Opportunities for off-campus research mentorships also are provided. The Academy also offers a wide variety of fine and performing arts, co-curricular activites, and interscholastic sports. Qualified Illinois students interested in attending the Academy in the fall should begin the application process immediately. 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.
Located in Aurora, IMSA is a learning enterprise which builds the capacity of students, teachers and policymakers to improve and transform mathematics and science teaching and learning.