2026 Top 100 Internship Programs — National Intern Day

This list is determined by an expert panel and thousands of public votes. Winners are listed in alphabetical order, not by ranking.

Learn more about the Top 100 List and the trends we’re seeing in internships this year.

#1 Program Winner

The Aerospace Corporation

Did You Know?We celebrate National Intern Day by transforming our campus into a high‑energy themed festival that fuels intern enthusiasm and strengthens connection. Alongside inflatables, music, and great food, the standout favorites are our executive dunk tank and the “Pie the CEO” booth. These high‑spirited experiences break down hierarchy, spark genuine interactions with leadership, and create unforgettable moments that leave interns feeling connected, valued, and excited to be part of our mission.

Public Service Award

MIT Lincoln Laboratory

Did You Know?One of the most anticipated parts of our internship program is the Intern Innovative Idea Challenge (I³C), a Shark Tank-style competition where interns form cross-functional teams to tackle national security challenges. Throughout the summer, teams develop and pitch their ideas directly to MIT Lincoln Laboratory senior leaders. It's a rare opportunity for interns to innovate, collaborate, and influence thinking on real-world problems.

Intern Growth Award

Garver

Did You Know?Garver is led by a President and CEO who started his career as a Garver intern more than 30 years ago, along with a number of directors who are also former interns. Their journeys from internship to leadership showcase the strength of our intern-to-full-time pipeline and our commitment to growing talent from within. We believe a strong internship program helps shape the future of our industry, and by investing in our people, we support long-term success for both our employees and the firm.

Innovation Award

T-Mobile

Did You Know?Not all of our interns are students. Through our Magenta Accelerator, some are current T-Mobile frontline employees, the people who answer your calls and work our stores, spending 11 weeks interning in corporate roles. Many go on to full-time careers shaping the very products and experiences they once delivered to customers. At T-Mobile, your next career chapter can start from anywhere.

Small But Mighty Award

Soil and Materials Engineers

Did You Know?Many of our leaders started as co-ops and former participants now serve in various leadership roles across the company. In fact, our very first co-op, who joined before the program had a formal name, stayed for his entire 38-year career, where he has been a Technician, Field Engineer, Coordinator, Project Manager, Radiation Safety Officer, Team Leader, Group Leader, Business Unit Leader, and Vice President, and will retire this year. That's the kind of career journey we hope to help inspire.

AbbVie
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
Aerovironment (AV)
Alcon Inc.
AlixPartners
American Electric Power Company, Inc.
American Heart Association
Ardurra Group, Inc.
Austin Industries
BDO USA, PC
Bohler
Burns & McDonnell
Carnival Corporation
Costa Farms
Crossland Construction Company, Inc. & Crossland Heavy Contractors, Inc.
CrowdStrike
CVS Health
Danaher
Dell Technologies
Dow Inc.
eBay Inc.
Emerson Electric Co.
Enterprise Mobility
Experian
Fastly
Formlabs
Freese and Nichols Inc.
FTI Consulting
GE Appliances, a Haier company
GE Vernova
General Dynamics
GlobalFoundries
Grant Thornton LLC
Gray
Halliburton
Holthouse Carlin & Van Trigt LLP (HCVT)
HII
Hormel Foods Corporation
HUB International
Humana Inc.
IEX Group, Inc.
Ingredion Incorporated
Insight Partners
J.B. Hunt Transport
Jabil
JE Dunn Construction
Johnson Controls, Inc.
Kearney & Company
Kimley-Horn
Kohl's
KPMG LLP
KVAT Food Stores INC dba Food City
L3Harris Technologies
Leidos Inc.
Lincoln Electric
LPL Financial
Lumen Technologies
Lyft
M&T Bank
Marathon Petroleum Corporation
Mastercard
McKesson Corporation
Micron Technology
Milliman
Milwaukee Tool & Team TTI
Mondelez International
MongoDB
Morningstar, Inc.
M.A. Mortenson
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company
Northrop Grumman
Northwestern Mutual
Oncor Electric Delivery Company
ONEOK, INC.
Oxy - Occidental Petroleum Corporation
Philadelphia Insurance Companies
Polaris, Inc.
Raymond James
RSM US LLP
Sargent & Lundy
SAS
Satterfield & Pontikes Construction, Inc.
Simtra Biopharma Solutions
Smurfit Westrock
Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Southwire Company
StandardAero
Stanley Consultants
Symbotic LLC
Synchrony
Texas Instruments Incorporated
The Boeing Company
Team TTI - Techtronic Industries & Milwaukee Tool
TYLIN | Introba | Landrum & Brown
UBS Business Solutions US LLC
Valero Energy
Verisk
Visa
Wayfair, LLC
WME Group
World Wide Technology

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