H-1B sponsorDCFEIN 53-0196584Updated Jun 2026

The George Washington University

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for The George Washington University. Filed 261 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a DC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The George Washington University is a private research institution based in Washington, DC. In FY2026, the university filed 6 H-1B petitions and achieved a 100% certification rate with no withdrawals or denials.

Since 2010, George Washington has filed 261 H-1B petitions, with peak activity in 2019 (29 filings). The university's hiring focuses on academic and research positions: the top roles include Biochemists and Biophysicists (28 filings), Business Teachers, Postsecondary (25), Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (24), Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary (21), and Medical Scientists (21). Overall certification rate across all years stands at 29.12%, with no denied or withdrawn cases.

Filing volume declined sharply from 2019 to 2022 before rebounding in 2024–2025, reflecting broader fluctuations in academic hiring and visa availability.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of The George Washington University’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Certified100.0%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	28
2	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	25
3	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	24
4	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	21
5	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	21
6	19-2012	Physicists	19
7	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	13
8	25-1022	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	12
9	25-1054	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	11
10	25-1063	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	9

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Physicists

Biological Scientists, All Other

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	17
FY2011	11
FY2012	18
FY2013	18
FY2014	12
FY2015	18
FY2016	24
FY2017	22
FY2018	16
FY2019	29
FY2020	1
FY2021	4
FY2022	3
FY2023	7
FY2024	27
FY2025	28
FY2026	6

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