H-1B sponsorKYFEIN 61-6001218Updated Jun 2026

UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY. Filed 1,608 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a KY headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

88.7%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

3.2%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

1.6%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The University of Kentucky is a public research institution in Kentucky that sponsors H-1B workers for specialized academic and research roles. In FY2026, the university filed 62 H-1B petitions with a strong 88.7% certification rate, along with 3.2% withdrawn and 1.6% denied.

Since 2010, the university has filed 1,608 total H-1B petitions with a historical certification rate of 23.94%. Its sponsorship peaked in the mid-2010s (averaging 110–124 filings annually from 2010–2019), then dropped sharply during 2020–2022 before recovering substantially in 2024–2025 (145 and 164 filings respectively).

The university's H-1B workforce centers on research and academic roles: Biological Science Teachers lead at 449 filings, followed by Biochemists and Biophysicists (343), Health Specialties Teachers (126), Medical Scientists (110), and Biological Technicians (79). This profile reflects Kentucky's emphasis on life sciences talent acquisition for its graduate research and teaching missions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	86.9%
Cert-withdrawn	7.9%
Withdrawn	4.8%
Denied	0.4%

Certified86.9%

Cert-withdrawn7.9%

Withdrawn4.8%

Denied0.4%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	449
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	343
3	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	126
4	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	110
5	19-4021	Biological Technicians	79
6	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	67
7	13-2051	Financial and Investment Analysts	48
8	29-1071	Physician Assistants	35
9	15-1252	Software Developers	31
10	19-1022	Microbiologists	26

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

449

Biochemists and Biophysicists

343

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

126

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

110

Biological Technicians

Physicians, All Other

Financial and Investment Analysts

Physician Assistants

Software Developers

Microbiologists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	124
FY2011	119
FY2012	124
FY2013	115
FY2014	110
FY2015	120
FY2016	119
FY2017	107
FY2018	113
FY2019	114
FY2020	6
FY2021	5
FY2022	5
FY2023	56
FY2024	145
FY2025	164
FY2026	62

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