Start exploring Economics summer programs for 10th graders

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 20–Jul 30, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$7,500

Location:

New Haven, CT (Yale University)

Grades:

Completed 10th-11th grade (ages 16-18)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Regular Jan 6, 2027

Two-week residential academic session at Yale in one interdisciplinary track: Innovations in Science & Technology, Politics, Law & Economics, or Solving Global Challenges.

Dates:

Jun 27 – Jul 17, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$7,085–$9,085

Location:

Washington, DC (Georgetown University campus)

Grades:

Rising 9th graders through graduating seniors (completed grades 8–12)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Early bird Jan 31, 2027 · Final May 15, 2027

Three weeks applying economics and political science to real-world policy problems, from microeconomics, trade and foreign aid to poverty, inequality and fiscal and monetary policy, with field trips and workshops.

Dates:

5 sessions between Jun 21–Aug 6, 2027 (1 week, 3 weeks, and 6 weeks options)

Length:

1 week–6 weeks

Cost:

$2,883–$25,676

Location:

New York, NY (Columbia Morningside campus)

Grades:

8–12 (varies by track)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Early registration Feb 1, 2027 · Final Apr 1, 2027

Students take one intensive non-credit course at Columbia's Morningside campus, choosing from courses across art and architecture, business and economics, creative writing, humanities and philosophy, journalism, law, marketing, mathematics, neuroscience, physical sciences, politics, science and medicine, social impact, psychology, and technology.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 4–Jul 30, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$3,298–$5,998

Location:

New York, NY (Barnard College, Columbia University)

Grades:

Completed 8th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Two-week academic program at Barnard College in Manhattan. Students spend the session in one course, with excursions and college-readiness workshops.

Dates:

7 weekly sessions, Jun 13–Aug 6, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$3,298–$6,298

Location:

Berkeley, CA

Grades:

Completed 8th-12th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Two-week academic program at UC Berkeley. Students spend the session in one course, with excursions and college-readiness workshops.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 23, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,299–$7,599

Location:

Washington, D.C. (Georgetown University campus)

Grades:

9-12

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Academic program at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Students take one morning course and one afternoon course, as residential or commuter students. Students select one morning and one afternoon course. No Academies exist at this campus - all offerings are Individual Courses. Session 1 topics: Business & Entrepreneurship, Global Business & Leadership, College Sports Marketing, Advertising, Economics, Advanced Debate, College Essay Writing Masterclass, Mock Trial, Forensic Investigation, Careers in Law, Governing America, International Relations, Sports Law, Public Health, Careers in Medicine, Psychology, Sociology.

Dates:

Jul 9 – Aug 13, 2027

Length:

6 weeks

Cost:

$4,314–$4,390

Location:

Online

Grades:

Rising 11th and 12th graders; 3.5+ unweighted GPA (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Online

Credit:

0.5 Penn course unit (about 2 college credits) and a Wharton transcript

Students take one Wharton online college course that earns a Wharton transcript and about 2 college credits. Class meets live once or twice a week, with about 3-5 hours of work a week outside class.