Note: Participation in a summer program is not required or necessary for college admission. For some, taking a break from academics to read books of interest, work, volunteer or pursue hobbies can be more beneficial to a student’s overall life experiences, health and well-being.
(For information on volunteer opportunities please refer to the High School Guidance website.)
CALIFORNIA
Stanford University Website: https://summer.stanford.edu/program/high-school-high-school-summer-college
University of California: Berkeley Website: https://summerspringboard.com/campus/uc-berkeley-summer-program/
UCLA Website: https://www.summer.ucla.edu/ushsstudent
COLORADO
University of Colorado at Boulder Website: https://www.colorado.edu/summer/apply-enroll/high-school-students
CONNECTICUT
Yale University: Website: https://summerspringboard.com/campus/yale-summer-program/
DELAWARE
University of Delaware Website: https://www.udel.edu/apply/undergraduate-admissions/precollege-programs/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
American University Website: https://www.american.edu/summer/
The George Washington University Website: https://summer.gwu.edu/precollege
Georgetown University Website: https://summer.georgetown.edu/all-programs
FLORIDA University of Miami Website: https://ssp.dcie.miami.edu/
ILLINOIS
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Website: http://www.saic.edu/continuing-studies/high-school
Northwestern University Website: www.northwestern.edu/academics/pre-collegiate-programs.html
University of Chicago Website: https://summer.uchicago.edu/high-school-students
INDIANA
Indiana University Website: http://precollege.indiana.edu/
LOUISIANA
Tulane University Website: https://precollege.tulane.edu/lp/pre-college- programs/?utm_source=googleppc&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=summer_programs_national& gclid=CjwKCAiAouD_BRBIEiwALhJH6EWfC2tXmkm4OGByZeHq9XPdlvmD1npl-vDcR-M- EsT4ZMavoeUrIRoCcyQQAvD_BwE
MARYLAND
Johns Hopkins University Website: https://summerprograms.jhu.edu/
University of Maryland Website: https://oes.umd.edu/middle-high-school-students
MASSACHUSETTS
Boston College Website: https://www.bc.edu/bce
Boston University Website: https://www.bu.edu/summer/high-school-programs/
Brandeis University
Website: www.brandeis.edu/precollege/
Harvard University Website: https://www.summer.harvard.edu/high-school-programs
Tufts University Website: https://ase.tufts.edu/summer/study-pre-college-courses.asp
MICHIGAN University of Michigan Website: https://www.summerdiscovery.com/u-michigan
NEW YORK
Adelphi University Website: www.precollege.adelphi.edu
Barnard College Website: https://barnard.edu/2020-pre-college-summer-programs
Cooper Union Website: https://cooper.edu/academics/outreach-and-pre-college
Cornell University Website: https://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/
Columbia University Website: https://sps.columbia.edu/highschool
Fordham University Website: https://www.fordham.edu/info/20187/pre-college_program
Hobart & William Smith Colleges (Environmental Studies) Website: http://essyi.hws.edu/curriculum-overview
Hofstra University
Website: https://www.hofstra.edu/academics/summer/summer_youth.html
Ithaca College Website: https://www.ithaca.edu/summercollege/
Marist College Website: www.marist.edu/summerinstitutes/
The New School in NYC Website: https://opencampus.newschool.edu/program/youth-teen-programs/overview
New York Film Academy Website: https://www.nyfa.edu/summer-camps/
New York University Website: https://www.nyu.edu/admissions/high-school-programs.html
Syracuse University Website: https://summercollege.syr.edu/ NORTH CAROLINA
Duke University Website: https://summersession.duke.edu/online-course-grades-9-12
PENNSYLVANIA
Carnegie Melon University Website: https://www.cmu.edu/pre-college/academic-programs/summer-session.html
Penn State University – Closed due to COVID
Website: https://berks.psu.edu/ce/high-school-discovery-camps
University of Pennsylvania Website: www.sas.upenn.edu/summer/programs/high-school
RHODE ISLAND
Brown University Website: https://precollege.brown.edu/
Rhode Island School of Design Website: https://precollege.risd.edu/about-pre-college/
VIRGINIA
College of William and Mary Website: https://www.wm.edu/academics/precollege/index.php
WISCONSIN
University of Wisconsin Website: https://summer.wisc.edu/highschoolstudents/
University of Wisconsin (Summer Tech Camp) Website: https://www.idtech.com/locations/wisconsin-summer-camps/university-of-wisconsin
NATIONAL
Blueprint Website: www.bpsummerprograms.com/