Pre-college summer programs hosted at Ivy League and top-tier universities.
Programs in this collection (12)
Brown Pre-College: Brown University. Summer Program, Providence, Rhode Island, USA. Brown University runs summer pre-college study for high school students, with over 300 non-credit courses lasting one to six weeks on campus in Providence, online, and at domestic and international locations. Options include Summer@Brown, the Leadership Institute, 12-day study-away trips abroad for ages 16 to 18, and a seven-week online credit-bearing program for rising or recently graduated seniors. Aid includes fee waivers and the Sibley Scholarship.
Cornell Summer College: Cornell University. Summer Program, Ithaca, New York, USA. High school students take Cornell courses for college credit through residential, commuter or online summer options. Students receive letter grades and an official Cornell transcript, with up to four credits in a three-week session and up to eight in a six-week session.
UChicago Summer Session: University of Chicago. Summer Program, Chicago, Illinois, USA. High school students take UChicago courses through options such as the 3 Week Immersion for current 9th to 11th graders and Summer Online, where current 11th and 12th graders study alongside UChicago undergraduates. Applicants send a transcript, teacher recommendation and short essay.
Georgetown Summer Programs for High School Students: Georgetown University. Summer Program, Washington DC, USA. Georgetown offers high school students one- to three-week academies, a five-week residential College Prep program that includes a university course, and Summer College credit courses taken on campus, online or both. Minimum GPA and grade requirements vary by program.
Johns Hopkins Pre-College: Johns Hopkins University. Summer Program, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Two-week pre-college summer programs at Johns Hopkins University for students who have completed 9th grade and hold a GPA of 3.0 or higher. Programs run online or on the Homewood campus in Baltimore between late June and early August, in medicine and health, STEM, social sciences and humanities. Each program earns one college credit. Tuition is $6,140 on campus, $4,660 for commuters and $1,950 online, plus an $85 application fee.
Penn Summer High School Programs: University of Pennsylvania. Summer Program, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Summer programs for high school students run by Penn Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania. Options include two- or three-week non-credit residential Summer Academies and online seminars for 9th through 11th graders, plus credit-bearing Pre-College courses on campus or online for 10th and 11th graders. Academy and seminar students earn a certificate. Applicants submit essays and a recommendation, need a minimum 3.5 GPA, and no financial aid is offered.
NYU Precollege: NYU. Summer Program, New York, USA. NYU Precollege lets rising 11th and 12th grade high school students take regular NYU courses for credit during the summer, in the same classes as undergraduates. Students can earn up to 8 credits (2 classes), and most courses carry four credits. Applicants need a minimum 3.0 GPA. A 4-credit course costs $8,008, and students living on campus pay estimated housing and dining charges of $4,600.
YYGS Politics of Law & Economics: Yale Young Global Scholars. Summer Program, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. A two-week residential summer session of Yale Young Global Scholars for students ages 16 to 18 interested in economic theory, government and legal frameworks. Topics include public policy, human rights, market regulation, governance structures and international law, and students attend lectures by Yale faculty, seminars and breakout sessions and complete a group capstone project. It runs in each of three sessions from June through July, and no online sessions are offered.
Stanford Summer Session for High School Students: Stanford University. Summer Program, Stanford, California, USA. A summer program at Stanford University where high school students take university courses for credit from June to August. Students choose from over 130 courses in seven interest areas, such as natural sciences, computer science and engineering, creativity and design, and writing and public speaking, and earn an official Stanford transcript. On-campus living with a minimum of 8 units starts at $18,771, and commuter costs start at $8,226 with a minimum of 5 units.
Freedom and Citizenship: Columbia University. Fellowship, Manhattan, New York, USA. A free Columbia program for New York City students entering their senior year of high school, with preference for low-income and first-generation college applicants. Scholars take a summer seminar on political philosophy, get support with college applications, and complete a year-long civic leadership project. Scholars who complete the year receive a $2,500 stipend.
Harvard Model UN: Harvard University. Competition, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. A four-day international relations simulation for high school students held each year in downtown Boston, where delegates take on the roles of world leaders and work on global issues in general assembly, crisis and specialized committees. The conference draws more than 3,000 high school students from schools around the world and meets in January. A smaller online version with sessions in October and December is also offered for students who cannot travel to Boston.
Yale Model UN: Yale University. Competition, New Haven, Connecticut, USA. A four-day international relations simulation for high school students on Yale University's campus in New Haven, Connecticut, hosted by the Yale International Relations Association. Delegates debate in committees that meet in Yale classrooms and are led by over 240 Yale students, and most committees have no more than 30 delegates. Only delegates 18 and under may attend, financial aid is offered, and three virtual committees cost $30 per delegate.