H-1B sponsorPAFEIN 25-0969449Updated Jul 2026

Carnegie Mellon University

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Carnegie Mellon University. Filed 1,509 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a PA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

88.3%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

3.3%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Carnegie Mellon University is a private research university headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. In FY2026, it filed 60 H-1B petitions with an 88.3% certification rate, 3.3% withdrawn, and 0% denied.

Since 2010, Carnegie Mellon has been an active H-1B sponsor with 1,509 total filings and an all-time 82.31% certification rate. Its H-1B workforce spans research and academic roles, with medical scientists (384 filings) and biological science teachers (176 filings) as the dominant occupations, followed by software developers (101 filings), biochemists and biophysicists (89 filings), and atmospheric and space scientists (74 filings). Filing volume peaked between 2017 and 2019, declined sharply during 2020–2022, and has rebounded since 2023.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Carnegie Mellon 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	82.3%
Cert-withdrawn	13.4%
Withdrawn	2.8%
Denied	1.5%

Certified82.3%

Cert-withdrawn13.4%

Withdrawn2.8%

Denied1.5%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	384
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	176
3	15-1252	Software Developers	101
4	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	89
5	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	74
6	19-4021	Biological Technicians	71
7	17-2199	Engineers, All Other	51
8	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	51
9	19-2012	Physicists	49
10	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	37

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

384

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

176

Software Developers

101

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Biological Technicians

Engineers, All Other

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Physicists

Computer Systems Analysts

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	95
FY2011	109
FY2012	115
FY2013	110
FY2014	90
FY2015	105
FY2016	112
FY2017	130
FY2018	124
FY2019	116
FY2020	5
FY2021	10
FY2022	6
FY2023	51
FY2024	139
FY2025	132
FY2026	60

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