AP United States History credit at New York colleges

Every New York college with a published AP United States History credit policy — minimum score, credit hours, and the course it replaces.

Quick answer

87 of 115 New York colleges (76%) award credit for AP United States History at a score of 3. 25 require a 4 and 3 require a 5. The lowest bar in the state is a 3 at University at Buffalo (6 credit hours). 113 of these colleges link to their own policy page below. Captured July 30, 2026.

Colleges that award credit for AP United States History, with the minimum qualifying score, credit hours awarded and the equivalent course.
College	Min score	Credits	Counts as	Source
University at Buffalo Buffalo	3	6	HIS999TRUSH	Policy
Stony Brook University Stony Brook	3	3	—	Policy
CBMC CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College New York	3	—	—	Policy
CUNY Hunter College New York	3	3	—	Policy
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College New York	3	3	—	Policy
Binghamton University Vestal	3	4	Elective credit	Policy
Suffolk County Community College Selden	3	6	HIS 103, 104	Policy
Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester	3	3	Free 100 - Free Elective Credit	Policy
CUNY Queens College Queens	3	3	LAE 499	Policy
CUNY New York City College of Technology Brooklyn	3	—	HIS 1110	Policy
University at Albany Albany	3	6	AHIS E10 , AHIS E11	Policy
CUNY City College New York	3	3	FCUS 10000	Policy
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice New York	3	6	HIS 201 HIS 202	Policy
Nassau Community College Garden City	3	3	HIS 103	Policy
CUNY LaGuardia Community College Long Island City	3	6	SSH 101 & SSH 102	Policy
CBC CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn	3	6	HIST.-1201 & HIST.-1202	Policy
CUNY Lehman College Bronx	3	3	HIS-243	Policy
College of Staten Island CUNY Staten Island	3	3	FCUS 1000	Policy
Farmingdale State College Farmingdale	3	6	HIS 121 & HIS 122	Policy
SUNY Westchester Community College Valhalla	3	—	HIS 110 - U.S. History Colonial-1800 & HIS 111 - 19th Century U.S. History	Policy
Monroe Community College Rochester	3	6	HIS 111 & 112	Policy
Fashion Institute of Technology New York	3	6	HI202 & HI020	Policy
Empire State University Saratoga Springs	3	6	HIST 2025 and HIST 2030	Policy
Hudson Valley Community College Troy	3	6	HIST 110 & HIST 111	Policy
State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz	3	4	HIS221 OR HIS222	Policy
State University of New York at Cortland Cortland	3	3	HIS 200 United States to 1877	Policy
CUNY Bronx Community College Bronx	3	3	HIS 20	Policy
State University of New York at Oswego Oswego	3	3	HIS 202 or 203	Policy
Mercy University Dobbs Ferry	3	6	HIST105+HIST106	Policy
Long Island University Brookville	3	3	HIS 100	Policy
SUNY Brockport Brockport	3	3	HST 212	Policy
SUNY Buffalo State University Buffalo	3	6	HIS106 and HIS 107	Policy
CUNY York College Jamaica	3	6	HIST 999	Policy
Rockland Community College Suffern	3	6	HIS 201 & 202	—
SUNY Old Westbury Old Westbury	3	6	AS 2112	Policy
SUNY College at Geneseo Geneseo	3	6	S/U/HIST 150, S/U/HIST 151	Policy
SCP SUNY College at Plattsburgh Plattsburgh	3	3	HIS101	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Alfred Alfred	3	6	HIST 1143 & 2153-Survey of American History I & II	Policy
CUNY Medgar Evers College Brooklyn	3	—	—	Policy
SJSU St. Joseph's University-New York Brooklyn	3	6	HIS 170 & 172	Policy
New York Institute of Technology Old Westbury	3	6	HIST 110, HIST 150	Policy
SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton	3	3	HIS 279	Policy
Molloy College Rockville Centre	3	6	HIS 1110 and HIS 1120	Policy
SUNY at Purchase College Purchase	3	6	Development of US I and II	Policy
Mohawk Valley Community College Utica	3	3	HI111	Policy
Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua	3	6	HIS 110 & 111	Policy
SF SUNY at Fredonia Fredonia	3	—	HIST 170	Policy
Niagara County Community College Sanborn	3	6	HIS 120 & HIS 122	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Canton Canton	3	6	HIST 103: US History to 1877 & HIST 105: US History since 1877	Policy
Iona University New Rochelle	3	6	HST 207 & HST 208	Policy
Niagara University Niagara University	3	3	HIS Elective	Policy
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi Delhi	3	6	HIST 100 and/or HIST 105	Policy
Utica University Utica	3	6	HIS 126 - America 1500-1877 and HIS 127 - America 1877-Present	Policy
Le Moyne College Syracuse	3	3	Free Elective Credit	Policy
University of Mount Saint Vincent Bronx	3	3	Elective credits	Policy
Genesee Community College Batavia	3	6	HIS 203 and HIS 204	Policy
SUNY College at Potsdam Potsdam	3	6	HIST 201 and 202	Policy
St. Francis College Brooklyn	3	6	HIS-1201 US History 1896 to Present & HIS-ELE History Elective (Gen Ed - Our World, Past and Present x2)	Policy
St Bonaventure University Saint Bonaventure	3	6	HIST 201, 202	Policy
Nazareth University Rochester	3	3	Liberal Arts Elective	Policy
SUNY Morrisville Morrisville	3	6	HIST 101 - United States History to 1800 and HIST 102 - U.S. History 1800 to 1900	Policy
SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill Cobleskill	3	—	—	Policy
SUNY Polytechnic Institute Utica	3	4	HIS 101 & HIS 102	Policy
Canisius University Buffalo	3	3	Free Elective	Policy
Daemen University Amherst	3	6	HIS-220 HIS-221	Policy
SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry Syracuse	3	6	—	Policy
Marymount Manhattan College New York	3	6	HIST 101/103	Policy
Wagner College Staten Island	3	—	HI103	Policy
Jefferson Community College Watertown	3	6	HIS 150 and HIS 151	Policy
Tompkins Cortland Community College Dryden	3	6	HSTY 201 and HSTY 202	Policy
D'Youville University Buffalo	3	3	HIS-203	Policy
Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge	3	6	HIS 103, 104	Policy
Manhattanville College Purchase	3	3	HIS 1012	Policy
SUNY Maritime College Throggs Neck	3	3	HIST 101	Policy
LIM College New York	3	3	—	Policy
Hartwick College Oneonta	3	3	HIST-AP2	Policy
Dominican University New York Orangeburg	3	6	Liberal Arts Electives	Policy
Russell Sage College Troy	3	6	HST 105, HST 106	Policy
Roberts Wesleyan University Rochester	3	3	American Studies: U.S. I	Policy
St. Thomas Aquinas College Sparkill	3	3	HIST 101	Policy
Hilbert College Hamburg	3	6	HI 104 & HI 104	Policy
Keuka College Keuka Park	3	3	HIS-120	Policy
Houghton University Houghton	3	3	General Elective	Policy
NCCC North Country Community College Saranac Lake	3	6	HIS 151 AND HIS 152	—
Paul Smiths College of Arts and Science Paul Smiths	3	3	HST 201	Policy
FTC Five Towns College Dix Hills	3	3	—	Policy
CCC Clinton Community College Plattsburgh	3	6	—	Policy
New York University New York	4	4	—	Policy
Syracuse University Syracuse	4	6	HST 101 & 102	Policy
Fordham University Bronx	4	3	—	Policy
Pace University New York	4	6	HIS 111, 112	Policy
Hofstra University Hempstead	4	3	HIST 3A	Policy
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Troy	4	4	STSO 1000	Policy
Adelphi University Garden City	4	6	HIS103, HIS104	Policy
Marist College Poughkeepsie	4	3	HIST 226L OR 227L	Policy
Ithaca College Ithaca	4	3	HIST 18888 - History Elective	Policy
Touro University New York	4	6	HIS 141-142	Policy
Pratt Institute-Main Brooklyn	4	3	—	Policy
Siena College Loudonville	4	3	HIST 1EL	Policy
Barnard College New York	4	3	—	Policy
Colgate University Hamilton	4	1	HIST 103 & 104	Policy
Yeshiva University New York	4	6	HIST 1201 HIST 1202	Policy
Skidmore College Saratoga Springs	4	4	—	Policy
St. John Fisher University Rochester	4	3	HIST Core course	Policy
Clarkson University Potsdam	4	3	HIST 220	Policy
Vassar College Poughkeepsie	4	1	—	Policy
St Lawrence University Canton	4	1	HIST-104-HIST-104	Policy
Hobart William Smith Colleges Geneva	4	2	—	Policy
Sarah Lawrence College Bronxville	4	2	—	Policy
Alfred University Alfred	4	4	HIST 211	Policy
Elmira College Elmira	4	3	Humanities and Languages Pillar, Western Perspectives	Policy
Jewish Theological Seminary of America New York	4	3	—	Policy
Columbia University in the City of New York New York	5	3	—	Policy
University of Rochester Rochester	5	4	Elective history credit. A maximum of four credits in History will be awarded.	Policy
Bard College Annandale-On-Hudson	5	—	—	Policy

AP United States History credit in other states

California 183 Texas 104 Pennsylvania 101 Ohio 95 Illinois 90 North Carolina 82 Florida 66 Massachusetts 66 Michigan 59 Virginia 56 Georgia 53 Washington 50

How we ranked this

One row per New York college: the lowest score that earns actual credit under the policy that applies to all students, and the largest credit award published at that score. Placement-only policies — permission to skip a course without earning credit hours — are excluded. Credit hours and course equivalents are reproduced exactly as the college published them; “—” means no value was published and we do not estimate one. A page is published for a state only when at least 8 colleges back it.

Frequently asked questions

Which New York colleges give credit for AP United States History?+

115 colleges in New York publish a credit-bearing policy for AP United States History. 87 of them (76%) award credit at a score of 3, 25 require a 4, and 3 require a 5. The full list, with credit hours and the course each exam replaces, is in the table on this page.

What is the lowest AP United States History score that earns credit in New York?+

3. University at Buffalo in Buffalo awards credit at a score of 3, worth 6 credit hours, counting as HIS999TRUSH. 87 New York colleges in total set their bar at a 3 or lower.

Does in-state residency change AP credit in New York?+

No. AP credit policy is set per institution and applies to admitted students regardless of residency — residency affects tuition rate, not credit awards. What does vary is the school within a university: engineering and nursing colleges commonly set higher bars than arts and sciences. The rules shown here are the ones that apply to all students at each college.

How do I verify these New York AP credit policies?+

113 of the 115 colleges on this page link to their own published AP credit page in the Source column; our snapshot was taken July 30, 2026. The college's page is authoritative and can change between admission cycles, so confirm there before building a graduation plan around the credit.

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Data sources: Each college's own published AP / advanced-standing credit page (captured July 30, 2026) · IPEDS institution directory (names, control, location). Figures are the most recent values published in each federal dataset; cells with no published value are shown as “—” and never estimated. Education does not sell rankings or accept placement fees.