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Across all respondents, the number of internships averages 1.1 per student. This average is pulled
down by the 41.5 percent who have not yet done an internship. When looking at those who have done
at least one internship, the average increases to 1.9 — indicating that completing one internship
often leads to doing multiple.
Other factors influencing internship experience:
• Gender also plays a role with 55.6 percent of male students and 60.6 percent of women completing
one or more internships.
• Regionally, 64.2 percent of students in the Northeast have done internships compared with 55.5
percent in the Midwest, 54.6 percent in the South and 58.6 percent in the West.
• GPA averages also directly relate to internship experience. Those with average GPAs of less than
3.0 on the 4.0 scale are the least likely to have done internships (50.0 percent), whereas those with
above-average GPAs of 3.5 or higher are the most likely (62.9 percent).
• Asian American students are the most likely to have completed at least one internship at 62.5
percent, versus 52.6 percent of African American and 53.8 percent of Hispanic students.
Sophomore Year Key in Starting to Build Work Experience
Of students who reported having done multiple internships, more than half completed their first
internship before their junior year. About one-quarter wait to do their first internship until their
junior year and 6.2 percent wait until after graduation or when in post-graduate programs. Among
seniors specifically, 61.5 percent did their first internship in the second or third year of college.
Internship Search Encompasses Multi-Prong Outreach
Students use a combination of four to six tools and resources to find internships. Google or other
online searches for opportunities leads the list at 48.0 percent of students who have completed at
least one internship, followed by leveraging friends, asking faculty members for help, internship
websites (including InternMatch) and visiting career fairs.
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down by the 41.5 percent who have not yet done an internship. When looking at those who have done
at least one internship, the average increases to 1.9 — indicating that completing one internship
often leads to doing multiple.
Other factors influencing internship experience:
• Gender also plays a role with 55.6 percent of male students and 60.6 percent of women completing
one or more internships.
• Regionally, 64.2 percent of students in the Northeast have done internships compared with 55.5
percent in the Midwest, 54.6 percent in the South and 58.6 percent in the West.
• GPA averages also directly relate to internship experience. Those with average GPAs of less than
3.0 on the 4.0 scale are the least likely to have done internships (50.0 percent), whereas those with
above-average GPAs of 3.5 or higher are the most likely (62.9 percent).
• Asian American students are the most likely to have completed at least one internship at 62.5
percent, versus 52.6 percent of African American and 53.8 percent of Hispanic students.
Sophomore Year Key in Starting to Build Work Experience
Of students who reported having done multiple internships, more than half completed their first
internship before their junior year. About one-quarter wait to do their first internship until their
junior year and 6.2 percent wait until after graduation or when in post-graduate programs. Among
seniors specifically, 61.5 percent did their first internship in the second or third year of college.
Internship Search Encompasses Multi-Prong Outreach
Students use a combination of four to six tools and resources to find internships. Google or other
online searches for opportunities leads the list at 48.0 percent of students who have completed at
least one internship, followed by leveraging friends, asking faculty members for help, internship
websites (including InternMatch) and visiting career fairs.
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