H-1B sponsorMNUpdated Jun 2026

UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA. Filed 2,334 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2025 from worksites with a MN headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2025

Certified

88.9%

unconditional · FY2025

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2025

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2025

Summary

University of Minnesota is a major research institution in Minnesota that has been an active H-1B sponsor since 2010. In FY2025, the university filed 27 H-1B applications with an 88.9% certification rate and no denials or withdrawals.

Historically, the university filed between 211 and 245 applications annually from 2010 to 2019, demonstrating steady H-1B sponsorship of specialized talent. Filing volume declined sharply from 2020 onward, dropping to single digits for several years before modest recovery to 27 filings in FY2025. Overall, the university has submitted 2,334 H-1B petitions across 16 fiscal years with a 3.38% certification rate.

The university's H-1B hiring is concentrated in research and academic roles. Top occupations include Medical Scientists (543 filings), Biological Science Teachers in postsecondary education (466 filings), Biological Technicians (294 filings), and other life science positions. This role mix reflects the institution's focus on research and faculty recruitment in the biological and medical sciences.

University of Minnesota H-1B sponsor
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postdoctoral researcher visa

Outcome breakdown

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

Certified82.2%

Cert-withdrawn15.6%

Withdrawn2.2%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	543
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	466
3	19-4021	Biological Technicians	294
4	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	197
5	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	158
6	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	89
7	29-1131	Veterinarians	35
8	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	34
9	25-9044	Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary	32
10	15-1252	Software Developers	31

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

543

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

466

Biological Technicians

294

Biological Scientists, All Other

197

Physicians, All Other

158

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Veterinarians

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary

Software Developers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	225
FY2011	214
FY2012	218
FY2013	219
FY2014	239
FY2015	214
FY2016	211
FY2017	213
FY2018	245
FY2019	240
FY2020	7
FY2021	13
FY2022	9
FY2023	24
FY2024	16
FY2025	27

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