H-1B sponsorMEFEIN 01-0211497Updated Jun 2026

Colby College

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Colby College. Filed 130 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a ME headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

85.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Colby College is a private liberal arts institution in Maine that sponsors H-1B visas for international faculty and academic professionals. In FY2026, the college filed 7 H-1B petitions with an 85.7% certification rate and no denials or withdrawals.

Since 2010, Colby has filed 130 H-1B petitions across 17 fiscal years, with a 42.31% all-time certification rate. The college's H-1B sponsorship focuses almost entirely on faculty roles: Foreign Language and Literature Teachers (22 filings) lead its hiring, followed by Economics Teachers (11), Mathematical Science Teachers (8), and smaller cohorts in Art, Drama, Music, and History instruction. Filing volume has fluctuated from a low of 2 petitions in 2014, 2020, and 2022 to peaks of 17 filings in both 2024 and 2025, indicating growing or variable faculty recruitment needs in recent years.

Colby College H-1B sponsor
H-1B college faculty hiring
H-1B Maine employer
college sponsorship petitions
H-1B academic positions

Outcome breakdown

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

Certified96.5%

Cert-withdrawn1.8%

Withdrawn1.8%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	22
2	25-1063	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	11
3	25-1022	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	8
4	25-1121	Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary	6
5	25-1125	History Teachers, Postsecondary	6
6	25-1062	Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	6
7	25-1123	English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	5
8	25-1054	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	3
9	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	3
10	25-9031	Instructional Coordinators	3

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary

History Teachers, Postsecondary

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary

English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Instructional Coordinators

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	9
FY2011	4
FY2012	10
FY2013	7
FY2014	2
FY2015	11
FY2016	6
FY2017	7
FY2018	8
FY2019	9
FY2020	2
FY2021	5
FY2022	2
FY2023	7
FY2024	17
FY2025	17
FY2026	7

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