H-1B sponsorOHRank #149FEIN 31-6025986Updated Jun 2026

The Ohio State University

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for The Ohio State University. Filed 3,276 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a OH headquarters indicator.

Total filings

150

Rank #149 · FY2026

Certified

66.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

2.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The Ohio State University is a major research institution in Columbus, Ohio, and an active H-1B sponsor. In FY2026, the university filed 150 H-1B petitions with a 66.7% certification rate, 2% withdrawn, and no denials.

Across its filing history from 2010 to 2026, Ohio State has submitted 3,276 total H-1B petitions with a 19.93% all-time certification rate. The majority of petitions target research and academic roles: Biochemists and Biophysicists lead with 1,051 filings, followed by Biological Science Teachers (526 filings) and Health Specialties Teachers (503 filings). Physicists and other biological scientists round out the top occupations. Filing volume remained steady between 2010 and 2019 (160–283 petitions per year), then dropped sharply in 2020–2022 before recovering substantially in 2023–2025.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of The Ohio 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	75.3%
Cert-withdrawn	23.1%
Withdrawn	1.4%
Denied	0.2%

Certified75.3%

Cert-withdrawn23.1%

Withdrawn1.4%

Denied0.2%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	1,051
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	526
3	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	503
4	19-2012	Physicists	288
5	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	88
6	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	86
7	15-1252	Software Developers	81
8	19-4021	Biological Technicians	75
9	13-1151	Training and Development Specialists	70
10	25-1022	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	46

Biochemists and Biophysicists

1,051

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

526

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

503

Physicists

288

Biological Scientists, All Other

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Software Developers

Biological Technicians

Training and Development Specialists

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	247
FY2011	210
FY2012	283
FY2013	278
FY2014	263
FY2015	247
FY2016	266
FY2017	235
FY2018	160
FY2019	220
FY2020	2
FY2021	3
FY2022	6
FY2023	69
FY2024	320
FY2025	317
FY2026	150

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