H-1B sponsorFLFEIN 59-2924021Updated Jul 2026

UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. Filed 672 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a FL headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

86.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

University of Central Florida is a major public research university in Florida that actively sponsors H-1B workers, particularly in academic and scientific roles.

Since 2010, UCF has filed 672 H-1B petitions with a strong 83.78% certification rate and low denial and withdrawal rates (1.19% and 1.34% respectively). In FY2026, the university filed 15 petitions with 86.7% certified, reflecting renewed activity after minimal filings in 2021–2023. The institution's H-1B sponsorship focuses heavily on faculty and specialized researchers: Biological Science Teachers (278 filings) dominate, followed by Medical Scientists (73), Health Specialties Teachers (45), Biochemists and Biophysicists (36), and Biological Technicians (28). This profile reflects UCF's emphasis on life sciences, medical, and biological research and instruction.

Historically, UCF maintained steady filing volume of 48–67 petitions annually through 2019, then saw a sharp drop during 2021–2023 before ramping back up to 52 and 59 filings in 2024–2025.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	83.8%
Cert-withdrawn	13.7%
Withdrawn	1.3%
Denied	1.2%

Certified83.8%

Cert-withdrawn13.7%

Withdrawn1.3%

Denied1.2%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	278
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	73
3	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	45
4	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	36
5	19-4021	Biological Technicians	28
6	15-1242	Database Administrators	21
7	19-2012	Physicists	18
8	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	17
9	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	15
10	19-2011	Astronomers	12

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

278

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Biological Technicians

Database Administrators

Physicists

Biological Scientists, All Other

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	49
FY2011	49
FY2012	51
FY2013	49
FY2014	48
FY2015	49
FY2016	54
FY2017	63
FY2018	55
FY2019	67
FY2021	2
FY2022	3
FY2023	7
FY2024	52
FY2025	59
FY2026	15

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