50 Best Internships

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Where can you find the top undergraduate internship programs in the country? BusinessWeek's first annual list of the 50 Best Internships ranks the leading programs according to data such as pay and the percentage of interns who get full-time jobs, as well as student feedback gathered by our partner, research firm Universum Communications.* To help find your ideal internship, you can sort our inaugural list below based on a number of categories including industry and location. Company names link to corporate profiles.

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2007 Rank	Name	Industry	Headquarters	City	State	Zip Code	Number of interns hired in 2006	Average hourly wage ($)	Average total pay ($) **	Interns who received full-time job offers (%)	Interns with offers who accepted (%)

1	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS	Accounting	300 Madison Ave., 24th fl.	New York	NY	10017	2,807	23.80	9,800	88	87
2	ERNST & YOUNG	Accounting	5 Times Square	New York	NY	10036	2,245	25.00	9,000	98	92
3	DELOITTE & TOUCHE	Accounting	1633 Broadway	New York	NY	10019	1,165	23.50	9,400	87	92
4	GOLDMAN SACHS	Investment Banking	85 Broad St.	New York	NY	10004	911	28.85	11,538	72	73
5	KPMG	Accounting	345 Park Ave.	New York	NY	10154	1,871	22.00	8,550	95	87
6	GENERAL ELECTRIC	Manufacturing	3135 Easton Tpke.	Fairfield	CT	6828	2,200	19.00	10,000	50	85
7	WALT DISNEY	Hospitality	500 S. Buena Vista St.	Burbank	CA	91521	1,800	16.00	7,680	30	30
8	JPMORGAN INVESTMENT BANK	Investment Banking	270 Park Ave.	New York	NY	10017	245	28.85	14,288	80	90
9	IBM	Technology	1 New Orchard Rd.	Armonk	NY	10504	2,805	21.00	15,000	50	88
10	MERRILL LYNCH	Investment Banking	250 Vesey St., 4 World Financial Ctr.	New York	NY	10080	393	14.00	12,000	80	75
11	LOCKHEED MARTIN	Manufacturing	6801 Rockledge Dr.	Bethesda	MD	20817	1,857	17.21	7,572	60	80
12	LEHMAN BROTHERS	Investment Banking	745 7th Ave.	New York	NY	10019	556	29.00	11,690	87	74
13	NORFOLK SOUTHERN	Transportation	3 Commercial Place	Norfolk	VA	23510	186	15.00	9,972	7	100
14	BP AMERICA	Energy	501 WestLake Park Blvd.	Houston	TX	77079	214	N/A	16,500	84	90
15	INTEL	Technology	2200 Mission College Blvd.	Santa Clara	CA	95052	1,710	27.00	16,000	58	78
16	ACCENTURE	Consulting	1345 Ave. of the Americas	New York	NY	10105	125	20.33	9,400	91	71
17	ST. JUDE MEDICAL	Pharmaceutical	1 Lillehei Plaza	St. Paul	MN	55117	89	20.00	9,600	75	98
18	RAYTHEON	Manufacturing	870 Winter St.	Waltham	MA	2451	897	18.65	8,952	92	85
19	GENERAL MILLS	Consumer Goods	1 General Mills Blvd.	Minneapolis	MN	55426	100	20.48	9,216	84	72
20	NORTHROP GRUMMAN	Manufacturing	1840 Century Park East	Los Angeles	CA	90067	770	20.40	0	80	94
21	CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY	Nonprofit/Government	Office of Public Affairs	Washington	DC	20505	0	16.99	0	74	100
22	L'OR�AL USA	Consumer Goods	575 5th Ave.	New York	NY	10017	109	16.00	10,300	40	78
23	U.S. PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE	Nonprofit/Government	600 Dulany St.	Alexandria	VA	22314	0	11.60	5,568	1	100
24	GRANT THORNTON	Accounting	175 W. Jackson Blvd., 20th fl.	Chicago	IL	60604	379	22.00	8,737	97	87
25	SPRINT	Telecommunications	2001 Edmund Halley Dr.	Reston	VA	20191	94	17.26	9,838	80	85
26	UBS	Investment Banking	1285 Ave. of the Americas	New York	NY	10019	228	30.00	0	75	63
27	CONSTELLATION ENERGY	Energy	750 E. Pratt St.	Baltimore	MD	21202	152	15.00	6,000	75	75
28	TEACH FOR AMERICA	Nonprofit/Government	315 W. 36th St., 7th fl.	New York	NY	10018	82	12.00	5,400	75	50
29	METLIFE	Insurance	200 Park Ave.	New York	NY	10166	420	17.00	6,800	65	94
30	ABBOTT LABORATORIES	Pharmaceutical	100 Abbott Park	Abbott Park	IL	60064	216	15.67	7,521	47	44
31	MACY'S	Retail	7 W. 7th St.	Cincinatti	OH	45202	274	14.00	5,600	77	67
32	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS	Telecommunications	140 West St.	New York	NY	10007	233	17.00	8,100	80	77
33	HEWLETT PACKARD	Technology	3000 Hanover St.	Palo Alto	CA	94304	605	24.80	13,071	44	40
34	PHILIP MORRIS	Consumer Goods	6601 W. Broad St.	Richmond	VA	23230	173	17.88	8,267	67	64
35	BOEING	Manufacturing	100 N. Riverside Plaza	Chicago	IL	60606	1,009	17.00	8,980	0	0
36	TRAVELERS COS.	Insurance	385 Washington St.	St. Paul	MN	55102	99	18.39	8,193	50	60
37	HYATT	Hospitality	71 S. Wacker Dr.	Chicago	IL	60606	250	10.00	5,400	25	90
38	BEARINGPOINT	Consulting	1676 International Dr.	McLean	VA	22102	0	20.00	9,000	90	90
39	MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL	Hospitality	Marriott Drive	Washington	DC	20058	374	12.50	5,000	10	97
40	ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR	Transportation	600 Corporate Park Dr.	St. Louis	MO	63105	2,000	10.00	5,000	85	50
41	PROTIVITI	Consulting	2884 Sand Hill Rd.	Menlo Park	CA	94025	101	23.00	8,000	95	53
42	NIKE	Consumer Goods	1 Bowerman Dr.	Beaverton	OR	97005	111	15.00	10,000	15	90
43	PROCTER & GAMBLE	Consumer Goods	1 Procter & Gamble Plaza	Cincinatti	OH	45202	440	N/A	0	81	68
44	KOHL'S	Retail	N56 W17000 Ridgewood Dr.	Menomonee Falls	WI	53051	143	12.50	5,000	75	65
45	PRUDENTIAL	Insurance	751 Broad St.	Newark	NJ	7102	165	15.00	6,000	75	50
46	NESTL� USA	Consumer Goods	800 N. Brand Blvd.	Glendale	CO	91203	21	18.44	9,174	67	64
47	PROGRESSIVE	Insurance	6300 Wilson Mills Rd.	Mayfield Village	OH	44143	70	17.32	10,785	61	70
48	UNILEVER	Consumer Goods	800 Sylvan Ave.	Englewood Cliffs	NJ	7632	42	16.80	7,500	50	78
49	NAVIGANT CONSULTING	Consulting	615 N. Wabash Ave.	Chicago	IL	60611	64	20.00	0	80	67
50	AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP	Insurance	70 Pine St.	New York	NY	10270	87	16.00	9,200	35	90

* To compile this ranking, BusinessWeek used self-reported internship data from the employers themselves on pay and conversion rates (50%), our own Best Places to Launch a Career ranking (25%), and Universum Communications� undergraduate survey of the most desirable internship employers (25%).
** Includes stipends, bonuses, overtime, housing/relocation allowances, etc.