US University Based Programs with Academic Focus (including arts):

• Alfred University - Courses ranging from art portfolio to engineering to equestrian to writing
• American University 
• American University, International Relations 
• Babson College - Babson Entrepreneur Development Experience
• Barnard College 
• Bellevue College - Teen Summer Program
• Berklee College of Music
• Brandeis University Genesis Program
• Boston College Pre-Collegiate 
• Boston University PROMYS (Math & Science) 
• Boston University Summer Challenge Program 
• Boston University Arts Summer Institute 
• Boston University Investigative Journalism
• Brown University Pre-College
• Brown U. Leadership Institute
• Carleton College Liberal Arts Experience 
• Carleton Summer Science Institute has some full and partial scholarships available.
• Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Fine Arts: Art & Design, Architecture, Drama, Music, Game Academy
• University of Chicago  - Environmental economics program
• University of Chicago
• Claremont McKenna Kravis Leadership Institute 
• Clark Scholars at Texas Tech 
• College of the Atlantic- Marine life/ecology
• Columbia University Summer High School Program
• Cornell University Summer College 
• Colorado College Pre-College
• Crane Summer Program (SUNY Pottsdam) - Communications programs
• Columbia College - Film program
• Cooper Union - STEM 6 week program
• Corcoran College of Art & Design - Summer programs in: photography, fine art, design
• Cornell University urie Academy-  for girls who excel in math and science
• Cornell University Catalyst Academy - for minority students who excel in math and science and have interest in engineering
• Cornell University Design Immersion
• Drexel University Summer Institutes (lots of topics including music production)
• Duke University - Summer courses on global perspectives, Sciences, Documentaries, English, Linguistics, Anthropology, Philosphy, Psychology, etc.
• Denison University - Young writer’s workshop
• Eastern Washington University Satori
• Emerson College - Arts & Communications: film, tv, musical theater, acting, stage design, journalism, political commentary
• Emory University
• Furman College
• Gettysburg College - 6 day Psychology program, Civil War, Writing, Government areas of study
• Georgetown University - Courses in: business, leadership, journalism, sports industry management, medicine, env science, international relations, national security, forensic science, politics…
• George Washington University - Photojournalism, theatre, Writing the City
• George Washington University Pre-College 
• George Washington University Science and Engineering www.usaeop.com 
• Hampshire College - two week workshops on topics ranging from film, to music, to Spanish immersion, to Feminist Voice
• Harvard University Secondary School Program http://www.summer.harvard.edu/high-school-programs/secondary-school-program 
• Harvard University - Harvard Debate Council
• Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth www.jhu.edu/summer 
• Johns Hopkins University Engineering
• Kenyon College Young Writers Workshops http://www.kenyonreview.org/workshops/young-writers/ 
• Lesley University: College of Art and Design program
• Lewis & Clark College Workshop in Writing and Thinking http://college.lclark.edu/programs/fir_acres/campus/ 
• Maine Media Workshops + College - Photography, filmmaking, Game Design, Screenwriting, Alt Pro, Documentary
• MICA: Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore or Tuscany - Art and Design, Portfolio prep
• Marist College - Programs: Business, Fashion, Game Design, Theatre, Criminal Justice, to Writing
• Michigan State University - High school engineering program
• Middlebury Language Immersion
• Middlebury-Monterey Language Academy at Wofford College
• Michigan Math and Science Scholars 
• MIT Summer Programs
• New York University Pre-College
• New York Film Academy - Film making, acting, screen writing, music video, 3S animation, video game design, broadcast journalism
• University of North Carolina - Journalism
• Northern Arizona University Summer Music Camp
• Northeastern University - Young Scholars Program: hands-on summer research in STEM
• Northwestern University Civic Leadership Institute
• Northwestern University College Prep Program
• Oberlin College Foresight Prep
• Oregon Institute of Technology Teen Woman in Science
• University of Pennsylvania Engineering: Summer Academy in Applied Science
• University of Pennsylvania - Summer academy, among other disciplines
• Princeton University Summer Journalism Program
• Pratt Institute - Studio art, architecture, media arts
• Prescott College - Courses in: ecology, photography for naturalists, geology, etc
• Quest University Summer Scholar
• Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology: Operation Catapult (STEM)
• University of Rochester - “taste of college” courses; additional option to join Eastman School of music courses
• Savannah College of Art and Design
• Sewanee: University of the South - Young Writers’ Conference: playwriting, fiction, poetry, and creative non-fiction
• Seattle University Summer Business Institute
• Skidmore College Summer Programs: liberal arts, studio arts, jazz
• Shoals Marine Laboratory - a partnership of UNH and Cornell U
• Smith College - Summer Science and Engineering Program for girls, 4 weeks long--and students can apply for financial aid
• Stanford University Summer College
• Stanford University Mathematics Camp
• Stevens Institute of Technology: Programs in Coding, Music Production, Game Design, Engineering, Pre Med
• Suffolk University Boston Summer Institute: immerse oneself in and around Boston
• Syracuse University Summer College
• The College of William & Mary Summer Program
• Tufts University Summer Program for High School Students
• University of Arizona Summer Programs
• University of California Los Angeles
• UC-San Diego Academic Connection Program  
• University of California Los Angeles Summer Discovery
• University of Maryland Women in Engineering
• University of Miami Summer Scholars
• University of Michigan Summer Math Enrichment
• University of New England: Coastal Marine Ecology, Pre-Law, Neuroscience, Literature of the Sea
• University of Oregon Gifted & Talented Summer Program
• University of Oregon Summer Architecture Academy
• University of Pennsylvania Wharton School
• University of Virginia Writers Workshop
• University of Washington Courses for High School Students
• University of Washington Genomics Outreach for Minorities (GenOM) http://depts.washington.edu/genomics/index.shtml 
• University of Washington Experience America Game Design Program
• University of Southern California
• University of Toronto Engineering Enrichment
• US Naval Academy Summer Seminar
• Vanderbilt University - Pave Program for aspiring engineers
• University of Vermont
• Warren Wilson College Summer Archaeology
• Washington University (St. Louis) Summer Scholars Institutes: Writing, Pre Med, Photojournalism or Scholars Program: two college courses
• Washington University (St. Louis) Architecture Discovery http://engineering.wustl.edu/SummerSchool.aspx
• Wellesley College - Writing course and elective study
• Westminster Choir College Summer Program
• Wheaton College, MA
• Worcester Polytechnic Institute - Science, Technology, Engineering, Robotics
• Yale University Young Global scholars—concentrations in Politics and Law, International Relations, science, policy and innovationNational Society for the Gifted & Talented - residential and day programs (at other locations), courses across all disciplines. Locations at: Amhest College, Byrn Mawr, Dartmouth, Emory, Princeton, UC Berkley, UCLA, UT Austin, Vassar, Yale
• MIT's RSI program - very competitive, limited to 80 students
• STARS (Students and Teachers as Research Scientists)--a cooperative program among St Louis University, Washington University, University of Missouri at St Louis, and the Danforth Plant Center. Scientists submit project proposals that will accommodate high school researchers. The students do real research and write publishable
• Forensic Science programs: McDaniel College, George Washington U, Appalachian State, U New Haven