No. 18: IBM

Interns hired in 2009: 1,020
Intern hiring planned for 2010: NA

Average hourly wage: $18.00
Average total pay: $8,000

Interns by academic year:
Freshman 5%
Sophomore 11%
Junior 49%
Senior 27%
Recent Grad 8%

Interns who received full-time job offers: 40%
Interns with offers who accepted: 75%
Entry-level hires in 2009 who were former interns: 36%

IBM interns in the Extreme Blue program have submitted more than 360 patent applications and are tackling humanitarian problems such as improving access to essential medicines in sub-Saharan Africa.