H-1B sponsorPARank #81FEIN 23-1352685Updated Jun 2026

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania. Filed 4,826 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a PA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

234

Rank #81 · FY2026

Certified

62.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

5.1%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania is a research and education institution in Pennsylvania that actively sponsors H-1B workers. In FY2026, the university filed 234 H-1B petitions with a 62% certification rate, a significant increase from its historical all-time certification rate of 19.5%.

Since 2010, the university has submitted 4,826 total H-1B filings. Its workforce spans research, academic, and medical roles: the top positions are Biological Technicians (1,249 filings), Biochemists and Biophysicists (1,063 filings), and Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (365 filings), alongside Physicians and Medical Scientists. Petition volume remained steady between 2010 and 2019 (around 325–400 filings per year), then contracted sharply in 2020–2022 before recovering strongly in 2024 and 2025.

The university's denial rate stands at 0.12% all-time and 0% in FY2026, with minimal withdrawn petitions (1.1% historically, 5.1% in FY2026), indicating consistent approval outcomes for its H-1B applications.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	71.8%
Cert-withdrawn	23.7%
Withdrawn	4.1%
Denied	0.4%

Certified71.8%

Cert-withdrawn23.7%

Withdrawn4.1%

Denied0.4%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-4021	Biological Technicians	1,249
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	1,063
3	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	365
4	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	216
5	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	188
6	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	159
7	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	145
8	15-2051	Data Scientists	99
9	15-2041	Statisticians	95
10	15-1252	Software Developers	79

Biological Technicians

1,249

Biochemists and Biophysicists

1,063

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

365

Physicians, All Other

216

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

188

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

159

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

145

Data Scientists

Statisticians

Software Developers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	325
FY2011	339
FY2012	398
FY2013	371
FY2014	336
FY2015	331
FY2016	350
FY2017	356
FY2018	346
FY2019	363
FY2020	19
FY2021	22
FY2022	21
FY2023	122
FY2024	412
FY2025	481
FY2026	234

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