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SUMMER

EXPERIENCE

SURVEY Summer 2015 Survey Results

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Summer Experience Student Survey Report

Table of Contents

Page

Overview 3

Summer Experiences 4-7

Hours Worked & Length of Summer Experiences 7-9

Benefits of an Internship and Selection of Plans 9-12

Pay of Summer Experience

Overall 13-17

Classification 18-19

Major 19-21

Industry 21-25

Top Industry Fields of Summer Experiences 26-27

Top US and International Destinations of Summer Experiences 28-29

Breakdown of Companies/ Organizations by Department/Major 29-34

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Welcome to the 2015 Annual Summer Experience Survey Report

Please take a moment to learn more about the survey and the data we collect and present.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the Summer Experience Survey is to promote an understanding of the summer plans of

current MIT undergraduate students. This information is helpful for students as they consider various

options during the summer months and for employers who wish to hire MIT students for research

experiences, internships, and summer jobs.

METHOD:

The Summer Experience Survey is a completely voluntary web-based survey. The survey was emailed as a

link multiple times throughout late summer and early fall in an effort to capture as much of the

undergraduate student population’s experiences as possible. Altogether, 1,395 undergraduates from MIT

participated in the Summer Experience 2015 Survey. Participation by year included 447 or 42% of rising

sophomores, 445 or 39% of rising juniors and 503 or 42% of rising seniors. Some rising graduate students

who continued at MIT in the fall semester for a Masters in Engineering degree were also included in the

overall results of the survey; however this data is not included in any detailed information. For some

questions, respondents could pick more than one answer/category which is why percentages may total

over 100; this allows us to capture all the experiences of MIT students.

RESULTS:

All data are self-reported and presented anonymously in aggregate form. Due to the variety and

various levels of MIT degrees granted, the majority of statistics presented are by classification instead of

major. A table at the end of the report is divided by major to give a sense of the various experiences

of MIT students. This year we asked questions about pay differently allowing for a greater response

rate. With additional data points we were able to provide information by industry and major for

summer experience with the understanding that industries choose various pay methods.

For questions about this survey, please contact Tyrene Jones <[email protected]>.

GECD Data Committee,

Tyrene Jones and Deborah Liverman

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MIT 2015 SUMMER EXPERIENCE SURVEY

Based upon 1395 (40.9%) responses overall to the 2015 Summer Exeperience Survey

RESPONSE RATE BY YEAR FOR SUMMER EXPERIENCE SURVEY

Classification # of Respondents % of Class

Sophomores* 447 41.7%

Juniors* 445 39.3.%

Seniors* 503 41.8.%

*Student designations are based on their classification for the 2015-16 academic year. Sophomores are the Class of

2018, juniors are the Class of 2017, and seniors are the Class of 2016.

WHAT DID MIT UNDERGRADUATES DO THIS PAST SUMMER?

Activity # of Respondents % of All Respondents*

Worked in an Internship,

Summer Job, or Service Work 886 63.5%

Worked in Research Position

(UROP, IROP, Academic

Research at another University)

490 35.1%

Traveled 222 15.9%

Took the Summer Off 51 3.7%

Took a Class or Study Abroad 28 2.0%

Military Training 12 0.9%

Other Activity 47 3.4%

*Respondents could select multiple answers and % will add up to more than 100.

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BREAKDOWN OF MIT UNDERGRADUATES SUMMER EXPERIENCE BY YEAR

886

490

222

51 47 28 120

100

200

300

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500

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Worked in anInternship,

Summer Job, orService Work

Worked inResearchPosition

Traveled Took theSummer Off

Other Activity Took a Class orStudy Abroad

Military Training

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2015 Summer Experiences of MIT Undergraduates

Activity # of Sophomores

(% of Sophomores)

# of Juniors

(% of

Juniors)

# of Seniors

(% of Seniors)

Total

Worked in an Internship,

Summer Job, or Service Work 223 (38.5%) 292 (54.2%) 371 (59.8%) 886 (51.0%)

Worked in Research Position

(UROP, IROP, Academic

Research at another

University)

206 (35.6%) 148 (27.5%) 136 (21.9%) 490 (28.2%)

Traveled 86 (14.9%) 59 (10.9%) 77 (12.4%) 222 (12.8%)

Took the Summer Off 33 (5.5%) 11 (2.0%) 7 (1.1%) 51 (2.9%)

Took a Class or Study Abroad 10 (1.7%) 9 (1.7%) 9 (1.5%) 28 (1.6%)

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206

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50

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150

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300

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# of Sophomores # of Juniors # of Seniors

2015 Summer Experience Numbers by Class Year

Worked in anInternship, SummerJob, or ServiceWork

Worked inResearch Position

Traveled

Other Activity

Took a Class orStudy Abroad

Took the SummerOff

Military Training

Military Training 2 (0.3%) 5 (1.0%) 5 (0.8%) 12 (0.7%)

Other Activity 19 (3.3%) 14 (2.6%) 14 (2.3%) 47 (2.7%)

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HOW MANY HOURS A WEEK DID YOU WORK FOR RESEARCH?

Hours worked per week Percentage (Number of Students)

More than 60 hours 0.7% (3)

51-60 hours 4.3% (19)

41-50 hours 19.3% (85)

31-40 hours 59.3% (261)

21-30 hours 9.3% (41)

11-20 hours 5.0% (22)

10 hours or less 2.0% (9)

0%

10%

20%

30%

40%

50%

60%

70%

80%

90%

100%

% of Sophomores % of Juniors % of Seniors

38.50%

54.20%59.80%

35.60%

27.50%21.90%

14.90%

10.90% 12.40%3.30%

2.60% 2.30%

2015 Summer Experience Percentages by Class Year

Military Training

Took the SummerOff

Took a Class or StudyAbroad

Other Activity

Traveled

Worked in ResearchPosition

Worked in anInternship, SummerJob, or Service Work

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HOW MANY HOURS A WEEK DID YOU WORK FOR INTERNSHIP?

Hours worked per week Percentage (Number of Students)

More than 60 hours 4.0% (30)

51-60 hours 7.4% (57)

41-50 hours 37% (286)

31-40 hours 44% (341)

21-30 hours 3% (24)

11-20 hours 3% (20)

10 hours or less 2% (13)

HOW MANY WEEKS WAS YOUR RESEARCH OPPORTUNITY?

Length of Summer Experience Percentage (Number of Students)

Longer than 12 weeks 9% (41)

12 weeks 23% (101)

11 weeks 8.6% (38)

10 weeks 30.9% (136)

9 weeks 9.1% (40)

8 weeks 13.2% (58)

7 weeks 0.7% (3)

6 weeks 3.4% (15)

5 weeks 0.7% (3)

4 weeks or less 1.1% (5)

HOW MANY WEEKS WAS YOUR INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY?

Length of Summer Experience Percentage (Number of Students)

Longer than 12 weeks 9.7% (67)

12 weeks 34.1% (263)

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11 weeks 11.2% (86)

10 weeks 27.5% (212)

9 weeks 3.8% (29)

8 weeks 6.9% (53)

7 weeks 2.1% (16)

6 weeks 2.5% (19)

5 weeks 1.0% (8)

4 weeks or less 2.3% (18)

BENEFITS OF SUMMER EXPERIENCE

Students were asked to rate the extent to which they agreed or disagreed to the following

statements about their research opportunity or internship (summer job or service). These experiences

represent 80% of undergraduate students’ summer experiences.

BENEFITS OF SUMMER EXPERIENCE

Question: Strongly

Agree Agree Neutral Disagree

Strongly

Disagree

I was in an industry/field of study I wanted to

explore. 50.70% 35.30% 8.10% 4.30% 1.60%

I would recommend this employer to others. 49.90% 32.80% 10.10% 4.50% 2.80%

I would recommend my summer experience to

others. 48.10% 35.90% 9.30% 4.50% 2.20%

My summer experience helped me to clarify my

future career goals. 42.70% 42.00% 9.90% 3.70% 1.70%

My summer experience helped to identify my

next steps in my career development process. 34.90% 40.40% 16.30% 6.70% 1.80%

My summer experience helped me identity my

strongest skills and abilities. 28.50% 43.30% 19.20% 7.70% 1.30%

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SELECTION OF PLANS

Students were asked to rate the reason why they selected their summer plans and this includes

research opportunity, internship (summer job or service), travel, taking a class or other experiences.

WHY DID YOU DECIDE WHAT YOU DID?

Statement Major

Reason

Minor

Reason

Not a

Factor

I wanted to explore a particular industry or field. 74% 16% 10%

Helped me identity my strongest skills andabilities.

Helped to identify my next steps in my careerdevelopment process.

Helped me to clarify my future career goals.

I would recommend my summer experience toothers.

I would recommend this employer to others.

I was in an industry/field of study I wanted toexplore.

29%

35%

43%

48%

50%

51%

43%

40%

42%

36%

33%

35%

19%

16%

10%

9%

10%

8%

Strongly Agree Agree Neutral

2015 Benefits of Summer

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I wanted to advance my career goals. 68% 21% 12%

I wanted to deepen my understanding of a particular

subject.

54% 30% 16%

I wanted to pursue a unique opportunity. 49% 25% 26%

I wanted to make money. 46% 37% 17%

I wanted to develop a new skill (e.g. learn a new

language)

45% 32% 24%

I needed to save money for my educational expenses. 20% 26% 53%

I wanted to travel abroad. 18% 7% 76%

I had to be in a certain geographical region. 16% 23% 61%

I wanted to rest and relax. 15% 33% 52%

I had difficulty finding an internship or research

opportunity?

12% 20% 68%

I had family considerations. 11% 17% 72%

I wanted to travel in the US. 6% 14% 80%

I didn’t receive an offer that I chose to accept. 3% 5% 91%

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0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70% 80% 90% 100%

I didn’t receive an offer that I chose to accept.

I wanted to travel in the US.

I had family considerations.

I had difficulty finding an internship or research opportunity?

I wanted to rest and relax.

I had to be in a certain geographical region.

I wanted to travel abroad.

I needed to save money for my educational expenses.

I wanted to develop a new skill (e.g. learn a new language)

I wanted to make money.

I wanted to pursue a unique opportunity.

I wanted to deepen my understanding of a particular subject.

I wanted to advance my career goals.

I wanted to explore a particular industry or field.

3%

6%

11%

12%

15%

16%

18%

20%

45%

46%

49%

54%

68%

74%

5%

14%

17%

20%

33%

23%

7%

26%

32%

37%

25%

30%

21%

16%

91%

80%

72%

68%

52%

61%

76%

53%

24%

17%

26%

16%

12%

10%

2015 Selection of Plans

Major Reason Minor Reason Not a Factor

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OVERALL SUMMER EXPERIENCE PAY

Career Services asked students to share how they were paid, (i.e. stipend, monthly, weekly, biweekly, hourly

rate), then we took the information and put the data into 3 pay categories: 1) stipend 2) monthly (weekly

and biweekly were converted to monthly pay) and 3) hourly. All data about pay are reported in these

three categories recognizing that industries choose various pay methods for summer experiences. We

then break out the information by student year (sophomore, junior, senior) and then by provide pay

information by industry and by major. If an industry or major is not shown below, it is because there were

not enough respondents. We encourage students and employers to look at pay by different categories

(industry, major, and student year to find an appropriate pay range.

EMPLOYERS: If there is not information listed below, we recommend using a percentage formula to help

determine a wage. Identify an entry level salary for a similar position at your organization and multiply it

by a percentage to determine the intern’s salary. Typically, the percentage will vary depending on the

intern’s education level, previous experience and skill set. Ranges are normally anywhere from 50% to

85% of the hourly pay of a starting salary. The typical breakdown is as follows:

Seniors: 80-85% of entry-level salary

Juniors: 70-75% of entry-level salary

Sophomores: 60-75% of entry level salary

Freshmen: 45-55% of entry level salary

OVERALL PAY

HOW STUDENTS WERE PAID FOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

Stipend/ Other Pay Salary Hourly Rate Unpaid

22%

(95)

5%

(23)

65%

(283)

8%

(34)

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HOW STUDENTS WERE PAID FOR INTERSHIPS

Stipend/ Other Pay Salary Hourly Rate Unpaid

14%

(98)

37%

(261)

49%

(348)

<1%

(1)

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE MEAN, MEDIAN, & RANGE

MEAN MEDIAN RANGE

Stipend/ Other Pay $4195 $4320 $650-$8000

Monthly Salary* $1526 $1600 $400-$2500

Hourly Rate $10.54 $10.00 $8.00-$23.55

*Results for Monthly were combined to include weekly, biweekly, and monthly pay.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE MEAN, MEDIAN, & RANGE

MEAN MEDIAN RANGE

Stipend/ Other Pay $4346 $4320 $650-$8000

Monthly Salary* $4779 $1600 $400-$2500

Hourly Rate $23.53 $21.00 $7.00-$50.00


WHAT OTHER COMPENSATION OR PERKS WERE RECEIVED FOR RESEARCH

Type of compensation or perk Percentage (N)

Employer subsidized all of my housing 17.5% (76)

Employer subsidized part of my housing 1.4% (6)

Free meals at work or a food allowance 7.1% (31)

Employer paid for all of my travel 13.8%(60)

Employer paid for part of my travel 3.5%(15)

Commuting cost to and from office (shuttles, subway pass, mileage, rental car) 5.5% (24)

Other cost of living expenses paid by employer 2.3% (10)

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WHAT OTHER COMPENSATION OR PERKS WERE RECEIVED FOR INTERNSHIP

Type of compensation or perk Percentage (N)

Employer subsidized all of my housing 30.4% (215)

Employer subsidized part of my housing 19.0% (134)

Free meals at work or a food allowance 40.0% (283)

Employer paid for all of my travel 33.7%(238)

Employer paid for part of my travel 7.9%(56)

Commuting cost to and from office (shuttles, subway pass, mileage, rental car) 25.0% (177)

Other cost of living expenses paid by employer 6.5% (46)

OF THOSE WHO WERE GIVEN A STIPEND, WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE PAY FOR RESEARCH

Mean: $4195

Median: $4320

Range: $650-$8000

25% Quartile $3000

50% Quartile $4320

75% Quartile $5000

OF THOSE WHO WERE GIVEN A STIPEND, WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE PAY FOR INTERNSHIP

Mean: $4385

Median: $4000

Range: $500-$15000

25% Quartile $2335

50% Quartile $4000

75% Quartile $5475

*Students often choose to start their own company and decide not to pay themselves.

OF THOSE WHO WERE PAID MONTHLY, WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE PAY FOR RESEARCH

Mean: $1526

Median: $1600

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Range: $400-$2500

25% Quartile $1350

50% Quartile $1600

75% Quartile $2000

OF THOSE WHO WERE PAID MONTHLY, WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE PAY FOR INTERNSHIP

Mean: $4779

Median: $4800

Range: $400-$12000

25% Quartile $3000

50% Quartile $4800

75% Quartile $6460

OF THOSE WHO WERE PAID AN HOURLY WAGE, WHAT WAS THE RATE PER HOUR FOR RESEARCH

Mean: $10.54

Median: $10.00

Range $8.00-$23.55

25% Quartile $10.00

50% Quartile $10.00

75% Quartile $10.00

Pay Frequency %

$8.00 to $9.99 per hour 3 1.2%

$10.00 to $11.99 per hour 248 87.5%

$12.00 to $13.99 per hour 24 7.1%

$14.00 to $15.99 per hour 7 2.5%

$16.00 to $18.99 per hour 1 0.4%

$19.00 to $21.99 per hour 3 1.1%

$22.00 to $24.99 per hour 1 0.4%

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OF THOSE WHO WERE PAID AN HOURLY WAGE, WHAT WAS THE RATE PER HOUR FOR INTERNSHIP

Mean: $23.54

Median: $21.00

Range: $7.00-$50.00+

25% Quartile $17.00

50% Quartile $21.00

75% Quartile $29.50

Pay Frequency %

$7.00 to $7.99 per hour 2 0.6%

$8.00 to $9.99 per hour 9 2.7%

$10.00 to $11.99 per hour 22 6.3%

$12.00 to $13.99 per hour 15 4.4%

$14.00 to $15.99 per hour 32 9.0%

$16.00 to $18.99 per hour 36 10.5%

$19.00 to $21.99 per hour 83 18.8%

$22.00 to $24.99 per hour 28 8.2%

$25.00 to $29.99 per hour 54 15.8%

$30.00 to $34.99 per hour 24 6.9%

$35.00 to $39.99 per hour 34 9.0%

$40.00 to $44.99 per hour 17 5.0%

$45.00 to $49.99 per hour 8 2.3%

$50 per hour or more 2 0.6%

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CLASSIFICATION PAY

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE MEAN & RANGE

MEAN RANGE

SOPHOMORES

Stipend/ Other Pay $4481 $800-$8000

Monthly Salary* $1565 $400-$2500

Hourly Rate $10.56 $8.00-$20.00

JUNIORS


Monthly Salary* $1585 $1000-$2000

Hourly Rate $10.27 $10.00-$15.00

SENIORS


Monthly Salary* $1396 $500-$2000

Hourly Rate $10.81 $9.90-$23.55


INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE MEAN, & RANGE

MEAN RANGE

SOPHOMORES


Monthly Salary* $3478 $500-$10000

Hourly Rate $18.44 $7.00-$45.00

JUNIORS


Monthly Salary* $4567 $400-$10000

Hourly Rate $23.60 $8.00-$50.00

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SENIORS


Monthly Salary* $5221 $560-$12000

Hourly Rate $26.93 $10.00-46.00


DEPARTMENT PAY

WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE (Mean) PAY BY COURSE/DEPARTMENT FOR RESEARCH?

Course Stipend #N Monthly

Salary

#N Hourly Rate #N

1 (Civil & Environmental

Engineering)

$5000 2 - - $10.58 6

2 (Mechanical Engineering) $4841 12 $1376 5 $10.35 50

3 (Mat. Science & Engineering) $4439 7 - - $10.25 6

4 (Architecture) - - - - - -

5 (Chemistry) $4416 5 - - $10.10 10

6 (EECS) $3682 23 $1982 5 $10.73 54

7 (Biology) $4680 4 - - $10.54 28

8 (Physics) $5425 4 - - $10.20 27

9 (Brain & Cognitive Science) $3933 3 - - $10.02 12

10 (Chemical Engineering) $4493 3 $1527 4 $10.83 12

11 (DUSP) - - - -

12 (Earth Atmospheric &

Planetary Science)

$4269 4 - - $10.00 4

14 (Economics) - - - - - -

15 (Management) - - - - $11.33 3

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16 (Aeronautics & Astronautics $3600 2 - - $11.29 14

17 (Political Science) - - - - - -

18 (Mathematics) - - - - $11.53 16

20 (Biological Engineering) $3964 11 $1528 5 $10.39 26

21 (Humanities) - - - - $10.00 3

22 (Nuclear Science & Eng.) - - - - $10.00 4

24 (Linguistics) - - - - - -

WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE (Mean) PAY BY COURSE/DEPARTMENT FOR INTERNSHIPS?


Salary

#N Hourly Rate #N

1 (Civil & Environmental

Engineering)

$4133 6 $2320 2 $18.23 9

2 (Mechanical Engineering) $4197 21 $3942 37 $21.31 66

3 (Mat. Science & Engineering) $3126 3 $2795 8 $19.06 6

4 (Architecture) $5000 2 - - - -

5 (Chemistry) $3500 2 $4675 2 $23.40 2

6 (EECS) $4657 30 $5401 135 $27.59 138

7 (Biology) - - - - $15.08 6

8 (Physics) $6250 2 $6425 4 $18.44 9

9 (Brain & Cognitive Science) - - $1288 2 $19.29 7

10 (Chemical Engineering) $6167 3 $4390 15 $24.09 22

11 (DUSP) - - - - $15.75 3

12 (Earth Atmospheric &

Planetary Science)

$4800 3 - - $13.75 2

14 (Economics) - - $7534 4 - -

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15 (Management) - - $2740 5 $25.70 8

16 (Aeronautics & Astronautics $4288 10 $4096 11 $21.04 30

17 (Political Science) - - - - - -

18 (Mathematics) $5725 4 $5564 22 $21.90 22

20 (Biological Engineering) $3560 5 $2089 9 $17.20 8

21 (Humanities) - - - - - -

22 (Nuclear Science & Eng.) - - $2134 2 $16.23 2

24 (Linguistics) - -

INDUSTRY PAY

OF THOSE WHO WERE GIVEN A STIPEND, WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE PAY?

WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE (Mean) PAY BY INDUSTRY FOR RESEARCH


Salary

#N Hourly Rate #N

Applied Research (scientific

research or R&D at a

Company)

$3853 17 $1374 7 $10.73 45

Architecture or Urban Planning - - $10.60 5

Automotive or Other

Transportation

- - $10.25 4

Aviation or Aerospace $3600 2 - - $10.75 16

Business Services (Advertising,

Marketing, PR, Retail)

- - - - - -

Chemicals or Materials $4885 8 - - $10.24 17

Computer Hardware or

Electrical Engineering

$3250 2 - $10.75 4

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Computer Software (Software

Development or Gaming)

$5067 9 $1380 2 $10.68 33

Consulting (Strategy,

Management)

- - - - - -

Consulting (Technical,

Engineering)

- - - - - -

Consumer or Industrial

Manufacturing (Product

Manufacturing, Consumer

Products, Construction)

- - - - - -

Defense - - - - - -

Education-Applied Research $4275 10 $1500 2 $10.12 23

Education - Teaching - - - - $10.00 3

Energy (green/alternative) $4436 5 - - $10.63 8

Energy (petroleum, gas, coal) - - - - - -

Engineering 6020 5 1800 2 10.61 38

Financial Services (Commercial

Banking, Insurance)

- - - - - -

Government or Public

Administration

- - - - - -

Healthcare or Medicine $3998 12 $1664 5 $10.57 29

International Development - - - - $10.00 2

Investment Banking

(Money/Investment

Management, Mutual Funds,

Private Equity, etc.) *

- - - - - -

Law (intellectual property,

patents, legal practice)

- - - - - -

Military - - - - - -

Other $3704 19 - - $10.07 33

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Pharmaceuticals (Biotech,

Medical Devices)

$3648 5 - - $10.65 15

WHAT WAS THE AVERAGE (Mean) PAY BY INDUSTRY FOR INTERNSHIP


Salary

#N Hourly Rate #N

Aviation or Aerospace $4927 14 $4190 19 $22.05 25

Applied Research (scientific

research or R&D at a

Company)

$3113 8

$1856 3 $23.65 4

Architecture or Urban Planning $5900 2 - - - -

Automotive or Other

Transportation - -

$2826 3 $24.08 6

Aviation or Aerospace $4927 14 $4190 19 - -

Business Services (Advertising,

Marketing, PR, Retail) - -

$1700 2 $20.20 5

Chemicals or Materials - - $2978 4 $19.90 8

Communications or

Entertainment - -

$20.00 2

Computer Hardware or

Electrical Engineering - -

$3889 7 $25.70 14

Computer Software (Software

Development or Gaming) $5640 15

$5662 110 $28.45 103

Consulting (Strategy,

Management) - -

$4498 9 $24.38 4

Consulting (Technical,

Engineering) - -

$2320 2 $23.39 9

Consumer or Industrial

Manufacturing (Product

Manufacturing, Consumer

Products, Construction)

- -

$4399 8 $22.19 13

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Defense $4767 3 - - $19.17 8

Education - Teaching $3798 9 $1573 3 $15.65 13

Education- Administrative Staff

- -

- - 14.20 5

Education- Applied Research - - - - - -

Energy (green/alternative) - - $1400 2 $36.11 7

Energy (petroleum, gas, coal) $11500 2 $5171 12 - -

Engineering $3670 10 $3884 29 $23.68 34

Financial Services (Commercial

Banking, Insurance) - -

$4917 6 $28.00 11

Government or Public

Administration $3916 6

- - $16.91 4

Healthcare or Medicine $2950 2 $3064 6 $22.08 6

International Development $3375 2 - - - -

Investment Banking

(Money/Investment

Management, Mutual Funds,

Private Equity, etc.) *

- -

$7967 14 $27.46 10

Law (intellectual property,

patents, legal practice) - -

- - - -

Military - - - - - -

Non- Profit Organization or

NGO $2800 5

- - $13.50 8

Other $3900 2 $2949 8 $14.67 19

Pharmaceuticals (Biotech,

Medical Devices) - -

$2902 9 $18.68 19

Real Estate $2050 2 - - - -

TOP FIELDS FOR RESEARCH EXPERIENCES

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Industry/Field of Study Percentage # of Students

Applied Research (scientific research or R&D at a Company) 17% 74

Other 12% 54

Computer Software (Software Development or Gaming) 12% 53

Healthcare or Medicine 12% 51

Engineering 11% 50

Education - Applied Research through a University (ex: MIT) 9% 40

Chemicals or Materials 7% 31

Aviation or Aerospace 5% 23

Pharmaceuticals (Biotech, Medical Devices) 5% 21

Energy (green/alternative) 3% 13

Computer Hardware or Electrical Engineering 2% 7

Architecture or Urban Planning 1% 6

Education - Teaching 1% 5

Automotive or Other Transportation 1% 4

Consumer or Industrial Manufacturing (Product

Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Construction) 1% 2

Business Services (Advertising, Marketing, PR, Retail) 1% 2

International Development 1% 2

Defense 0% 1

Education - Administrative Staff 0% 1

Energy (petroleum, gas, coal) 0% 1

Financial Services (Commercial Banking, Insurance) 0% 1

Law (intellectual property, patents, legal practice) 0% 1

Military 0% 1

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TOP FIELDS FOR INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES

Industry/Field of Study Percentage # of Students

Computer Software (Software Development or Gaming) 33% 250

Engineering 10% 76

Aviation or Aerospace 7% 55

Other 4% 33

Education - Teaching 4% 30

Pharmaceuticals (Biotech, Medical Devices) 4% 28

Investment Banking (Money/Investment Management,

Mutual Funds, Private Equity, etc.) 4% 26

Healthcare or Medicine 3% 24

Computer Hardware or Electrical Engineering 3% 22

Applied Research (scientific research or R&D at a Company) 3% 22

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Consumer or Industrial Manufacturing (Product

Manufacturing, Consumer Products, Construction) 3% 22

Energy (petroleum, gas, coal) 3% 22

Non-Profit Organization or NGO 3% 21

Financial Services (Commercial Banking, Insurance) 2% 18

Chemicals or Materials 2% 15

Consulting (Strategy, Management) 2% 14

Defense 2% 13

Consulting (Technical, Engineering) 2% 13

Government or Public Administration 2% 12

Automotive or Other Transportation 1% 10

Business Services (Advertising, Marketing, PR, Retail) 1% 9

Architecture or Urban Planning 1% 8

Education - Administrative Staff 1% 7

Energy (green/alternative) 1% 4

Communications or Entertainment (Media, Film, Sports,

Theater) 0% 4

Real Estate 0% 3

International Development 0% 2

Military 0% 2

Education - Applied Research through a University (ex: MIT) 0% 1

Law (intellectual property, patents, legal practice) 0% 1

WHERE GEOGRAPHICALLY, WERE MIT STUDENTS THE SUMMER OF 2015?

Location % of Students

U.S.A. (including Puerto Rico, territories, etc.) 78%

Outside U.S.A. 22%

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TOP US DESTINATIONS

US Location Percentage # of Students

California 31% 209

Massachusetts 26% 178

New York 12% 80

Washington 5% 33

Texas 4% 25

Illinois 2% 15

Maryland 2% 15

District of Columbia 2% 14

Pennsylvania 2% 12

Florida 1% 10

TOP INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS

International Location Percentage* #of Students

France 8% 15

Singapore 7% 14

Germany 7% 13

Israel 7% 13

Chile 6% 11

China 6% 11

Spain 6% 11

Japan 4% 8

Italy 2% 4

South Korea 2% 4

Thailand 2% 4

*Out of 195 students who had international summer experiences.

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MIT UNDERGRAUDATE STUDENTS’ SUMMER EXPERIENCES BY DEPARTMENT

The chart below shows the organizations and companies were students held their summer experience. If

cells are blank, then no students or a low number of students responded for that particular major.

Please note: Double majors are classified by a student’s home department.

1- Civil & Environmental Engineering

+D Studio, Accenture, AECOM, Army Corps of Engineers, Arup, Bain & Company, Consigli, Department of

Energy, Fundacion Chile, General Dynamics, General Services Administration, Geosyntec, MIT (including:

Media Lab, Man-Vehicle Lab), Public Transit Department of Santiago, Rimkus Consulting Group, Inc., Sam

Schwartz Engineering, Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology, Structural Design Lab, SUTD,

Talisman Energy, University of Stuttgart

2- Mechanical Engineering

+D Studio, 3M, 6Sensor Labs, Accenture, Acudra IT, Adolphe Merkle Institute, Aerospace Controls,

Laboratory, Air Liquide, Alcoa Point Comfort Operations, Allegion, Amazon, Amazon Robotics, Anikeeva,

Apple, Inc., Art of Problem Solving, Atlas Devices, Aurora Flight Sciences, Autodesk, AYC, Bank of America

Merrill Lynch, BCG, Beaverworks, Biogen, Boeing, Carnegie Robotics LLC, Cells for Cells, Center for clean

water and energy, Center of Biomedical Engineering, CGI, Chevron, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, CICATA,

Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory, ConocoPhillips, CSAIL, Cystic Fibrosis Foundation,

Dassault Systems Solidworks, Del Vecchio Lab, Dell Inc., Digital Design Fabrication Group, DIRETCV, D-Lab,

edX, Electricite de France, Empire, Facebook, Fiat Chrysler Automotives, Fitbit, Inc., Ford Motor Company,

Formlabs, GEAR Lab, General Motors, Girl Scouts of Northeastern New York, Global Startup Labs Sri Lanka,

Goldman Sachs, Grove, Harvard University, HKUST, HML, HRL, Imperial College London, IMT systems and

robotics, Incube Labs, Intel, International Design Centre, International Development Innovation Network,

Intuitive Surgical Inc., IYPT Chile, John Deere, JPL, JPMorgan, Kavli Institute, Kellogg Co., Kohane Lab, Korea

Institute of Science and Technology, LBPE, LeafLabs, LEES, LEGO2Nano, Little devices, Loccioni Group, Los

Alamos National Laboratory, Mars & Co, Media Lab, MedImmune, Michelin, Microsoft Corp., MIT (including:

Kavli Institute, Laboratory for Energy and Microsystems Innovation, Lincoln Lab, Little Devices Group,

Pentelute Lab), MMID Full Design Service Team, Motiv, Mu-FX Music Electronics, NASA, Nasdaq, National

Institutes of Health, Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock, Nest, New York Times, Newman Lab, Nortek

Global HVAC, Northrop Grumman Corporation, OME, Onfleet, Pancake Man/Inaho, Pappalardo Laboratories,

Peaxy, Philips Research Healthcare, Pioneer Natural Resources, Plume Labs, Podimetrics, Portal instruments,

Princeton University- Steingart Lab, RapidSOS, Reel Action Fly Fishing, Rest Devices, Rohsenow Kendall Heat

Transfer Lab, Roominate, Rue Studio, RWTH Aachen, Scripps Translational Science Institute, Shaper, Shell

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Global Solutions, Shell Techworks, SISSA, SMART Centre at NUS, Smith & Nephew, Southeast Asian

Leadership Service Network (SEALNet), Space Systems Lab, SpaceX, SSL, State Farm, SUTD, Tec de

Monterrey, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, TechTop, Tesla Motors, The World Bank, Tokyo

University, Universidad de Guanajuato, Universidad de los Andes, University College Cork, University of

Auckland, University of Chicago Onel Lab, University of Washington, University of Wyoming, US Bionics, US

Naval Research Lab, Voxel8, Whirlpool, Winchester College

3- Materials Science & Engineering

Alcoa, Bosch, Boston Power, BP, Cartesian, CETI, Communications Media Advisors Strategy Consulting,

Corning, Dynon Avionics, EDF, Electricité de France, FAU, Formlabs, Harvard, IHI Corporation, Imperial

College London, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, JFE Steel, Koch Institute, Laboratory for

Bio-Inspired Interfaces, L’Oréal, MIT Media Lab, Northrop Grumman Electronic Systems, NSF MRSEC REU /

Columbia-CCNY Nano Initiative / City College of New York, Singapore University of Technology and Design,

State Farm, The Walt Disney Company Japan, Under Armour, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, University

of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University of Oxford, Voxel8

4- Architecture

Clifford Beers Housing Inc., Gemeentemuseum, HKP Architects, Miner Feinstein Architects, MIT, Plan Cerro

5- Chemistry

Broad Institute, Carnegie Mellon University, Covaris, CU Boulder, Deutsche Bank, Dow AgroSciences, Imperial

College, Isla Urbana, KAIST IBS CCHF, Merck, MIT, New Oriental, Stubbe Lab, Swager Lab, University of

Mainz, University of Witwatersrand, Van Voorhis Group

6- Electrical Engineering & Computer Science

Ab Initio, Accenture, Acutec Precision Machining, Advanced Mirco Devices, Aerospace Medical Association,

Affectiva, Akamai, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Amazon, AMC, Amdocs, Amplify, Analog Devices, Anritsu,

Appboy, Apple, Inc., Applied Radar, AQR, Area 1 Security, Asia Innovation, Aurora Flight Sciences, Basis

Technology, BCCN-Berlin Center for Computational Neuroscience, bebop.co, Beme, Bloomberg LP, BMW,

BNY Mellon, Boeing, Box, Branch2, Bridgewater Associates, Briefme Media LLC, BrightGauge Software,

Cadence Design System, CalTech, Cambridge Mobile Telematics, Cannonball, Cape Software, Capital One,

Celect, Certain Affinity, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Citigroup, Cloudera Inc, Coherent Knowledge,

Computations Structures Group, Consensus Systems, Continental Corporation, Cornerstone Research,

Counsyl, CSAIL, Deverse, DirecTV, DNAnexus, Domeyard, Draper Laboratory, Dresden University of

technology, Drive Digital Company, Dropbox, Inc., eBay, Ecole Polytechnique Federal du Lausanne, Elecritie

de France, EPFL, Epic Systems, Ernst & Young, Etsy, Evernote, Everseat, Facebook, Fidelity Investments, First

Mate Yatch Care, Fitbit, Flatiron Health, Ford Motor Company, FormLabs, Fujitsu Laboratories, Gameloft,

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General Electric, Georgia Tech Research Institute, Girls Who Code, Goldman Sachs, Google, Inc., Gottingen,

Groupon, Grove Labs, Guarente Lab, GuiaBolso, Helpfie, Homejoy, HubSpot, Human Engineering Laboratory

at University of Pittsburgh, IBA, IBM, Indeed, Indiana University, Infinity Pharmaceuticals, Infolab, Infosys,

Intel, Intentional Software Corporation, Intersective, Intersystems, Intuitive Surgical, iRobot, IS&T, Jane Street

Capital, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, JP Morgan Chase & Co., JPL, Just Baguette, Kamcord, KAYAK, KC STEM

Alliance, Kyruus, Laboratory for Nuclear Science, Language Acquisition Lan, LeafLabs, Leerink Partners,

Levant Power, Lightspeed Ventures, Linear Technology Corporation, LinkedIn, Lob.com, Luminoso, Lumosity,

MassChallenge, MasterCard, Media Lab, Medidata, Medtronics, Mesosphere, Meteor Development Group,

Microsoft, MIT (including: Bioelectronics Lab, CETI, LFE, Lincoln Laboratory, Kavli Institute, Media Lab, MISTI,

MTL, School of Architecture, Sloan School of Business, Weiss Lab), MITRE, MotiveMetrics, Mozilla, NASA,

NASA Ames, NASA Goddard, Nasdaq, National Academy of Medicine, National Cancer Center, National

Institute of Health and Medical Research, National Taiwan University, Nest Labs, Netease, Networking

Technologies Inc. (RxNT), New Valence Robotics, New York Times, Newman Lab, Noblis, NTU, Nvidia, OME,

Onshape, Oracle, Oscar Health Insurance, PacketZoom, Palantir, PDT Partners LLC., Percipient Networks,

Pharos Labs LLC, Piazza Technologies, Pinterest, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Pratt and Whitney,

Protect the Force, PureStorage, QDS Systems, Quora, Inc., Rational Systems, Redfin, Rev.com, RLE/MITEI,

Salesforce, San Mateo Union High School District GATE Parent Group, SanDisk, Session M, Shell Oil Products

Company, Shoobx, Inc., Shriners Hospital, Sift Science, Singapore University of Technology and Design,

Singapore-MIT Alliance for Research and Technology (SMART), Smarsh, Smule, Softest Designs Inc, Sonos,

Space Propulsion Lab, SpaceX, Spectroscopy Lab, Spoonflower, SproutsIO, Square, SSL, STEP LAB, Stride

Health, Superlabs, SUTD, Sysdyne Technologies, Tamr, Technion University, Tecniq, Tercio Solutions LLC,

Tesla Motors, Thales IFEC, The American Enterprise Institute, The Manager, Inc., Toshiba, Trademark Tours,

Transcend Education, TripAdvisor, TU Munich, TU Wien, Tubular Labs, Tumblr, Turkcell, Twitter, Two Sigma

Investments, uBeam, UCL, Ultimate Software, Under Armour, University of Stuttgart, Universidad Diego

Portales, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, University College Cork, University of Helsinki, University of Jordan,

University of Maryland College Park, UPC, UROP, Vasco Data Security, Vecna, ViaSat, Visa, Inc., Waseda

University, Weiss Lab in the SBC, Weizmann Institute of Science, WePay, Whitepages, World Animal Net,

Yahoo, Inc., Yelp, YouTube, ZappRx, Zinc Technologies

7- Biology

Brigham & Women's Hospital | HMS, Chaikof Lab, Columbia University, Diablo Clinical Research, Emergency

Medical Services Team, Harvard Medical School, CCIB and Molecular Biology, Jaenisch Lab, Koch Institute,

Krieger Lab, Langer Lab, Meyerson Lab, MGH, Edwin L Steele Laboratory for Tumor Biology, MISTI, MIT,

National Academy of Science, New York City Economic Development Corporation, Oeop, Pentelute Lab,

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People Making a Difference, Inc., Pfizer, Picower, Universidad de Chile, USC, Weiss Lab, Whitehead Institute,

Wits University

8- Physics

+D Studio, Academia Sinica, Aerospace Corporation, American Museum of Natural History, BluVue,

Buchwald Lab, Caltech, CERN, CNRS, Dropbox, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne, Facebook, Good

Eggs, Harvard, Harvard Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics, Jet Propulsion Lab, Kavli Institute for Space

Research and Astrophysics, LNS, Lowell Observatory, MediaMath, MIT (including: Astronomy Lab, Campus

Activities Complex, CUA, Media Lab, RLE, Wallace Observatory), Morgan Stanley, Quantum Photonics Lab,

Rev, SMART Center, Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies, Synaptics, Tohoku University

9- Brain & Cognitive Science

Akashi, Inc, Athena Health, Barnard Cognitive Development Center at Columbia University, Bear Laboratory,

Centre Leon Berard, Chesapeake Housing Mission, Dicarlo lab, EMBL, EPFL, First Church Shelter, Galileo

Camps, Graybiel Laboratory, Griffith university Gold Coast Australia-National Center for Neuroimmunology

and Emerging Diseases Lab,HHMI, Imperial College London, Massachusetts General Hospital, MIT (including:

BCS, Comprehensive Initiative on Technology Evaluation, Graybiel Lab, Office of Engineering Outreach

Programs), Morgan Stanley, National Center of Biotechnology, Respond Now, Schulz lab, Stanford's Social

Learning Lab, Tel Aviv University, The Student Conservation Association, Tye Lab, Universitat Pompeu Fabra,

University of California at Davis

10- Chemical Engineering

3M, Accenture, Alcoa, Biogen, BP, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Brushett, Chevron Oronite, Colleges of Nanoscale

Science and Engineering, ConocoPhillips, Department of Energy, Driver Group, ExxonMobil, Future Citites

Catapult, Galileo Learning, Genentech, GreenWatch, IFP Energies nouvelles, IMDEA Energia, ImmunoGen,

Labminds, Lam Research Corporation, Langer Lab, LiquiGlide, Inc., L'Oreal USA, Mass General, McKinsey &

Company, Merck & Co, MIT (including: Tisdale Lab, Weiss Lab, Women's Technology Program), Moderna

Therapeutics, Morgan Stanley, National Institutes of Health, Old Dominion University, Pioneer Natural

Resources, Rohsenow-Kendall Lab & Gleason Lab @ ISN, Saint Gobain, Science/Research Institute of

Molecular Biology and Biophysics, Shell Oil Company, SMART Centre, University of Pennsylvania, Total

Petrochemicals, Vertex Pharmaceuticals, W.L.Gore & Associates

11- Urban Studies & Planning

Black Mesa Water Coalition, Center for Effective Government, IDC, MBTA, San Francisco Bay Area Rapid

Transit District, Soccer Shots Orlando

12- Earth, Atmospheric & Planetary Sciences [EAPS]

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Air Force Research Labs, Chulabhorn Research Institute, Emory University, Kinnetic Labs, Lamont-Doherty

Earth Observatory at Columbia University, MIT (including: OEOP, Wallace Astrophysical Observatory) South

African Astronomical Observatory, Stroud, UCLouvain, US Naval Observatory

14- Economics

Analysis Group, Citigroup, Columbia Business School, D.E. Shaw, Geode Capital Management, Global Atlantic

Financial Group Limited, MIT, Office of Senator Harry Reid-United States Senate, Oliver Wyman, Peter J

Solomon Company, Schenectady District Attorney, U.S. Government Accountability Office, World Bank

15- Management

Akuna Capital, Appboy, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Booz Allen Hamilton, Fidelity, Gelber Group, MIT, MIT

Joint Program on the Science and Policy of Global Change, Morgan Stanley, Nomura, OnForce, Pixability,

RapidSOS, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC), SMART, Tencent, Unicredit S.p.A, Vitol Inc.

16- Aeronautics & Astronautics

Aerospace Controls Lab, Airware Inc., Beaverworks, Boeing Commercial Aviation, Dauria Aerospace, East

Harlem School at Exodus House, Garmin International, Goldman Sachs, JPL, KidCam Summer Camps, Korea

Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, Lincoln Laboratory, Man Vehicle Lab, MIT SSL, MIT TELAMS,

Morse Corp., NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM),

Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems, Nucleus Scientific, Orbital ATK, Pharos Labs, Politecnico di Torino,

Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile, Pratt & Whitney, Raytheon Missile Systems, Science Factory, Signs

and Shapes, Space Propulsion Lab, Space Systems Lab, SpaceX, SPL, Technical University of Catalonia –

BarcelonaTech, Thales Alenia Space, United Launch Alliance, University of Nebraska Lincoln

17- Political Science

Math Plus Academy, MIT

18- Mathematics

Accenture, Adobe, Amadeus, Apple, Applied Math Lab, Asana, Bank of America, Bridgewater Associates,

CERN, Cloudera, CSAIL, DigitasLBi, Directv/AT&T, Dropbox, EIU Canback (formerly Canback and Company),

Facebook, GMO, LLC, Goldman Sachs, Google, Inc., Hebrew University, IDC, Idealab, Indeed, Institut du

Cerveau et de la Moelle Epinière, Intentional Software, J.P. Morgan Chase, Jane Street Capital, Jelinek

Summer Workshop for Speech and Language Technology, Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented

Youth, Liberty Mutual, Loomis Sayles, Los Alamos National Laboratory, MediaVest, MIT (including: Lincoln

Laboratory, Math Department), Morgan Stanley, NASDAQ, National Museum of Mathematics, National

University of Singapore, NERA, Next Jump, Palantir Technologies, Inc., Russell Investments, sg3 capital, SISSA

Mathlab, SPMPS, TASER International, Tel Aviv University, The Blackstone Group, The Brattle Group, UC

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Berkeley, University of Chicago, University of Michigan, University of Minnesota Duluth, University of West

Georgia, Walmart, West Cabarrus YMCA

20- Biological Engineering

AbbVie, Bear Lab, Beckman, Bhatia Lab, Boehringer Ingelheim, Chulabhorn Research Institute, ClearView

Healthcare Partners, CloudLock, Inc., CRCL, ETH Zurich, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Fuzhou

University, Harvard Medical School, Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hope Through

Health, Illumina, Khademhosseini Lab, Koch Institute, Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Lab for

Multiscale Regenerative Technologies, L'Oreal, LV Prasad Eye Institute, Merck Research Laboratories, MIT

(including: Guarente Lab, Langer Lab, OEOP, Weiss Lab, Vander Heiden Lab), National University of

Singapore, NIH, Ocean Exploration Trust, Operations Research Center, Picower Institute for Learning and

Memory, RapidSOS, Regeneron, Rockefeller University, Sarvey Wildlife Care Center, Schwartauer Werke,

Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Sharp Edge Labs, Singapore Ministry of Health, Singapore-MIT Alliance for

Research and Technology, SQZ Biotech, St. Francis Hospital, Tel Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, The

University of Texas at Austin, TU Delft, U of I, Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, University of Porto,

Weizmann Institute of Science, Wellman Center for Photomedicine, Whitehead Institute, WPI

21- Humanities, 21A- Anthropology, 21F- Foreign Languages & Literature, 21H- History, 21M- Music &

Theater Arts, 21W- Writing & Humanistic Studies

Doomsday Entertainment, Harvard University, MIT (including: Libraries, Media Lab, IS&T), Robert Gregory

Real Estate, Steve Rotfeld Productions, Wake Forest University

22- Nuclear Science & Engineering

Fermilab, General Atomics, MIT (including: Edgerton Center, Reactor Thermal Hydraulics Laboratory), Nuclear

Reactor Lab, Phoenix Nuclear Labs, Sandia National Labs, US Department of Energy

24- Linguistics & Philosophy

CSAIL, Google, Voiceitt

Other

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