H-1B sponsorOHFEIN 34-6002924Updated Jul 2026

The University of Akron

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for The University of Akron. Filed 276 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a OH 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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 University of Akron is a public research university in Ohio. In FY2026, the university filed 8 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate.

Overall, Akron has filed 276 H-1B petitions since 2010, with an 88.77% certification rate and 5.07% withdrawal rate. The university's H-1B sponsorship has centered on faculty and research positions: Biological Science Teachers (49 filings) and Medical Scientists (39 filings) lead the role mix, followed by Business Teachers (26), Engineering Teachers (24), and Biological Technicians (14). Filing activity peaked early in the program's history, averaging 25–40 petitions annually from 2010–2018, then declined sharply through 2020 before resuming at modest levels in recent years.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	88.8%
Cert-withdrawn	1.8%
Withdrawn	5.1%
Denied	4.3%

Certified88.8%

Cert-withdrawn1.8%

Withdrawn5.1%

Denied4.3%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	49
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	39
3	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	26
4	25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	24
5	19-4021	Biological Technicians	14
6	27-2022	Coaches and Scouts	13
7	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	13
8	25-1081	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	11
9	19-2032	Materials Scientists	10
10	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	7

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Coaches and Scouts

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Materials Scientists

Computer 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	40
FY2011	39
FY2012	33
FY2013	22
FY2014	16
FY2015	22
FY2016	18
FY2017	20
FY2018	20
FY2019	9
FY2020	1
FY2023	1
FY2024	9
FY2025	18
FY2026	8

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