Higher Education H-1B filings

Higher Education employers filed 225,534 H-1B labor condition applications in fiscal years 2020 to 2026, across 7,849 companies. The largest filers are listed below.

Largest H-1B filers in Higher Education, 2020 to 2026
CompanySectorAll filings
University of MichiganHigher Education3,723
Stanford UniversityHigher Education3,291
University System of MarylandHigher Education2,470
Johns Hopkins UniversityHigher Education2,390
Washington University in St. LouisHigher Education2,374
Cornell UniversityHigher Education2,317
University of IllinoisHigher Education2,317
University of PennsylvaniaHigher Education2,304
University of California, San FranciscoHigher Education2,273
University of Wisconsin SystemHigher Education2,262
Columbia UniversityHigher Education2,233
New York UniversityHigher Education2,150
Texas A&M University SystemHigher Education2,141
Indiana UniversityHigher Education2,068
University of PittsburghHigher Education1,997
Emory UniversityHigher Education1,925
Dallas Independent School DistrictHigher Education1,831
University of FloridaHigher Education1,827
UT Southwestern Medical CenterHigher Education1,796
Yale UniversityHigher Education1,777
7,829 other companies180,068
All 7,849 companies225,534

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Filings, not hires or approved visas, from U.S. Department of Labor disclosure data; fiscal years run October to September. It shows what these employers have done, not a commitment to sponsor any role or person. Data as of 2026-06-30.

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