H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 27-0093858Updated Jul 2026

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, MERCED. Filed 155 disclosures between FY2011 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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

In FY2026, University of California, Merced filed 8 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate. Over its sponsorship history since 2011, the institution has filed 155 H-1B petitions total, with 88.39% certified and only 0.65% denied, demonstrating strong compliance and consistent approval outcomes.

UC Merced's H-1B hiring is concentrated in academic and research roles. Biological Science Teachers account for 46 filings (30% of volume), followed by Biochemists and Biophysicists with 37 filings (24%). Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists add 13 filings, with smaller numbers in Software Developers and Astronomers. This profile reflects the university's research mission in life sciences and STEM fields.

Filing volume has been moderate and variable, with a notable peak of 21 filings in 2019 and more recent activity of 17–18 filings in 2024–2025. Withdrawn petitions are rare (3.87% historically), indicating stable visa sponsorship commitment and limited attrition in approved cases.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	88.4%
Cert-withdrawn	7.1%
Withdrawn	3.9%
Denied	0.6%

Certified88.4%

Cert-withdrawn7.1%

Withdrawn3.9%

Denied0.6%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	46
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	37
3	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	13
4	15-1252	Software Developers	9
5	19-2011	Astronomers	6
6	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	6
7	25-1081	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	4
8	15-1253	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	3
9	15-2051	Data Scientists	3
10	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	2

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Software Developers

Astronomers

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers

Data Scientists

Biological Scientists, All Other

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2011	1
FY2012	13
FY2013	6
FY2014	10
FY2015	15
FY2016	10
FY2017	11
FY2018	12
FY2019	21
FY2021	7
FY2022	1
FY2023	5
FY2024	17
FY2025	18
FY2026	8

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