| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | $2,499–$16,999 (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): $4,600–$5,500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $1,500; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Limited scholarship assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Primarily provided through mentoring organizations; individual scholarships are limited. (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): Limited need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Requested in the application with the first page of the family's most recent Form 1040; the request does not affect admission.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Summer Discovery application fee: $100. Nonrefundable and not applied to tuition; scholarship applicants denied aid may receive it back subject to listed program exceptions.; Limited scholarship assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Primarily provided through mentoring organizations; individual scholarships are limited. (2027 cycle) | Last year's cycle (2026): 2026 application fee: $70. Historical 2026 fee.; Limited need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Limited and not guaranteed.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Nonrefundable enrollment deposit: $200. Due within 14 days after acceptance. Confirm whether this deposit is credited toward the published $1,500 total before paying; the captured wording does not settle that relationship.; Required on-campus housing included in total fees: $0. Included in the $1,500 total, not an additional charge.; Meals included in total fees: $0. Included in the $1,500 total, not an additional charge.; Need-based financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Requested in the application with the first page of the family's most recent Form 1040; the request does not affect admission.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Grades 9–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 7–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Grades 9–11 (provider uses rising grades) |
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| Additional eligibility | Residency: Domestic and international options are offered; destination and visa/entry requirements vary; Requirement: Be in grade 9-12 for the high-school offering; Requirement: Choose a campus and course matching the published grade and prerequisite rules; Requirement: Submit a complete application and $100 fee; Requirement: Meet program-specific health, conduct, housing and travel requirements; Requirement: Pay the updated 2027 deposit and balance after acceptance; Exclusion: Campus partnerships do not confer university student status or admission; Exclusion: Courses, grade ranges, dates, residential/commuter availability and academic prerequisites differ; Exclusion: The stale 2026 payment schedule is not a confirmed 2027 deadline; Exclusion: A certificate or recognition letter is not necessarily university credit or a transcript; Exclusion: Rolling review does not guarantee a preferred campus, course or roommate | Requirement: Meet the selected course's grade or age range; Requirement: Submit a current transcript and two recommendations; Requirement: Demonstrate sufficient English proficiency for an English-language residential course; Requirement: Complete health and residential enrollment requirements after admission; Exclusion: Course ranges differ; umbrella grade range does not make every course available to every grade; Exclusion: The 2026 sessions are over; Exclusion: Admission, course availability and aid are not guaranteed | Ages 15–18; Requirement: Be a rising high-school sophomore, junior, or senior for the 2027 program; Requirement: Be age 15-18 when the camp begins; Requirement: Apply to music, dance, theatre, or musical theatre with the required discipline-specific material; Requirement: Be able to participate in the required residential program for the full session; Exclusion: Students who do not meet both the published rising-grade and age rules; Exclusion: Admission to more than one discipline in the same session; Exclusion: Assuming Summer TUTTI offers broad liberal-arts sampler courses or Denison college credit |
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| Session dates or duration | Catalog terms: 2–6 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Catalog terms: 2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Starts June 19, 2027; Ends June 27, 2027; 1–2 weeks (2027 cycle) |
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| Format | In person | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Los Angeles, New Haven, Hanover, Ann Arbor, Washington, Berkeley, Austin, Santa Barbara, Philadelphia, Vancouver, Oxford, Cambridge, Multiple university campuses; residential and commuter options vary by listing | Lakeville, Connecticut | Granville, Ohio, Denison University residential campus |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Qualified students are admitted first come on a rolling basis until program, course and housing capacity fills. Highly specialized partner programs may have additional selection rules. | Selection: Rolling, course-specific admission; Hotchkiss does not publish a program-wide acceptance rate. Application materials: Two recommendation letters | Selection: Track-specific audition or supplemental review on a rolling basis until capacity is reached; no current acceptance rate or track capacity is published. Application materials: One online recommendation from a teacher or school counselor; Track-specific audition videos, performance materials, portfolio, or responses |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-22Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22Source 4 · checked 2026-08-22Source 5 · checked 2026-08-22 | Source 1 · checked 2026-08-21Source 2 · checked 2026-08-21Source 3 · checked 2026-08-21Source 4 · checked 2026-08-21 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-10-09Source 3 · checked 2026-10-09Source 4 · checked 2026-08-20 |
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