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Stats & Research
The internship numbers UTern counts itself, the outside research it cites, and UTern's research notes on what they mean.
Latest research
Only 3% of Internship Listings Say When Applications Close
We counted 34,684 live internship listings. Just 1,120 state an application deadline. What that means for when you should apply this fall.
UTern’s internship data
Counted, not estimated. Every figure is computed from a dataset UTern holds, and the dataset is named under it. The full tables and the method are on Internship statistics.
- How many internships are open34,563live internship listings from 4,981 employers, counted by field, city and start termEmployer career pages and applicant tracking systems, rebuilt through the day
- When programs openOctober 14median first-listing date across 726 employers tracked for three or more summer cycles10,963 dated first listings from the community internship tracker's history
- What employers payWhat the employers hiring interns pay full-time staff, by occupation. Not internship pay, and labelled as suchCertified US Department of Labor disclosure filings
Research we cite
Outside studies, quoted with the source, the year and who was counted.
- 8.2M wanted one, 3.6M had the chanceIn 2023, an estimated 8.2 million learners wanted an internship and 3.6 million had the chance to do one. More than half of those who wanted one went without.Business-Higher Education Forum, Expanding Internships (2024), estimates for 2023 ↗
- 52%of recent four-year college graduates were underemployed a year after graduating: working in a job that does not need a bachelor's degree.Burning Glass Institute and Strada Institute, Talent Disrupted (2024) ↗
Questions about the numbers? See the FAQ or the full tables on Internship statistics.