IMSA, which opened in 1986, has an enrollment of 660 students representing all areas of the state. Illinois students enrolled in the equivalent of a ninth grade program are eligible to apply.
Admission is highly competitive.
The application deadline is March 1, 1999. The Academy offers advanced courses in mathematics, science, the arts and humanities with an emphasis on connections within and across the disciplines. Students engage in individual and group research in all areas, and neither grade point averages nor class rankings are used.