517 Summer Programs for High School Students

These are 517 published programs in the catalog — not a ranking. Open a listing for the details we have; apply or visit on the program's own pages.

Of 517 published listings, 275 of 517 have a listed cost, and 31 of those 275 are listed as Free. A missing cost is not Free.

122 of 517 have a listed deadline. A missing date is not an open cycle.

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STEM Programs

  1. Accelerate Cancer Education (ACE) High School Summer Research Program — The University of Kansas Cancer Center — Deadline: March 1, 2027 at noon; timezone not stated — Official site
  2. AI & Health Summer High School Bootcamp — MIT Jameel Clinic — Cost: $2,000 · Deadline: Early Action: November 1, 2026; regular: February 22, 2027. Recommendations are optional; exact July programme dates are TBA. — Official site
  3. AlphaStar Academy Summer Math, CS, AI, and Physics Camps — AlphaStar Academy — Application page · Official site
  4. ANSEP Acceleration Academy (Statewide Summer) — Alaska Native Science & Engineering Program (ANSEP), University of Alaska Anchorage — Official site
  5. Appalachian Career Training in Oncology (ACTION) Program — University of Kentucky Markey Cancer Center — Official site
  6. Apprenticeship in Medicine (AIM) — Medical College of Wisconsin — Official site
  7. ASM Materials Camps - Students — ASM Materials Education Foundation — Cost: Free — Application page · Official site
  8. Auburn University Summer Science Institute — Auburn University College of Sciences and Mathematics (COSAM) Outreach — Official site
  9. BEAM Summer Programs: Discovery and Summer Away — Bridge to Enter Advanced Mathematics (BEAM) — Cost: Free — Official site
  10. Black Girls Code Summer Camp — Black Girls Code — Official site
  11. Bobbie Cates Hicks SMART Program — LSU Health Shreveport — Official site
  12. Boise State Health Sciences Camp — Boise State University College of Health Sciences — Cost: $395 — Official site
  13. Boyce Thompson Institute High School Research Experience — Boyce Thompson Institute — Cost: Free · paid stipend — Official site
  14. BRInj High School Research Program — Biomedical Research Institute of New Jersey (BRInj) — Official site
  15. Broad Summer Scholars Program — Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard — Cost: Free · paid stipend · Deadline: January 20, 2027 — Official site
  16. Brown Cancer Center High School Summer Research Program — University of Louisville Brown Cancer Center — Official site

See all 226 — STEM Programs

Business & Economics Programs

  1. 2027 Girls Who Invest Scholars Program — Girls Who Invest — Cost: Free · Deadline: Applications closed — Application page · Official site
  2. Accounting Career Awareness Program (ACAP) — NABA Inc. — Official site
  3. ASU Fleischer Scholars Program — Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business — Cost: Free — Official site
  4. Babson Summer Study — Babson College — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: February 12, 2027 early/in-person/aid; March 12, 2027 standard online — Official site
  5. Bentley University Wall Street 101 — Bentley University Pre-College Programs — Cost: $1,490–$3,380 — Application page · Official site
  6. Bocconi Summer School for High School Students — Bocconi University — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Application page · Official site
  7. Business Horizons — Iowa Association of Business and Industry (ABI) Foundation — Cost: $475–$650 — Application page · Official site
  8. Chicago Booth Summer Business Courses for Undergraduates — University of Chicago Booth School of Business and UChicago Summer Session — Cost: $4,980 — Application page · Official site
  9. Columbia SPS Pre-College Business, Finance & Economics Courses — Columbia University School of Professional Studies — Cost: $2,868–$12,838 — Application page · Official site
  10. Discover Yourself in Accounting Majors and Careers (DYNAMC) — Texas McCombs School of Business, The University of Texas at Austin — Cost: Free · Deadline: February 1, 2027 — Application page · Official site
  11. Drexel LeBow Camp Business — Drexel University LeBow College of Business — Application page · Official site
  12. Gateway to Business — WashU Olin Business School — Official site
  13. Georgetown Entrepreneurship Academy — Georgetown University School of Continuing Studies — Deadline: Applications closed — Application page · Official site
  14. Guilford College Rise — Guilford College — Official site
  15. Howard University Pre-Business Program — Howard University School of Business — Cost: $2,000 — Official site
  16. Kelley Women's Leadership Institute — Indiana University Kelley School of Business — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: March 19, 2027; applications open January 4 — Application page · Official site

See all 44 — Business & Economics Programs

Arts & Humanities Programs

  1. Alpha Workshop for Young Writers — Alpha Workshop for Young Writers, Inc. — Cost: $1,950 — Application page · Official site
  2. AMDA High School Summer Conservatory — AMDA College of the Performing Arts — Cost: $3,263–$4,300 — Application page · Official site
  3. Architecture Summer Programs Directory — Study Architecture — Official site
  4. ArtCenter Extension Summer Teen Classes — ArtCenter College of Design — Application page · Official site
  5. ArtsKSU Summer Programs — Geer College of the Arts, Kennesaw State University — Official site
  6. ASC Theatre Camp — American Shakespeare Center — Cost: $3,975 — Official site
  7. Aspen Music Festival and School Summer Program — Aspen Music Festival and School — Cost: $4,190–$6,590 · Deadline: ACE/guitar/instrumental January 5, 2027 at 11:59 p.m. ET; other programs earlier, voice closed — Application page · Official site
  8. Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp — Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp — Cost: $1,875–$1,975 — Official site
  9. Boise State Music Summer Camps — Boise State University Music Camps — Official site
  10. Boston Ballet School Summer Dance Program — Boston Ballet School — Cost: $3,620 — Application page · Official site
  11. Boston University Academy of Media Production — Boston University College of Communication — Application page · Official site
  12. Boston University Summer Journalism Academy — Boston University College of Communication — Application page · Official site
  13. Brevard Music Center High School Orchestral Institute — Brevard Music Center — Cost: $9,400 — Official site
  14. Bucknell Academy Summer Experience (BASE) — Bucknell University — Official site
  15. California State Summer School for the Arts — California State Summer School for the Arts — Cost: $5,174–$10,475 — Application page · Official site
  16. Camp Cronkite — Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Arizona State University — Cost: $899 — Official site

See all 77 — Arts & Humanities Programs

Leadership Programs

  1. Abilene Christian University Pre-College Summer Program — Abilene Christian University — Official site
  2. Alabama Governor's School (AGS) — Samford University — Application page · Official site
  3. American Legion Boys State — The American Legion — Application page · Official site
  4. Arkansas Governor's School — Arkansas Governor's School, Arkansas Tech University — Cost: Free — Official site
  5. Best Delegate Model United Nations Institute — Best Delegate — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Application page · Official site
  6. Camp Invention Leaders-in-Training — National Inventors Hall of Fame — Cost: $185 · Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  7. Camp Rising Sun — Louis August Jonas Foundation — Deadline: Applications closed — Application page · Official site
  8. CIEE Global Navigator High School Summer Abroad — CIEE — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications — Application page · Official site
  9. CLYLP Statewide Leadership Conference — Chicano Latino Youth Leadership Project — Application page · Official site
  10. Cohen Institute High School Summer Leadership Program — Cohen Institute for Leadership & Public Service, University of Maine — Official site
  11. Cottonwood Gulch Teen Summer Treks — Cottonwood Gulch Expeditions — Deadline: Applications closed — Official site
  12. Deer Hill Wilderness Leadership — Deer Hill Expeditions — Cost: $6,850 — Official site
  13. Delaware Governor's School for Excellence — University of Delaware Division of Professional and Continuing Studies — Official site
  14. EarthCare: The Leadership Challenge for the 21st Century — 21st Century Leaders — Application page · Official site
  15. Future Latino Leaders Law Camp — Hispanic National Bar Foundation — Deadline: March 1, 2027; applications open December 1, 2026 — Application page · Official site
  16. Genesis at Brandeis — Brandeis University — Cost: $5,850 — Official site

See all 48 — Leadership Programs

Community Service Programs

  1. Alaska Geographic Teen Expeditions — Alaska Geographic — Official site
  2. Delaware State Parks Youth Conservation Corps (YCC) — Delaware State Parks (DNREC Division of Parks and Recreation) — Official site
  3. Foresight Prep Summer Institute — Foresight Design Initiative — Deadline: Not applicable — Application page · Official site
  4. Mayor Marion S. Barry Summer Youth Employment Program (MBSYEP) — DC Department of Employment Services — Application page · Official site
  5. Montana Conservation Corps Youth Programs — Montana Conservation Corps — Official site

Volunteer Programs

  1. Appalachia Service Project Traditional Summer Mission Trips — Appalachia Service Project — Cost: $375 — Application page · Official site
  2. Blue Crew Teen Volunteer Program — Mystic Aquarium — Deadline: Applications closed — Official site
  3. Cincinnati Zoo ZooTeens — Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden — Cost: $60 — Official site
  4. Crystal Bridges Teen Summer Volunteer Program — Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art — Official site
  5. Minnesota Zoo ZooTeen Volunteer Program — Minnesota Zoo — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  6. Museum of Life and Science Summer Camp Youth Volunteer Program — Museum of Life and Science — Official site
  7. National Aquarium Youth Exhibit Guide Program — National Aquarium — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  8. Nationwide Children's Hospital Teen Volunteer Program — Nationwide Children's Hospital — Deadline: Applications closed — Official site
  9. Nemours Summer VolunTeen Program — Nemours Children's Health — Official site
  10. Roger Williams Park Zoo ZooCrew Counselor-in-Training — Roger Williams Park Zoo / Rhode Island Zoological Society — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  11. Sedgwick County Zoo Zookeeper Apprentice Program (ZAP) — Sedgwick County Zoo — Official site
  12. Seed Crew — The Food Project — Cost: Free · paid stipend — Official site
  13. Sierra Service Project Summer Weeks of Service — Sierra Service Project — Deadline: Applications closed — Application page · Official site
  14. Summer Intensive Volunteer Program — Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Deadline: Applications closed — Official site
  15. Summer Junior Volunteer Program — Texas Children's Hospital — Official site
  16. Summer VolunTeen Program at ChristianaCare — ChristianaCare — Official site

See all 21 — Volunteer Programs

Other catalog entries

  1. Accademia Vivarium Novum Summer Latin and Greek Courses — Accademia Vivarium Novum — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  2. Adelphi Summer Pre-College Program — Adelphi University — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: June 4, 2027; rolling review until capacity — Official site
  3. AFS Global You Adventurer — AFS Intercultural Programs — Cost: $120–$315 · Deadline: Rolling applications — Official site
  4. APPSTATE-STARTALK Chinese Immersion Program: A Bite of China — Appalachian State University Department of Languages, Literatures & Cultures — Official site
  5. AU High School Summer Scholars — American University — Cost: $1,044 — Application page · Official site
  6. Baylor Summer of Discovery — Baylor University — Cost: $1,650 — Application page · Official site
  7. BC Experience for High School Students — Boston College Summer Session — Cost: $2,000–$5,800 — Application page · Official site
  8. Big Red Summer Academic Camps — Nebraska 4-H, University of Nebraska–Lincoln — Deadline: May 21, 2027 — Official site
  9. Bioethics for High School Students: Being Human in a Brave New World — The Ethics Institute at Kent Place School — Cost: $1,050 — Official site
  10. Blank Summer Institute for the Arts & Sciences (BSI) — Belin-Blank Center, University of Iowa — Cost: $400 · Deadline: February 2, 2027 — Official site
  11. Boston Leadership Institute Summer Programs — Boston Leadership Institute — Cost: $699–$2,500 — Application page · Official site
  12. Boston University High School Honors — Boston University Summer Term — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Application page · Official site
  13. Boston University Summer Challenge — Boston University — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding — Official site
  14. Brown University Pre-College Programs — Brown University — Cost: $3,096–$17,935 — Application page · Official site
  15. CAA High School Field School — Center for American Archeology — Application page · Official site

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About this list

How many summer programs are listed here?

517 published catalog entries, counted from the live catalog. The number is the list length, not a sample or a prestige cutoff.

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How do I apply?

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