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50 Best Internships

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Where can you find the top undergraduate internship programs in the country? BusinessWeek's second 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 USA. To help find your ideal internship, you can sort our list below based on a number of categories including industry. Company names link to corporate profiles.

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2008 Rank	2007 Rank	Employer	Industry	Interns hired in 2007	Interns hired in 2008	Intern Hiring Planned for 2009	2007 Average Hourly Wage ($)	2007 Average Total Pay ($)	2007 Interns who received full-time job offers (%)	2008 Interns who received full-time job offers (%)	2007 Interns with offers who accepted (%)	2008 Entry-level hires who were former interns (%)	2008 Employer Survey Rank	2008 Best Places to Launch a Career Rank	2008 Universum Survey Rank

1	4	GOLDMAN SACHS	INVESTMENT BANKING	1098	1100	N/A	28.85	11,538	79	N/A	83	49	8	4	1
2	1	PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS	ACCOUNTING	2882	2300	2200	23.80	10,345	90	93	87	47	4	3	2
3	2	ERNST & YOUNG	ACCOUNTING	2300	2275	1900	22.50	11,000	98	90+	92	50	3	1	5
4	3	DELOITTE	ACCOUNTING	1208	2200	2000	24.50	10,000	85	85	90	90	2	2	4
5	5	KPMG	ACCOUNTING	2266	2200	2100	24.00	11,029	95	95	90	64	1	5	7
6	8	JPMORGAN	INVESTMENT BANKING	314	322	322	28.85	14,288	80	70	90	50	5	9	6
7	NA	MICROSOFT	TECHNOLOGY	653	700	N/A	N/A	30,100	83	85	82	36	9	12	9
8	9	IBM	TECHNOLOGY	2811	2220	N/A	22.00	16,000	51	50	91	31	6	8	14
9	6	GENERAL ELECTRIC	MANUFACTURING	2300	2400	2400	19.50	10,250	60	30	83	63	11	18	8
10	7	WALT DISNEY	MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT	1995	2145	N/A	13.29	6,422	17	22	97	NA	37	24	3
11	11	LOCKHEED MARTIN	MANUFACTURING	2223	1880	1936	17.30	10,000	65	N/A	81	12	24	7	13
12	NA	CISCO	TECHNOLOGY	747	1100	700	29.00	17,500	63	78	79	44	10	25	19
13	35	BOEING	MANUFACTURING	1070	N/A	N/A	18.50	9,640	67	N/A	90	17	16	23	12
14	NA	AMAZON.COM	INTERNET	153	188	185	35.00	16,800	73	80	70	42	12	28	33
15	30	ABBOTT LABS	PHARMACEUTICALS	294	340	340	16.50	14,000	61	N/A	79	44	22	14	27
16	27	CONSTELLATION ENERGY	ENERGY	107	N/A	N/A	16.75	6,700	41	N/A	96	50	19	17	39
17	NA	PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GROUP	ENERGY	143	180	100+	16.00	9,000	60	N/A	100	40	15	27	39
18	NA	CREDIT SUISSE	INVESTMENT BANKING	238	N/A	N/A	28.85	14,038	75	N/A	85	54	7	48	32
19	NA	BOSTON CONSULTING GROUP	CONSULTING	N/A	44	N/A	N/A	12,500	90	90	83	26	29	16	25
20	NA	TARGET	RETAILING	1773	1615	N/A	15.50	6,200	63	N/A	74	19	42	13	11
21	21	CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY	NONPROFIT/GOVERNMENT	N/A	N/A	N/A	17.75	0	74	N/A	100	16	18	32	16
22	28	TEACH FOR AMERICA	NONPROFIT/GOVERNMENT	152	N/A	N/A	12.00	5,400	73	84	92	5	40	10	21
23	15	INTEL	TECHNOLOGY	415	N/A	N/A	21.00	15,000	25	N/A	82	42	23	31	15
24	NA	CAPGEMINI	CONSULTING	7	N/A	N/A	19.00	7,151	67	N/A	100	5	17	29	39
25	13	NORFOLK SOUTHERN CORPORATION	TRANSPORTATION	163	72	80	15.00	10,600	20	49	100	20	27	19	39
26	39	MARRIOTT INTERNATIONAL	HOSPITALITY	301	417	300	12.50	5,000	10	20	83	35	49	6	23
27	NA	OGILVY & MATHER	MEDIA/ENTERTAINMENT	107	64	52	12.36	7,000	18	N/A	100	20	39	11	39
28	26	UBS	INVESTMENT BANKING	350	356	N/A	30.00	12,700	70	70	78	46	14	50	17
29	NA	NATIONAL GRID	ENERGY	117	172	N/A	16.00	9,500	30	24	98	86	13	47	39
30	NA	SIEMENS	TECHNOLOGY	656	416	260+	17.00	5,800	39	22	94	46	21	35	33
31	NA	AT&T	TELECOMMUNICATIONS	372	655	655	19.36	9,875	89	60	80	17	25	33	39
32	NA	CITIGROUP	FINANCIAL SERVICES	373	N/A	N/A	28.50	13,500	80	N/A	70	NA	28	36	23
33	NA	UNION PACIFIC	TRANSPORTATION	120	75	75	13.50	9,500	60	60	95	14	26	34	39
34	29	METLIFE	INSURANCE	438	N/A	N/A	14.00	4,480	85	N/A	88	29	30	39	37
35	20	NORTHROP GRUMMAN	MANUFACTURING	886	1223	1300	18.35	8,243	54	60	77	15	41	21	30
36	24	GRANT THORNTON	ACCOUNTING	394	455	N/A	22.00	9,600	87	N/A	79	29	20	46	39
37	NA	WHIRLPOOL	CONSUMER GOODS	98	N/A	N/A	22.50	14,290	67	N/A	58	68	35	37	35
38	32	VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS	TELECOMMUNICATIONS	474	500+	500+	17.00	8,970	45	40	82	2	44	20	26
39	19	GENERAL MILLS	CONSUMER GOODS	119	198	200	20.48	9,216	80	80	63	23	45	22	20
40	NA	TOWERS PERRIN	CONSULTING	99	77	62	22.00	9,000	65	50	75	46	32	42	39
41	50	AIG	INSURANCE	72	65	N/A	21.00	12,075	40	31	85	23	31	44	38
42	NA	LUTRON ELECTRONICS	CONSUMER GOODS	72	85	90	19.20	10,116	75	N/A	83	13	33	45	39
43	22	L'OREAL USA	CONSUMER GOODS	111	110	110	16.00	10,300	40	N/A	75	61	38	41	30
44	NA	EMC	TECHNOLOGY	617	360	360	17.00	9,000	90	N/A	75	15	36	43	39
45	NA	NASA	NONPROFIT/GOVERNMENT	146	N/A	N/A	15.00	9,000	60	N/A	55	7	50	15	10
46	NA	DEUTSCHE BANK	INVESTMENT BANKING	280	259	N/A	N/A	0	75	65	72	40	46	30	22
47	16	ACCENTURE	CONSULTING	178	198	200+	20.33	9,400	90	93	67	5	43	38	28
48	NA	DELL	TECHNOLOGY	123	N/A	N/A	19.00	15,000	75	N/A	68	35	34	49	29
49	14	BP AMERICA	ENERGY	155	N/A	N/A	10.00	15,000	44	N/A	69	26	47	40	18
50	34	PHILIP MORRIS USA	CONSUMER GOODS	189	176	176	18.01	9,020	70	52	64	18	48	26	35

Methodology Note: To compile this ranking, BusinessWeek used self-reported internship data from employers (50%), our own Best Places to Launch a Career ranking (25%), and a Universum Communications survey that asks U.S. undergraduates to identify their most desirable internship employers (25%). All data shown is for 2007, except where noted. Total pay includes salary plus bonuses, stipends, travel allowances, and other benefits. For the Employer Survey Rank, BusinessWeek combined the 2007 data on interns hired (10%), hourly pay (15%), total pay (15%), job offers made (15%), job offers accepted (30%), and the percentage of entry-level hires who were former interns (15%). All employers who took part in the Best Places to Launch a Career ranking were considered for the internship ranking. Employers that did not have a summer internship program or did not answer at least 3 of the 6 survey questions used for this ranking were excluded from the ranking, as were all employers ranked below 50.

Data: BusinessWeek, Universum Communications, Cambria Consulting
Research by: Lindsey Gerdes, Louis Lavelle, Frederick F. Jespersen, and Kelly Bronk

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