H-1B sponsorNCUpdated Jul 2026

DUKE UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL CENTER

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for DUKE UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL CENTER. Filed 1,963 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2021 from worksites with a NC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2021

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2021

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2021

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2021

Summary

Duke University and Medical Center is a major research and academic institution in North Carolina. In FY2021, the university filed 7 H-1B petitions, all certified. Across its entire H-1B sponsorship history from 2010 to 2021, Duke submitted 1,963 total filings with a 78.45% certification rate, 2.34% withdrawn, and 4.23% denied.

Duke's H-1B workforce is heavily concentrated in research and scientific roles. Medical Scientists (except epidemiologists) account for 746 filings, followed by Biochemists and Biophysicists (298), Biological Technicians (205), and Biological Science Teachers at the postsecondary level (190). This composition reflects the university's emphasis on life sciences research and academic instruction.

Filing volume peaked in 2012 with 281 petitions and generally declined over the subsequent decade. The sharp drop to single digits in 2020–2021 likely reflects pandemic-related disruptions and changes in international hiring patterns during that period.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of DUKE UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL CENTER’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	78.4%
Cert-withdrawn	15.0%
Withdrawn	2.3%
Denied	4.2%

Certified78.4%

Cert-withdrawn15.0%

Withdrawn2.3%

Denied4.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by DUKE UNIVERSITY AND MEDICAL CENTER across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	746
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	298
3	19-4021	Biological Technicians	205
4	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	190
5	19-2012	Physicists	102
6	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	94
7	15-2041	Statisticians	51
8	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	48
9	11-9033	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	39
10	27-2022	Coaches and Scouts	21

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

746

Biochemists and Biophysicists

298

Biological Technicians

205

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

190

Physicists

102

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Statisticians

Biological Scientists, All Other

Education Administrators, Postsecondary

Coaches and Scouts

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	229
FY2011	241
FY2012	281
FY2013	196
FY2014	192
FY2015	145
FY2016	168
FY2017	165
FY2018	154
FY2019	180
FY2020	5
FY2021	7

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