Unsurprisingly, in addition to applying to a significantly greater number of opportunities, students in the Class of 2022 reported significantly greater prior internship experience than students in later class years.

In total, 59 students (53.15%) reported having held a prior internship, of whom 35 responded that they had a return offer for the next summer.

That experience mattered. Respondents with previous experience reported receiving more offers across the board. While the average respondent with no prior internship experience reported receiving internship offers from 0.94 companies, those with prior internship experience reported receiving offers from 1.58 companies, a difference of more than 50%.

Further, there is a strong positive correlation (coefficient of determination = 0.607) between graduation year and the number of companies who offered positions. The difference in experience helps contextualize the substantial difference in offers between class years, as well.