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Montana State University

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Montana State University. Filed 385 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MT headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

91.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

8.3%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Montana State University is a public research institution in Bozeman, Montana. The university has filed 385 H-1B petitions from 2010 through 2026, seeking to hire international talent primarily in academic and research roles.

In FY2026, Montana State filed 12 H-1B petitions with a 91.7% certification rate. Across its full filing history, the university has achieved a 29.61% overall certification rate, with no denials and minimal withdrawals (0.26%). This certification performance reflects the institutional dynamics of academic sponsorship, where many petitions may be filed speculatively or as part of recruitment pipelines.

The university's H-1B hiring concentrates in life and physical sciences. Biological Science Teachers lead the occupation mix with 68 filings, followed by Biochemists and Biophysicists (59 filings), Medical Scientists (37 filings), Physicists (13 filings), and Biological Technicians (13 filings). Filing volumes peaked in 2016 at 38 petitions and have ranged widely, from a low of 8 filings in 2022 to recent recovery in 2025–2026.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of Montana State 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	99.1%
Withdrawn	0.9%

Certified99.1%

Withdrawn0.9%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	68
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	59
3	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	37
4	19-2012	Physicists	13
5	19-4021	Biological Technicians	13
6	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	11
7	27-2022	Coaches and Scouts	7
8	19-2011	Astronomers	7
9	25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	7
10	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	7

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Physicists

Biological Technicians

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Coaches and Scouts

Astronomers

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

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	18
FY2011	31
FY2012	24
FY2013	32
FY2014	28
FY2015	29
FY2016	38
FY2017	31
FY2018	22
FY2019	17
FY2020	11
FY2021	22
FY2022	8
FY2023	11
FY2024	22
FY2025	29
FY2026	12

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