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University of Colorado

Employer · Colorado, United States

Employer address
Colorado, United States
Applications on record
5,519
FY2025 applications
374
FY2026 to 30 June
287
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.9%
Median offered wage
$73,549
Most common occupation
Biological Scientists, All Other
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.9%of decided applications, last three years
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

University of Colorado appears in 5,519 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 374.

Applications by fiscal year — University of Colorado

187374FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
187374FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008201
FY2009223
FY2010247
FY2011215
FY2012309
FY2013263
FY2014255
FY2015336
FY2016345
FY2017328
FY2018318
FY2019325
FY2020222
FY2021247
FY2022328
FY2023353
FY2024343
FY2025374
FY2026*287
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*26918
FY202535717
FY202433310
FY202334013
FY20223199
FY202122027
FY202019923
FY201930025
FY201829127
FY201730622
FY201631728
FY201530927
FY201423619
FY201325013
FY201228128
FY20112078
FY201022126
FY20092158
FY20081956
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).

University of Colorado: applications by worksite state

1+2+3+3+6+
1+2+3+3+6+
Data table
StateApplications
CO5,458
NC8
TX8
MD6
AR5
MN4
CA3
OR3
VA3
MA3
PA3
KY3
CT2
MI2
RI1
Worksite states
  1. Colorado5,458
  2. North Carolina8
  3. Texas8
  4. Maryland6
  5. Arkansas5
  6. Minnesota4
  7. California3
  8. Oregon3
  9. Virginia3
  10. Massachusetts3
Worksite cities
  1. Boulder, CO2,629
  2. Aurora, CO2,059
  3. Denver, CO543
  4. Colorado Springs, CO183
  5. Grand Junction, CO9
  6. Broomfield, CO5
  7. Bentonville, AR5
  8. Louisville, KY3
  9. Baltimore, MD3
  10. Lone Tree, CO3
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 Other400
  2. Biochemists and Biophysicists390
  3. Physicists295
  4. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists288
  5. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary243
  6. Biological Technicians190
  7. Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary179
  8. Business Teachers, Postsecondary168
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Associate1,084
  2. Assistant Professor619
  3. Postdoctoral Fellow302
  4. Professional Research Assistant247
  5. Instructor163
  6. Research Instructor116
  7. Post Doctoral Fellow80
  8. Senior Research Associate65

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

Median $73,549; middle half $62,520 to $96,000 · median prevailing wage $63,627 (marker) · 939 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I451
  2. Level II257
  3. Level III153
  4. Level IV96
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. India51
  2. China39
  3. Canada24
  4. South Korea16
  5. El Salvador15
  6. Germany13
  7. United Kingdom12
  8. Italy10
  9. France9
  10. Australia8
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)

110219FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022
110219FY2009FY2011FY2013FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2022
Data table
FY200987
FY201077
FY201192
FY201275
FY201396
FY201478
FY201568
FY2016100
FY201868
FY2019109
FY2021160
FY2022219
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY202210901103
FY2021980622
FY2019484614
FY2018400282
FY2016360640
FY2015320361
FY2014330450
FY2013411552
FY2012420331
FY2011420502
FY2010451320
FY2009470401
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. Fredrikson & Byron, P.A.856
  2. Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.121
  3. Corporate Immigration Partners, P.C.11
  4. Stern & Curray LLC9
  5. Caplan and Earnest LLC1
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Colorado

University of Colorado has 5,519 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #1 of 2,383 sponsoring employers in Colorado and #153 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 6.88% of the applications filed by employers based in Colorado.

Rank in Colorado
1 of 2,383
Rank in the United States
153 of 168,030
Share of Colorado's applications
6.88%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Colorado
104
Largest sponsoring employers in Colorado
  1. University of Colorado5,519
  2. Ciber, Inc.3,563
  3. Dish Network LLC2,303
  4. Denver Public Schools District 11,502
  5. Western Union, LLC1,486
  6. Arcadis U.S., Inc.1,476
  7. Colorado State University1,389
  8. Arrow Electronics, Inc.1,331
  9. Alliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC1,227
  10. Charles Schwab and Company, Inc.1,061
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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