\nThe 210+ professors who participated in this process evaluated the difficulty of the AP Exam, and what grades their own college students would receive on it, in comparison to the grades their college students received this year:  \n\n|  | College Students’ Actual Grades in Environmental Science* 2024-25: | How Professors Would Grade Their Students on the AP Enviromental Science Exam: |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| A+/A | 29% | 13% |\n| A-/B+/B | 36% | 25% |\n| B-/C+/C | 20% | 25% |\n| C-/D+/D | 8% | 21% |\n| D-/F | 7% | 17% |\n| C or Higher | 85% | 63% |\n\n*Other course names include: “Environmental Biology”,“General Ecology”, and“Environmental Studies.”  \n[7/1/25](7/1/25 collegeboard.org)[ collegeboard.org](7/1/25 collegeboard.org)  \nThe EBSS process found that the AP student population demonstrated strong academic abilities in comparison to students overall who take the comparable course in college, confirming that the AP standards remain significantly higher than those experienced by students who wait to take the intro course on campus:  \n\n| EBSS Finding | AP Standards | College Standards |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 2025: AP % of 3 or higher scores vs college % of Csor higher | 69% | 85% |\n| Average hours of instruction students received in this course | 163 hours | 65 hours |\n| AP 3s vs College B-/C+/B: Average subsequent college course grade | 3.54 | 2.54 |\n| AP 4s vs College A-/B+/B: Average subsequent college course grade | 3.70 | 3.27 |\n| AP 5s vs College A+/A: Average subsequent college course grade | 3.88 | 3.84 |\n| Average SAT score: AP 5s vs College A+/A | 1393 | 1195 |\n| Average SAT score: AP 3s vs College B-/C+/C | 1188 | 1087 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