Graduate With
A Million Dollars.

Yes. Full-time, in person, on campus. This isn't a remote program or a part-time accelerator. Students show up every day and build alongside their cohort.

$1M in profit. Real money. For students who enroll as freshmen, our guarantee applies — full tuition refund if you don't hit it. Some exceptions apply per the enrollment agreement.

9th through 12th grade — all four years of high school. The first class starts Fall 2026 with a cohort of 20 freshmen. We're primarily admitting freshmen, but will consider particularly strong sophomores and juniors.

AI-accelerated, mastery-based academics, using Alpha School's Timeback software. Students work through core subjects at their own pace using AI tools — no lectures, no busywork. Most finish by 11 a.m., freeing up the rest of the day to build.

Yes. Fully accredited high school diploma with a complete college-prep transcript. College is absolutely an option — but after four years of building real businesses, you might not need it.

We encourage students to build businesses in areas they're passionate about, narrowing in on scopes that can reach profitability on minimal investment capital and within a reasonable timeframe. We're not running a Series A pipeline — we're teaching students to build profitable companies they fully own. Past Alpha students have built e-commerce brands, software products, content businesses, services agencies, and consumer apps. Students keep their IP and equity.

We don't expect anyone to come in with a business or even a strong idea — that's the point of freshman year. The first year (Founder Bootcamp) is built around 30+ rapid validation cycles, hands-on mentorship with operators, and skill workshops in selling, AI building, and design. By the end, every student has launched something real and validated which direction to double down on for the next three years.

Founder Bootcamp gives you the skills, apprenticeships, and a validated business. Then three years scaling toward $1M, with more personalized mentorship and guidance depending on the immediate needs of each students business.

Every student gets ongoing 1:1 mentorship and guidance from a founder or operator, plus weekly fireside chats with guests from the broader network — people running real companies, not professional speakers. The mentor network is one of the strongest reasons to be in this program, the kind of access most people only get access to through an elite university, accelerator, or VC firm.

Yes. Students who don't put in the effort or who drag down the cohort culture will be removed. The standard exists to protect the students who are all-in. The expectations are high, but the support is strong as well. We don't want to see anyone fail, but we also want to see everyone succeed.

Five stages: online application, CCAT, a 15-minute screening interview with the Head of Founder Development, an entrepreneurship challenge + video, and an in-person interview & school visit. Each stage narrows the field.

20 students in the NYC freshman class for Fall 2026 — kept deliberately small to protect the experience. Students are organized into pods of ten, with dedicated EIRs and Fellows coaching them through the program. You'll spend more time with builders than most college students do with their professors.

We have scholarships available for exceptional candidates. We want the most ambitious teenagers in the world who are ready to go all-in on this program, not just the ones who can afford it. Don't let the tuition stop you from applying.

Yes. Families relocate for elite sports academies and performing arts schools all the time — this is the same thing for entrepreneurship. We're an in-person day school; families relocating to NYC handle housing on their own. And for students who are interested in boarding, we have an option for that as well. No exceptions on the in-person requirement.