| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | Last year's cycle (2026): $2,500–$15,200; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based or partner aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Apply with the admission application; ordinary two-to-eight-week awards were partial, first-come, limited, and not guaranteed. One-week and partner routes followed different tables.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Financial assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Available in 2026; 2027 form, criteria and amounts are not yet posted.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 application fee: $75. Automatically waived for applicants completing the aid section with required documents and for approved partner applicants.; Enrollment deposit after admission: $1,000. Nonrefundable, due within seven days, and credited to the account.; Need-based or partner aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Apply with the admission application; ordinary two-to-eight-week awards were partial, first-come, limited, and not guaranteed. One-week and partner routes followed different tables.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Financial assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Available in 2026; 2027 form, criteria and amounts are not yet posted.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Grades 9–12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors | Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Minimum age 14; Requirement: Be a current high-school student in the grade and age range listed for the specific course; Requirement: Three-week Immersion generally accepted current grades 9-11 age 14+; Requirement: Four-week Practicum generally accepted current grades 10-11 age 15+; Requirement: Meet any course-specific background requirements shown in the course finder; Requirement: Submit all application materials and guardian confirmation; Exclusion: Eligibility is course-specific; grade 9-12 does not imply access to every program; Exclusion: Students already admitted to UChicago College use a different registration process; Exclusion: Most nonlocal residential participants must live on campus; only eligible Chicagoland two- and three-week students may commute; Exclusion: UChicago does not provide ESL instruction or ESL support; Exclusion: Visa rules differ for noncredit short programs and credit-bearing three- or four-week residential programs | Residency: 2027 rule not announced: current main page suggests U.S.-wide eligibility, while the 2026 FAQ specified Minnesota high-school students; Requirement: Be in or completing one of grades 9-12 under the applicable cycle's wording; Requirement: Complete application and accepted-student forms; Requirement: Agree with a parent or guardian to the code of conduct and closed-campus rules; Exclusion: Students unable to remain on campus for the full session or comply with the code of conduct; late materials were not guaranteed consideration in 2026 |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 1–8 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 1 week; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person / Online | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Chicago, Wyoming field site for Stones and Bones, Illinois, Remote worldwide subject to course/visa/time-zone rules | St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Holistic course-specific admission based on the complete application and prerequisites; some courses and aid pools are highly competitive. UChicago does not publish one umbrella acceptance rate. Application materials: Program supplement and short essay; One teacher recommendation in a subject related to the intended course; up to three may be requested | Selection: 2026 applications were first-come, first-served for 150-200 places per session; the 2027 capacity and selection method are not announced. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21Source 5 · checked 2026-08-20Source 6 · checked 2026-08-20 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21 |
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