High School Extracurricular Statistics 2026
Aggregate statistics for 1,700+ published catalog entries (updated 2026-09-17). Of 541 entries that list a cost, 0 are free (0%); the paid-cost median among them is $899. 422 of 1760 entries that list a format are virtual. The peak month among 160 deadlines still ahead is September (31 dates). Each figure below states the denominator it was computed over; entries that do not carry the field, and deadlines that have already passed, are excluded from that figure only.
Free vs. paid programs by category
This table counts the cost currently listed for each published entry. Entries with no cost value are excluded from the cost denominator.
| Category | Entries with cost | Free | Paid | Share free among listed costs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| STEM | 169 | 0 | 169 | 0% |
| Other | 133 | 0 | 133 | 0% |
| Arts | 116 | 0 | 116 | 0% |
| Leadership | 68 | 0 | 68 | 0% |
| Business | 45 | 0 | 45 | 0% |
| Community Service | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0% |
| Volunteering | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0% |
Application deadlines by month
Counts include only deadlines that are still ahead for the current cycle. The denominator is 160; entries with no deadline on record are excluded.
| Month | Programs with deadlines |
|---|---|
| January | 21 |
| February | 20 |
| March | 11 |
| April | 4 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 1 |
| July | 0 |
| August | 8 |
| September | 31 |
| October | 29 |
| November | 16 |
| December | 17 |
Program locations (top 10)
U.S. states only. 950 entries name no single state — they are listed as nationwide, multi-state, online, or outside the U.S. — and are excluded from this table.
| State | Entries |
|---|---|
| NY | 112 |
| CA | 93 |
| MA | 78 |
| DC | 63 |
| PA | 41 |
| IL | 36 |
| TX | 31 |
| FL | 27 |
| NJ | 25 |
| WA | 22 |
Format breakdown
Denominator: 1760 entries that list a format.
- In-person: 1082 programs
- Virtual/online: 422 programs
- Hybrid: 256 programs
Programs that appear together
These pairings come from 49 committed comparison pages covering 81 programs. They are catalog structure — which programs we already place on the same X vs Y page — not a record of what students applied to, and not what anyone who got into a particular college also did.
Showing 15 of 81 programs that appear in at least 2 of those 49 pages. Isolated pairs stay on their comparison pages.
- RSI also appears with MITES Summer, Simons, SSP, and TASS. 4 of 49 comparison pages.
- FRC also appears with FTC and VEX. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- GWC Clubs also appears with Kode With Klossy and Technovation Girls. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- Iowa Young Writers' also appears with Bread Loaf and Kenyon Review Workshop. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- John Locke Essay also appears with AEI Econ Writing and HUEA Essay. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- MITES Summer also appears with MITES Semester and RSI. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- NYO-USA also appears with All-National Ensembles and NYO Jazz. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- NYU Stern Summer also appears with Kellogg SBI and Wharton LBW. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- picoCTF also appears with CyberPatriot and USACO. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- PROMYS also appears with Mathcamp and Ross. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- Regeneron STS also appears with Davidson Fellows and Regeneron ISEF. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- Simons also appears with Garcia and RSI. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- SSP also appears with RSI and UC COSMOS. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- UC COSMOS also appears with SSP and UC Davis YSP. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
- Wharton LBW also appears with NYU Stern Summer and Stanford GSB Summer. 2 of 49 comparison pages.
How to cite this data
Cite as: "ExtracurricularHub High School Extracurricular Statistics 2026, extracurricularhub.com/statistics (accessed 2026-09-17)." Journalists, counselors, and researchers may reuse these statistics with attribution and a link to this page. The full aggregate table is downloadable as CSV at extracurricularhub.com/statistics.csv (CC BY 4.0).
