H-1B sponsorTNFEIN 62-6001636Updated Jul 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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 that sponsors H-1B petitions for specialized academic and research roles. In fiscal year 2026, the university filed 87 H-1B petitions with an 89.7% certification rate, continuing a resurgence after minimal filings from 2020–2022.

Since 2010, the university has filed 1,689 total H-1B petitions with a 68% certification rate, 3% withdrawal rate, and 2% denial rate. The majority of positions are research and teaching roles: Medical Scientists Except Epidemiologists (606 filings), Biological Science Teachers Postsecondary (525 filings), Health Specialties Teachers (83 filings), Biological Technicians (81 filings), and Biochemists and Biophysicists (61 filings). Filing volume peaked around 2010–2016, declined sharply through 2022, then increased substantially in 2024–2025 before moderating in 2026.

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H-1B 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.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	68.3%
Cert-withdrawn	26.6%
Withdrawn	3.0%
Denied	2.2%

Certified68.3%

Cert-withdrawn26.6%

Withdrawn3.0%

Denied2.2%

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	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	18
8	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	18
9	19-2012	Physicists	16
10	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	14

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

606

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

525

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Physicists

Physicians, All Other

H-1B 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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