H-1B sponsorNCFEIN 56-0532129Updated Jul 2026

Duke University

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Duke University. Filed 953 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

108

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

81.5%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.9%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Duke University is a private research university based in North Carolina that actively sponsors H-1B workers across research and academic roles. In fiscal year 2026, Duke filed 108 H-1B applications with an 81.5% certification rate, continuing a sharp increase from prior years.

Across all filings since 2010, Duke has submitted 953 labor condition applications with an 84.4% overall certification rate, 1.7% withdrawal rate, and less than 1% denial rate. The university's H-1B demand is concentrated in research and scientific roles: Medical Scientists (258 filings) dominate, followed by Biochemists and Biophysicists (194), Biological Science Teachers at the postsecondary level (130), Biological Technicians (59), and Physicists (43). This profile reflects Duke's emphasis on STEM research and graduate education.

Duke University H-1B sponsorship
Duke University prevailing wage
Duke medical scientists H-1B
Duke biochemists H-1B filings
Duke research staff H-1B

H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Duke 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	84.4%
Cert-withdrawn	13.0%
Withdrawn	1.7%
Denied	0.9%

Certified84.4%

Cert-withdrawn13.0%

Withdrawn1.7%

Denied0.9%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	258
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	194
3	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	130
4	19-4021	Biological Technicians	59
5	19-2012	Physicists	43
6	15-2041	Statisticians	30
7	11-9033	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	28
8	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	20
9	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	15
10	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	13

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

258

Biochemists and Biophysicists

194

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

130

Biological Technicians

Physicists

Statisticians

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Biological Scientists, All Other

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	42
FY2011	16
FY2012	8
FY2013	6
FY2014	17
FY2015	19
FY2016	14
FY2017	16
FY2018	17
FY2019	21
FY2020	17
FY2021	10
FY2022	7
FY2023	84
FY2024	273
FY2025	278
FY2026	108

Compare Duke University with another sponsor

Side-by-side view of KPIs, outcomes, top breakdowns and yearly trend.

Popular comparisons

INFOSYS LIMITED TATA CONSULTANCY SERVICES LIMITED COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS US CORP Deloitte Consulting LLP WIPRO LIMITED Microsoft Corporation

Explore by rank

Pre-built leaderboards for the most-asked questions.

Top 100 sponsors Cleanest sponsors All rankings

Understand the data

Definitions and methodology behind these H-1B figures.

What “certification rate” means How the prevailing wage works Common H-1B sponsorship questions How this data is built