H-1B sponsorLAFEIN 72-6000820Updated Jun 2026

University of Louisiana at Lafayette

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Filed 246 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a LA 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Withdrawn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withdrawn rate · FY2026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 Louisiana at Lafayette is a public research institution in Louisiana that sponsors H-1B visa applications for specialized faculty and research positions. In FY2026, the university filed 4 H-1B applications, all of which were certified.

Since 2010, the university has submitted 246 total H-1B applications with a 24.8% certification rate overall and no denials or withdrawals. Its H-1B activity peaked in 2016 and 2018 with 29 filings each, then declined sharply during 2020–2022 before recovering to 20 filings in both 2024 and 2025. The university's H-1B roles are heavily concentrated in academic and scientific positions: Biological Science Teachers lead at 50 filings, followed by Physicists (19), Engineering Teachers (17), Biological Technicians (16), and Software Developers (16).

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Outcome breakdown

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

Certified100.0%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	50
2	19-2012	Physicists	19
3	25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	17
4	19-4021	Biological Technicians	16
5	15-1252	Software Developers	16
6	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	12
7	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	12
8	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	11
9	25-1022	Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary	10
10	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	8

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Physicists

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Software Developers

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	16
FY2011	13
FY2012	12
FY2013	16
FY2014	10
FY2015	22
FY2016	29
FY2017	17
FY2018	29
FY2019	21
FY2020	2
FY2021	4
FY2022	4
FY2023	7
FY2024	20
FY2025	20
FY2026	4

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