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University of Maryland College Park

Employer · Maryland, United States

Employer address
Maryland, United States
Applications on record
7,823
FY2025 applications
538
FY2026 to 30 June
405
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median offered wage
$86,000
Most common occupation
Biochemists and Biophysicists
H-1B dependent (as declared)
No
Certified99.7%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 Maryland College Park appears in 7,823 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 538.

Applications by fiscal year — University of Maryland College Park

269538FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
269538FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY2008252
FY2009354
FY2010515
FY2011479
FY2012430
FY2013448
FY2014453
FY2015358
FY2016393
FY2017331
FY2018373
FY2019390
FY2020366
FY2021346
FY2022419
FY2023493
FY2024480
FY2025538
FY2026*405
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*38124
FY202551424
FY202445822
FY202347617
FY20224136
FY202132521
FY202035511
FY201937614
FY201835617
FY201731714
FY201637122
FY201534216
FY201444112
FY201343612
FY20124228
FY20114709
FY201046847
FY200933321
FY200823616
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 Maryland College Park: applications by worksite state

2+3+4+4+9+
2+3+4+4+9+
Data table
StateApplications
MD7,747
CO9
IL9
CA9
SC7
AL4
OR4
WA4
NJ4
NY4
TN3
MA3
ME3
VA3
TX2
Worksite states
  1. Maryland7,747
  2. Colorado9
  3. Illinois9
  4. California9
  5. South Carolina7
  6. Alabama4
  7. Oregon4
  8. Washington4
  9. New Jersey4
  10. New York4
Worksite cities
  1. College Park, MD3,060
  2. Baltimore, MD2,875
  3. Towson, MD373
  4. Gaithersburg, MD340
  5. Greenbelt, MD277
  6. Salisbury, MD183
  7. Princess Anne, MD92
  8. Rockville, MD87
  9. Bowie, MD76
  10. Riverdale, MD74
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. Biochemists and Biophysicists892
  2. Physicists501
  3. Business Teachers, Postsecondary361
  4. Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary338
  5. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists334
  6. Atmospheric and Space Scientists292
  7. Biological Scientists, All Other285
  8. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary217
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Research Associate1,224
  2. Assistant Professor1,032
  3. Postdoctoral Fellow813
  4. Post-doctoral Associate602
  5. Assistant Research Scientist469
  6. Faculty Research Assistant204
  7. Lecturer129
  8. Assistant Research Professor124

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

Median $86,000; middle half $70,000 to $111,261 · median prevailing wage $63,253 (marker) · 1,290 applications.

$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
$60k$85k$110k$135k$160k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I921
  2. Level II185
  3. Level III201
  4. Level IV38
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. China56
  2. India40
  3. South Korea35
  4. Canada18
  5. Iran11
  6. Turkey9
  7. Taiwan7
  8. Japan6
  9. Italy6
  10. Brazil5
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)

148296FY2009FY2010FY2011FY2012FY2013FY2014FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
148296FY2009FY2012FY2015FY2018FY2021FY2023
Data table
FY2009173
FY201013
FY2011207
FY201215
FY201313
FY201491
FY2015138
FY2016146
FY2017125
FY2018180
FY2019257
FY2020283
FY2021256
FY2022296
FY2023120
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023801403
FY202214811488
FY202113801184
FY202013461494
FY2019133512410
FY20181001801
FY2017721531
FY2016620842
FY2015790590
FY2014473441
FY20137061
FY20128070
FY20119501121
FY20106071
FY2009771963
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. Fragomen, Del Rey, Bernsen & Loewy, LLP571
  2. Taylor & Ryan, LLC87
  3. Robinson Kirlew & Associates, P.C.51
  4. Miles & Stockbridge P.C.10
  5. Law Office of Sharon D. Alexander6
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Maryland

University of Maryland College Park has 7,823 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #2 of 3,417 sponsoring employers in Maryland and #95 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 2.31% of the applications filed by employers based in Maryland.

Rank in Maryland
2 of 3,417
Rank in the United States
95 of 168,030
Share of Maryland's applications
2.31%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Maryland
127
Largest sponsoring employers in Maryland
  1. Tata Consultancy Services Limited180,382
  2. University of Maryland College Park7,823
  3. Johns Hopkins University7,496
  4. National Institutes of Health, HHS5,863
  5. Infinite Computer Solutions, Inc.4,477
  6. Howard Hughes Medical Institute3,190
  7. Baltimore City Public School System3,108
  8. Government Employees Insurance Company2,882
  9. Hughes Network Systems LLC2,532
  10. Prince George's County Public Schools2,004
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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