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THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY AT BUFFALO STATE

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY AT BUFFALO STATE. Filed 373 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2021 from worksites with a NY headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2021

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2021

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2021

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2021

Summary

The Research Foundation for SUNY at Buffalo State is a research institution in New York that serves as an H-1B sponsor for specialized scientific and technical roles. In FY2021, the organization filed 2 H-1B petitions, both certified. Across its filing history from 2010 to 2021, the foundation submitted 373 total petitions with a 77.21% certification rate, 3.22% denial rate, and 0.8% withdrawn rate.

The foundation's H-1B hiring centers heavily on research science roles. Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists account for 179 filings (48%), followed by Physicists with 80 filings (21%) and Biological Technicians with 39 filings (10%). A smaller volume of technology roles appear, including 18 petitions for Computer and Information Research Scientists and 9 for Software Developers. This composition reflects the institution's research-focused mission.

Filing activity peaked in 2010 with 46 petitions and remained relatively stable through 2017, averaging 35–44 filings annually, before declining significantly in 2018–2019 and dropping to 2 filings by 2021.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY AT BUFFALO STATE’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	77.2%
Cert-withdrawn	18.8%
Withdrawn	0.8%
Denied	3.2%

Certified77.2%

Cert-withdrawn18.8%

Withdrawn0.8%

Denied3.2%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by THE RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR SUNY AT BUFFALO STATE across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	179
2	19-2012	Physicists	80
3	19-4021	Biological Technicians	39
4	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	18
5	15-1252	Software Developers	9
6	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	8
7	15-1251	Computer Programmers	7
8	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	6
9	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	5
10	11-9121	Natural Sciences Managers	4

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

179

Physicists

Biological Technicians

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Software Developers

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Computer Programmers

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Natural Sciences Managers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	46
FY2011	39
FY2012	40
FY2013	32
FY2014	33
FY2015	37
FY2016	44
FY2017	39
FY2018	31
FY2019	30
FY2021	2

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