H-1B sponsorDCFEIN 52-0880375Updated Jul 2026

The Urban Institute

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for The Urban Institute. Filed 76 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a DC 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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 Urban Institute is a nonpartisan research organization headquartered in Washington, DC. Since 2010, it has filed 76 H-1B petitions, with an all-time certification rate of 84.21%, withdrawn rate of 10.53%, and denial rate of 2.63%.

In FY2026, the organization filed 6 H-1B petitions, all of which were certified. The role mix is heavily concentrated in research and scientific occupations: Biological Technicians account for 27 filings (the largest category), followed by Financial and Investment Analysts (12 filings), Biochemists and Biophysicists (7 filings), and Software Developers (7 filings). Medical Scientists comprise 4 additional filings. This pattern reflects the Institute's focus on empirical research and policy analysis across social science, economics, and life sciences domains.

H-1B activity peaked in 2019 with 13 filings and has remained modest in recent years, indicating selective and focused use of the visa program to augment specialized research expertise.

The Urban Institute H-1B sponsor
Urban Institute visa filings
biological technicians H-1B
research organization visa petitions
DC employer H-1B certification

H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	84.2%
Cert-withdrawn	2.6%
Withdrawn	10.5%
Denied	2.6%

Certified84.2%

Cert-withdrawn2.6%

Withdrawn10.5%

Denied2.6%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-4021	Biological Technicians	27
2	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	12
3	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	7
4	15-1252	Software Developers	7
5	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4
6	15-2051	Data Scientists	4
7	19-4061	Social Science Research Assistants	2
8	15-1242	Database Administrators	2
9	19-3011	Economists	1
10	15-1251	Computer Programmers	1

Biological Technicians

Financial and Investment Analysts

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Software Developers

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Data Scientists

Social Science Research Assistants

Database Administrators

Economists

Computer Programmers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	5
FY2011	1
FY2012	1
FY2013	7
FY2014	2
FY2015	5
FY2016	7
FY2017	4
FY2018	5
FY2019	13
FY2022	4
FY2023	1
FY2024	7
FY2025	8
FY2026	6

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