Comparison of distributions in collegiate formats

ACF

As of 2021, the ACF distribution for a 20/20 regulation packet of Winter or Regionals is:

Key: "4/4 literature" means "4 tossups on literature and 4 bonuses on literature"

• 4/4 literature
• 4/4 history
• 4/4 science
• 3/3 fine arts
• 2/2 religion and mythology
• 2/2 social science and philosophy
• 1/1 geography, current events, miscellaneous, or pop culture

By percentage this is:

• 20% literature
• 20% history
• 20% science
• 15% fine arts
• 10% religion and nythology
• 10% social science and philosophy
• 5% geography, current events, misc, or pop culture

NAQT

As of 2021, the NAQT distribution for a collegiate packet of 24/24 is, on average:

• 4.3/4.1 literature
• 4.5/4.4 history
• 4.5/4.4 science
• 2.6/2.6 fine arts
• 1.2/1.2 religion and mythology
• 1.9/1.8 social science and philosophy
• 5.0/5.5 geography, current events, misc, and pop culture

By percentage this is:

• 16.5% literature
• 18.5% history
• 18.5% science
• 10.8% fine arts
• 5.2% religion and mythology
• 7.7% social science and philosophy
• 22.8% geography, current events, misc, and pop culture

Note: for purposes of comparison, the "religious literature" and "theology" subcategories are counted under religion and mythology, rather than the categories they are listed under on NAQT's website.