H-1B sponsorTNFEIN 62-6001636Updated Jun 2026

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE. Filed 1,689 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a TN headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

89.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

1.1%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

1.1%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The University of Tennessee is a public research university in Tennessee and an active H-1B sponsor. In FY2026, it filed 87 H-1B petitions with a 89.7% certification rate, reflecting strong approval outcomes for that year.

Since 2010, the university has filed 1,689 total H-1B petitions with a 30.2% overall certification rate and minimal denials (0.3%). Filing activity remained steady through 2019 (averaging 110–125 petitions annually), dropped sharply during 2020–2022, then resumed growth from 2023 onward, reaching 243 filings in FY2025.

The university's H-1B petitions concentrate in research and teaching roles: Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (606 filings), Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (525 filings), Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (83 filings), Biological Technicians (81 filings), and Biochemists and Biophysicists (61 filings). This profile reflects its focus on recruiting international talent for research and academic positions in life sciences.

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Outcome breakdown

Share of THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE’s LCAs by DOL case status, all fiscal years. Use the year filter above for a single-year breakdown.

Certified88.2%

Cert-withdrawn8.5%

Withdrawn2.4%

Denied0.9%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	606
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	525
3	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	83
4	19-4021	Biological Technicians	81
5	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	61
6	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	25
7	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	18
8	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	18
9	19-2012	Physicists	16
10	25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	14

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

606

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

525

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Physicists

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	123
FY2011	90
FY2012	127
FY2013	125
FY2014	117
FY2015	79
FY2016	122
FY2017	115
FY2018	103
FY2019	110
FY2020	5
FY2021	6
FY2022	4
FY2023	31
FY2024	202
FY2025	243
FY2026	87

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