H-1B sponsorRIFEIN 05-0258809Updated May 2026

Brown University

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Brown University. Filed 311 disclosures between FY2020 and FY2025 from worksites with a RI headquarters indicator.

Total filings

311

Outside top-N

Certified

77.8%

unconditional approval

Withdrawn

3.5%

incl. cert-withdrawn

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate

Summary

Brown University is a private research institution based in Rhode Island that has emerged as an active H-1B sponsor. Between 2020 and 2025, the university filed 311 H-1B labor condition applications, with filings growing sharply from 10 in 2020 to 110 in 2025. Across this period, 77.81% of its H-1B applications were certified, 3.54% were withdrawn, and 0% were denied.

The university's H-1B sponsorship is concentrated in research and academic roles. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists lead the filing count with 38 petitions, followed by Biological Scientists, All Other (16 filings), and several faculty positions in mathematics and physics (12 and 11 filings respectively). Physicists account for 10 additional filings. This pattern reflects Brown's focus on recruiting advanced-degree talent for research and teaching positions in the sciences.

Brown University's high certification rate and zero denial rate indicate consistent alignment with H-1B requirements. The sustained growth in annual filings—particularly the nearly fivefold increase from 2021 to 2025—suggests expanding international recruitment in research and academic roles.

Brown University H-1B sponsor
Brown University H-1B filings
Brown University prevailing wage
medical scientists H-1B Rhode Island
research faculty H-1B sponsorship

Outcome breakdown

Share of Brown University’s LCAs by DOL case status.

Certified77.8%

Cert-withdrawn18.6%

Withdrawn3.5%

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Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	38
2	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	16
3	25-1022	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	12
4	25-1054	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	11
5	19-2012	Physicists	10
6	15-2051	Data Scientists	9
7	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	9
8	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	7
9	25-1063	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	6
10	19-1041	Epidemiologists	5

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Biological Scientists, All Other

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Physicists

Data Scientists

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Epidemiologists

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2020	10
FY2021	14
FY2022	23
FY2023	64
FY2024	90
FY2025	110

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