MetLife Internship 2027–2028: Programs, Deadlines & How to Apply

Last updated: August 2026

MetLife runs internships across at least 16 US locations and six named summer programs, on a calendar that opens as early as September for investments and as late as February for some technology roles. Published pay runs $25 to $32 an hour. But here's what matters right now: three Internal Audit intern requisitions are live on MetLife's board for a part-time academic-year program running October 2026 through May 2027. The summer-2027 wave hasn't opened yet, and MetLife Investment Management is expected first, within weeks.

Quick Facts

MetLife doesn't run one application cycle. It runs at least four, and they're months apart. MIM investments closes around early October, METx technology around mid-December, actuarial as late as April, and the Clarks Summit software role at the end of March. Right now the only open door is the academic-year Internal Audit internship.

Externships are short, remote programs where you finish a real project with a real company. The Wayfair AI Agent Engineering Externship maps directly onto MetLife's live Internal Audit req for AI and workflow design, and the Yinan Zhao Investing & Financial Modeling Externship builds the investment analysis evidence MIM applications need. Explore all Externships.

What Is a MetLife Internship?

A MetLife internship is a paid, 10-week hybrid program that runs across actuarial, investments, technology, audit, sales and legal tracks in 16 US cities, with interns on site three days a week. MetLife (NYSE: MET) is a $77.1 billion revenue, Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For insurer with roughly 46,000 employees serving 100 million customers across more than 40 markets.

But the detail that matters most for applicants is structural: MetLife's tracks don't share a calendar, and the difference between the earliest window and the latest is about six months.

When Do MetLife Internship Applications Open for 2027–2028?

MetLife's calendar is the most important thing to understand, and it's unlike most employers on this page set. There's no single opening date because MetLife runs each track on its own timeline. MetLife Investment Management posted first and was gone by early October 2025 for the summer-2026 cycle. METx technology closed December 15. The actuarial program ran until April 23, 2026. That's a seven-month spread across one company.

How to read this page: our dates come from tracking previous recruiting cycles and daily posting data. Treat them as informed estimates based on historical patterns, not confirmed dates. The company's official careers page is always the most current source. If a role is posted there, go by that, even if this page suggests the window hasn't opened yet.

Why You Must Apply the Week Applications Open

MetLife doesn't run one application cycle; it runs at least four, and the gaps between them are measured in months, not weeks. MetLife Investment Management was gone by early October 2025. METx technology published a hard cutoff of December 15. A student who waits for "the MetLife internship to open" will watch three tracks close before the fourth appears. The defense: join the MetLife talent community so alerts fire the day any track posts, and apply the day you see it.

Which MetLife Internship Programs Should You Target?

MetLife runs at least six named internship tracks, each with its own eligibility rules, calendar and team. Which should you target? The one whose calendar you can hit and whose eligibility rules you clear, because you can't substitute across them.

See the full list on the official University & Development Programs page. Vault also names Group Benefits Sales, Legal Clerkship and Global Procurement as intern tracks, but no job-description text was recoverable for those programs.

What Are the Eligibility Requirements?

MetLife's eligibility rules are unusually strict and they flip by function:

• GPA: 3.0 cumulative minimum, stated flatly in 7 of 10 JDs reviewed. No softening language. The exception: MetLife Investment Management's three JDs state no GPA, only “a strong academic record.”

• Master's students: the rule flips. MIM and METx both say master's students are ineligible. Internal Audit lists master's enrollment as a preferred qualification. Actuarial accepts both bachelor's and master's.

• Work authorization: MIM and METx state plainly that they don't sponsor visas. The three live Internal Audit reqs and the actuarial JD are silent on sponsorship.

• Class year: varies. Internal Audit accepts sophomores through seniors (one track is juniors and seniors only). MIM requires a graduation date of December 2026 to June 2028. Tax targets rising juniors.

Does MetLife Have a GPA Cutoff?

For most tracks, yes, and it's harder than at most employers on this page set. MetLife writes “Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0” with no softening word, in 7 of 10 JDs. Compare that to employers who say “generally” or “preferred.” So the genuine route for a sub-3.0 applicant is MetLife Investment Management, whose three postings ask only for “a strong academic record” and state no number.

What Skills Does MetLife Look For, and How Do You Build Them?

Ten MetLife intern job descriptions, three live and seven from the 2026 summer cycle, repeat a profile that's more corporate and less technical than you'd expect from a $77 billion financial-services firm. Written and verbal communication appears in all 10. Excel or MS Office in 9 of 10.

But the finding that separates MetLife from every other company in this batch is generative AI: 7 of 10 JDs name AI tools, including Microsoft 365 Copilot by name, and the live Internal Audit req for AI and Workflow Design asks for “experience using generative AI tools and prompt engineering.” Programming appears in only 4 of 10, and that's across Python, SQL, R, Java and more, not in any one language. MetLife is hiring for judgment, communication and AI fluency first, code second.

How Is Demand for Actuarial Interns Moving Right Now?

Build These Skills Before You Apply

And every bar in the chart maps to a remote Externship that ends in a finished company project.

But Extern has no actuarial externship in the active catalog, so the chart doesn't cover SOA exam prep, which only exams can supply. What these Externships build is the adjacent evidence MetLife's reqs actually reward: documented analytical project work, data tooling, AI fluency and financial modeling.

What Is the MetLife Application and Interview Process Like?

MetLife's intern hiring is behavioral-heavy and shorter than you'd expect:

1. Pick the track first. There's no umbrella MetLife application. Actuarial, MIM, METx, Internal Audit and the rest are separate requisitions on separate calendars with different eligibility rules. Apply through the early-career job search.

2. Apply through campus recruiting or a referral if you possibly can. Glassdoor's intern-specific data shows how MetLife interns actually got in: campus recruiting 30%, employee referral 25%, applied online 20%. Campus plus referral is 55%.

3. Recruiter or phone screen. Background, track fit, and work-authorization confirmation.

4. One or two interviews, predominantly behavioral. Often with a director or VP of the hiring department, built around STAR questions and your resume. Technology tracks may add a “super day” of two back-to-back ~45-minute sessions.

5. Offer, then background check and drug test (both appear in MetLife's intern-stage data at 13–15%). Median time to hire: ~19 days for interns, versus 27 days company-wide.

There's no standardized online assessment in evidence: no HireVue, no HackerRank, no case study.

So what replaces the coding screen? The behavioral interview. And that's itself a useful differentiator: MetLife's filter is your resume and your STAR answers, not a timed algorithm.

What Students on Reddit Say

Three threads, from the actuarial and tech sides.

How Do You Stand Out at MetLife?

Three moves, starting with the channel. Get in through campus recruiting or a referral: 55% of MetLife interns did (30% campus, 25% referral), versus 20% who applied online. Nothing else on this page moves the odds as much.

Second, apply to the track whose calendar is next, not the one you like most. MetLife's windows are months apart, and a student who waits for “the MetLife internship” watches three close before the fourth opens.

And third, if you want actuarial, sit a Society of Actuaries exam before you apply. The internship lists it as preferred, but the full-time Actuarial Development Program the internship feeds requires at least one passed exam. Passing one early is the cheapest signal that you're on the ADP track.

What Other Companies Should You Consider?

MetLife's peers are the life and health insurance carriers whose actuarial and investment calendars run on a similar cycle.

For more in finance and insurance, see our finance internships summer 2027 guide.

FAQ

Can I still apply for a summer 2026 MetLife internship?

No. Every summer-2026 track has closed: MetLife Investment Management roles were gone by October 2025, METx technology closed 15 December 2025, the Clarks Summit software role closed 30 March 2026, and the actuarial program closed 23 April 2026.

And that class started in June 2026. What's open right now is a different cohort entirely: three part-time Internal Audit roles for October 2026 through May 2027.

Does MetLife have any internship open right now?

Yes. As of August 2026 MetLife has three live Internal Audit intern requisitions in New York, Bridgewater or Tampa, and Cary. They're part-time, about 20 hours a week, hybrid three days on site, and run from October 2026 through May 2027 at $25 to $30 an hour. These aren't summer roles.

When do MetLife internship applications open for summer 2027?

It depends on the track, and the spread is months. Investment Management is expected first, around August to September 2026, closing early October. Technology follows, closing around mid-December 2026. Actuarial runs longest, into around April 2027. So all dates are projections from the documented 2026 cycle.

Are MetLife internships rolling?

No. Two MetLife tracks publish an absolute cutoff in the requisition itself: the METx technology program stated "applications for this role will close December 15, 2025" and the Clarks Summit software role stated "will close March 30th."

So miss the stated date and that track is done for the cycle.

What GPA does MetLife require for an internship?

A cumulative 3.0 minimum, stated flatly in seven of the ten MetLife intern job descriptions reviewed, with no softening language. The exception is MetLife Investment Management, whose three postings state no GPA at all and ask only for "a strong academic record." That's the realistic route for a sub-3.0 applicant.

How much do MetLife interns get paid?

Between $25 and $32 an hour, all employer-published. Investment Management posts $30 to $32, technology $28 to $30, tax $28, corporate finance $26, and the current Internal Audit roles $25 to $30.

So that's roughly $10,000 to $12,800 across the ten-week summer program.

What is the MetLife intern interview process like?

Mostly behavioral, and shorter than you'd expect. Interns report a recruiter phone screen followed by one or two interviews, often with a director or VP from the hiring department, built around STAR questions and your resume. There's no standardized online assessment in evidence.

And median time to hire is about 19 days.

Do MetLife interns get return offers?

MetLife calls it a "possibility of full-time employment after graduation" and publishes no conversion rate. Its technology program says it prepares you for a full-time Junior Software Engineer role, and Group Benefits says its programs prepare you to transition into full-time work. And no percentage exists in any MetLife source.

MetLife's summer-2027 windows haven't opened yet, but the calendar says MIM is imminent. That gives you weeks, not months. While you wait, a remote Externship turns "interested in finance" into a finished project an application can point at.