H1B Report
Side-by-side comparison

COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP vs Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State 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
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
VARank #FEIN 54-6001805

Key metrics

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

MetricCOGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORPVirginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Total filings128,852▲1,929
Certified %96.13%▲81.44%
Denied %0.28%▲0.67%
Withdrawn %2.23%1.81%
Cert-withdrawn %1.36%16.07%
Rank#2—
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateTXVA

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Outcome breakdown: Certified 96.1%, Cert-withdrawn 1.4%, Withdrawn 2.2%, Denied 0.3%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 — Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 81.4%, Cert-withdrawn 16.1%, Withdrawn 1.8%, Denied 0.7%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified81.4%
Cert-withdrawn16.1%
Withdrawn1.8%
Denied0.7%
Certified81.4%
Cert-withdrawn16.1%
Withdrawn1.8%
Denied0.7%

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
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010129
FY2011145
FY2012166
FY2013132
FY2014133
FY2015128
FY201699
FY2017111
FY2018116
FY2019120
FY20207
FY20217
FY20227
FY202356
FY2024153
FY2025257
FY2026163

Top 5 occupations — COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP

Top 5 occupations — Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University

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