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University of New Mexico

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of New Mexico. Filed 540 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NM headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

96.2%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

1.3%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

University of New Mexico is a public research university in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In FY2026, it filed 78 H-1B applications with a 96.2% certification rate, continuing a recent surge in sponsorship activity that began in 2024. All-time, the university has filed 540 H-1B petitions since 2010, with 92.04% certified, 2.59% withdrawn, and 1.48% denied.

The university's H-1B role mix reflects its mission as a research and teaching institution. Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary account for 275 filings (51% of total), followed by Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists (46 filings), Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary (23 filings), Atmospheric and Space Scientists (19 filings), and Biochemists and Biophysicists (17 filings). These roles span faculty, postdoctoral researchers, and scientific specialists.

Sponsorship volume was steady at 19–41 filings annually from 2010–2019, then dropped sharply during 2020–2022, rebounding to 79–81 filings per year in 2024–2025. The high certification rate (92% all-time, 96.2% in FY2026) and low denial rate reflect the university's established compliance with prevailing wage and labor condition requirements.

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H-1B 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.

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	92.0%
Cert-withdrawn	3.9%
Withdrawn	2.6%
Denied	1.5%

Certified92.0%

Cert-withdrawn3.9%

Withdrawn2.6%

Denied1.5%

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	275
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	46
3	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	23
4	19-2021	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	19
5	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	17
6	19-2012	Physicists	17
7	15-1211	Computer Systems Analysts	11
8	15-1251	Computer Programmers	7
9	15-2051	Data Scientists	6
10	19-2011	Astronomers	6

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

275

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

Atmospheric and Space Scientists

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Physicists

Computer Systems Analysts

Computer Programmers

Data Scientists

Astronomers

H-1B 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	78

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