Get your first taste of college life at an Ivy League Institution!

Penn Summer High School Programs, open to residential and commuting students, offer an outstanding academic challenge:

• Our programs are built around courses taught by Penn faculty, scholars, and distinguished outside experts.
• With small class sizes you can be sure to get the individualized attention you deserve.
• Residential programs include academically based extracurricular activities such as SAT preparation workshops, a college writing series, and presentations about college admission.

Summer Academies are academically intensive, non-credit programs for high school students. Residential and commuter options available.

• Biomedical Research Academy
• Chemistry Research Academy
• Experimental Physics Research Academy
• Social Justice Research Academy

High school students can experience Penn undergraduate courses during the summer and receive official academic credit.

• Pre-College Program (residential only)
• Young Scholars Program (commuter only)

Students from the Greater Philadelphia Area are presented with unique opportunities through Penn Summer High School programs.

• Young Scholars Program
• Penn Summer Scholars Program

Other Programs:

• Penn Law Pre-College Summer Academy
• Girls in Engineering, Math, & Science (GEMS)
• Summer Academy in Applied Science & Technology (SAAST)
• M&T Summer Institute (M&TSI)
• Summer Mentorship Program (SMP)
• Knowledge @ Wharton High School (KWHS)
• Teen Research and Education in Environmental Studies (TREES)
• Leadership in the Business World
• Architecture: Summer at Penn
• Art: Summer at Penn