15 Math Camps for High School Students
- Stephen Turban
- 7 hours ago
- 11 min read
If you are a high school student looking to work on math beyond your regular classes, a summer math camp can be a useful way to do it. Camps give you focused time to study new concepts, solve problems, and understand how mathematical thinking is used at higher levels. You complete work that shows your interest in the subject, helps you gain experience, and develops material you can discuss in essays or interviews.
What makes a camp different from other programs?
Camps are shorter, often running for a week or two, and place more emphasis on problem-solving than lectures. This makes them easier to fit into your schedule and a practical option if you want exposure to advanced math. Many math camps focus on either advanced academic study or competition preparation, introducing you to topics such as number theory, combinatorics, or abstract algebra.
To help with your search, here are 15 math camps for high school students.
If you are looking for research camps, check out our blog here.
Location: Remote , you can participate in this program from anywhere in the world!
Cost: Varies depending on program type. Full financial aid available.
Application Deadline: Varying deadlines based on cohort.
Program Dates: Varies by cohort: summer, fall, winter, or spring. Options range from 12 weeks to 1 year.
Eligibility: You must be currently enrolled in high school and demonstrate a high level of academic achievement.
The Lumiere Research Scholar Program is a rigorous research program tailored for high school students. The program offers extensive 1-on-1 research opportunities for high school students across a broad range of subject areas that you can explore as a high schooler. The program pairs high school students with Ph.D. mentors to work 1-on-1 on an independent research project. At the end of the 12-week program, you’ll have developed an independent research paper! You can choose research topics in math and related fields such as physics, engineering, data science, and more. You can find more details about the application here.
Location: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN; limited remote slots available
Cost: Free
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Not provided
Dates: June 23-27
Application Deadline: May 31; applications are reviewed on a rolling basis
Eligibility: Current high school students who have taken at least one year of single variable calculus | Graduating seniors are eligible | The camp is non-residential, and mostly limited to MN students
UMN’s Math Modeling Camp trains students in applying math skills to real-world problems through project-based learning. You’ll focus on fields like epidemiology, population study, and environmental prediction, such as estimating the effects of climate change on natural resources, trends in disease communicability, and more. You’ll additionally work on collaborative research projects with your peers; past topics have included developing optimized routes for light rail systems and analyzing food deserts.
Location: Oxford, Cambridge, Singapore, Sydney, Toronto, and Boston
Cost: Varies; financial aid available
Application Deadline: Multiple summer cohorts with rolling admissions.
Program Dates: 2 weeks during the summer
Eligibility: Students aged 13-18 currently enrolled in middle or high school
The Academic Insights Program provides school students with an opportunity to take undergraduate-level classes at universities around the world. You work with academics from universities like Oxford, Cambridge, and Harvard in classes of 4-10 students. They attend university-style lectures and 1:1 weekly sessions with their tutor. The program includes practical experiences such as dissections in medicine, robotic arm building in engineering, or moot courts for law. You can choose from over 20 subjects, including architecture, artificial intelligence, business management, computer science, economics, medicine, philosophy, and more. By the end of the program, they complete a personal project and receive written feedback and a certificate of completion. You can find more details about the application here.
Location: Hosted at different college campuses each year
Cost: $6,600; financial aid up to full-tuition offered
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Most selective; 120 students (65 new students accepted each year; others are returning students)
Dates: June 29 - August 2
Application Deadline: February 26
Eligibility: Students aged 13-18; the camp is geared towards high schoolers, but college students who graduated high school early and graduating seniors are both eligible
Mathcamp is a six-week summer program for high school students with strong mathematical ability. You design your own schedule with help from an academic advisor and choose from advanced courses across areas such as discrete mathematics, algebra and number theory, geometry and topology, and calculus and analysis. Each category offers multiple options, including topics like Gödel’s Incompleteness Theorem, combinatorial topology, Galois theory, and other undergraduate- or graduate-level subjects. Outside of classes, you attend Colloquia, guest lectures on topics ranging from string theory to the mathematics of origami. You also have independent time to work on assignments, meet with faculty, and join optional activities, both related and unrelated to math.
Location: Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL, and Remote
Cost: $1200; scholarships available
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Not provided; however, each project option supports 1-15 students, with most clustered at the low end of the range
Dates: June 8-21
Application Deadline: Check the site for updates
Eligibility: Rising 9th-12th-grade students
The STEM Research Academy is a merged in-person and remote camp for high school students offering hands-on research experience in collaboration with SIU mentors. You’ll select your top research project topics from a yearly list, with options to focus on math. Recent math-based projects have included studying machine learning, algorithmic optimization, data analysis, and using statistics for LLM vulnerability analysis. After a week of online preparation, reading literature in the field, you’ll travel to campus to begin working with your faculty mentor. You’ll conduct intensive research based on your skills relevant to the project, including running experiments, collecting and analyzing data, and interpreting results. You’ll complete the final week of the camp remotely, developing an academic research poster based on your findings under the supervision of your mentor.
Location: Stanford University, Stanford, CA, or Online
Cost: $8,575 (In-person) or $3,580 (Online); financial aid offered
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Very selective; 40 students (Residential), 64 students (Online)
Dates: June 16 - July 4 (Online), June 22 - July 18 (Residential), or July 7-25 (Online)
Application Deadline: March 20
Eligibility: Grades 10-11 | Students should have experience with proofs, high school geometry, and algebra; some background in number theory and modular arithmetic is recommended. | Applicants to the Algebraic Topology program are recommended to have experience with group theory
SUMaC hosts high school students for intensive summer math camps focused either on Abstract Algebra & Number Theory or Algebraic Topology. You’ll attend daily group course sessions, where you’ll study a series of specialized sub-topics within your Program focus through lectures and collaborative problem-solving activities. Focus areas include cryptography, compass constructions, topological analysis, and algebraic group theory. Outside of classes, you’ll have access to professors and teaching assistants during daily office hours. You’ll additionally work on an independent math research project throughout the course of SUMaC, which you’ll present to peers and staff at the end of the camp.
Location: Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
Cost: $6,600; financial aid available
Acceptance rate/cohort size: 15%
Dates: June 21 - August 1
Application Deadline: Rolling admissions beginning January 1 with priority deadlines | Round 1: February 15, Round 2: March 15, Round 3: April 15
Eligibility: Current high school students
HSMC is an intensive summer math program for high school students interested in advanced mathematics, research, and computational work. Each morning, you take two courses in areas such as number theory, combinatorics, and abstract algebra. You then apply what you learn in daily Problem Sessions and small Study Groups with an undergraduate mentor. A Python Lab is also included, where you use programming to approach real-world, math-based problems. You take part in an interdisciplinary Honors Seminar that includes collaborative projects, readings, discussions, and a capstone project that connects math with entrepreneurship.
Location: Duke University, Durham, NC
Cost: $6,600
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Very selective, particularly Session 2
Dates: July 5-18 (Session 1) or July 19-August 1 (Session 2, Advanced)
Application Deadline: March 30
Eligibility: Current high school students aged 15-19 | A background in calculus is recommended for Session 1 and required for Session 2; students in Session 2 are recommended to have a background in multivariable calculus
The MasterScholar North Carolina Math Camp gives high school students two weeks of training and research in advanced mathematics under the guidance of Duke University professors. The camp is offered in two sessions, with the second session covering more advanced material. You attend daily lectures and then work collaboratively to apply what you learned to problem sets and new concepts. Course topics include number theory, special relativity, Fourier series, fractals, and other areas of advanced math. The camp focuses on interdisciplinary problem solving, so many projects connect mathematics to physics and economics to help you understand how math is used across quantitative fields.
Location: Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Cost: $3,000
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Very selective; 25 students
Dates: June 30 – July 11
Application Deadline: April 25
Eligibility: Current high school students who will have completed Algebra 2 by the start of camp; many students have higher-level experience
PZ Math Camp allows high school students to complete an in-depth study of number theory in a collaborative small group setting. You’ll attend interactive lectures on number theory incorporating activities and Q&As into lecture content, followed by hands-on group sessions focused on intensive practice with problem-solving. Your practice work will focus on building skills from identifying patterns, making conjectures, writing proofs, and expressing your results. You’ll also attend talks from professional mathematician guest speakers, adding more nuance to your study of number theory and advanced math.
Location: St. Joseph of Cupertino School, Cupertino, CA, or Remote
Cost: $3,250 (In-person), $1,225 (Online, 1 Camp Half-Day) or $2,300 (Online, Full-Day) | Discounts available for early enrollment | Online AMC 10 Booster Course offered for an additional $875
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Not provided
Dates: Camp 1: June 9 - June 27, Camp 2: July 14 - August 1 | In-person students
Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Eligibility: Varies by course; high school courses are separated by skill level assessed by diagnostic exams, though all high schoolers are eligible | Middle school options are also offered
AlphaStar’s Summer Math Camp provides training in competition math concepts, aimed towards developing skills for competition success. Based on a diagnostic exam, you’ll be placed into a skills-matched cohort with levels including AMC 10/12 or AIME at either Basic or Advanced level for each. AIME-focused sessions additionally provide training for the American Regions Mathematics League (ARML) and advanced university-hosted competitions. You’ll be taught by instructors including college professors, PhD students, and former USAMO and IMO participants, and supplement your study with guest lectures from professional mathematicians.
Location: Multiple locations across California, Georgia, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oregon, Texas, Virginia, and Washington, or Remote
Cost: Varies by program; standard cost is $959
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Not selective
Dates: 2- and 3-week sessions offered over the summer; dates vary by location
Application Deadline: Rolling admissions
Eligibility: High school students
Students at the AoPS Academy Summer Camp will gain intensive preparation for math competitions, with a focus on the AMC 10 and 12. You’ll learn how concepts from your high school math curriculum are incorporated into AMC problems through daily lessons focused on hands-on problem solving. Focus areas include Sequences & Series, Polynomials, Modular Arithmetic, 3D Geometry, and more. Throughout the camp, you’ll participate in a series of both group and individual competitions to practice your skills in a test-taking environment.
Location: Boston University, Boston, MA; UC San Diego, San Diego, CA; Axellent Academy, Dublin, CA; or Online
Cost: Varies by program length, location, and residential/day/online format; ranges from $800 to $7,495 | Scholarships available
Acceptance rate/cohort size:
Dates: June 22-July 11 (Boston), July 20-August 8 (San Diego), June 9-19 (Dublin), or July 7-August 1 (Online; students may participate in 1-4 weeks)
Application Deadline: Early: February 28, Regular: 4/15; rolling admissions afterwards if space remains
Eligibility: Current high school students; elementary and middle school camps are also offered
Areteem Institute’s Math Summer Camps provide training in competition math, primarily focused on preparing for the AMC and AIME. You’ll study topics in algebra, geometry, counting and probability, and number theory, directed towards applying advanced concepts to competition problems. Advanced camps will also guide the USAMO competition. You’ll attend two daily collaborative workshops, each covering a new topic area, where you’ll solve practice problems, discuss new concepts with peers and instructors, and learn to explain your reasoning for solving each problem. In the evening, you’ll attend a group study session where instructors are available to answer questions on your work.
Location: Locations in Boston, MA, and Silicon Valley, CA
Cost: $3,999 (Non-residential) or $8,485 (Residential); additional fees for international students or optional activities/services
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Not provided
Dates: July 5-19
Application Deadline: Rolling, with priority deadlines offered for tuition discounts (Early: January 1, Late: May 10, Super-late: After June 10, space permitting
Eligibility: Current high school students; middle school camps also offered | Students must be aged 11-18 for the residential program or 9-18 for the day program
Cybermath’s Summer Math Camp for high school students provides accelerated coursework in core math subjects and preparation for math competitions. You’ll spend most of your time in math classes in Algebra 1, Geometry, Algebra 2, or Precalculus, based on your coursework background, with a focus on interactive problem solving. You’ll supplement your coursework with daily group study time and math-focused activities. In addition to math training, you’ll take field trips around the city and tour two prestigious nearby colleges. Other features include a professional mathematician's guest lecture and a final exam, followed by an award ceremony.
14. SigmaCamp Next
Location: Silver Lake Camp and Conference Center, Sharon, CT
Cost: $2,350; financial aid available through need-blind admissions
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Not publicly stated; selective program with faculty from MIT, Stanford, Harvard, and Berkeley
Dates: August 10-17
Application Deadline: April 15
Eligibility: High school students aged 14-17
SigmaCamp Next is a one-week residential math camp for high schoolers who want to push themselves with advanced mathematics and science. You'll spend your days in intensive classes taught by researchers and professors from top universities like MIT, Stanford, and Harvard. During the day, you're deep in problem-solving and theoretical work, but the camp also has downtime where you'll relax, play sports, swim, and bond with other mathematically-minded students. The facilities include dorm-style housing, dining hall meals (including vegetarian and allergy-friendly options), and even high ropes courses and a supervised swimming area. It's intensive academics mixed with genuine camp fun.
Location: Remote
Cost: Varies by application round; ranges from $1,275 - $1,575 | Discounts available for enrolling in multiple courses
Acceptance rate/cohort size: Selective
Dates: June 9-27, June 30-July 18, or July 21-August 8
Application Deadline: Early: January 16, Regular 1: February 20, Regular 2: March 27, Late 1: April 24, Late 2: May 27
Eligibility: Students aged 12-18 | Returning students and US(J)MO qualifiers are automatically accepted | Most advanced courses have additional prerequisites
AwesomeMath’s Summer Math Camp takes a multi-level course-based structure to math training through a three-week online experience. Once admitted, you’ll sign up for one to six online courses from about 15 options; offerings include Modular Arithmetic, introductory and advanced Number Theory, Combinatorial Arguments, and Projective Geometry. While the exact camp experience will vary based on your choices, you’ll attend class daily from Monday to Friday. Each meeting begins with a lecture, after which you’ll break out into a group problem-solving session applying new course content to hands-on work. You’ll complete daily assignments after class ends for the day, as well as two assessments throughout the course. If you’d like to ask questions on course material or assignments, you can also attend bi-weekly office hours with instructors.
Stephen is one of the founders of Lumiere and a Harvard College graduate. He founded Lumiere as a Ph.D. student at Harvard Business School. Lumiere is a selective research program in which students work one-on-one with a mentor to develop an independent research paper.
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