AFOQT scores: composites, minimums and what counts as good

AFOQT scores explained

You receive AFOQT scores in six areas: Pilot, Combat Systems Officer, Air Battle Manager, Verbal, Quantitative and Academic Aptitude. The Air Force reports composite scores as percentiles relative to all AFOQT first-time test-takers, so a score of 50 means you sit in the middle of that group, not that you answered half the questions correctly.

The Air Force Personnel Center receives and scores all AFOQT answer sheets.

Source: Department of the Air Force — DAFMAN 36-2664 (18 January 2023). Checked 19 October 2026.

AFOQT score breakdown by composite

The Air Force’s AFOQT Information Pamphlet describes what the composites measure. Verbal covers word reasoning, word relationships and synonyms. Quantitative covers arithmetic reasoning and mathematical terms, formulas and relationships. Academic Aptitude combines all the subtests in the Verbal and Quantitative composites. The Pilot composite includes quantitative ability, reading aircraft attitude from instruments, aeronautical knowledge and perceptual speed.

The pamphlet does not name its test form, and Air Force ROTC notes that some subtests changed with Form T, so the exact mix of subtests per composite may differ on the current form.

Source: U.S. Air Force — AFOQT Information Pamphlet. Checked 19 October 2026.

AFOQT minimum scores and passing score

There is no single AFOQT passing score. The minimums are set per composite in DAFMAN 36-2664:

• Line officer commissioning: Quantitative at the 10th percentile or higher
• Line officer commissioning: Verbal at the 15th percentile or higher
• Rated career fields (pilot, combat systems officer, air battle manager): 25th percentile or higher on the relevant composite

Source: Department of the Air Force — DAFMAN 36-2664 (18 January 2023). Checked 19 October 2026.

AFOQT pilot score and PCSM

The AFOQT pilot score is the Pilot composite. To enter pilot training you need at least the 25th percentile on it. The AFOQT is also a component of the Pilot Candidate Selection Method (PCSM) score, which the Air Force uses in pilot selection.

Source: Air Force ROTC — Academic Standards. Checked 19 October 2026.

What is a good AFOQT score?

The minimums define the floor, not a good score. What is a good score on the AFOQT depends on what you are applying for: competitive selections compare candidates, and the Air Force does not publish target scores for boards on the pages checked.

Good AFOQT scores are therefore scores comfortably above the minimum on the composites that matter for your goal: Verbal and Quantitative for commissioning, and the Pilot, Combat Systems Officer or Air Battle Manager composite for rated jobs. Official AFOQT average scores are not published on the pages checked.

Source: Department of the Air Force — DAFMAN 36-2664 (18 January 2023). Checked 19 October 2026.

Retests and superscoring

Air Force ROTC uses superscoring across all composites: your best composite score on any attempt is your score of record. Cadets may retest no earlier than 90 days after the previous attempt and have up to three opportunities to pass Verbal and Quantitative.

The pamphlet also notes that you do not lose points for guessing, so leave no question blank.

Source: Air Force ROTC — Academic Standards. Checked 19 October 2026.

How to check AFOQT scores

The Air Force Personnel Center scores the answer sheets, but its online score pages could not be read for this guide, so we do not describe an AFOQT scores portal here. To check AFOQT scores, ask the office that scheduled your test, such as your AFROTC detachment or your recruiter, how to access your results.

AFOQT registration works through the same offices: the Air Force pages checked describe no public online sign-up, so AFROTC cadets arrange the test through their detachment and Officer Training School applicants through their recruiter.

There is also no official AFOQT score calculator on the pages checked. Composites are computed by the Air Force from your answer sheet, and unofficial calculators cannot reproduce the official percentile scaling.

Source: Department of the Air Force — DAFMAN 36-2664 (18 January 2023). Checked 19 October 2026.

AFOQT exam: questions people ask

What is the AFOQT passing score?

There is no single passing score: commissioning requires Quantitative at the 10th and Verbal at the 15th percentile; rated fields need the 25th on the relevant composite. Source: DAFMAN 36-2664, checked 19 October 2026.

What is a good AFOQT score?

One comfortably above the minimum on the composites that matter for your goal. The Air Force publishes no board target scores on the pages checked.

How are AFOQT test scores reported?

As percentiles relative to all AFOQT first-time test-takers. Source: DAFMAN 36-2664, checked 19 October 2026.

How do I check my AFOQT score?

Ask the office that scheduled your test, such as your AFROTC detachment or recruiter. AFPC scores the answer sheets; its score pages could not be read for this guide.

Does the Air Force superscore the AFOQT?

Yes. Your best composite score on any attempt is the score of record. Source: Air Force ROTC, checked 19 October 2026.

Is there an official AFOQT score calculator?

Not on the Air Force pages checked. Composites are computed by the Air Force from your answer sheet.