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&lt;p&gt;We’re thrilled today to share our 2025 &lt;a href=&quot;/most-prestigious-internship-rankings&quot;&gt;Internship Rankings&lt;/a&gt;! The Internship Rankings highlight the top programs in more than 30 categories. Vault’s rankings include the &lt;a href=&quot;/best-internships-rankings-search/most-prestigious-internships&quot;&gt;Most Prestigious Internships&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/best-internships-rankings-search/150-best-internships&quot;&gt;Best Overall Internships&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/best-internships-rankings-search/best-internships-by-industry/accounting&quot;&gt;Best Internships by Industry&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/best-internships-rankings-search/best-internships-by-role/data-analytics&quot;&gt;Best Internships by Role&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href=&quot;/best-internships-rankings-search/best-internships-for-diversity/diversity-with-respect-to-women&quot;&gt;Best Internships for Diversity&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href=&quot;/best-internships-rankings-search/best-internships-by-employment-factor/compensation-benefits&quot;&gt;Best Internships for Key Employment Factors&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This past summer, Vault surveyed nearly 20,000 current and former interns from almost 300 internship programs. We asked respondents to rate a list of top companies on how prestigious their internship programs are. We also asked respondents to rate and review their own internship experiences for our 2025 Best Internships Rankings in six core areas: Quality of Life, Compensation &amp;amp; Benefits, Interview Process, Career Development, Full-Time Employment Prospects, and Diversity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To determine an overall score for each program, the ratings were assigned relative weights based on what interns told us they value most in an internship. The overall scores are based on the following weighted formula: 30 percent career development, 20 percent employment prospects, 20 percent quality of life, 20 percent compensation, 5 percent diversity, and 5 percent interview process. Vault then compiled rankings of the top internship programs in more than 30 different areas.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This year’s top programs are:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No. 1 Overall Best Internship: &lt;a href=&quot;/internship-program/accounting/pkf-oconnor-davies-internship/internship-opportunities&quot;&gt;PKF O&#39;Connor Davis Internship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This year introduced plenty of new competition in the survey, but that didn&#39;t stop PKF O&#39;Connor Davies from claiming the top spot for the second year in a row. Past interns from the program said, &quot;The resources at the firm are great and allow you to expand your knowledge, but also promote an effective workflow. There are professionals who can help guide you to the professional goals you may have, and the firm supports and wants to hear your problems, if you may have any, in order to make the workplace better for you. The professionals here all help one another, and they promote learning within the engagements as your peers help you solve problems and show you things you may have not known. The assignments are challenging, and there are opportunities for you to step outside of your comfort zone, which pushes you to achieve more.” One intern said of their coworkers, “Everyone I have met and worked with has been incredibly kind and helpful. From the fellow interns to the partners, I have had the opportunity to have conversations and get to know everyone a little bit.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For those interested in joining future PKF O’Connor Davies internship classes, one intern had this piece of advice to offer: “Pay attention and take notes. It’s not only who you know, it’s also what you learn and how you perform,&quot; while another assured future interns that, “The first week will be stressful and will feel like there’s so much to know, but it will become second nature very quickly.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;No. 1 Most Prestigious Internship: &lt;a href=&quot;/internship-program/engineering/nasa-research-internship-program/internship-opportunities&quot;&gt;NASA OSTEM Internship&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;NASA once again comes in the No. 1 spot for Most Prestigious Internship, this being its&#160;fourth consecutive year at the top. To the interns surveyed, NASA has certainly earned its reputation, calling it &quot;the most desired STEM internship&quot; whose interns &quot;must be insanely smart&quot;, and&#160;one intern noting that NASA is &quot;Top in its industry, [has a] cool culture, innovative, [and] an incredible learning opportunity.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Meanwhile, interns at NASA have similarly complimentary things to say about their program. One intern said, “Everything during my internship was amazing! The people were awesome and treated me like I was a member of the team. I was not treated any differently than anyone else in the department.&quot; Another intern reports,&#160;“The experiences you get from this internship are unbeatable, especially if you intend to go into aerospace. Also, you cannot beat the early career clout that comes with a NASA internship.”&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;Below are the No. 1 internship programs in each ranking category.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/best-internships-rankings-search/best-internships-by-employment-factor/compensation-benefits&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Internships by Employment Factor:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Compensation &amp;amp; Benefits: PKF O&#39;Connor Davies Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Employment Prospects: Greenhill &amp;amp; Co. Summer Internship&lt;br /&gt;Networking Opportunities: ScanSource Spark Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Overall Career Development: College Works Painting Internship&lt;br /&gt;Quality of Assignments:&#160;College Works Painting Internship&lt;br /&gt;Quality of Life:&#160;PKF O&#39;Connor Davies Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Real-Life Experience:&#160;College Works Painting Internship&lt;br /&gt;Training &amp;amp; Mentoring: The New York Stem Cell Foundation Internship Program&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/best-internships-rankings-search/best-internships-for-diversity/diversity-with-respect-to-women&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Internships by Diversity Category:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Overall Diversity:&#160;PKF O&#39;Connor Davies Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;LGBTQ+ Individuals: Synovus Bank Corporate Summer Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Racial &amp;amp; Ethnic Minorities: Lumsden &amp;amp; McCormick Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Women: iHeartMedia Internship Program&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/best-internships-rankings-search/best-internships-by-role/data-analytics&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Internships by Role:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Data Analytics: ServiceNow Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Engineering: Walbridge Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Finance: Lincoln Financial Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;HR: The Home Depot Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Information Technology: FTI Consulting Internship&lt;br /&gt;Sales, Marketing, &amp;amp; Communications: Southern Glazers Wine &amp;amp; Spirits Summer Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Software Engineering &amp;amp; Development:&#160;ServiceNow Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Strategy &amp;amp; Business Development:&#160;College Works Painting Internship&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/best-internships-rankings-search/best-internships-by-industry/accounting&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Top Internships by Industry:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Accounting:&#160;PKF O&#39;Connor Davies Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Construction &amp;amp; Trades:&#160;College Works Painting Internship&lt;br /&gt;Consulting: Spaulding Ridge Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Consumer &amp;amp; Industrial Products: LyondellBasell Internship &amp;amp; Co-Op Program&lt;br /&gt;Energy &amp;amp; Renewables: NRG Energy Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Financial Services: Lincoln Financial Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Health Sciences: Abbott Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Insurance: CareSource Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Investment Banking: Guggenheim Securities Summer Associate Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Media: Comcast Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Retail: Lowe&#39;s Summer Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Tech &amp;amp; Engineering: MongoDB Internship Program&lt;br /&gt;Travel &amp;amp; Transportation: Royal Caribbean Corporate Internship Program&lt;/p&gt;

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