Internships and Research
94
Percentage of students who have engaged in community-based learning, service, or applied research
73
Percentage of 2023 graduates who had an internship or a mentored research experience while at Macalester
200
Number of internship sites within eight miles (13 kilometers) of campus
Our location in a city means that we are 10 minutes away from almost anything a major city has to offer, including 15 Fortune 500 companies, a state capitol, and top research facilities. All this translates into incredible opportunities for students looking to explore career options while studying at Macalester.
Internship and Research sites
National & International
- Amazon
- American Institute for Economic Research
- Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Embassy of Jamaica
- European Union
- Federal Transit Administration
- Goldman Sachs
- International Criminal Tribunal
- International Foundation for Electoral Systems
- JPMorgan Chase Bank & Co.
- MD Anderson Cancer Center
- National Geographic
- National Park Service
- National Security Network
- Office of U.S. Federal Defender
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Royal Bank of Canada
- Space Telescope Science Institute, NASA
- Towers Watson Consulting
- U.S. Commercial Service, International Trade
- U.S. Department of State
Local
- 3M
- Council on Crime and Justice
- American Refugee Committee
- Cargill
- Council on Crime and Justice
- Federal Reserve Bank
- Hennepin County Medical Center
- Howard Hughes Medical Institute
- Hyper IQ
- International Institute of Minnesota
- Mayo Clinic
- Minneapolis Heart Institute
- Minnesota Department of Health
- Minnesota Governor’s Office
- Minnesota Legislature
- Optum
- Ramsey County District Attorney’s Office
- TCF National Bank
- The Loft Literary Center
- UBS Wealth Management
- United Nations Association of Minnesota
- Walker Art Center