H-1B sponsorRIFEIN 05-0258809Updated Jun 2026

Brown University

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Brown University. Filed 1,057 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a RI headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

64.1%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

4.7%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Brown University is a private research university in Rhode Island that actively sponsors H-1B workers for specialized research and teaching roles. In FY2026, the university filed 64 H-1B petitions with a 64.1% certification rate, up significantly from its historical 26.77% all-time certification rate across 1,057 total filings since 2010.

The university's H-1B sponsorship focuses heavily on scientific and academic positions. Medical Scientists (Except Epidemiologists) comprise the largest category with 266 filings, followed by Biological Science Teachers at 78 filings and Biological Technicians at 64 filings. This emphasis on life sciences, mathematics, and research roles reflects Brown's strength as a research institution. Filing volume peaked at 94 petitions in 2012 before declining through the mid-2010s, with a recovery beginning in 2023 and reaching 110 filings in FY2025.

Brown's denial rate remains zero across all years, and withdrawals are minimal (4.7% in FY2026), indicating strong petition quality and completion rates. The recent uptick in filings and certification suggests renewed recruitment of international talent for research and academic positions.

Brown University H-1B sponsor
H-1B medical scientists Rhode Island
Brown University visa filings
H-1B research positions Brown
H-1B biological sciences Rhode Island

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Brown University’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	75.5%
Cert-withdrawn	20.8%
Withdrawn	3.7%

Certified75.5%

Cert-withdrawn20.8%

Withdrawn3.7%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by Brown University across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	266
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	78
3	19-4021	Biological Technicians	64
4	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	44
5	25-1022	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	42
6	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	40
7	33-3021	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	29
8	25-1054	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	24
9	19-2012	Physicists	23
10	25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	21

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

266

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Biological Scientists, All Other

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Physicists

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

H-1B filings by fiscal year

Year-over-year H-1B filing volume — a hiring-demand signal, not headcount.

Year	Filings
FY2010	81
FY2011	74
FY2012	94
FY2013	81
FY2014	63
FY2015	80
FY2016	56
FY2017	46
FY2018	46
FY2019	61
FY2020	10
FY2021	14
FY2022	23
FY2023	64
FY2024	90
FY2025	110
FY2026	64

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