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The University of Chicago

Employer · Illinois, United States

Employer address
Illinois, United States
Applications on record
5,250
FY2025 applications
365
FY2026 to 30 June
265
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.8%
Median offered wage
$76,850
Most common occupation
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.8%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

The University of Chicago appears in 5,250 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 365.

Applications by fiscal year — The University of Chicago

183365FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
183365FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008281
FY2009247
FY2010307
FY2011224
FY2012202
FY2013203
FY2014256
FY2015268
FY2016303
FY2017259
FY2018281
FY2019317
FY2020233
FY2021248
FY2022304
FY2023326
FY2024361
FY2025365
FY2026*265
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*24817
FY202534421
FY202434120
FY20233233
FY202229014
FY20212408
FY20202267
FY201929522
FY201826516
FY201724415
FY20162949
FY201525810
FY201424313
FY201319013
FY201218319
FY201120024
FY201027928
FY200923116
FY200826714
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).

The University of Chicago: applications by worksite state

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1+2+2+3+9+
Data table
StateApplications
IL5,184
WI15
NY11
CA9
IN5
WA4
PA3
TX3
NJ3
OH2
CT2
NM2
DC2
GA2
MA1
Worksite states
  1. Illinois5,184
  2. Wisconsin15
  3. New York11
  4. California9
  5. Indiana5
  6. Washington4
  7. Pennsylvania3
  8. Texas3
  9. New Jersey3
  10. Ohio2
Worksite cities
  1. Chicago, IL5,128
  2. Lemont, IL21
  3. New York City, NY8
  4. Burr Ridge, IL4
  5. Merrillville, IN4
  6. Aurora, IL4
  7. San Diego, CA3
  8. Lacey, WA3
  9. Madison, WI2
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. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists749
  2. Biological Scientists, All Other432
  3. Biochemists and Biophysicists330
  4. Chemists189
  5. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary183
  6. Biological Technicians180
  7. Physicists177
  8. Economists177
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Scholar1,320
  2. Assistant Professor407
  3. Research Professional262
  4. Staff Scientist159
  5. Research Professional Associate112
  6. L.E. Dickson Instructor86
  7. Research Technologist86
  8. Research Professional 180

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

Median $76,850; middle half $65,000 to $97,256 · median prevailing wage $63,398 (marker) · 916 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I442
  2. Level II269
  3. Level III98
  4. Level IV77
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. Canada31
  2. India29
  3. Germany27
  4. China20
  5. Italy13
  6. Russia9
  7. France9
  8. South Korea7
  9. Taiwan7
  10. Israel7
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)

116231FY2010FY2011FY2014FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
116231FY2010FY2014FY2017FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY2010149
FY2011202
FY2014156
FY2015160
FY2017179
FY2019218
FY2020195
FY2021223
FY2022231
FY2023100
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023580421
FY20221430884
FY20211251982
FY20201170782
FY201911831004
FY2017950843
FY2015922680
FY2014720841
FY20119001120
FY2010840652
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. Kempster, Corcoran, Quiceno & Lenz-Calvo, Ltd504
  2. Kempster, Corcoran, Quiceno LenzCalvo, Ltd42
  3. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP4
  4. Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Illinois

The University of Chicago has 5,250 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #8 of 7,029 sponsoring employers in Illinois and #173 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.86% of the applications filed by employers based in Illinois.

Rank in Illinois
8 of 7,029
Rank in the United States
173 of 168,030
Share of Illinois's applications
0.86%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Illinois
234
Largest sponsoring employers in Illinois
  1. Accenture LLP80,805
  2. Capgemini America Inc60,859
  3. JPMORGAN Chase & Co.45,147
  4. University of Illinois7,712
  5. Capgemini Financial Services USA Inc7,300
  6. Yash Technologies, Inc.5,426
  7. Northwestern University5,294
  8. The University of Chicago5,250
  9. Caterpillar Inc.5,182
  10. Capgemini U.S. LLC5,047
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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