Skip to Main Content
Vault Top Ranked shield

Home Internship Rankings

150 Best Internships

Vault surveyed thousands of current and former interns about their internship programs. Vault’s 150 Best Internships reflect the highest-rated internship programs across the survey pool. The 2026 rankings are based on the results of the 2026 Internship Survey conducted in the summer of 2025.
Survey Methodology

To compile the 2026 Vault Top Internships Rankings, Vault surveyed thousands of current and former interns in the summer of 2025. On a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the highest and 1 being the lowest, respondents were asked to rate their internship experiences in seven core areas:

  • Quality of Life (company culture, hours, work-life balance, flexibility)
  • Culture of Acceptance (interns' ability to be authentic and "bring their whole selves to work," level of respect for interns varied backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives)
  • Compensation & Benefits (pay structure, subsidized expenses, technology resources, office space, perks)
  • Interview Process (application process, requirements, number of interviews)
  • Career Development (including four separate ratings for training and mentoring, quality of assignments, real-life experience, networking opportunities)
  • Full-time Employment Prospects (opportunity to obtain a full-time job with this organization)
  • Inclusion (including four separate ratings for inclusion with respect to women, people of color, LGBTQ+ people, and other underrepresented groups)

To determine an overall score for each program, the ratings were assigned relative weights based on what interns told us they most value most in an internship. The overall scores are based on the following weighted formula: 35 percent career development, 20 percent employment prospects, 20 percent quality of life, 20 percent compensation, 5 percent culture of acceptance.

Vault compiled rankings of the top internship programs in more than 30 different areas. The 150 Best Internships reflect the internship programs with the highest overall scores across the survey pool.

Take Our Survey

Each year Vault invites hundreds of eligible internship programs to participate in our annual Internship Survey. Please contact us if you're interested in having your program considered for inclusion.

Email us today

2026 150 Best Internships

#1
SCORE 9.812
2025 Rank 1
#2
SCORE 9.458
2025 Rank NR
#3
SCORE 9.375
2025 Rank 29
#4
SCORE 9.347
2025 Rank 6
#5
SCORE 9.329
2025 Rank 46
#6
SCORE 9.324
2025 Rank 17
#7
SCORE 9.320
2025 Rank NR
#8
SCORE 9.306
2025 Rank NR
#9
SCORE 9.279
2025 Rank 57
#10
SCORE 9.276
2025 Rank NR