H-1B sponsorMIFEIN 38-1360586Updated Jul 2026

University of Detroit Mercy

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of Detroit Mercy. Filed 159 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MI 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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

University of Detroit Mercy is a private research university in Michigan that sponsors H-1B workers for specialized academic and athletic positions. In fiscal year 2026, the university filed 5 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate.

Since 2010, the university has filed 159 total H-1B petitions with an 89.94% all-time certification rate, 5.03% denial rate, and 1.89% withdrawal rate. Its H-1B hiring is concentrated in academic teaching roles: biological science teachers (58 filings), health specialties teachers (42 filings), and teaching assistants (11 filings). The university has also sponsored coaches and agricultural sciences instructors. Petition volume peaked in the mid-2010s, declined through 2018–2019, then resumed activity in 2024–2025.

University of Detroit Mercy H-1B
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academic H-1B filings
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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	89.9%
Cert-withdrawn	3.1%
Withdrawn	1.9%
Denied	5.0%

Certified89.9%

Cert-withdrawn3.1%

Withdrawn1.9%

Denied5.0%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	58
2	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	42
3	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	11
4	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	9
5	27-2022	Coaches and Scouts	5
6	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	5
7	21-1012	Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors	4
8	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	4
9	29-1021	Dentists, General	2
10	13-2011	Accountants and Auditors	2

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Coaches and Scouts

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Dentists, General

Accountants and Auditors

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	17
FY2011	13
FY2012	6
FY2013	13
FY2014	18
FY2015	21
FY2016	9
FY2017	7
FY2018	6
FY2019	11
FY2021	1
FY2022	1
FY2024	11
FY2025	20
FY2026	5

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