100+ Top Summer Programs for High School Students (with links!)
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Below is a list of 100+ top summer programs for high school students. It is NOT a comprehensive list; there are plenty of other programs not listed. This list is provided to give you an idea of the range of programs across the United States available for students.
(All links were active and current when this was originally posted in May 2019.)
Alfred University Academic Summer Camps
American University Discover the World of Communication
American University School of International Service – Community of Scholars AMP Global Scholars(at American University in Washington DC)
Arizona State University Summer Programs
Asian American Journalists Association JCamp (Open to journalism students of any background)
Bank of America Student Leaders
Bard College at Simon’s Rock—Young Writer’s Workshop
Boston University – Program in Mathematics for Young Scientists (PROMYS)
Boston University – Research in Science & Engineering (RISE)
Brown University – Pre-College Summer Programs
Brown University – On Location in Segovia, Spain
Brown University – Summer@Brown Online
California State Summer School for Mathematics and Science (COSMOS)
Camp Neuro & Camp Cardiac—1 Week Day Camp (over 30 locations)
Carleton College Summer Writing Program
Carnegie Mellon – Pre-College Architecture
Carnegie Mellon – Summer Academy for Math + Science (SAMS)
Carnegie Mellon – National High School Gama Academy
Chapman University Summer Film Academy
Clemson University Summer Scholars
Columbia College Hollywood – Summer Program in LA(film, acting, screenwriting, animation) Columbia University Entrepreneurship and Innovation: New Product Development
Columbia University Filmmaking with iPhone and iPad
Columbia University Summer Immersion
Cornell University Pre-College Summer Studies
Cornell University Research Apprenticeship in Biological Sciences (RABS)
Cronkite Institute for High School Journalism: Summer Journalism Institute
Denison University—Reynolds Young Writer’s Workshop
Emerson College – 5-Week Acting Studio
Emerson College – Design / Technology for Stage & Screen
Foundation for Teaching Economics – Economics for Leaders (EFL)
George Washington University Summer Programs
Georgetown University—1 Week Medical Academy
Georgetown University— National Security & Intelligence Academy
Georgetown University— 3 Week Foreign Policy Academy
Georgetown University— Summer Programs
Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Camp
Hampshire College Summer Studies in Mathematics (HCSSIM)
How to Be a Literary Editorfrom Polyphony Lit
Indiana University – Young Women’s Institute
Jackson Laboratory – Summer Student Program(genetics & genome research)
Jerome Fischer Program in Management & Technology(at U. Penn / Wharton School)
Johnson & Wales University– (Baking & Pastry, Culinary, Hospitality)
Kenyon College Review Young Writer’s Workshop
Lake Forest College—Writing & Thinking Workshop
LaunchX Entrepreneurship Program(various locations)
Loyola Marymount University Summer Programs
Massachusetts Institute of Technology – Minority Introduction to Science and Engineering (MITES)
MDI Biological Laboratory Summer Research Fellowship
Middlebury College – Interactive Language Academy
Michigan Math and Science Scholars
Michigan State University – High School Honors Science, Math and Engineering Program (HSHSP)
Mississippi State Architecture – Design Discovery Workshop
MIT Research Science Institute
Monell Center Science Apprenticeship Program
National Institutes of Health – Summer Internship in Biomedical Research (SIP)
New England Young Writers Conference (NEYWC)
New York Film Academy Camps(Film, Acting, Animation, Photography, Gaming, Broadcast Journalism, Graphic Design)
North Carolina State University Engineering Residential Camps
Ohio State University – Ross Mathematics Program
Oklahoma State University—Sports Media Program
Penn State College of Communications Summer Programs
Pratt Institute Pre-College Program
Princeton University – Summer Journalism Program
Rhode Island School of Design Pre-College Program
Rhodes College—Mock Trial Academy
Rhodes College—Summer Writing Institute
Saint Louis University Aviation Summer Academy
Saint Louis University Adventures in Science & Medicine (AIMS) Program
Savannah College of Art & Design Pre-College Programs
School of the Art Institute of Chicago Summer Institute Residency Program
Sewanee the University of the South—Environmental Field Studies
Sewanee the University of the South— Summer Music Festival
Sewanee the University of the South— Young Writers Conference
Simons Summer Research Program(Stony Brook University, NY)
Southern Methodist University Engineering Camps
Stanford Institutes of Medicine Summer Research Program (SIMR)
Stanford University Mathematics Camp (SUMaC)
Stanford University Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes
Stony Brook University— Garcia Scholars Summer Research Program
Telluride Association Summer Program (TASP)(various locations)
Texas A&M Camp ARCH(architecture, construction, landscape architecture, urban planning, visual design)
Texas A&M University Summer Mathematics Research Training (SMaRT Camp)
Texas Christian University High School Investor Challenge
Texas Musical Theatre Workshop
Texas State – Honors Summer Math Camp
Texas State University—NEXUS Musical Theatre Camp
Texas State University – Theatre Camp
Texas Tech University – Clark Scholars
UC Berkeley Pre-College Scholars Program
UC Santa Barbara Pre-College Programs
University of Alabama Business Majors Awareness Program
University of Alabama Student Introduction To Engineering (SITE)
University of Arizona Summer Engineering Academy
University of Colorado Boulder—Summer STEM Academies
University of Houston Bauer College of Business Camps
University of Iowa – Secondary Student Training Program (SSTP)
University of Kansas School of Engineering Project Discovery
University of Massachusetts at Amherst—Juniper Institute for Young Writers
University of Miami—Summer Scholars Program
University of Notre Dame – Leadership Seminars
University of Pennsylvania – Leadership in the Business World
University of Saint Andrews (Scotland) Summer Academic Experience
University of Southern California– Bovard Scholars
University of Southern California—Filmmaking, Screenwriting, Television, Animation & Gaming
University of Southern California—High School Conservatory for the Dramatic Arts
University of Southern California— 2 Week Summer Program (Architecture or Pre-Health)
University of Southern California— 4 Week For Credit Summer Program
University of Texas at Arlington – Entry to Engineering
University of Texas at Austin McCombs Summer High School Programs
University of Texas at San Antonio Engineering Summer Camp
University of Texas at San Antonio Architecture Camp(non-residential)
University of Toronto Youth Summer Program in Medicine
University of Virginia—Young Writer’s Workshop
U.S. Air Force Academy – Summer Seminar
U.S. Coast Guard Academy – Academy Introduction Mission (AIM)
U.S. Military Academy – Summer Leaders Experience
U.S. Naval Academy – Summer Seminar
Wake Forest Sports Medicine Institute
Wake Forest Summer Immersion Program
Walnut Hill School for the Arts Summer Programs (Dance & Theater)
Washington University in St. Louis Portfolio Plus Program
Wharton School – Leadership in the Business World(University of Pennsylvania)
Wonder Works – University of Houston Architecture