H-1B sponsorCAFEIN 94-1539563Updated Jul 2026

University of California, Santa Cruz

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of California, Santa Cruz. Filed 427 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a CA headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

93.8%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

University of California, Santa Cruz is a public research university in California that sponsors H-1B visa petitions for international faculty and researchers. In fiscal year 2026, the university filed 16 H-1B petitions with a 93.8% certification rate.

Since 2010, UC Santa Cruz has filed 427 H-1B petitions across 17 years, with a cumulative certified rate of 72.13%. The employer's petition volume peaked around 2018–2019 (37–42 filings annually) before declining sharply in 2020–2022, then recovering in 2024 with 48 petitions. Denials account for 6.79% of all filings and withdrawals for 4.45%.

The university's H-1B sponsorship is heavily concentrated in academic and research roles. The top occupations are Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary (106 filings), Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (85), and Biochemists and Biophysicists (79). Software Developers represent a smaller share at 24 filings, reflecting the institution's research and teaching mission.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	72.1%
Cert-withdrawn	16.6%
Withdrawn	4.5%
Denied	6.8%

Certified72.1%

Cert-withdrawn16.6%

Withdrawn4.5%

Denied6.8%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by University of California, Santa Cruz across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	106
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	85
3	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	79
4	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	33
5	15-1252	Software Developers	24
6	19-4021	Biological Technicians	12
7	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	9
8	13-1151	Training and Development Specialists	7
9	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	6
10	19-2011	Astronomers	6

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

106

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Biological Scientists, All Other

Software Developers

Biological Technicians

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Training and Development Specialists

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Astronomers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	39
FY2011	23
FY2012	29
FY2013	26
FY2014	30
FY2015	26
FY2016	26
FY2017	34
FY2018	42
FY2019	37
FY2020	2
FY2021	4
FY2022	4
FY2023	7
FY2024	48
FY2025	34
FY2026	16

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