With our close proximity to State Farm Corporate Headquarters (Bloomington, Ill.), the State Farm Research and Development Center offers access and insight into a top player in American business. State Farm consistently ranks among the top of the Fortune 500 list of largest companies.

At State Farm, it’s not just about market leadership. Our "good neighbor" commitment to the customers and communities we serve extends well beyond the products we offer.

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For more than 35 years, State Farm has invested in academic programming, student assistance, and cutting-edge research at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC). In January 2005, that investment reached a new level with the opening of the State Farm Research and Development Center at the UIUC Research Park.

Creating a facility designed for innovation and inspiration took just four months, but the unique collaboration between State Farm leaders and UIUC faculty has been opening new doors for years.

In 2006, the Research and Development Center facility doubled in size, filling nearly 6,000 square feet with top-notch interns and staff. In 2007, 3,400 square feet was added when the Center for Consumer Feedback opened for business.

So, what’s next for this formidable partnership between prestigious research university and industry leader? Don’t blink. You might miss it.

The scope of disciplines at State Farm is immense. With our close proximity to Corporate Headquarters (Bloomington, Ill.), the State Farm Research and Development Center offers much more than an internship.

Additional opportunities for summer interns provide an inside glimpse into many other areas – from Claims to Communications, Actuarial, Finance, Marketing, and more. The summer program also provides access to Corporate resources designed to help you build mentoring networks and strengthen presentation skills.

The State Farm Research and Development Center is located less than a mile from campus, with continuous free bus service when you use your University of Illinois Student ID.

State Farm Research and Development Center
2001 South First Street, Suite 102
Champaign, Illinois 61820

Most summer interns working at the State Farm Research & Development Center at the University of Illinois will spend a portion of their time working in teams comprised of interns from multiple departments. This cross-disciplinary approach at the RDC - known as innovationREADY® - is designed to be an incubator for research and development of ideas that could spawn business and technology innovation. Most of the past initiatives, although not all, have involved emerging technologies and their potential impact and business application at State Farm.

35163 - Summer 2013 Intern

35159 - Summer 2013 Intern

35161 - Summer 2013 Intern

37474 - Fall 2013 Intern

37473 - Fall 2013 Intern

37471 - Fall 2013 Intern

37475 - Fall 2013 Intern

You can apply to join the State Farm Research & Development Center team at

statefarm.com/careers

using job codes available from the job descriptions below:

Staff / Actuarial

Staff / Actuarial

Staff / Actuarial

Staff / Human Resources

Staff / MAGNet

Staff / MAGNet

Staff / Strategic Resources

Major: History

Favorite place on campus: The soccer fields.

Favorite part of working at the RDC: Working with great people!

Staff / Strategic Resources

Staff / Strategic Resources

Staff / Strategic Resources

Staff / Systems

Staff / Systems

Intern / Systems

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Actuarial

Major: Actuarial Science

Favorite place on campus: The lake just south of Allen Hall

Favorite part of working at the RDC: The wonderful people!

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Systems

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Systems

Intern / Systems

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Systems

Intern / Systems

Intern / Systems

Intern / Systems

Intern / Systems

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Actuarial

Major: Actuarial Science

Favorite place on campus: Siebel Center


Favorite part of working at the RDC: Learning and doing real work.

Intern / Actuarial

Major: Actuarial Science

Favorite place on campus: Mia Za's Italian Cafe


Favorite part of working at the RDC: Mt. Dew :)

Intern / MAGNet

Major: BS in Math and Statistics from Purdue; Masters in Statistics at U of I 

Favorite place on campus: Assembly Hall - the Illini are 2-0 when I'm in attendance!

Favorite part of working at the RDC: Free coffee and water.

Intern / Systems

Major: Broadcast Journalism

Favorite place on campus: The Quad

Favorite part of working at the RDC: I love having the opportunity to work with so many knowledgeable and kind people!

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / MAGNet

Intern / Strategic Resources

Major: General Engineering and Electrical Engineering

Favorite place on campus: BIF

Favorite part of working at the RDC: I enjoy working on challenging projects that allow me to develop much-needed sills and meet brilliant people. 

Intern / MAGNet

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Systems

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / MAGNet

Intern / Systems

Intern / Actuarial

Major: Statistics

Favorite place on campus: The Illini Union

Favorite part of working at the RDC: The awesome people I get to work with :)

Intern / Strategic Resources

Major: Finance

Favorite place on campus: Chipotle

Favorite part of working at the RDC: The social aspect of the work environment, and that I get to work with people of all ages. 

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Systems

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Systems

Intern / MAGNet

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Strategic Resources

Major: Communication

Favorite place on campus: The Union

Favorite part of working at the RDC: The opportunity to work in a corporate environment while still in an academic setting.

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Systems

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Systems

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Systems

Intern / Systems

Intern / Systems

Intern / Systems

Major: Joint MBA/MHRIR student

Favorite place on campus: Krannert

Favorite part of working at the RDC: Opportunity to work with my team and learn new project management skills.

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Systems

Intern / MAGNet

Major: Mathematics and Economics; Graduate: MS Statistics

Favorite place on campus: ARC

Favorite part of working at the RDC: Meeting new people.

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Strategic Resources

Major: Educational Psychology (Ph.D) and Statistics (Masters)

Favorite place on campus: Backyard of School of Education

Favorite part of working at the RDC: Nice views, friendly working environment, hands-on research experience, and smart, passionate people!

Intern / Strategic Resources

Intern / Systems

Intern / Systems

Intern / Systems

Intern / Actuarial

Major: Statistics

Favorite place on campus: My apartment 

Favorite part of working at the RDC: Getting paid to learn!

Intern / Actuarial

Intern / Systems

Intern / Actuarial