Research
Original papers published with researchers from Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Oxford.
How it works
A school day designed forelite college admissions.
Alpha Crimson Academy
Academics + college profile
- 8:30–11:30 AM
Academics with Alpha
AI tutoring. Mastery at your pace.
- 11:30 AM–12:30 PM
Lunch
- 12:30–3:30 PM
Build with Crimson
Research, awards, and a standout project.
- From 3:30 PM
Your afternoon
No homework.
Traditional school
Classes + homework
- 8:30 AM–12:00 PM
Classes
A full morning in the classroom.
- 12:00–12:30 PM
Lunch
- 12:30–3:30 PM
Classes
More classroom learning.
- 3:30–5:30 PM
Homework
The school day continues at home.
Published research
Original papers, written with mentors from MIT, Stanford, and Harvard.
International awards
Coached to win on the biggest stages, from Olympiads to Regeneron ISEF.
A standout project
A venture, nonprofit, or invention with real-world impact.
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Fewer hours. Better results.
Alpha School pioneered AI-accelerated education. Its results are backed by data. In focused three-hour morning sessions, students achieve exceptional academic results.
Alpha School graduates consistently achieve:
1550+SAT scores
5sOn multiple advanced AP exams
Top 1%On national standardized tests
5,000Hours to build a standout profile
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The most elite college offersin the world.
Crimson students have earned over 4,300 offers to the world’s top 20 colleges, including Harvard, Stanford, MIT, and Oxford.
Harvard
156Offers
Yale
160Offers
Princeton
126Offers
UPenn
407Offers
Columbia
321Offers
Brown
188Offers
Cornell
317Offers
Dartmouth
93Offers
Oxford
203Offers
Cambridge
270Offers
Harvard
156Offers
Yale
160Offers
Princeton
126Offers
UPenn
407Offers
Columbia
321Offers
Brown
188Offers
Cornell
317Offers
Dartmouth
93Offers
Oxford
203Offers
Cambridge
270Offers
Stanford
217Offers
MIT
68Offers
Caltech
35Offers
UChicago
188Offers
Johns Hopkins
187Offers
Duke
239Offers
Northwestern
216Offers
Carnegie Mellon
216Offers
UC Berkeley
616Offers
Vanderbilt
118Offers
Stanford
217Offers
MIT
68Offers
Caltech
35Offers
UChicago
188Offers
Johns Hopkins
187Offers
Duke
239Offers
Northwestern
216Offers
Carnegie Mellon
216Offers
UC Berkeley
616Offers
Vanderbilt
118Offers
Your child’s team
Seven specialists. One student.
Every Alpha Crimson Academy student is backed by an Alpha Guide on campus and a dedicated team of Crimson’s world-class admissions experts.
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The Alpha Crimson Academy profile
An education that goes far beyond grades.
Every Alpha Crimson Academy student graduates with published research, top honors, and a standout capstone, woven into one unforgettable story.
Honors
Wins on the biggest stages, from International Olympiads to Regeneron ISEF and YoungArts.
Capstone
Ventures, nonprofits, and inventions with real reach, patents, and national press.
Strategy
One unforgettable story that ties it all together and wins in committee.
The benchmark
A new standard for the elite applicant.
This is the bar every Alpha Crimson Academy student builds toward.
Admitted to Social Studies atHarvard
The civic founder
Turned a 2.3M-follower TikTok audience into $4.1M of cleared school-lunch debt, a state law, and a Tribeca documentary.
Capstone$4.1M debt cleared
ResearchKennedy School research
HonorsNSDA Champion
Admitted to Symbolic Systems atStanford
The self-taught builder
Shipped an AI tutor used by 1.4M students, co-authored a NeurIPS paper at 16, and runs a top YouTube channel on AI.
Capstone1.4M users
ResearchNeurIPS 2025
HonorsIOAI Gold
Admitted to Mechanical Engineering atMIT
The ISEF Grand Prize winner
Co-authored a paper on solar desalination at 17, patented the device, and has 1,900 units running in coastal Ghana.
Capstone1,900 units deployed
ResearchJoule publication
HonorsISEF Grand Prize
Admitted to the PLME program atBrown
The pediatric-oncology founder
Raised $3.6M for families, co-authored in JAMA Pediatrics, and hosts a top-ranked health podcast on Spotify.
Capstone$3.6M raised
ResearchJAMA Pediatrics
HonorsSTS Finalist
Admitted to the Huntsman Program atPenn
The trilingual founder
Built a refugee-staffed translation company that has paid $2.9M in wages, and co-authored a Wharton paper on refugee labor.
Capstone$2.9M in wages
ResearchWharton research
HonorsGHSIC 1st Place
The guarantee
No other school can guarantee this.
75% of our students will get into Harvard, Stanford, MIT, or another elite college. If not, you get your money back.
Terms of the guarantee
Full refund of all tuition paid when both conditions are met: (1) your child is not admitted to any elite college, and (2) this can be attributed to the overall program’s failure (as defined by – less than 75% of your child’s class is admitted to an elite college).
Elite colleges are defined as the following schools:
- The Ivy League: Harvard, Yale, Princeton, UPenn, Columbia, Brown, Cornell, Dartmouth
- Oxbridge: Oxford, Cambridge
- Other Ivy-Tier Schools: Stanford, MIT, Caltech, UChicago, Johns Hopkins, Duke, Northwestern, Carnegie Mellon, Berkeley, Vanderbilt
Eligibility: Enroll in Grade 9 and complete the full four-year program, and follow the school-list strategy agreed with Crimson Education (including which schools to apply to early vs. regular). Students must also meet our minimum academic bar (achieving at least 25th percentile SAT or ACT superscore for the majority of elite schools).
Questions from parents.
How does 3-Hour Learning work?
Students learn core subjects through Alpha School’s Timeback software, an AI-accelerated, mastery-based approach where each student moves at their own pace. There are no lectures and no busywork. Most students finish by 11:00AM, which frees up the rest of the day to build their college profile with Crimson.
Is this in person?
Yes. Students attend an Alpha High School campus in person. In the afternoons, they work with Crimson’s admissions specialists, mostly virtually (while still on the high school campus), with in-person components where needed, such as wet lab research at a Crimson partner university.
Where is Alpha Crimson Academy offered?
Alpha Crimson Academy is available at every Alpha High School campus, currently Austin, San Francisco, New York, Miami, Santa Barbara, and Oklahoma City. More cities are opening next year. If you’re not near one of these, submit an inquiry and let us know where you’d like to see us next.
Who will my child work with?
Each student is assigned an Admissions Strategist, who matches them with the right specialists at each stage. Once your child and their Strategist settle on a research topic, we pair them with a Research Mentor in that field. The same applies to their capstone project, honors and awards, essays, and work with Former Admissions Officers.
Can my child join after Grade 9?
Yes. We accept students into Grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. The money-back guarantee applies only to students who enroll at the start of Grade 9.
What does the application process involve?
Start by submitting an inquiry through this website. Our enrollment team will reach out to learn about your child’s background and goals, and may follow up with up to two interviews to assess fit.
How much does Alpha Crimson Academy cost?
Tuition is $150,000 per year. That covers both a full private high school education and comprehensive college admissions support, including profile building and application support. It’s also the only private school program that refunds your tuition if your child isn’t admitted to an elite college.
What if my child isn’t admitted to an elite college?
For students who enroll at the start of Grade 9, if they are not admitted to an elite college, we refund the full tuition you paid. Some exceptions apply, and the full terms are set out in the enrollment agreement.
Why should we trust you to deliver on this guarantee?
Alpha Crimson Academy is the only program built on both the Alpha School and Crimson Education platforms. Alpha’s schools have students learning at twice the rate of traditional schools, backed by multiple years of test data. Crimson has helped more students gain admission to elite colleges than any other firm in the world, with a team of specialists covering every part of a student’s profile.
Now admitting the founding class
Four years from now,your child could be atHarvard.Stanford.MIT.Yale.Princeton.Oxford.Cambridge.Columbia.Harvard.
Elite college admission, guaranteed, or your money back.
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