Summer Academic Programs at US Colleges, Universities & Laboratories

Summer Academic Programs at US Colleges, Universities & Laboratories (most are residential) – updated December 7, 2009

Peterson’s guide to find a summer program(includes some non-academic programs)

Acadia InstituteBar Harbor, MaineAIO Marine Science Camp - The Advanced Program

Alfred University Western NY State Writing, Comp Eng, Astronomy, Leadership, Art

Ball State UniversityIndianapolis, INEnvironmental Design Summer Program

Barnard CollegeNew York City, NYSummer in New York City, Liberal Arts, Leadership

Baylor University Waco, Texas High School Summer Science Research Program

Boston CollegeNewton, MABoston College Experience (still 2009)

Boston UniversityBoston, MASummer Challenge Program

Boston University Boston, MA PROMYS Math for Scientists

Brown University Providence, RI Pre-College Programs, incl. Study in Hawaii

Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr, PAWriting, Science, Workshops (not updated)

CalTechPasadena, CAYoung Engineering and Science Scholars Program

Carlton CollegeNorthfield, MNSummer Writing Program

Carnegie Mellon Pittsburgh, PA architecture, art, design, drama, music, game academy

Chicago Art InstituteChicago, ILSummer Institute Residency Program

Colorado CollegeColorado Springs COPre-College Programs

Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO Engineering Design Summer Camp (2009)

Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO Summer Minority Engineering Training Program

Colorado School of Mines Golden, CO PREP Engineering Program

Columbia UniversityNYC, NYEngineering Design and other

Concordia College Language VillagesLanguage Immersion: Arabic, Chinese, Danish, French, Spanish, etc.

Cornell University Ithaca, NY Nanobiotechnology Center (2009)

Cornell University Ithaca, NY Summer College Programs for High School Students

Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh, PAPTEI Adventures in Biotechnology

Drexel University Philadelphia, PA Engineering Summer Mentorship Program

Drexel University Philadelphia, PADiscovering Architecture (2009)

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Univ Prescott, AZSummer High School Research Program (2009)

Fisk University Nashville, TNSummer School (2009)

George Washington Univ Washington, DCPhotojournalism, Law, Election Politics, Engineering (2009)

Georgetown UniversityWashington, DCPolitics Enviro Sci Business International Relationsothers

Georgia Tech College of ArchitectureArchitecture Career Discovery (2009)

Georgia Tech Atlanta, GeorgiaBiology Summer Program for High School Students (2009)

Hampshire College Amherst, MA Summer Studies in Mathematics

Harvard UniversityCambridge, MASecondary School Program

Indiana UniversityBloomington, INHigh School Journalism Institute

Indiana University of PennIndiana, PASummer Study Abroad in France, Spain, and more (2009)

Ithaca CollegeIthaca, NYSummer College

Johns Hopkins Baltimore, MD Engineering Innovation

Mass Institute of Tech Cambridge, MAWomen’s Technology Program

Mass Institute of Tech Cambridge, MAResearch Science Institute

Mass Institute of Tech Cambridge, MAMinority Introduction to Engineering and Science

Metro State CollegeDenver, COSummer Science Scholars (still 2007)

Metro State CollegeDenver, COACES Scholars Program

Metro State CollegeDenver, COSummer All Stars(contact your advisor for info)

Mount Holyoke CollegeS. Hadley, MASEARCH and SummerMath (no 2010 program)

Mount Holyoke College South Hadley, MAMathcamp

National Institute of Health Bethesda, MD Summer Internship Program in Biomedical Research

New Mexico TechSocorro, NMSummer Science Program

New Mexico TechSocorro, NMSummer Program Phys, IT, Chem, Bio, Eng, Psyc (2009)

Northwestern Univ Evanston, ILNational High School Institute/music,debate, journalism

Univ of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN Career Discovery in Architecture

Univ of Notre Dame Notre Dame, IN The Tuscan Classical Academy

Oakland UniversityRochester, MISUMMER MATHEMATICS INSTITUTE (2009)

Penn StateState College, PAJournalism, Science, Engineering, more

Penn StateState College, PA2009 Communications Institutes (2009)

Purdue UniversityW. Lafayette INSTEP Engineering

Rensselaer Poly Inst Troy, NY Architecture Career Discovery Program (2009)

Rensselaer Poly Inst Troy, NY Computer Game Development Academy (2009)

Rensselaer Poly TechTroy, NYAerospace Engineering (2009)

Roswell Park Cancer Inst.Buffalo, NYSummer Research Program

Rutgers UniversityPiscataway, NJYoung Scholars Program in Discrete Mathematics

Sarah Lawrence CollegeBronxville, NYprograms in filmmaking, history, theatre and literature (2009)

Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs NY Pre-College Program in the Liberal & Studio Arts

Smith CollegeNorthampton, MASummer Science and Engineering Program

Spelman CollegeAtlanta, GAEarly College Summer Program

Stanford UniversityStanford, CAHigh School Summer College

Stevens Institute of TechHoboken, NJ Engineering and Science Exploration

Summer Search NationwideLeadership Program for Low Income Students

Syracuse UniversitySyracuse, NYSummer College Engineering & Computer Science

also Theatre, Architecture, Engineering, Forensic Sci, Design, Fashion, Law, Liberal Arts, Management, Communications, Art, Music

Temple University Philadelphia, PARobotics Women's Enginering Art Programming Python

Texas State University San Marcos, TXHonors Summer Math Camp

Tufts UniversityMedford, MATufts Summer Study

Univ of Alabama Birmingham, ALSummer Science Institute

UC Berkeley Marine Lab San FranciscoMarine Biology Research Camp (out-of-date)

University California, Berkeley, CA Backpacking Science Camp (out-of-date)

University California, Berkeley, CA Nanoscale Science And Engineering (2009)

University California, Lake Tahoe, CAWildlife Biology Research Camp (out-of-date)

University California, SDSan Diego, CAAcademic Connections

UC Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CASummer Session Pre-College Program

U C RiversideRiverside, CASummer Academy for Advanced High School Students

Univ of ChicagoChicago, ILSummer Programs for High School Students

Univ of ColoradoBoulder, COPre-Collegiate Program

Univ of ColoradoBoulder, COEngineering Success Institute (2009)

Univ Of ColoradoBoulder, COBusiness Leadership Program (2009)

Univ Of ColoradoColorado Springs COSummer Academic Program (2009)

UConn Schl of Medicine Hartford, CNHigh School Student Research Apprentice Program

Univ of DelawareNewark, DESummer College

Univ of DenverDenver, COSummer Programs

Univ of DenverDenver, COThe Making of a Scientist (2009)

Univ of DenverDenver, COEngineering Summer Camp (2009)

Univ of DenverDenver, COSummer Bridge

Univ of DenverDenver, COSummer College Workshop for African American H.S. students (2009)

Univ of DenverDenver, COHigh School Programs

University of Hawai‘iHonolulu, HISummer High School Engineering Internship Pgrm

Univ of IllinoisUrbana, ILDiscover Engineering (2009)

Univ of IllinoisUrbana, ILIllinois Aerospace Institute

Univ of KansasLawrence, KSSummer Engineering Camp

Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor, MIMichigan Computer Camp

Univ of Michigan Ann Arbor, MIMichigan Math and Science Scholars

Univ of Minnesota Minneapolis, MNExploring Careers in Engineering & Physical Science (2009)

Univ of NebraskaLincoln, NE Mathematics Summer Camp for High School Girls (2009)

Univ of Northern Colorado Greeley, COFrontiers of Science Institute

Univ of OregonEugene, ORSummer Enrichment Program

Univ of the Pacific Stockton, CASummer Scholars Program (2009)

Univ of Pennsylvania Philadelphia PA Summer High School Programs

Univ of S Cal Catalina Island, CA Summer Science Program for High School Women

Univ of S Cal Los Angeles, CAExploration of Architecture

Univ of S CalLos Angeles, CAUSC Summer Seminars

Univ of Texas Arlington, TXEngineering and Computer Science Summer Camps

Univ of Vermont Burlington, VTWorld Debate Institute

Univ of WisconsinMadison, WISummer workshop on atmospheric, earth & space sci (2009)

Univ of WyomingLaramie, WYSummer Research Apprentice Program

Virginia Polytechnic Inst Blacksburg, VA Computers and Technology at Virginia Tech (2009)

Washington University in St. Louis, MO High School Summer Scholars Program

Washington University in St. Louis, MOArchitecture Discovery Program

WPIWorcester, MAFrontiers Program (2009)

Yale UniversityNew Haven, CNYale Summer Session

Sea Education Assoc Woods Hole, MA seminar programs for high school students

American Mathematical Society

Ventures Scholar Program

Science Training Programs Directory for Teachers and Students

The Association for Women in Science

Pennsylvania Space Grant Consortium

Teen Ink Summer Programs

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