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Columbia University

Employer · New York, United States

Employer address
New York, United States
Applications on record
6,921
FY2025 applications
466
FY2026 to 30 June
265
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median offered wage
$80,340
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified100.0%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

Columbia University appears in 6,921 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 466.

Applications by fiscal year — Columbia University

233466FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
233466FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008379
FY2009380
FY2010444
FY2011291
FY2012353
FY2013346
FY2014335
FY2015285
FY2016321
FY2017294
FY2018386
FY2019379
FY2020330
FY2021385
FY2022460
FY2023413
FY2024409
FY2025466
FY2026*265
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*2569
FY202544224
FY202438821
FY20234049
FY20224546
FY202137213
FY202030921
FY201935524
FY201836125
FY201728014
FY201630615
FY20152778
FY201431124
FY20133397
FY201233221
FY201127615
FY201042519
FY200936911
FY200835821
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Where the jobs are

Worksite of each application as filed (first worksite where several are listed).

Columbia University: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+2+9+
1+1+2+2+9+
Data table
StateApplications
NY6,888
NJ12
CA9
DC2
IL2
GA2
NC2
VA2
NM1
FL1
Worksite states
  1. New York6,888
  2. New Jersey12
  3. California9
  4. District of Columbia2
  5. Illinois2
  6. Georgia2
  7. North Carolina2
  8. Virginia2
  9. New Mexico1
  10. Florida1
Worksite cities
  1. New York City, NY6,529
  2. Palisades, NY199
  3. Irvington, NY21
  4. Princeton, NJ12
  5. San Diego, CA4
  6. Stanford, CA4
  7. The Bronx, NY2
  8. Herndon, VA2
  9. Atlanta, GA2
  10. Bronxville, NY2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

What they hire for and pay

Occupations, job titles and offered wages as stated on the applications.

Occupations (SOC 2018)
  1. Biological Scientists, All Other1,095
  2. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists930
  3. Life Scientists, All Other744
  4. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary304
  5. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary207
  6. Statisticians157
  7. Biochemists and Biophysicists149
  8. Physicists140
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Associate Research Scientist1,753
  2. Postdoctoral Research Scientist1,419
  3. Assistant Professor779
  4. Staff Associate370
  5. Technician B152
  6. Lecturer131
  7. Instructor108
  8. Senior Staff Associate88

Offered annual wage, FY2024–FY2026, 10th to 90th percentile

Median $80,340; middle half $73,544 to $105,581 · median prevailing wage $77,000 (marker) · 1,045 applications.

$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
$60k$90k$120k$150k$180k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I138
  2. Level II229
  3. Level III67
  4. Level IV41
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Green card sponsorship (PERM)

Country of citizenship of the workers named in certified and pending PERM applications (countries with fewer than five applications are not shown).

PERM applications by country of citizenship
  1. China43
  2. Italy20
  3. United Kingdom18
  4. Canada18
  5. India17
  6. South Korea15
  7. Spain13
  8. Israel12
  9. Germany11
  10. France10
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — PERM disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

H-1B petitions decided by USCIS

Approvals and denials of Form I-129 petitions, by USCIS fiscal year. Linked by employer name, state and the last four digits of the tax ID.

Approved H-1B petitions (initial + continuing)

154308FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2015FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
154308FY2011FY2013FY2016FY2019FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2011191
FY2012209
FY2013154
FY2015107
FY2016224
FY2018210
FY2019264
FY2020246
FY2021236
FY2022308
FY2023106
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023710350
FY202218411245
FY20211460900
FY202014301031
FY201914021243
FY20181291810
FY20161480761
FY2015660410
FY2013841700
FY20121340752
FY20111130780
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services — H-1B Employer Data Hub (FY2009–FY2023)Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Law firms on the filings

Firms named as the employer's representative (firm names only).

Applications by law firm
  1. The Seltzer Firm PLLC72
  2. Parker Gallini LLP8
  3. Barst Mukamal & Kleiner LLP2
  4. Morse, Barnes-Brown & Pendleton PC2
  5. Law Offices of Miller and Choe PC1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in New York

Columbia University has 6,921 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #12 of 20,040 sponsoring employers in New York and #110 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.85% of the applications filed by employers based in New York.

Rank in New York
12 of 20,040
Rank in the United States
110 of 168,030
Share of New York's applications
0.85%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in New York
761
Largest sponsoring employers in New York
  1. Mphasis Corporation23,023
  2. Citibank, N.A.13,841
  3. Bloomberg, LP11,301
  4. Capgemini America Inc10,803
  5. Mckinsey & Company, Inc.9,130
  6. American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.8,898
  7. Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC8,031
  8. Morgan Stanley Services Group Inc.7,703
  9. Synechron, Inc.7,561
  10. Goldman, Sachs & Co.7,217
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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