H-1B sponsorALFEIN 63-6001138Updated Jun 2026

The University of Alabama

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for The University of Alabama. Filed 666 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a AL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

78.3%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

2.2%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The University of Alabama is a major research and teaching institution in Alabama that sponsors H-1B petitions for specialized workers. In FY2026, the university filed 46 H-1B petitions with a 78.3% certification rate and no denials. Across its entire H-1B sponsorship history from 2010 to 2026, the university has filed 666 petitions with an overall 24.77% certification rate.

The university's H-1B positions are heavily concentrated in academic and research roles. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary account for 278 filings—the dominant role category. Biochemists and Biophysicists represent 66 filings, followed by Teaching Assistants (23), Physicians (18), and Computer Systems Analysts (15). This profile reflects a research university's need for faculty and postdoctoral researchers across STEM disciplines.

H-1B filing activity peaked in 2019 with 81 petitions, then dropped sharply through 2022 before recovering in 2024 and 2025. The recent FY2026 certification rate of 78.3% is significantly higher than the all-time rate of 24.77%, suggesting recent filings have faced fewer complications.

University of Alabama H-1B sponsor
H-1B academic positions
biological science faculty H-1B
university H-1B filings
Alabama research institution H-1B

H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	70.2%
Cert-withdrawn	28.1%
Withdrawn	1.7%

Certified70.2%

Cert-withdrawn28.1%

Withdrawn1.7%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	278
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	66
3	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	23
4	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	18
5	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	15
6	25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	14
7	15-2051	Data Scientists	14
8	17-2051	Civil Engineers	14
9	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	13
10	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	12

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

278

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Physicians, All Other

Computer Systems Analysts

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Data Scientists

Civil Engineers

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	39
FY2011	36
FY2012	35
FY2013	29
FY2014	44
FY2015	33
FY2016	36
FY2017	48
FY2018	50
FY2019	81
FY2020	5
FY2021	3
FY2022	1
FY2023	20
FY2024	93
FY2025	67
FY2026	46

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