American Collegiate Adventures (ACA) Summer
Varies/See Website
Travel/Study Abroad
Travel/Academic
9th-12th grade
Dates & Tuition vary
Boston College Experience
https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/summer/programs/experience.html
$1,000 - $5,000
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
Residential $5600 / Commuter $3000
Boston University Summer Term
https://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-students/
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
2-, 3-, and 6-week programs
Bucknell Academy Summer Experience (BASE)
https://www.bucknell.edu/academics/college-arts-sciences/pre-college-experience
$1,000 - $5,000
Pre-College Program
Academic/STEM
10th-12th grade
1-week residential
Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Program
https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic/Tech/Arts
11th-12th grade
Varies by program
Case Western Reserve Pre-College Programs
https://www.case.edu/precollege/
$1,000 - $5,000
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
Dartmouth Precollege Online Program
https://precollege.dartmouth.edu/
$1,000 - $5,000
Online Program
Academic/Liberal Arts
9th-12th grade
Ages 13+
Emory Summer Programs
https://summercollegeemory.org/
$5,000+
Pre-College Program
Academic
10th-12th grade
2-4 week residential/commuter options
Exeter Summer
$5,000+
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
$11,500 for 3 courses + room & board
Georgetown University Pre-College Online
https://scs.georgetown.edu/programs/82/pre-college-online/
$1,000 - $5,000
Online Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
Enrichment $1,895 / Credit $3,995
Gettysburg Summer Camp Programs
https://www.gettysburg.edu/offices/summer-programs/
$1,000 - $5,000
Pre-College Program
Academic/Humanities
10th-12th grade
$1,400 one-week
Horizon Academic Research Program (HARP)
$5,000+
Research Program
Academic/Research
9th-12th grade
Trimester-long online research
Indiana University Pre-College Academy
https://precollege.indiana.edu/
Free
Pre-College Program
Academic
12th grade (rising seniors)
FREE; diverse backgrounds
Inspire Summer (UVA Northern VA)
https://cpe.virginia.edu/inspire
$1,000 - $5,000
Summer Program
Academic
10th-12th grade
$750-$5,136
IYRC Medicine and Research (Columbia)
Under $1,000
Summer Program
STEM/Medical/Research
9th-12th grade
$600-$800
Kenyon Pre-College Program
https://www.kenyon.edu/academics/programs/kenyon-young-writers/
$1,000 - $5,000
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
Week-long; July 5-11
Landmark College Summer (Learning Differences)
https://www.landmark.edu/summer-programs
$5,000+
Summer Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
Students with learning differences
LIFT (UMD Pre-College)
https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/
Free
Pre-College Program
Academic/College Prep
9th-12th grade (MCPS/PG County)
Low cost; SAT prep, college tours
Montgomery College Summer Youth Programs
https://www.montgomerycollege.edu/
Varies/See Website
Summer Camp/Program
Academic/STEM/Arts
Grades 1-12
Montgomery County, MD
Northfield Mount Hermon Summer
https://www.nmhschool.org/summer
$5,000+
Pre-College Program
Academic/Language/Service
10th-12th grade
College prep, middle school, ESL, service
Northwestern College Prep
https://sps.northwestern.edu/precollege/
$1,000 - $5,000
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
Online $1,895/course; credit $5,781/class
NYU Pre-College Program
https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/precollege.html
$5,000+
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
$6,000-$8,000 for 3-4 credits
Oxbridge Academic Programs (Oxford/Cambridge)
https://www.oxbridgeprograms.com/
$5,000+
Study Abroad/Academic
Academic/International/Travel
10th-12th grade
$2,075-$12,595
Pacific Summer High School Institute
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic/STEM/Arts/Athletics
9th-12th grade
2-week residential; 50+ programs
Polygence (Research)
Under $1,000
Research Program
Academic/Research
9th-12th grade
$495+; mentored research projects
Publish Your Work (HS Research Journals)
https://www.cognitopublishing.com/
Free
Publishing/Academic
Academic/Writing/Research
9th-12th grade
List of journals for HS students
Qualia Global Scholars (Stanford)
https://www.qualiascholars.com/
Free
Online Program
Academic/Research
9th-12th grade
Rochester Summer Programs (U. Rochester)
https://www.rochester.edu/college/precollege/
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic/International
9th-12th grade
Schar Astro Scholars (GMU)
Free
Research Internship
STEM/Astronomy/Research
9th-12th grade
NASA TESS mission research; GMU
St. John's College Summer Academy
$1,000 - $5,000
Pre-College Program
Academic/Humanities
Ages 15-18
$1,250/week; great books seminar
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies
$1,000 - $5,000
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
$1,700 virtual
Stony Brook Simons Summer Research
https://www.stonybrook.edu/simons/
$1,000 - $5,000
Research Program
STEM/Math/Engineering/Research
11th grade (must apply junior year)
$2,450 estimated 2026
Summer at Adelphi University
https://www.adelphi.edu/precollege/
$1,000 - $5,000
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
Residential $5,800 / Commuter $3,505
Summer at Colorado College
https://www.coloradocollege.edu/programs/summer/
$5,000+
Pre-College Program
Academic/Environment/Humanities
11th-12th grade
$6,919-$10,248
Summer at Columbia
https://precollege.sps.columbia.edu/
$5,000+
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
3-week $12,750 / 1-week $2,825
Summer at Cornell
https://precollege.cornell.edu/summer/
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic
10th-12th grade
Earn college credit; residential or commuter
Summer at Notre Dame
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic/Leadership
9th-12th grade
Summer Scholars & Leadership Seminars
Summer at Oxford University
$5,000+
Study Abroad
Academic/International/Travel
Ages 16-18
5,995-6,995 euros
Summer at U. Chicago
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
Summer at U. Delaware
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic/College Prep
11th-12th grade
UD Edge program
Summer at U. Southern California
https://summerprograms.usc.edu/
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
4-week courses
Summer Discovery (Pre-College)
https://www.summerdiscovery.com/
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
At world-renowned universities
Summer Programs at WashU
https://summerexperiences.wustl.edu/
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
Summer Scholars Program (Miami of Ohio)
https://www.miamioh.edu/admission/summer-scholars/
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic
11th-12th grade
1-week; juniors/seniors
Susquehanna Summer Pre-College
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic/Arts/Business/Science
9th-12th grade
Week-long workshops; costs vary
Terp Young Scholars (UMD)
https://terpyoungscholars.umd.edu/
$1,000 - $5,000
Pre-College Program
Academic
10th-12th grade
$1,500 online; 3 university credits
The New York Academy of Sciences Jr. Academy
https://www.nyas.org/programs/global-stem-alliance/junior-academy/
Free
STEM Program
STEM/Research/Innovation
9th-12th grade
Global problem-solving community
Tufts University Pre-College
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
U Summer (Pre-College Directory)
Free
Resource/Directory
Academic
9th-12th grade
FREE directory of pre-college programs
UC Berkeley Pre-College Scholars
https://precollege.berkeley.edu/
$5,000+
Pre-College Program
Academic
11th-12th grade
Online $615 / Residential up to $15,950
UMBC Summer Enrichment Academy
Varies/See Website
Summer Program
Academic/STEM/Arts
9th-12th grade
Shady Grove campus
UMW Summer Enrichment Program
https://www.umw.edu/continuinged/
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic/Science
10th-12th grade
1-week; UMary Washington; July 10-16
USC Pre-College Programs
$5,000+
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
$11,570 estimated
UVA/Northern VA Summer Enrichment
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
1 and 2 week sessions
Wake Forest Pre-College Programs
$1,000 - $5,000
Online Program
Academic/Medical/Science
Ages 13+
$1,495 per course
WashU Summer Programs
https://summerexperiences.wustl.edu/
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic
9th-12th grade
Youth Summer University (U. Ottawa)
Varies/See Website
Pre-College Program
Academic/International
9th-12th grade
3-week; Ottawa, Canada
Zooniverse (Citizen Science)
Free
Volunteer/Research
STEM/Arts/Environment/Research
All ages
Citizen science research projects