APFT Calculator - Army PT Score Breakdown

Use the APFT calculator to score Army Physical Fitness Test by age and sex. Enter push-ups, sit-ups, and 2-mile run time to get a 0-300 total with pass or fail.

Updated: June 13, 2026 • Free Tool

APFT Calculator

APFT repetition standards differ between males and females.

Maps to the APFT age group: 17-21, 22-26, 27-31, 32-36, 37-41, 42-46, 47-51, 52-56, 57-61, or 62+.

Total push-up repetitions you can complete in 2 minutes using the APFT form.

Total sit-up repetitions you can complete in 2 minutes with knees at 90 degrees and fingers interlocked.

Whole minutes of your 2-mile run finish time.

Remaining seconds of your 2-mile run finish time (0-59).

Results

Total APFT Score
0
Push-up Score 0
Sit-up Score 0
2-Mile Run Score 0
Pass / Fail 0
Failing Events 0

What Is the APFT Calculator?

An APFT calculator scores the U.S. Army Physical Fitness Test, which measures muscular endurance, upper-body strength, and aerobic capacity. The test has three timed events: two minutes of push-ups, two minutes of sit-ups, and a two-mile run. Each event is scored 0-100 by age and sex, and the APFT total is the sum of the three, capped at 300. A soldier must reach at least 60 points in every event to pass.

  • Veterans reviewing a legacy score: Former soldiers and recruiters can score a past APFT result in seconds to compare against the published chart for the soldier's age and sex at the time of the test.
  • Recruits and Basic Training trainees: Future soldiers can see how many push-ups, sit-ups, and run time they need for the 17-21 age bracket, the table most drill sergeants use for legacy APFT training references.
  • Coaches building APFT training plans: Unit fitness leaders and historians can set realistic repetition and pace targets for each age group using the legacy chart and watch the total change as their soldiers improve.

The APFT was the U.S. Army's official fitness test of record for roughly four decades, but it is no longer the active test of record. The Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) became the test of record for record testing on October 1, 2022 for the Regular Army and AGR, with later implementation for the Reserve and National Guard, and the ACFT was itself renamed the Army Fitness Test (AFT) effective June 1, 2025. The APFT chart remains in legacy systems, historical records, and promotion-point review of older scores, so an APFT calculator is still useful for veterans, recruiters, and any reference work that touches the old test.

To confirm you also clear the Army body composition check that runs alongside the APFT, the Army Body Fat Calculator uses the official tape test so you can see if your measurement stays within the standard for your age and sex.

How the APFT Calculator Works

The calculator matches your age and sex to the published APFT score table, looks up the minimum and maximum repetition or time thresholds for each event, and reads the event score from the chart. The 60-point mark is the minimum acceptable performance and the 100-point mark is the maximum, with whole-point values filling in between. Push-up and sit-up scores rise with more reps, while the run score rises as your time falls.

eventScore = 60 + (performance - minimum) * 40 / (maximum - minimum) APFT total = push-up score + sit-up score + run score Pass = (push-up score >= 60) AND (sit-up score >= 60) AND (run score >= 60)
  • performance: Your push-up or sit-up repetition count, or your 2-mile run time in seconds for the run event.
  • minimum: The 60-point threshold for the event: the minimum reps to earn 60 points, or the slowest run time that still earns 60 points.
  • maximum: The 100-point threshold for the event: the maximum reps to earn 100 points, or the fastest run time that earns 100 points.
  • ageGroup: One of the ten APFT age groups: 17-21, 22-26, 27-31, 32-36, 37-41, 42-46, 47-51, 52-56, 57-61, or 62+.

For push-ups and sit-ups, the published maximum repetition count gives 100 points, the minimum gives 60 points, and whole rep counts in between map to whole-point scores on the chart. For the run, a faster finish time earns more points, so the slowest accepted time gives 60 and the fastest gives 100; anything slower scores 0.

22-26 male: scoring a 235-point practice APFT

Sex = Male, Age = 24, Push-ups = 58, Sit-ups = 65, 2-Mile Run = 15:18

1. Age 24 maps to the 22-26 male bracket: push-up min = 40, max = 75; sit-up min = 50, max = 80; run min = 13:00, max = 16:36. 2. Push-up score: 60 + (58 - 40) * 40 / (75 - 40) = 60 + 20.57 = 81 points. 3. Sit-up score: 60 + (65 - 50) * 40 / (80 - 50) = 60 + 20.00 = 80 points. 4. Run score: 100 - (918 - 780) * 40 / (996 - 780) = 100 - 25.56 = 74 points. 5. APFT total: 81 + 80 + 74 = 235 points. All three events cleared 60, so the result is a Pass.

Push-up = 81, Sit-up = 80, Run = 74, Total = 235, Pass.

Trimming 52 seconds off the 2-mile time to 14:26 would lift the run score from 74 to 84, raising the total to 245 with push-ups and sit-ups unchanged.

According to the U.S. Department of the Army, Field Manual 7-22 (Holistic Health and Fitness, October 2020), the Army's physical readiness training doctrine now falls under the H2F system, and the APFT is documented as the legacy three-event chart (push-ups, sit-ups, 2-mile run) scored 0-100 per event on a 60-point minimum pass standard.

The U.S. Army AFT program page is the official home for the current Army Fitness Test (which replaced the ACFT on June 1, 2025) and points to Army Directives, DA Form 705-TEST, and the H2F field manuals; it does not itself publish a legacy APFT scoring table, so the table values used by this calculator come from the legacy APFT chart preserved in earlier editions of FM 7-22 rather than from the AFT page.

Key APFT Concepts Explained

These four terms are the building blocks of every APFT score.

APFT Age Group

The APFT sorts soldiers into ten age brackets: 17-21, 22-26, 27-31, 32-36, 37-41, 42-46, 47-51, 52-56, 57-61, and 62+. Repetition standards get lower and run-time standards get slower as the bracket increases, so the same performance can earn different points depending on the soldier's age.

60-Point Minimum

Each APFT event is graded on a 0-100 scale, and a soldier must reach at least 60 points in every event to pass. Falling short on a single event, even with strong scores elsewhere, results in a fail and a required retest.

Event Score vs. Total

The event score is the 0-100 grade for one activity, while the APFT total is the sum of the three event scores with a maximum of 300. The Physical Fitness Badge is awarded only when the total is 270 or higher and every event reaches at least 90 points.

Alternate Aerobic Event

Soldiers with a permanent medical profile that prevents the 2-mile run may take a 2.5-mile walk, 800-yard swim, or 6.2-mile bike. The alternate event is scored pass or fail, and the promotion-point value equals the average of the push-up and sit-up scores.

Knowing these terms makes the score chart easier to read on your own.

If you want to translate a 2-mile run finish time into per-mile pace and race splits, the Running Pace Calculator gives a quick read so you know whether your APFT run time is keeping up with your training pace.

How to Use the APFT Calculator

Follow these five steps to score a legacy or practice APFT in under a minute.

  1. 1 Choose your sex and enter your age: Select Male or Female and enter the age you will be on the day of the test. The calculator uses your age to pick the APFT age group.
  2. 2 Enter your push-up count: Type the total push-up repetitions you can complete in two minutes with the strict APFT form. Counts below the 60-point minimum will show as 0.
  3. 3 Enter your sit-up count: Type the total sit-up repetitions you can complete in two minutes, keeping your knees at 90 degrees and your fingers interlocked behind your head.
  4. 4 Enter your 2-mile run time: Type the minutes in the minutes box and the remaining seconds in the seconds box. The calculator combines them into the total run time used for scoring.
  5. 5 Read the per-event scores and total: Review the push-up, sit-up, and 2-mile run event scores, the 0-300 APFT total, and the pass or fail label. If any event scores below 60, the failing event is listed in the result panel.

A 30-year-old female enters age 30, 35 push-ups, 70 sit-ups, and a 17:30 run time. The calculator reports push-up = 82, sit-up = 87, run = 86, for a 255-point Pass. Pushing push-ups to 50, sit-ups to 82, and the run to 17:00 would clear 290 and earn the badge.

When working with legacy APFT records it helps to know body composition, so the BMI Calculator lets you check body mass index alongside the body fat tape test the Army uses.

Benefits of Using the APFT Calculator

An APFT calculator saves time and removes guesswork between tests.

  • Quick per-event scoring: Look up push-up, sit-up, and run scores in one step instead of flipping through a printed age chart for each event.
  • Clear pass or fail check: The calculator flags any event that falls below 60 points, so you know right away whether a strong run can save a weak push-up.
  • Targeted training insights: By showing exactly where the points come from, the calculator helps you focus on the lowest-scoring event first when time is limited.
  • Standard reference for legacy use: Recruiters, veterans, and current soldiers reviewing older records can still reference the original APFT chart for promotion-board review of pre-2022 scores, school packets, and historical comparisons.

Push-up and sit-up sessions burn real energy and the 2-mile run is a serious calorie load, so the Calories Burned Calculator can estimate the energy cost of a single APFT practice test from your weight and event time.

Factors That Affect Your APFT Score

Four variables drive almost every change in an APFT total.

Age Group Selection

Repetition standards drop and run time standards loosen as the age bracket increases. A 38-year-old needs fewer push-ups and sit-ups for 60 points than a 21-year-old, so two soldiers with the same performance can post different APFT totals.

Sex-Specific Repetition Standards

Female push-up and sit-up minimums are roughly half the male minimums, while run-time standards are about 90 seconds slower. This is the largest single source of score variation between soldiers of the same age and fitness level.

Run Time Spacing

Each six-second drop in 2-mile run time is worth roughly one APFT point at the top of the chart, but only about half a point in the middle. A soldier aiming for 270 should treat the run as the highest-leverage event to train.

Strict Form Adherence

APFT scoring requires full arm extension and a flat back on push-ups, fingers interlocked behind the head with knees at 90 degrees on sit-ups, and continuous forward motion on the run. A rep that fails strict form is not counted, so clean technique protects the score as much as raw repetition or pace does.

  • The calculator scores the published APFT chart only; it does not cover the Army Combat Fitness Test or 2025 Army Fitness Test, which use different repetition, time, and load standards.
  • Reps assume strict APFT form. If a scorer would not count a rep, do not count it here, or your score will be optimistic.

Treat this as a planning aid, not a final authority. Official APFT rules are spelled out in earlier editions of Army Field Manual 7-22 and on Department of the Army Form 705.

According to the U.S. Army AFT program page, the Army Fitness Test replaced the ACFT on June 1, 2025, and the AFT page serves as the official home for current AFT policy, Army Directives, and the DA Form 705-TEST scorecard; the APFT score charts are kept in legacy systems for historical records, promotion-point review of pre-2022 scores, and recruiter reference use, and the ACFT became the test of record on October 1, 2022 for the Regular Army and AGR with later implementation for the Reserve and National Guard.

Sustained APFT training raises daily energy needs, and the TDEE Calculator can estimate your total daily energy expenditure so you eat enough to support push-up, sit-up, and run volume without losing lean mass.

APFT calculator that scores push-ups, sit-ups, and the 2-mile run by age and sex with a 0-300 total and a pass or fail result
APFT calculator that scores push-ups, sit-ups, and the 2-mile run by age and sex with a 0-300 total and a pass or fail result

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: What is a passing score on the APFT?

A: A soldier passes the APFT by scoring at least 60 points in each of the three events, which means the total is at least 180 points. Falling below 60 in any single event is an automatic fail, even when the other two events are maxed out.

Q: How is the APFT total score calculated?

A: The APFT total score is the sum of the push-up, sit-up, and 2-mile run event scores. Each event is graded on a 0 to 100 scale, so the maximum possible APFT total is 300 points when every event is maxed.

Q: What is the minimum push-up and sit-up count to pass the APFT?

A: Minimum counts depend on age and sex. A 17-21 male needs at least 42 push-ups and 53 sit-ups for 60 points, while a 17-21 female needs at least 19 push-ups and 53 sit-ups. Standards ease in five-year brackets up to 62+, so older soldiers face lower repetition minimums.

Q: How long do you have to complete the 2-mile run on the APFT?

A: There is no fixed time limit for the 2-mile run; the soldier simply tries to finish as quickly as possible. The 60-point maximum time ranges from 15:54 for a 17-21 male to 25:00 for a 62+ female, and any time slower than that scores 0 for the run event.

Q: Can you score more than 100 points in an APFT event?

A: No. The legacy APFT score chart caps every event at 100 points and the APFT total at 300 points. Extended-scale scoring, which once allowed more than 100 points in a single event, is no longer authorized for record tests.

Q: Does the APFT still apply to active Army soldiers?

A: No. The APFT is a legacy, administrative, and historical test that the Army no longer uses as the test of record. The ACFT became the Army's test of record for record testing on October 1, 2022 for the Regular Army and AGR, with later implementation dates for the Reserve and National Guard, and the ACFT was itself renamed the Army Fitness Test (AFT) effective June 1, 2025. The APFT score chart is still useful for legacy reference, promotion-point review of older records, and some school packets, which is why an APFT calculator remains a practical tool.