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• A notable difference in opinion is measured among community college students: 37.4 percent
believe a good length would be a minimum of 3 months, and only 48.9 percent voted 2 to 3 months.
• Students’ perceived ideal length of internships grows along with the number of years they’ve spent
in college. Students in their freshman and sophomore years are much more likely to believe one
to two months is sufficient (19.0 percent); 69.2 percent of juniors believe it should be 2-3 months;
and 30.9 percent of seniors and 39.8 percent of graduate students believe it should be upwards of 3
months.
• Students with prior internship experience also believe in the benefit of more time: 29.5 percent
voted three months or longer versus 21.3 percent among those without internships.
Two-Thirds Of Students: Make Internships Mandatory
Some further insights:
Should Internships
• 75.8 percent of Hispanic and 72.3 percent of African American be Mandatory?
students believe internships should be part of the curriculum.
• Career-oriented students are slightly more likely to believe
internships should be a requirementat 67.9 percent.
• The belief in making internships mandatory grows along with
the number of years spent in college: 62.6 percent of freshman/
sophomore students believe in mandator internships versus
67.7 percent of seniors and 74.4 percent of graduates.
• Students with above-average GPAs (upwards of 3.5 on the 4.0
scale) are less likely to feel internships should be mandatory,
at 63.9 percent.
• Students with prior internship experience also come in above
average, at 68.5 percent.
Midsize Companies Draw the Greatest Interest say yes
While companies of all sizes have a solid fan base, it is midsize
companies with 51 to 250 employees that are most preferred
for internship opportunities, getting 42.2 percent of the vote. Company size preferences.
Coming in second are small companies of fewer than 50
employees, followed by large companies employing more than
250 people.
• Male students are more interested in startups (6.9 percent)
and large multi-nationals (17.3 percent).
• 18.0 percent of Asian American students have an interest in
working at large multi-national companies.
• Students in academic majors are much more likely to have an
interest in small companies, at 29.8 percent.
• Regionally, interest in startups is highest among students on
the West Coast (6.8 percent).
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believe a good length would be a minimum of 3 months, and only 48.9 percent voted 2 to 3 months.
• Students’ perceived ideal length of internships grows along with the number of years they’ve spent
in college. Students in their freshman and sophomore years are much more likely to believe one
to two months is sufficient (19.0 percent); 69.2 percent of juniors believe it should be 2-3 months;
and 30.9 percent of seniors and 39.8 percent of graduate students believe it should be upwards of 3
months.
• Students with prior internship experience also believe in the benefit of more time: 29.5 percent
voted three months or longer versus 21.3 percent among those without internships.
Two-Thirds Of Students: Make Internships Mandatory
Some further insights:
Should Internships
• 75.8 percent of Hispanic and 72.3 percent of African American be Mandatory?
students believe internships should be part of the curriculum.
• Career-oriented students are slightly more likely to believe
internships should be a requirementat 67.9 percent.
• The belief in making internships mandatory grows along with
the number of years spent in college: 62.6 percent of freshman/
sophomore students believe in mandator internships versus
67.7 percent of seniors and 74.4 percent of graduates.
• Students with above-average GPAs (upwards of 3.5 on the 4.0
scale) are less likely to feel internships should be mandatory,
at 63.9 percent.
• Students with prior internship experience also come in above
average, at 68.5 percent.
Midsize Companies Draw the Greatest Interest say yes
While companies of all sizes have a solid fan base, it is midsize
companies with 51 to 250 employees that are most preferred
for internship opportunities, getting 42.2 percent of the vote. Company size preferences.
Coming in second are small companies of fewer than 50
employees, followed by large companies employing more than
250 people.
• Male students are more interested in startups (6.9 percent)
and large multi-nationals (17.3 percent).
• 18.0 percent of Asian American students have an interest in
working at large multi-national companies.
• Students in academic majors are much more likely to have an
interest in small companies, at 29.8 percent.
• Regionally, interest in startups is highest among students on
the West Coast (6.8 percent).
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