Give every student real work experience, guaranteed

Our Partner Customers
Why Extern? Why Now?
Extern partners with universities to deliver externships at scale: structured, mentor-guided projects with real companies, open to every student regardless of background, major, or prior experience.
Join us in making real work experience the standard, not the exception.
What we are not
How it works
Share a list of students from any program. No applications, no rejections.
Enrollment is guaranteed.
Remote, mentor-guided, built around jobs and coursework.
Every student ends with a portfolio piece.
Progress data on every student from day one.
Join Extern’s university program to enable and empower the next generation of talent.
What You Get as a University Partner
Zero lift for your team. Enrollment, onboarding, tracking and support all implemented automatically by Extern
With additional marketing efforts to support the program
Here to support your university rollout and student engagement
Track student participation and outcomes
Bring Externships into curriculum or advising programs
A structured launch from kickoff call to end-of-semester report
Extern by the Numbers
Backed by data, powered by mentorship, loved by students.
Students Served — and growing fast
of externs get hired within 12 months
universities where students are externs

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Analyze employee feedback, uncover patterns with Python + sentiment analysis, and deliver insights that drive ops strategy. Big-name experience. Real-world skills. Built for future analysts, consultants & strategists.
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Learn how VCs spot the next big tech startup. In this externship, you’ll discover how to find and evaluate early-stage companies, analyze markets, and create compelling investment memos. Perfect for those curious about startups or investing.

Build, hack, and defend real IoT infrastructure, then hand your security playbook to an actual company. You’ll launch realistic cyberattacks - from spoofing and replay to unauthorized shutoffs, and implement defenses like TLS and mTLS.

14 hours. Evaluate any company like an insider. Walk out with the portfolio to prove it + an endorsement from Eric Ries.

Learn content strategy from TikTok's Head of Agency. Design viral-ready posts, build brand voice and visuals, and pitch a full campaign - all while building a standout portfolio.

















































