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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 (%)
50 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL GROUP  Insurance70 Pine St.New YorkNY10270  8716.00  9,200 35 90
49 NAVIGANT CONSULTING  Consulting615 N. Wabash Ave.ChicagoIL60611  6420.00  0 80 67
48 UNILEVER  Consumer Goods800 Sylvan Ave.Englewood CliffsNJ7632  4216.80  7,500 50 78
47 PROGRESSIVE  Insurance6300 Wilson Mills Rd.Mayfield VillageOH44143  7017.32  10,785 61 70
46 NESTLÉ USA  Consumer Goods800 N. Brand Blvd.GlendaleCO91203  2118.44  9,174 67 64
45 PRUDENTIAL  Insurance751 Broad St.NewarkNJ7102  16515.00  6,000 75 50
44 KOHL'S  RetailN56 W17000 Ridgewood Dr.Menomonee FallsWI53051  14312.50  5,000 75 65
43 PROCTER & GAMBLE  Consumer Goods1 Procter & Gamble PlazaCincinattiOH45202  440N/A 0 81 68
42 NIKE  Consumer Goods1 Bowerman Dr.BeavertonOR97005  11115.00  10,000 15 90
41 PROTIVITI  Consulting2884 Sand Hill Rd.Menlo ParkCA94025  10123.00  8,000 95 53
40 ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR  Transportation600 Corporate Park Dr.St. LouisMO63105  2,00010.00  5,000 85 50
39 MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL  HospitalityMarriott DriveWashingtonDC20058  37412.50  5,000 10 97
38 BEARINGPOINT  Consulting1676 International Dr.McLeanVA22102  020.00  9,000 90 90
37 HYATT  Hospitality71 S. Wacker Dr.ChicagoIL60606  25010.00  5,400 25 90
36 TRAVELERS COS.  Insurance385 Washington St.St. PaulMN55102  9918.39  8,193 50 60
35 BOEING  Manufacturing100 N. Riverside PlazaChicagoIL60606  1,00917.00  8,980 0 0
34 PHILIP MORRIS  Consumer Goods6601 W. Broad St.RichmondVA23230  17317.88  8,267 67 64
33 HEWLETT PACKARD  Technology3000 Hanover St.Palo AltoCA94304  60524.80  13,071 44 40
32 VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS  Telecommunications140 West St.New YorkNY10007  23317.00  8,100 80 77
31 MACY'S  Retail7 W. 7th St.CincinattiOH45202  27414.00  5,600 77 67
30 ABBOTT LABORATORIES  Pharmaceutical100 Abbott ParkAbbott ParkIL60064  21615.67  7,521 47 44
29 METLIFE  Insurance200 Park Ave.New YorkNY10166  42017.00  6,800 65 94
28 TEACH FOR AMERICA  Nonprofit/Government315 W. 36th St., 7th fl.New YorkNY10018  8212.00  5,400 75 50
27 CONSTELLATION ENERGY  Energy750 E. Pratt St.BaltimoreMD21202  15215.00  6,000 75 75
26 UBS  Investment Banking1285 Ave. of the AmericasNew YorkNY10019  22830.00  0 75 63
25 SPRINT  Telecommunications2001 Edmund Halley Dr.RestonVA20191  9417.26  9,838 80 85
24 GRANT THORNTON  Accounting175 W. Jackson Blvd., 20th fl.ChicagoIL60604  37922.00  8,737 97 87
23 U.S. PATENT & TRADEMARK OFFICE  Nonprofit/Government600 Dulany St.AlexandriaVA22314  011.60  5,568 1 100
22 L'ORÉAL USA  Consumer Goods575 5th Ave.New YorkNY10017  10916.00  10,300 40 78
21 CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY  Nonprofit/GovernmentOffice of Public AffairsWashingtonDC20505  016.99  0 74 100
20 NORTHROP GRUMMAN  Manufacturing1840 Century Park EastLos AngelesCA90067  77020.40  0 80 94
19 GENERAL MILLS  Consumer Goods1 General Mills Blvd.MinneapolisMN55426  10020.48  9,216 84 72
18 RAYTHEON  Manufacturing870 Winter St.WalthamMA2451  89718.65  8,952 92 85
17 ST. JUDE MEDICAL  Pharmaceutical1 Lillehei PlazaSt. PaulMN55117  8920.00  9,600 75 98
16 ACCENTURE  Consulting1345 Ave. of the AmericasNew YorkNY10105  12520.33  9,400 91 71
15 INTEL  Technology2200 Mission College Blvd.Santa ClaraCA95052  1,71027.00  16,000 58 78
14 BP AMERICA  Energy501 WestLake Park Blvd.HoustonTX77079  214N/A 16,500 84 90
13 NORFOLK SOUTHERN  Transportation3 Commercial PlaceNorfolkVA23510  18615.00  9,972 7 100
12 LEHMAN BROTHERS  Investment Banking745 7th Ave.New YorkNY10019  55629.00  11,690 87 74
11 LOCKHEED MARTIN  Manufacturing6801 Rockledge Dr.BethesdaMD20817  1,85717.21  7,572 60 80
10 MERRILL LYNCH  Investment Banking250 Vesey St., 4 World Financial Ctr.New YorkNY10080  39314.00  12,000 80 75
9 IBM  Technology1 New Orchard Rd.ArmonkNY10504  2,80521.00  15,000 50 88
8 JPMORGAN INVESTMENT BANK  Investment Banking270 Park Ave.New YorkNY10017  24528.85  14,288 80 90
7 WALT DISNEY  Hospitality500 S. Buena Vista St.BurbankCA91521  1,80016.00  7,680 30 30
6 GENERAL ELECTRIC  Manufacturing3135 Easton Tpke.FairfieldCT6828  2,20019.00  10,000 50 85
5 KPMG  Accounting345 Park Ave.New YorkNY10154  1,87122.00  8,550 95 87
4 GOLDMAN SACHS  Investment Banking85 Broad St.New YorkNY10004  91128.85  11,538 72 73
3 DELOITTE & TOUCHE  Accounting1633 BroadwayNew YorkNY10019  1,16523.50  9,400 87 92
2 ERNST & YOUNG  Accounting5 Times SquareNew YorkNY10036  2,24525.00  9,000 98 92
1 PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS  Accounting300 Madison Ave., 24th fl.New YorkNY10017  2,80723.80  9,800 88 87

* 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.