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 choose one arts focus.

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 choose one course or track.

Dates:

Jul 3–31, 2027

Length:

29 days

Cost:

$7,100–$8,100

Location:

Accra, Ghana

Eligibility:

Rising juniors, seniors, and recent graduates (matches completed grades 10–12 in search filters)

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

Students choose one arts focus.

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

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Credit:

College credits offered

Several versions of this program.

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

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Credit:

College credits offered

Several versions of this program.

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

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Students choose one course or track.

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)

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Students choose one course or track.

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)

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Students choose one course or track.

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)

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Credit:

College credits offered

Several versions of this program.

Dates:

July 3 - July 17, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$7,495–$7,995

Location:

Oxford, England

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

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)

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

July 18 - July 30, 2027

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$5,995–$6,495

Location:

Madison, Wisconsin (University of Wisconsin)

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

Format:

Residential

A 2-week pre-college program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, described as a lakeside destination, including a Chicago weekend excursion. Upscale residence halls. Runs later in the summer (July 18-30) than Michigan (June 28-July 17), which allows the two to be combined back-to-back in the Michigan + Wisconsin Combo program.

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

Sibling program to The Oxford Tradition, at Jesus College, Cambridge (buildings dating to the 12th century). Offers 20+ courses including Aerospace Engineering, AI, Genetics, Security and Intelligence Studies, and Sports Medicine. Same Oxbridge Academic Programs structure: 15-student class caps, nightly curfew, zero-tolerance alcohol/drug policy, no transferable credit (grade reports only).

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:

2 sessions between Jul 3–Jul 16, 2027 (2 weeks options)

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$6,999–$9,999

Location:

Los Angeles, CA (UCLA campus)

Grades:

9-12

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

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

Length:

2 weeks

Cost:

$6,999–$9,999

Location:

Ann Arbor, MI (University of Michigan campus)

Grades:

9-12

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

Jul 12–30, 2027

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$12,000

Location:

Philadelphia, PA

Eligibility:

Rising seniors (matches completed grades 10–11 in search filters)

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

Eligibility:

Rising Sophomores–Seniors (matches completed grades 9–11 in search filters)

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Credit:

Yes (3 college credits)

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

2 sessions between Jul 3–Jul 23, 2027 (3 weeks options)

Length:

3 weeks

Cost:

$9,499–$11,999

Location:

New Haven, CT (Yale University campus)

Grades:

9-12

Format:

Commuter / Residential

Students choose one course or track.

Dates:

July 5 - July 30, 2027

Length:

4 weeks

Cost:

$10,995–$11,495

Location:

Ann Arbor, Michigan and Madison, Wisconsin

Eligibility:

High school (matches completed grades 9–12 in search filters)

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.