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See Where You Can Start Your Career
Traditional Internships
Traditional Internships
Professional interns at Nelnet dive into real work from day one . Here, you'll contribute to impactful projects across accounting, corporate recruiting, innovation, marketing, finance, and more.
IT Internships
IT Internships
From software development and AI to user experience (UX) design, Nelnet's IT interns work on real challenges from day one — surrounded by people who are genuinely great at what they do.
Legal Internships
Legal Internships
Nelnet's legal internships give law students a front-row seat to business law in action. You'll conduct research, draft contracts, and build practical experience that sets you apart.
Pathway Internships
Pathway Internships
Nelnet's Pathway Internship gives you a choice of four tracks and rotates you through departments within your chosen area over a full academic year. It's a chance to go deep in what you love — and dis
This Is Your Head Start
Start Learning on Day One
At Nelnet, interns learn by doing. From day one, you’ll work alongside experienced associates who are genuinely invested in your growth. We give you the kind of real-world experience and mentorship that a classroom can’t replicate.
Flex Around Your Schedule
Nelnet’s flexible arrangements are designed to work around your life. That includes your class schedule, so you can make the most of your internship without the added stress.
You Won’t Navigate This Alone
Nelnet’s Mentorship Program connects interns with experienced associates who are genuinely invested in helping you learn, grow, and get the most out of your time here.
This Is Where It Gets Real
Search current internship openings and find the experience that gives your career a head start.
Every Internship Has a Story
Built to Push You Further
Nelnet internships are designed to stretch you, with real projects, supportive mentors, and leaders who genuinely want to see what you’re capable of. Leave here further ahead than you arrived.
5 Hours – Earned time off per semester
81 – Filled internship roles in 2025
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Nelnet offers six internship tracks — Traditional, Pathway, Catalyst, IT, Legal, and AI Cohort. Whether you know exactly where you want to go or you’re still figuring it out, there’s a place here for you.
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Yes — all Nelnet internship programs are paid positions with flexible hours that work around your class schedule.
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Real work — from day one. Nelnet interns contribute to meaningful projects, take on real ownership, and work alongside full-time associates on work that actually matters to the business.
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Schedules are flexible and agreed upon between you and your manager, with a minimum of 15 daytime core office hours per week. We want you to have a great internship experience without sacrificing your education.
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At Nelnet, you aren’t “just an intern” — you’re a professional. You’ll get hands-on experience with real projects, access to a mentoring program, and exposure to one of the most diverse and fast-growing companies in the education space.
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It can — and for many Nelnet associates, it has. We hire regularly from our intern pool, and a number of our full-time associates got their start here as interns.
Ready to See What’s Possible?
Explore current internship openings and find the opportunity that changes everything.