H-1B sponsorNCFEIN 56-6001393Updated Jun 2026

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL. Filed 2,034 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

75.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

7.7%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a major research institution in North Carolina that sponsors H-1B workers for specialized roles in research and academic teaching. In FY2026, the university filed 52 H-1B applications with a 75% certification rate, rebounding from minimal filings in 2020–2022.

Across all years since 2010, UNC Chapel Hill has filed 2,034 H-1B applications. The overwhelming majority are for medical scientists and biological science teachers—medical scientists alone account for 814 filings, followed by biological science teachers (434) and biological technicians (273). This reflects the university's emphasis on life sciences research and instruction. The all-time certification rate stands at 13.77%, with no denials recorded, indicating that the majority of applications are withdrawn rather than denied.

H-1B filing volume declined sharply from 2019 (170 filings) through 2022 (3 filings), then recovered in 2023–2025 before the partial-year 2026 count. This pattern likely reflects changes in immigration policy and university hiring practices during the pandemic and subsequent years.

UNC Chapel Hill H-1B sponsor
University of North Carolina Chapel Hill H-1B
medical scientists H-1B
biological science teachers H-1B
UNC H-1B filings
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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	62.5%
Cert-withdrawn	30.8%
Withdrawn	6.7%

Certified62.5%

Cert-withdrawn30.8%

Withdrawn6.7%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	814
2	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	434
3	19-4021	Biological Technicians	273
4	25-1071	Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary	160
5	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	53
6	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	30
7	25-1041	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	24
8	19-2011	Astronomers	23
9	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	17
10	19-2012	Physicists	16

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

814

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

434

Biological Technicians

273

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary

160

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary

Astronomers

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Physicists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	183
FY2011	138
FY2012	189
FY2013	141
FY2014	170
FY2015	156
FY2016	153
FY2017	123
FY2018	163
FY2019	170
FY2020	6
FY2021	9
FY2022	3
FY2023	46
FY2024	159
FY2025	173
FY2026	52

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