Summer program
Summer College for High School Students
Cornell University (School of Continuing Education)
Cost
Tuition-based (e.g., ~$16,754-$20,434 for the residential program depending on credits); financial aid available
Deadline
~May 14, 2026
Estimated; confirm on sponsor site
Summer College is Cornell University's precollege program offering three- and six-week undergraduate-level courses to high school students in residential, commuter, and online formats. Students choose from subjects spanning architecture, business, computer science, engineering, humanities, law, medicine, and veterinary science while earning Cornell course credit.
Eligibility
- Grade levels
- High school sophomore, High school junior, High school senior
- Citizenship
- Any
- Fields of study
- Architecture, Arts, Business, Computer science, Engineering, Environmental science, Health medicine, Humanities, Law, Natural sciences, Research, Science, Social sciences
- Essay
- Required
Application requirements
- Submit the online application before the deadline for your chosen session and format: Deadlines vary by program type (residential vs. commuter/online) and session; only complete applications submitted with all materials by the deadline are reviewed.
- Pay the non-refundable application fee (approx. $75): Paid online through Cornell's application system when the application is submitted.
- Submit a complete high school transcript and most current grade report: School materials can be sent separately from the application form, by the materials deadline.
- Provide one teacher or counselor recommendation letter
- Submit a personal statement (roughly 1,000-1,500 words, max 2,000) on your academic area of interest: Sourced from Cornell's official Application Statements page content; word-count details could not be independently re-confirmed via direct page fetch this session.
- International applicants: demonstrate English language proficiency
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