H-1B sponsorNMFEIN 85-6000642Updated Jun 2026

University of New Mexico

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of New Mexico. Filed 513 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NM headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

98.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The University of New Mexico is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico that sponsors H-1B visas for specialized academic and scientific roles. In FY2026, the university filed 51 H-1B petitions with a 98% certification rate and no withdrawals or denials—a significant improvement over its all-time certified percentage of 41.72%.

Biological science faculty positions dominate the university's H-1B sponsorship, accounting for 259 of its 513 total filings since 2010. The next most common roles are medical scientists (44 filings), health specialties teachers (23), atmospheric and space scientists (19), and physicists (15). This profile reflects the university's emphasis on life sciences and STEM research and instruction.

H-1B activity at the university has been highly variable. After steady filings of 22–41 petitions per year from 2010–2019, volumes dropped sharply during 2020–2022 (1–4 filings annually), then rebounded starting in 2023. The recent spike—79 filings in 2024 and 81 in 2025—suggests renewed recruitment of foreign-born faculty and researchers.

University of New Mexico H-1B
H-1B postsecondary faculty
science teacher visa sponsorship
University of New Mexico prevailing wage
H-1B research scientist
Albuquerque university visa

Outcome breakdown

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

Certified93.5%

Cert-withdrawn4.4%

Withdrawn1.7%

Denied0.4%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	259
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	44
3	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	23
4	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	19
5	19-2012	Physicists	15
6	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	15
7	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	10
8	15-1251	Computer Programmers	7
9	15-2051	Data Scientists	6
10	19-2011	Astronomers	6

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

259

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Physicists

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Computer Systems Analysts

Computer Programmers

Data Scientists

Astronomers

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	35
FY2011	19
FY2012	32
FY2013	32
FY2014	27
FY2015	26
FY2016	28
FY2017	22
FY2018	22
FY2019	41
FY2020	1
FY2021	4
FY2022	2
FY2023	11
FY2024	79
FY2025	81
FY2026	51

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