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W.M. Rice University

Employer · Texas, United States

Employer address
Texas, United States
Applications on record
1,185
FY2025 applications
122
FY2026 to 30 June
59
Programmes
LCA · PERM
Certified (last three years)
99.7%
Median offered wage
$74,000
Most common occupation
Chemists
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

W.M. Rice University appears in 1,185 applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor between fiscal 2008 and fiscal 2026 (to 30 June). In fiscal 2025 it filed 122.

Applications by fiscal year — W.M. Rice University

61122FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2014FY2016FY2018FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
61122FY2008FY2012FY2016FY2020FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY20082
FY20091
FY20106
FY20113
FY201245
FY201351
FY201468
FY201572
FY201690
FY201767
FY2018101
FY201984
FY202089
FY202185
FY202275
FY202375
FY202490
FY2025122
FY2026*59
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*536
FY20251148
FY2024819
FY2023714
FY2022687
FY2021823
FY2020863
FY2019768
FY2018956
FY2017661
FY2016864
FY2015684
FY2014644
FY2013465
FY2012432
FY201112
FY201006
FY200901
FY200802
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).

W.M. Rice University: applications by worksite state

1+1+2+2+5+
1+1+2+2+5+
Data table
StateApplications
TX1,161
MD9
CA5
IL3
OR2
NC2
NY1
GA1
FL1
Worksite states
  1. Texas1,161
  2. Maryland9
  3. California5
  4. Illinois3
  5. Oregon2
  6. North Carolina2
  7. New York1
  8. Georgia1
  9. Florida1
Worksite cities
  1. Houston, TX1,158
  2. Gaithersburg, MD9
  3. Batavia, IL3
  4. Hillsboro, OR2
  5. Sunnyvale, CA2
  6. Durham, NC2
  7. San Antonio, TX1
  8. Miami, FL1
  9. Los Angeles, CA1
  10. Irvington, NY1
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. Chemists108
  2. Physicists72
  3. Materials Scientists70
  4. Biochemists and Biophysicists68
  5. Business Teachers, Postsecondary61
  6. Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary48
  7. Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary39
  8. Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary38
Job titles on labor condition applications
  1. Postdoctoral Research Associate214
  2. Post Doctoral Research Associate108
  3. Research Scientist95
  4. Assistant Professor92
  5. Postdoctoral Associate51
  6. Lecturer30
  7. Post-doctoral Research Associate27
  8. Postdoctoral Fellow24

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

Median $74,000; middle half $63,100 to $106,090 · median prevailing wage $65,291 (marker) · 245 applications.

$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
$40k$65k$90k$115k$140k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I98
  2. Level II53
  3. Level III35
  4. Level IV62
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. China9
  2. India9
  3. Canada7
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)

4182FY2011FY2013FY2014FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023
4182FY2011FY2014FY2017FY2020FY2022FY2023
Data table
FY201154
FY201338
FY201451
FY201658
FY201760
FY201870
FY202082
FY202158
FY202257
FY202330
Fiscal yearInitial approvalsInitial denialsContinuing approvalsContinuing denials
FY2023150150
FY2022240332
FY2021262320
FY2020562261
FY2018540160
FY2017361241
FY2016440140
FY2014291220
FY2013201181
FY2011310230
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. Foster LLP688
  2. FosterQuan, LLP2
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Among employers in Texas

W.M. Rice University has 1,185 work visa applications on record (FY2008–FY2026), ranking #93 of 15,820 sponsoring employers in Texas and #1,061 of 168,030 in the United States; that is 0.09% of the applications filed by employers based in Texas.

Rank in Texas
93 of 15,820
Rank in the United States
1,061 of 168,030
Share of Texas's applications
0.09%
Employers in the same industry group (NAICS 611) in Texas
630
Largest sponsoring employers in Texas
  1. Infosys Limited249,552
  2. Cognizant Technology Solutions US Corp158,582
  3. Tech Mahindra (americas),inc.53,212
  4. Tesla, Inc.17,540
  5. Cognizant Technology Solutions U.S. Corporation16,060
  6. KPMG LLP12,376
  7. Oracle America, Inc.10,036
  8. Ericsson Inc.8,088
  9. Dallas Independent School District6,275
  10. AT&T Services, Inc.6,264
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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