H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs Northwestern 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
Northwestern University
ILRank #138FEIN 36-2167817

Key metrics

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

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPNorthwestern University
Total filings128,852▲3,577
Certified %96.13%▲71.93%
Denied %0.28%▲1.76%
Withdrawn %2.23%4.72%
Cert-withdrawn %1.36%21.58%
Rank#2▲#138
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Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.1%, Cert-withdrawn 1.4%, Withdrawn 2.2%, Denied 0.3%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 — Northwestern University

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 71.9%, Cert-withdrawn 21.6%, Withdrawn 4.7%, Denied 1.8%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified71.9%
Cert-withdrawn21.6%
Withdrawn4.7%
Denied1.8%
Certified71.9%
Cert-withdrawn21.6%
Withdrawn4.7%
Denied1.8%

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
Northwestern University
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010294
FY2011237
FY2012266
FY2013220
FY2014261
FY2015243
FY2016214
FY2017257
FY2018237
FY2019252
FY20200
FY20217
FY20222
FY2023133
FY2024341
FY2025336
FY2026277

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — Northwestern University

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