More than 75% of employers prefer to
hire graduates with work experience.

SOURCE: 2010 Job Outlook Survey, National Association of Colleges and Employers

The average starting salary among those who’ve interned is $2,240 higher than those who have not.

SOURCE: Gault, Redington, Schlager, 2010 Update

Most college students believe that only 20% to 35% of what they learn in class is relevant to their ‘Real World’ success.

SOURCE: The Internship Institute, March 2010 Survey

Students who intern are twice as likely to receive job offers before graduation.

SOURCE: Denham, T. J. 2004

Students who intern secure jobs nearly three times faster than those who do not.

SOURCE: Denham, T. J. 2004

Those who intern are more likely to work
and stay within their field of study and experience higher job satisfaction.

SOURCE: Denham, T. J. 2004

The average student spends 112 hours on each class per academic term. This training and certification takes less than four hours. Among those who took this course, 84% believe they gained more career-relevant benefits than from an entire semester of classes combined.

SOURCE: The Internship Institute, 2010