Summer Enrichment
University-Based Multidisciplinary
University-Based Summer Programs
Pre-college programs offer high school students an opportunity to pursue potential areas of study, take university-level classes, and experience a taste of college life. Students can take individual online classes or engage in summer residential programs that bolster college readiness with multiple classes, campus exposure, dorm living, and curated social and professional engagement activities. While university-based pre-college opportunities can be fun and educational, most of them are fairly expensive.
College Credit Awarded or Not?
Depending on your goals, make sure to note whether programs offer college credit or not. For-credit classes are often accelerated versions of college-level courses, focused on academic coursework only. Not-for-credit programs still offer the rigor of college-level courses but without the pressure of letter grades – instead focusing on dynamic, immersive, exploratory environments.
Explore Your Options
Courses are offered in almost every subject area you can think of. Explore the links below to see what offerings resonate with your interests and strengths. The list is lengthy, but not all-inclusive, so if you have any favorite colleges not listed here, check their websites for opportunities.
Adelphi University Pre-College Program
American University Summer Scholars
Barnard Pre-College & Leadership Summer Institute for Young Women
Beacon College Summer for Success Program for Students Who Learn Differently
Belmont University Summer Camps
Boston University High School Honors
Boston University Summer Challenge & Summer Preview Seminars
Campus Oxford Academic & Career Insights Summer Programmes
Carleton Summer Liberal Arts Institute (SLAI)
Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Program
CEO Leadership Alliance Orange County Summer Career Exploration Experience & Micro Internships
Chaminade University of Honolulu Emerging Scholars
Champlain Pre-College Programs
Colorado College Summer Pre-College Program
Columbia Online Summer Immersion Programs
Columbia Summer Immersion New York City
Davidson College July Experience
Davidson Institute THINK Summer Institute at University of Nevada Reno
Drexel University Summer Institutes
Duke Credit Course Summer Options
Emory University Pre-College Program
EXPLO Pre-College Program on Wellesley Campus
Georgetown HOYA Summer Academies
Georgetown HOYA Summer College Credit Courses
Georgetown HOYA Summer College Prep Program
Georgetown Pre-College Online Program
George Washington Pre-College Summer Immersion
Harvard Pre-College Program & Secondary School Program
Harvey Mudd College Summer Session
Illinois Tech Pre-College Summer Programs
James Madison University Summer Honors Institute
Johns Hopkins Pre-College Program
Landmark College Summer Programs for Students Who Learn Differently
Long Island University High School Scholars Program
Loyola University Chicago Pre-College Programs
Miami University (Ohio) Summer Scholars
National Student Leadership Conference Pre-College Program
Northern Kentucky Summer Academies
Northfield Mount Hermon Summer Programs
Northwestern Center for Talent Development (CTD) Academic Summer Day & Residential Camps
Northwestern College Prep Program
Notre Dame Summer Scholars (competitive, early deadline)
NYU School of Professional Studies Career-Edge Summer Program
Regis College Summer Scholars Program
Sacred Heart University Taste of College
Santa Clara Young Scholars Program
Skidmore Summer Pre-College Program
Smith College Pre-College Program for Young Women
Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institutes
Stevens Institute of Technology Pre-College Program
Summer Discovery Pre-College Enrichment
Summer Discovery Institute for the Gifted
Summer Springboard Pre-College Program
Temple University Summer Academy
Tufts Pre-College Intensive Programs
Tulane Summer Enrichment Institute (TSEI)
UC Berkeley Pre-College Scholars
UC Davis Pre-College Discovery Programs
UCLA Pre-College Summer Institutes
UCLA Summer College Immersion Program (SCIP)
UC San Diego Pre-College Programs
UMass Amherst Pre-College Program
University of Alabama Early College
University of British Columbia Future Global Leaders
University of Chicago Summer College
University of Chicago Summer Immersion Program
University of Delaware Edge Summer College Program
University of Georgia Summer Academy Camps
University of Miami Summer Scholars Program
University of North Carolina Asheville Summer Pre-College Program
University of Rochester Pre-College Program
University of St. Andrews Summer Academic Experience Courses (SAEC)
University of the Pacific Pre-College Summer Program Offerings
University of Utah Pre-College
University of Vermont Pre-College Courses
University of Vermont Summer Academy
University of Washington Summer Sessions
University of Wisconsin-Madison Pre-College Program
USC Summer & Online Pre-College Programs
UVA Advance Summer College Experience
Vanderbilt Summer Academy (VSA)
Wake Forest Summer Immersion Program On-Campus Institutes
William & Mary Summer Academic Sessions