H-1B sponsorMSFEIN 64-6001159Updated Jun 2026

University of Mississippi

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of Mississippi. Filed 584 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a MS headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

75.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The University of Mississippi is a higher education employer in Mississippi that sponsors H-1B workers for specialized roles. In FY2026, the university filed 32 H-1B petitions with a 75% certification rate and no denials or withdrawals.

Since 2010, the university has filed 584 H-1B petitions across 16 years, averaging around 37 filings annually. Activity peaked in 2025 with 66 filings before declining to 32 in 2026. The university saw a significant drop during 2020–2022, likely reflecting pandemic-related hiring constraints, then resumed stronger sponsorship from 2023 onward. Over the full period, 21.92% of its filings were certified, with no denied petitions and minimal withdrawals.

The university's H-1B workforce centers on academic and research roles. Medical Scientists top the list with 103 filings, followed by Foreign Language and Literature Teachers (54), Biological Science Teachers (53), Business Teachers (39), and Physicists (36). This profile reflects a typical research university pattern of hiring international talent for faculty, postdoctoral research, and specialized teaching positions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	71.1%
Cert-withdrawn	28.3%
Withdrawn	0.6%

Certified71.1%

Cert-withdrawn28.3%

Withdrawn0.6%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	103
2	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	54
3	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	53
4	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	39
5	19-2012	Physicists	36
6	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	15
7	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	14
8	19-4021	Biological Technicians	14
9	25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	13
10	25-1054	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	12

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

103

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Physicists

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

Physics Teachers, Postsecondary

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	38
FY2011	37
FY2012	35
FY2013	37
FY2014	32
FY2015	39
FY2016	50
FY2017	43
FY2018	43
FY2019	50
FY2020	2
FY2021	11
FY2022	1
FY2023	18
FY2024	50
FY2025	66
FY2026	32

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