H-1B sponsorALFEIN 63-6005396Updated Jun 2026

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Filed 1,550 disclosures between FY2017 and FY2026 from worksites with a AL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

115

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

68.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

1.7%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The University of Alabama at Birmingham is a major research and academic medical center based in Alabama. In FY2026, UAB filed 115 H-1B petitions with a 68.7% certification rate, continuing its active participation in the H-1B program.

Since 2017, UAB has filed 1,550 H-1B petitions across a decade-long span. Filing volume was steady through 2019, dropped sharply during 2020–2022, then rebounded significantly in 2023–2025 before declining to 115 in FY2026. Overall, 39.48% of UAB's petitions have been certified, 1.87% withdrawn, and 0.06% denied.

UAB's H-1B hiring is heavily concentrated in academic and scientific roles. Biological Science Teachers (Postsecondary) dominate with 447 filings, followed by Medical Scientists (262 filings), Biochemists and Biophysicists (122 filings), Physicians (97 filings), and Atmospheric and Space Scientists (73 filings). This profile reflects the institution's emphasis on faculty recruitment and biomedical research.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	58.9%
Cert-withdrawn	38.2%
Withdrawn	2.8%
Denied	0.1%

Certified58.9%

Cert-withdrawn38.2%

Withdrawn2.8%

Denied0.1%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	447
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	262
3	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	122
4	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	97
5	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	73
6	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	68
7	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	58
8	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	36
9	15-1221	Computer and Information Research Scientists	35
10	15-2051	Data Scientists	33

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

447

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

262

Biochemists and Biophysicists

122

Physicians, All Other

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Biological Scientists, All Other

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer and Information Research Scientists

Data Scientists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2017	75
FY2018	203
FY2019	233
FY2020	13
FY2021	12
FY2022	16
FY2023	124
FY2024	375
FY2025	384
FY2026	115

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