美国教育部公布2026年总统学者名单：161名高中毕业生入选，从逾6500名候选人中选出
美国教育部10月27日公布2026年美国总统学者（U.S. Presidential Scholars）名单，全国共161名高中毕业生入选，由教育部长Linda McMahon宣布。这是该项目自1964年设立以来的第62届，人选由白宫总统学者委员会从全美超过6500名候选人中选定。
本届评选先从候选人中选出627名半决赛入围者，再经委员会审查学业成绩、领导力、服务经历与申请材料后定出最终名单。161个名额的构成为：各州、哥伦比亚特区、波多黎各及海外美国家庭各出一男一女，另有15名不限地区名额、20名艺术类名额和20名职业与技术教育类名额。
总统学者项目1964年由总统行政命令设立，是美国高中毕业生能获得的最高荣誉之一；1979年扩及在视觉、表演与创作艺术方面有突出才能的学生，2015年再扩至职业与技术教育领域。候选人多因在SAT或ACT等考试中成绩优异获邀申请，或经各州首席教育官员等渠道提名。
入选学生将获颁总统学者奖章（Presidential Scholars Medallion）。项目设立62年来已表彰8000多名美国高中毕业生，历年入选与入围名单中不乏华裔学生。
U.S. Department of Education Announces 161 Students as 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars
The U.S. Department of Education on October 27 announced the 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars, naming 161 graduating high school seniors nationwide, in an announcement by Secretary of Education Linda McMahon. It is the 62nd class of the program since its founding in 1964, selected by the White House Commission on Presidential Scholars from more than 6,500 candidates across the country.
The selection first narrowed the candidate pool to 627 semifinalists, after which the commission reviewed academic achievement, leadership, service and application materials to choose the final scholars. The 161 places comprise one young man and one young woman from each state, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico and U.S. families living abroad, plus 15 at-large scholars, 20 in the arts and 20 in career and technical education.
Established in 1964 by executive order, the Presidential Scholars Program is among the nation's highest honors for high school students. It was expanded in 1979 to recognize exceptional talent in the visual, creative and performing arts, and again in 2015 to include career and technical education. Candidates are typically invited to apply based on outstanding SAT or ACT scores, or nominated through channels such as chief state school officers.
Scholars receive the Presidential Scholars Medallion. In its 62 years the program has honored more than 8,000 U.S. high school graduates, and Chinese American students have regularly appeared among its scholars and semifinalists.
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