Stanford University Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) Profile

Website: epgy.stanford.edu/ohs
Phone: (800) 372 EPGY
Email: info@epgy.stanford.edu
Address: Ventura Hall
220 Panama Street
Stanford, CA 94305-4101

Stanford University’s Education Program for Gifted Youth (EPGY) offers a rigorous high school curriculum for exceptional students. They provide academically challenging courses, preparation for advanced placement exams, access to some university-level classes, and college application counseling. EPGY Online High School has demanding admissions requirements and a high price tag. Students can complete an EPGY high school diploma in only three years.

The EPGY Online High School is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, a regional accreditor.

Gifted students can earn an accredited diploma in three years through the EPGY Online High School program. The required courses are academically rigorous and geared for exceptional learners. In addition to traditional high school subjects, students must complete three challenging core classes: Democracy, Freedom, and the Rule of Law; Critical Reading and Argumentation; and History of Science and Culture. Students must also complete at least one advanced placement course in the humanities, social science, and natural science. In addition to their online work, students may attend an optional Summer Institute.

Stanford’s online high school program has extremely rigorous admissions standards – the application packet is a daunting 23 pages long. Students must submit transcripts, samples of their work, multiple application essays, test scores from standardized exams such as the SAT, evidence of past success in gifted programs and online classes, and letters of recommendation from former teachers. Both the student and one of his/her parents will be interviewed. Generally, students should be at least 14 years old by the time classes begin.

Yearly tuition for EPGY online courses is $13,000. Part-time tuition for students taking one to three courses is $8,000. Some financial aid is available.

Before enrolling in the EPGY Online High School, prospective students may attend a virtual open house or schedule an appointment to participate in a virtual class session.