H-1B sponsorPAFEIN 23-1352630Updated Jul 2026

Drexel University

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Drexel University. Filed 452 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a PA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

61.5%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Drexel University is a private research university based in Pennsylvania that has been an active H-1B sponsor for 16 years. Since 2010, the institution has filed 452 H-1B petitions with a 78.54% certification rate, 5.31% withdrawn, and 2.43% denied.

In FY2026, Drexel filed 13 H-1B petitions with a 61.5% certification rate. The university's H-1B sponsorship focuses overwhelmingly on academic and research positions. The top role is Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (135 filings), followed by Biochemists and Biophysicists (43 filings), Medical Scientists (37 filings), Biological Technicians (32 filings), and Education Teachers, Postsecondary (29 filings). This concentration reflects Drexel's emphasis on STEM faculty and research staff recruitment.

Filing volume peaked in 2019 at 49 petitions, then declined sharply through 2022 before recovering to 35 filings in 2024. The overall strong certification rate and role profile indicate consistent institutional compliance with H-1B program requirements for academic sponsorship.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Drexel 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	78.5%
Cert-withdrawn	13.7%
Withdrawn	5.3%
Denied	2.4%

Certified78.5%

Cert-withdrawn13.7%

Withdrawn5.3%

Denied2.4%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	135
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	43
3	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	37
4	19-4021	Biological Technicians	32
5	25-1081	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	29
6	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	21
7	19-2012	Physicists	14
8	15-1252	Software Developers	12
9	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	11
10	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	7

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

135

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Biological Technicians

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Physicists

Software Developers

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	39
FY2011	33
FY2012	33
FY2013	29
FY2014	35
FY2015	45
FY2016	21
FY2017	33
FY2018	39
FY2019	49
FY2020	1
FY2021	5
FY2022	3
FY2023	8
FY2024	35
FY2025	31
FY2026	13

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