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Arts & Humanities
Explore creativity, culture, and expression through writing, visual arts, history, or performance. Arts and humanities programs help you develop your voice, understand the world, and tell powerful stories.
Arts
NOTE THAT SOME APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 ARE CLOSED AND WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE PROGRAM WEBSITE
Carnegie Mellon University Art Pre-College Program
Location: Carnegie Mellon University (Pittsburgh, PA)
Open to: High School Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Application deadline: March 1, 2025
Program date(s): June 21-August 2, 2025
Cost: $50 Application fee + $8,733 (commuter), $11,791 (residential)
Academy of Art University Pre-college Program
Location: Academy of Art University (San Francisco, CA)
Open to: All High School Students
Application deadline: September 12, 2025 (Rolling)
Program date(s): October 18-25, 2025
Cost: $0
Academy of Art University Pre-college Program (Virtual)
Location: Online
Open to: All High School Students
Application deadline: September 12, 2025 (Rolling)
Program date(s): October 18-25, 2025
Cost: $0
Parsons School Summer Intensive Studies NYC
Location: The New School Parsons (New York, NY)
Open to: High School Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Application deadline: April 24, 2025 (I) and May 1, 2025 (II)
Program date(s): June 9-27, 2025 (I) and July 7-25, 2025 (II)
Cost: $5,655
MassArt Pre-college Summer Studios
Location: Massachusetts College of Art and Design (Boston, MA)
Open to: High School Juniors and Seniors
Application deadline: May 31, 2025
Program date(s): July 22-August 16, 2025
Cost: $3,905 (Commuter, non-credit) or $4,520 (Commuter, for-credit)
MassArt Pre-college Summer Studios (Virtual)
Location: Online
Open to: High School Juniors and Seniors
Application deadline: May 31, 2025
Program date(s): July 22-August 16, 2025
Cost: $3,550 (Non-credit) or $4,165 (For-credit)
Rhode Island School of Design Pre-college Program
Location: Rhode Island School of Design (Providence, RI)
Open to: High School Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors
Application deadline: January 24, 2025 (Rolling)
Program date(s): June 28-August 2, 2025
Cost: $60 application fee + $12,095 (Residential) or $9,300 (Commuter)
Humanities
NOTE THAT SOME APPLICATIONS FOR 2025 ARE CLOSED AND WILL BE UPDATED WITH THE PROGRAM WEBSITE
Stanford Summer Humanities Institute
Location: Stanford University (Stanford, CA)
Open to: Rising High School Juniors and Seniors
Application deadline: February 3, 2025
Program date(s): June 22-July 11, 2025 (I) or July 13-August 1, 2025 (II)
Cost: $65 application fee + $8,575
Humanities & Social Science Program Social Justice in America (Virtual)
Location: Online (Hosted by Scholar Launch)
Open to: All High School Students
Application deadline: December 31, 2024
Program date(s): 12 weeks
Cost: $0
NYU Pre-College Humanities & Social Sciences Program (Virtual)
Location: Online
Open to: All High School Students (Register in Pre-College Program first)
Application deadline: August 15, 2025
Program date(s): September 4-December 11, 2025
Cost: $50 application fee + $250 admitted student deposit + $7,664
Columbia University Pre-College Program- Acaemic Year Weekend (Virtual)
Location: Online
Open to: All High School Students
Application deadline: August 27, 2025 (Rolling)
Program date(s): September 19-December 7, 2025
Cost: $80 application fee + $2,815
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