Start exploring Finance summer programs for 10th graders

Dates:

Jun 26 – Jul 16, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$8,561.5–$10,225.2

Location:

Coral Gables, FL (University of Miami)

Grades:

Current high school sophomores and juniors

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Early Action Dec 31, 2026

Credit:

6 University of Miami credits (ECO 212 and FIN 280)

Introductory macroeconomics paired with financial engineering: equities, bonds, currencies, options and futures, financial statements, valuation, trading fundamentals and portfolio construction.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 11–Aug 6, 2027 (2 weeks)

Length:

2 weeks (Sun–Fri)

Cost:

$6,995

Location:

Boston, MA (Northeastern University)

Grades:

Rising juniors and seniors (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 15, 2027 · Regular Feb 28, 2027 · Late Mar 15, 2027

D'Amore-McKim accounting faculty teach financial statement analysis and how AI tools support consulting, with guest speakers, an industry site visit and a team project ending in a professional-style presentation.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 14–Jul 16, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,099

Location:

Online

Grades:

Students currently in grades 9–12

Format:

Online

Deadline:

Priority Jan 27, 2027

Students study personal finance, markets, banking and the economy, wealth building and financial ethics, working with real datasets, Excel and a group project.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jun 6–Aug 7, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$8,299

Location:

Philadelphia, PA (University of Pennsylvania)

Grades:

Rising 10th–12th graders (completed grades 9–11)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 27, 2027 · Final Mar 17, 2027

An intensive two-week introduction to finance taught by Wharton faculty.

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 on international business, from globalization and financial markets to institutions such as the World Bank, IMF and WTO, with investment challenges, case studies, field trips and a startup simulation.

Dates:

Jun 21 – Jul 16, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$8,371–$11,946

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (USC University Park campus)

Grades:

High school students who have completed 9th–11th grade

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

International due Mar 12, 2027 · Domestic due May 7, 2027

Credit:

3 units of USC elective credit

"Bitcoin and AI" begins with monetary history and an overview of today’s dollar-based financial system, then explores Bitcoin’s origins and technical components, including public-key cryptography and mining. Participants will learn about AI’s rapid introduction into the global economy — as well as the industries it will disrupt for years to come.

Dates:

6 sessions between Jun 14–Jul 30, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week

Cost:

$1,800

Location:

Cambridge, MA (Harvard University campus)

Grades:

9–12

Format:

Commuter

Deadline:

Due Aug 9, 2027

The Academies by Harvard Student Agencies, weekday classes on the Harvard campus.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jul 11–Jul 23, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm)–1 week (Sun check-in – Fri)

Cost:

$2,450–$3,380

Location:

Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Grades:

10–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential / Commuter

A one-week Bentley University business course where students study how companies prepare for natural disasters, financial shocks and global events, with guest lectures, group work and a final group presentation.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 13–Jun 25, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Sun–Fri, overnight)

Cost:

$3,500

Location:

Wake Forest University (Reynolda Campus), Winston-Salem, NC

Grades:

Current 9th–12th grade students

Format:

Residential

A one-week residential institute at Wake Forest University where high school students learn how stocks, bonds and funds work, practice fundamental analysis and explore careers in finance.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jul 11–Jul 24, 2027 (7 days, 10 days, and 14 days options)

Length:

7 days–14 days

Cost:

$3,899–$7,299

Location:

New York, NY

Grades:

Completing grades 9-12

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Finance career program in New York City taught by New York Institute of Finance instructors. Students work on investing, private equity, hedge funds, fintech, and financial statements, with team portfolio competitions and a Financial District tour.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 24–Jul 26, 2027 (9 days options)

Length:

9 days

Cost:

$3,945–$4,795

Location:

Columbia University, New York, NY

Ages:

14–18 with at least one year of high school completed, through graduating seniors

Format:

Commuter / Residential

A nine-day NSLC summer program at Columbia University where high school students analyze stocks, build an investment portfolio and respond to changing markets while exploring financial strategy, alongside leadership workshops and site visits.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 7–Jul 1, 2027 (11 days (2 weeks) options)

Length:

11 days (2 weeks)

Cost:

$4,000

Location:

University of the Pacific, Stockton, CA

Grades:

Entering grades 9–12 (completed grades 8–11)

Format:

Residential

A two-week residential program at University of the Pacific in which high school students move from investment fundamentals to real trades through the Eberhardt Student Investment Fund.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 12–Jul 23, 2027 (12 days (includes weekends) options)

Length:

12 days (includes weekends)

Cost:

$6,030

Location:

Duke University, Durham, NC

Grades:

Current 9th–12th graders (at least 14; graduating seniors welcome)

Format:

Residential

A 12-day Duke Pre-College course where high school students learn how financial systems and markets work and build an investment portfolio through simulations with real data, working with Duke Ph.D. students and faculty in a mix of lectures and hands-on projects.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 25–Aug 6, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$4,999–$8,299

Location:

Hanover, NH (Dartmouth campus)

Grades:

Completed 9th–12th grade; age 15+

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Summer Discovery courses at the Dartmouth campus. An investment can look promising on its own and still be a poor fit for a portfolio. Compare the possibilities and the trade-offs behind the choice. In this course you will explore how hedge funds, private-equity firms, venture-capital investors, and institutional portfolios operate in global markets.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 11–Jul 24, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$7,950–$12,950

Location:

New York, NY (Lower Manhattan venues; Columbia University housing)

Ages:

15–18 (completed grades 9–12)

Format:

Residential / Commuter

A two-week investment banking simulation in Manhattan where teams of six work through a company's stock-market listing alongside working bankers, traders and private equity and hedge fund professionals, valuing the company, pitching for the deal, negotiating a buyout and trading the markets, then spend two days on how to build a Wall Street career.

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:

6 sessions between Jun 27–Aug 14, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

£5,795 (about $7,760) · £6,995–£10,295 by room tier (about $9,370–$13,790); meals, excursions and insurance included

Location:

Cambridge, England

Ages:

16–17 (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Atlas Summer Courses at Cambridge, run by Summer Discovery. At Atlas Summer Courses, Economics and Finance is designed for 16–17-year-olds interested in understanding how economic and financial systems shape the world.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 4–Jul 31, 2027 (2 weeks (14 days) options)

Length:

2 weeks (14 days)

Cost:

£8,995 (about $11,880; includes teaching, meals, accommodation, and excursions)

Location:

Saïd Business School and University of Oxford accommodation, Oxford, England

Ages:

15-18 (completed grades 9–12)

Format:

Residential

Two-week residential summer school at Oxford's Saïd Business School where students build a business and leadership foundation, choose a specialist pathway (business finance; AI and innovation; marketing, communications and reputation; health and biotechnology; or climate and sustainability), practice negotiation, Oxford-style debating, and pitching, and present a group business proposal.

Dates:

Jul 12–30, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$2,500–$4,597

Location:

Gann Academy / Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Grades:

Entering 8th grade through entering college (completed grades 7–12)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Three-week finance program introducing the math and techniques financial analysts use, including bond and stock valuation, dividends, and forecasting in financial markets.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jun 13–Jun 25, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm)–1 week (Sun check-in – Fri)

Cost:

$2,800–$3,730

Location:

Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Grades:

10–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential / Commuter

A one-week Bentley University business course where students explore how financial-technology start-ups are built, with guest lectures, group work and a final group presentation.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jun 20–Jul 9, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm)–1 week (Sun check-in – Fri)

Cost:

$2,800–$3,730

Location:

Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Grades:

10–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Credit:

1 Bentley credit

A one-week Bentley University business course where students study international finance and trade, with guest lectures, group work and a final group presentation. Earns 1 Bentley credit, graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

Dates:

5 sessions between Jun 7–Jul 2, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, live on Zoom 9am–5pm ET)–1 week (Sun check-in – Fri)

Cost:

$1,490–$3,730

Location:

Online (live on Zoom, Eastern time)

Grades:

10–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Online / Residential / Commuter

Credit:

Varies by option

A one-week Bentley University business course where students study how the economy and financial markets interact, with guest lectures, group work and a final group presentation.

Dates:

4 sessions between Jun 13–Jul 9, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, 9am–5pm)–1 week (Sun check-in – Fri)

Cost:

$2,800–$3,730

Location:

Bentley University, Waltham, MA

Grades:

10–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Residential / Commuter

Credit:

1 Bentley credit

A one-week Bentley University business course where students learn budgeting, saving, credit and investing for their own lives, with guest lectures, group work and a final group presentation. Earns 1 Bentley credit, graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.

Dates:

9 sessions between Jun 7–Jul 9, 2027 (1 week)

Length:

1 week (Mon–Fri, live on Zoom 9am–5pm ET)–1 week (Sun check-in – Fri)

Cost:

$1,490–$3,730

Location:

Online (live on Zoom, Eastern time)

Grades:

10–11 (varies by track)

Format:

Online / Residential / Commuter

Credit:

Varies by option

A one-week Bentley University business course where students research stocks and learn how investors analyze companies, with guest lectures, group work and a final group presentation.