High School Math Competitions Organized by Colleges and Universities

Harvard MIT Math Tournament (HMMT)

Founded in 1998, HMMT is one of the largest and most prestigious high school competitions in the world. Each tournament draws close to 1000 students from around the globe, including top scorers at national and international olympiads. HMMT is entirely student-organized, by students at Harvard, MIT, and nearby schools, many of whom are HMMT alumni themselves.

Berkeley Math Tournament (BMT)

The Berkeley Math Tournament Group is an organization founded at the University of California-Berkeley. A student run-organization founded in the early 2010’s, the Berkeley Math Tournament and Berkeley mini-Math Tournament gather students from the Bay Area and elsewhere to celebrate mathematics and the spirit of mathematical competition.

Stanford Math Tournament (SMT)

The Stanford Math Tournament (SMT) is an annual student-run math competition for high school students held at Stanford University. SMT aims to encourage interest in math by providing students from around the world an opportunity to work on fun and challenging problems and to meet other students interested in math.

Caltech Harvey Mudd Math Competition (CHMMC)

This competition is organized by the students in Caltech and Harvey Mudd College. Top finishers at CHMMC will qualify for the USMCA national championship.​

Princeton University Mathematics Competition (PUMaC)

The Princeton University Mathematics Competition (PUMaC) is an annual competition run by the Princeton University Math Club. PUMaC is an entirely student-run competition; Math Club volunteers have organized PUMaC since 2006.

Carnegie Mellon Informatics and Mathematics Competition (CMIMC)

The Carnegie Mellon Informatics and Mathematics Competition (CMIMC) is an annual math and computer science competition held at Carnegie Mellon University by CMU students. 

Math Majors of America Tournament for High Schools (MMATHS)

The MMATHS is an annual math competition for high school students run by the Yale Math Competition Executive Board. The goals of MMATHS are:

  • to assist universities in hosting their own math tournaments for schools within their state or region,
  • to provide a team-based competition that is accessible, both geographically and mathematically, to more high-school students, and
  • to promote communication between undergraduate students in mathematics across the country. 

Duke Math Meet (DMM)

The Duke Math Meet (DMM) is a regional mathematics competition for high school students held at Duke University each year.  The contest is organized by the members of the Duke University Mathematics Union (DUMU) and is sponsored by the Duke Mathematics Department.

Johns Hopkins Math Tournament (JHMT)

The JMHT is an annual math competition open to middle school and high school students located in and around Baltimore. The JMHT competition tests competitors’ ability with proofs, algebra and number theory, geometry, calculus, probability and combinatorics, and general math. Students compete as individuals and on a team. Individual competitors are scored on a two hour test, and teams compete in a series of two 45-minute proof rounds.

The University of Maryland High School Mathematics Competition

The competition will be held in two parts. Part I of the Competition is open to all students enrolled in high schools in Maryland and the District of Columbia. High scorers on Part I will qualify to participate in Part II of the Competition. Part I consists of 25 multiple choice questions, and Part II consists of 5 essay/proof problems. In addition to a sound knowledge of high school mathematics (up to, but not including, calculus), both parts will require a fair amount of mathematical insight and ingenuity.

Georgia Tech High School Math Day

The Georgia Tech High School Mathematics Competition is an annual math tournament hosted and run by the School of Mathematics and Pi Mu Epsilon of the Georgia Institute of Technology (better known as Georgia Tech).

University of Georgia High School Math Tournament

The University of Georgia Mathematics Tournament is an annual tournament hosted and run by students and faculty of the University of Georgia (UGA). Historically, it has occurred in late October, but the 2006–2007 tournament will occur in November. The competition is open to all high school students, and all students compete in the same division.

University of South Carolina High School Math Contest

The University of South Carolina hosts a High School Mathematics Contest in the Spring semester every year. All South Carolina high schools are cordially invited to participate.

Rice Math Tournament

The Rice Math Tournament is an annual student-run math competition for high school students held at Rice University. The Rice Math Tournament aims to encourage interest in math by providing students an opportunity to work on fun and challenging problems and to meet other students interested in math.

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