Start exploring Pre-college summer programs for high schoolers

Dates:

Jul 11–Aug 7, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$8,368–$12,552

Location:

New York, NY (NYU, Greenwich Village/Brooklyn housing)

Grades:

Completed 10th-11th grade

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Dec 1, 2026

Credit:

4 or 6 credits (varies by option)

Students live in NYU housing and spend the four weeks in one arts course on a schedule drawn from the Tisch undergraduate curriculum, finishing with a presentation, open class, or showing of their work.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 14–Aug 6, 2027 (4 weeks and 7 weeks options)

Length:

4 weeks–7 weeks

Cost:

$4,180–$15,980

Location:

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

Grades:

Students graduating high school in 2027, 2028, or 2029 (completed grades 10-12); 16 years old by June 13, 2027 and under 19 through July 31, 2027

Format:

Commuter / Online / Residential

Deadline:

Priority Jan 13, 2027 · Regular Feb 10, 2027 · Late Mar 31, 2027

Credit:

4 or 8 credits (varies by option)

Students take Harvard Summer School courses for college credit and a letter grade. Seven-week students choose from more than 200 courses.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 19–Jul 21, 2027 (10-day seminar (12 days on campus) options)

Length:

10-day seminar (12 days on campus)

Cost:

$0

Location:

Notre Dame, IN (University of Notre Dame)

Grades:

Completed 11th grade

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Jan 20, 2027

Credit:

1 transferable Notre Dame credit (on satisfactory completion)

Students live in Notre Dame residence halls and spend the session in one seminar taught by Notre Dame faculty, with activities outside class.

Dates:

Jun 26–Aug 7, 2027

Length:

6 weeks

Cost:

$7,409–$14,688

Location:

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Grades:

Rising 11th or 12th graders (between 10th–11th or 11th–12th grade in summer 2027), age 16 by June 26, 2027

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

Scholarship Feb 1, 2027 · Final Mar 1, 2027

Credit:

Yes

Six-week program where high school students take Carnegie Mellon summer courses for college credit, choosing from about thirty courses across science, humanities, social science, engineering, computer science, and arts technology.

Dates:

Jul 3–31, 2027

Length:

29 days

Cost:

$7,100–$8,100

Location:

Accra, Ghana

Grades:

Rising juniors, seniors, and recent graduates (completed grades 10–12)

Format:

Residential

Deadline:

Feb 15, 2027

Credit:

3 college credits (SIT)

Four-week, college-credit internship program in Accra built around Sankofa, the Ghanaian idea linking past and future: a 95-hour group internship with a local arts, research, or community organization, a homestay for the whole program, guest lectures, and community projects.

Dates:

Jun 25–Aug 6, 2027

Length:

6 weeks

Cost:

$10,156–$34,434

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (USC University Park campus)

Grades:

Completed 10th-12th grade (ages 16+)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Deadline:

International Mar 15, 2027 · U.S. Apr 15, 2027

Credit:

4–12 USC college units

College-credit film program at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. Students take 4–12 units of courses in production, screenwriting, animation, editing, game design, or the entertainment business.

Dates:

Jul 12–Aug 6, 2027

Length:

4 weeks (6–10 hrs/week)

Cost:

$8,368

Location:

Online

Grades:

Completed 9th-12th grade

Format:

Online

Deadline:

Jun 1, 2027

Credit:

4 NYU credits (SPEC-UT 200, letter-graded)

Four-week online college-credit filmmaking course from NYU Tisch, in which students write, direct, shoot, and edit a documentary, music video, and short narrative film with an international online crew.

Dates:

Jul 12–Aug 6, 2027

Length:

4 weeks (6–10 hrs/week)

Cost:

$8,368

Location:

Online

Grades:

Completed 9th-12th grade

Format:

Online

Deadline:

Jun 1, 2027

Credit:

4 NYU credits (SPEC-UT 201, letter-graded)

Four-week online college-credit screenwriting course from NYU Tisch, ending in a short screenplay plus a feature-film synopsis and a television series synopsis.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 17, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$6,995–$9,495

Location:

Barcelona, Spain

Grades:

High school

Format:

Residential

Credit:

College credits offered

Study-abroad program in Barcelona, staying in a city-center hotel. The session includes a French Riviera excursion and a college-credit option, and can add a Greece or Croatia extension afterward.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 17, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$7,195–$9,695

Location:

Florence, Italy

Grades:

High school

Format:

Residential

Credit:

College credits offered

Study-abroad program in Florence, staying in a city-center hotel, with a college-credit option.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 28–Jul 17, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$5,995–$8,495

Location:

Los Angeles, California

Grades:

High school

Format:

Residential

Pre-college program in Los Angeles. Students stay in residence halls with ensuite bathrooms and visit Santa Barbara, Malibu, and Venice Beach.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 28–Jul 17, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$5,995–$8,495

Location:

Malibu, California (Pepperdine University campus)

Grades:

High school

Format:

Residential

Pre-college program at Pepperdine University in Malibu. Students stay in residence halls with ensuite bathrooms and visit Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, and Venice Beach.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 28–Jul 17, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$5,995–$8,495

Location:

Ann Arbor, Michigan (University of Michigan)

Grades:

High school

Format:

Residential

Pre-college program at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Students stay in residence halls and take a Big Ten college tour.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 27–Jul 17, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$7,195–$9,695

Location:

Nice, France (Cote d'Azur)

Grades:

High school

Format:

Residential

Credit:

College credits offered

Study-abroad program in Nice, on the French Riviera, staying in a city-center hotel. The session includes a Paris excursion and a college-credit option.

Dates:

July 3 - July 17, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$7,495–$7,995

Location:

Oxford, England

Grades:

High school

Format:

Residential

Credit:

2 college-level courses daily

Two-week academic program at the University of Oxford. Students live in a residence hall, take two college-level courses a day, and spend a weekend night in London.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jun 28–Jul 17, 2027 (2 weeks and 3 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks–3 weeks

Cost:

$5,995–$8,495

Location:

Washington, D.C. (Georgetown University area)

Grades:

High school

Format:

Residential

Pre-college program near Georgetown University in Washington, D.C. Students stay in residence halls, with a 10:1 student-to-staff ratio, and a Boston extension can be added.

Dates:

July 18 - July 30, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$5,995–$6,495

Location:

Madison, Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin)

Grades:

High school

Format:

Residential

A 2-week pre-college program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, described as a lakeside destination, including a Chicago weekend excursion.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jul 9–Aug 6, 2027 (14 days and 28 days options)

Length:

14 days–28 days

Cost:

$8,495–$13,595

Location:

Cambridge

Grades:

10-12

Format:

Residential

Offers 20+ courses including Aerospace Engineering, AI, Genetics, Security and Intelligence Studies, and Sports Medicine.

Dates:

3 sessions between Jul 2–Jul 30, 2027 (14 days and 28 days options)

Length:

14 days–28 days

Cost:

$8,495–$13,595

Location:

Oxford

Grades:

10-12

Format:

Residential

Students choose one course per 2-week session from about 20 subjects, including medicine, law, international relations, business, engineering, and psychology, taught by Oxford- and Cambridge-affiliated faculty. Students live at Pembroke College. Classes are capped at 15.

Dates:

Jul 12–30, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$12,000

Location:

Philadelphia, PA

Grades:

Rising seniors (some rising juniors admitted per third-party sources) (completed grades 10–11)

Format:

Residential

Credit:

Yes (1 Penn credit unit)

Highly selective 3-week residential program at Wharton and Penn Engineering combining business and technology coursework, culminating in a student-built tech venture prototype; earns 1 Penn college credit.

Dates:

Jul 11–31, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$3,540–$4,540

Location:

Garden City, NY

Grades:

Rising Sophomores–Seniors (completed grades 9–11)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Credit:

Yes (3 college credits)

Three-week pre-college program at Adelphi University in Garden City. Students take one course for three Adelphi credits and a letter grade.

Dates:

Jun 20 – Jul 16, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$11,100

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (LMU Westchester campus)

Grades:

Rising high school seniors (must have completed junior year) (completed grade 11)

Format:

Residential

Credit:

3 units of LMU college credit

A four-week, credit-bearing introduction to mechanical, civil and electrical engineering through hands-on design projects with LMU engineering faculty.

Dates:

Jun 20 – Jul 16, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$11,100

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (LMU Westchester campus)

Grades:

Rising high school seniors (must have completed junior year) (completed grade 11)

Format:

Residential

Credit:

3 units of LMU college credit

A four-week, credit-bearing film intensive in which students work in production groups on writing, casting, directing and editing, creating socially conscious short films with LMU film faculty.

Dates:

July 5 - July 30, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$10,995–$11,495

Location:

Ann Arbor, Michigan and Madison, Wisconsin

Grades:

High school

Format:

Residential

Four-week program that joins the University of Michigan and the University of Wisconsin–Madison pre-college sessions, with a Big Ten college tour and Chicago excursions.