Interlochen Arts Academy

Interlochen, Michigan · Day and boarding · Co-ed · Grades 9–12, PG

Interlochen Arts Academy is a grades 9–12 arts high school on a wooded lakeside campus in northern Michigan, part of the wider Interlochen Center for the Arts founded in 1928. The Academy opened in 1962. Students major in one of seven arts areas, including music, theatre, dance, visual arts and creative writing, and spend roughly four hours a day in arts training alongside a college-preparatory academic program with AP and college-credit options. Admission combines an online application with an audition or portfolio. International students make up about one fifth of the student body, and both boarding and day places are offered.

• Arts boarding high school with seven arts majors
• Students spend about four hours a day in their arts discipline
• Opened in 1962 as the first independent arts boarding school in the U.S. (per the school)
• About 20% of students are international
• Academic program includes AP and college-credit courses