The University of Chicago offers residential and online pre-college programs across Enrichment, Career Insight, Immersion, Practicum, Summer Online and the Summer Language Institute. Students select an eligible program and course; individual track, grade, age and geographic requirements apply. Some Enrichment programs are restricted to students attending school in the United States, while others accept international students.
The application instructions explicitly publish 2027 deadlines: January 13 priority and March 3 regular. Practicum must use the January deadline; Enrichment and the Online Partner SDG Challenge use March 3 as their final cutoff. The same page retains a notice that 2026 applications are closed, while separate program pages still display historical 2026 sessions. The official homepage separately announces that Summer 2027 applications open in December, without an exact day. No 2027 attendance dates are inferred from the older program pages.
The current cost table lists Enrichment at USD 3,000 and other tracks from USD 4,980 to USD 15,200, but it is not explicitly labeled 2027 and retains 2026 payment/refund examples. New-cycle tuition should therefore be treated as unconfirmed. The published aid policy distinguishes partial-only aid for 2–8 week tracks from potential fee waivers and qualifying travel support for Enrichment. Aid must be requested with the application. The instructions require a USD 1,000 non-refundable deposit within seven days of the admission decision and full payment four weeks after admission; failure to pay forfeits the place.
Checked November 4, 2026 using the official homepage, 2027 application instructions, current costs and aid, program overview and Enrichment eligibility.