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Side-by-side comparison

Iowa State University of Science and Technology vs Microsoft Corporation

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 B
Microsoft Corporation
WARank #5FEIN 91-1144442

Key metrics

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

MetricIowa State University of Science and TechnologyMicrosoft Corporation
Total filings1,79972,912
Certified %82.49%94.30%
Denied %0.72%0.15%
Withdrawn %2.28%0.69%
Cert-withdrawn %14.51%4.85%
Rank#5
Active yearsFY2010–FY2026FY2010–FY2026
Worksite stateIAWA

Outcomes — Iowa State University of Science and Technology

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 82.5%, Cert-withdrawn 14.5%, Withdrawn 2.3%, Denied 0.7%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified82.5%
Cert-withdrawn14.5%
Withdrawn2.3%
Denied0.7%
Certified82.5%
Cert-withdrawn14.5%
Withdrawn2.3%
Denied0.7%

Outcomes — Microsoft Corporation

DOL case-status mix.

Outcome breakdown: Certified 94.3%, Cert-withdrawn 4.9%, Withdrawn 0.7%, Denied 0.2%
Outcome breakdown
OutcomeShare
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%
Certified94.3%
Cert-withdrawn4.9%
Withdrawn0.7%
Denied0.2%

Yearly filing volume

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

Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY2010158
FY2011114
FY2012135
FY2013107
FY2014148
FY2015136
FY2016127
FY2017127
FY2018117
FY2019113
FY20200
FY202116
FY20225
FY202347
FY2024160
FY2025174
FY2026115
Microsoft Corporation
Time series: 17 points from FY2010 to FY2026
Time series
PeriodValue
FY20104,407
FY20114,184
FY20124,005
FY20133,832
FY20143,674
FY20154,476
FY20164,919
FY20174,884
FY20185,457
FY20196,000
FY202051
FY2021110
FY2022150
FY20232,791
FY20249,492
FY20259,362
FY20265,118

Top 5 occupations — Iowa State University of Science and Technology

Top 5 occupations — Microsoft Corporation

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