H-1B sponsorVAFEIN 54-0836354Updated Jul 2026

George Mason University

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for George Mason University. Filed 646 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a VA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

62.1%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

3.4%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

George Mason University is a public research university in Virginia. In FY2026, the university filed 29 H-1B petitions with a 62.1% certification rate and no denials.

Since 2010, George Mason has filed 646 total H-1B petitions, with a 60.22% all-time certification rate, 4.95% withdrawn, and 3.25% denied. The university's H-1B sponsorship has been heavily concentrated in academic and research roles: biological science teachers account for 327 filings (over half of all petitions), followed by biochemists and biophysicists (65 filings), business teachers (44), agricultural sciences teachers (27), and medical scientists (22). This role mix reflects typical university hiring patterns for faculty and research staff on temporary visas.

Filing volume has fluctuated across the program's history, ranging from 6 petitions in 2022 to 65 in 2012, with recent years showing modest activity. The university's overall certification outcome aligns with institutional sponsors in higher education.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of George Mason 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	60.2%
Cert-withdrawn	31.6%
Withdrawn	5.0%
Denied	3.3%

Certified60.2%

Cert-withdrawn31.6%

Withdrawn5.0%

Denied3.3%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	327
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	65
3	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	44
4	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	27
5	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	22
6	25-1081	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	13
7	19-4021	Biological Technicians	12
8	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	12
9	15-1252	Software Developers	11
10	19-2011	Astronomers	9

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

327

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Software Developers

Astronomers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	38
FY2011	32
FY2012	65
FY2013	44
FY2014	44
FY2015	49
FY2016	29
FY2017	60
FY2018	46
FY2019	48
FY2022	6
FY2023	37
FY2024	56
FY2025	63
FY2026	29

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