Rising Leaders is a residential pre-college program for high school students graduating in 2027, delivered by the highly ranked W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University.

Join us to experience life at ASU, identify relevant business careers, and discover the many opportunities available to our business students. You’ll be glad you did!

• Live on campus for six days and five nights in our residential business community.

• Earn college credit by completing the program.

• Dive into 30+ degree options and different areas of business, such as entrepreneurship, finance, real estate, and artificial intelligence.

• Participate in hands-on learning activities, including an applied project.

• Get to know future classmates, faculty, and staff.

Programs Dates

Cost

Deadlines

Priority Consideration: February 15th, 2026

Regular Consideration: March 15th, 2026

Final Consideration: April 1st, 2026

Housing Requirement

Students are required to reside on the ASU Tempe campus from Sunday night to Friday afternoon for the duration of Rising Leaders. Students are NOT permitted to leave camp on their own. 

Attendance Commitment

Please note that Rising Leaders is a week long commitment and students are expected to attend all class sessions Monday-Friday. If student does not stay or participate the entire time, they will not recieve their college credit.

In order to fully participate in the program, students are required to bring a laptop with them. Please let us know if you have any comments or concerns.

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