H-1B sponsorNDFEIN 45-6002439Updated Jun 2026

NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY. Filed 558 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a ND headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

78.3%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

4.3%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

North Dakota State University is a public research institution in Fargo, North Dakota, and an active H-1B sponsor since 2010. In FY2026, the university filed 23 H-1B petitions with a certification rate of 78.3%, continuing a pattern of steady sponsorship across its academic and research operations.

Over 558 total filings since 2010, the university's H-1B hiring concentrates in research and teaching roles. Biochemists and Biophysicists lead with 74 filings, followed by Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (59 filings) and Biological Technicians (49 filings). Engineering and Business faculty roles round out the top five occupations. All-time, 22.04% of the university's petitions have been certified, with 2.51% withdrawn and none denied—a profile typical of academic institutions that file fewer petitions overall but maintain a stable compliance record.

Filing volume has fluctuated significantly, from a low of 3 petitions in 2020 to peaks of 63 in 2025 and 50 in 2018, reflecting changes in faculty recruitment and research funding cycles.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of NORTH DAKOTA 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	71.1%
Cert-withdrawn	20.8%
Withdrawn	8.1%

Certified71.1%

Cert-withdrawn20.8%

Withdrawn8.1%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	74
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	59
3	19-4021	Biological Technicians	49
4	25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	36
5	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	30
6	19-1013	Soil and Plant Scientists	29
7	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	23
8	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	19
9	19-2012	Physicists	15
10	19-1012	Food Scientists and Technologists	14

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Soil and Plant Scientists

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Physicists

Food Scientists and Technologists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	41
FY2011	41
FY2012	36
FY2013	45
FY2014	28
FY2015	48
FY2016	28
FY2017	38
FY2018	50
FY2019	30
FY2020	3
FY2021	15
FY2022	8
FY2023	14
FY2024	47
FY2025	63
FY2026	23

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