H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs Northern Illinois University

A direct H-1B sponsorship comparison built from the same DOL Labor Condition Application data that drives every page on H1B Report. Total filings, outcome rates, top occupations and yearly demand side-by-side.

Entity A
COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
TXRank #2FEIN 13-3924155
Entity B
Northern Illinois University
ILRank #FEIN 36-6008480

Key metrics

All percentages are share of total LCAs filed by each sponsor.

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPNorthern Illinois University
Total filings128,852▲325
Certified %96.13%▲88.62%
Denied %0.28%▲0.62%
Withdrawn %2.23%4.31%
Cert-withdrawn %1.36%6.46%
Rank#2—
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateTXIL

Outcomes — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.1%, Cert-withdrawn 1.4%, Withdrawn 2.2%, Denied 0.3%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified96.1%
Cert-withdrawn1.4%
Withdrawn2.2%
Denied0.3%
Certified96.1%
Cert-withdrawn1.4%
Withdrawn2.2%
Denied0.3%

Outcomes — Northern Illinois University

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 88.6%, Cert-withdrawn 6.5%, Withdrawn 4.3%, Denied 0.6%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified88.6%
Cert-withdrawn6.5%
Withdrawn4.3%
Denied0.6%
Certified88.6%
Cert-withdrawn6.5%
Withdrawn4.3%
Denied0.6%

Yearly filing volume

Year-over-year H-1B demand for each sponsor.

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20101,476
FY20112,735
FY20121,772
FY20131,557
FY20142,189
FY20153,112
FY20164,612
FY20172,384
FY201812,460
FY201925,569
FY20203,117
FY202110,079
FY202213,705
FY202315,729
FY202411,437
FY202511,140
FY20265,779
Northern Illinois University
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY201027
FY201116
FY201230
FY201321
FY201416
FY201528
FY201618
FY201727
FY201830
FY201928
FY20201
FY20210
FY20220
FY20239
FY202422
FY202528
FY202624

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — Northern Illinois University

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