H-1B sponsorMSFEIN 64-6000818Updated Jun 2026

University of Southern Mississippi

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for University of Southern Mississippi. Filed 133 disclosures between FY2015 and FY2025 from worksites with a MS headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2025

Certified

70.0%

unconditional · FY2025

Withdrawn

5.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2025

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2025

Summary

University of Southern Mississippi is a public research institution in Mississippi that sponsors H-1B visa petitions for international faculty and researchers. In FY2025, the university filed 20 H-1B petitions with a 70% certification rate, 5% withdrawn, and no denials.

Since 2015, the university has filed 133 H-1B petitions across all years, with filings ranging from 2 to 22 annually. The overall certification rate stands at 29.32%, with 3.01% withdrawn and no denials. The role mix is heavily concentrated in academic and research positions: Biological Science Teachers (postsecondary) lead with 30 filings, followed by Medical Scientists (11), Business Teachers (10), Biochemists and Biophysicists (7), and Physicists (6). This pattern reflects the university's focus on hiring international talent for faculty and research-intensive roles in STEM and business disciplines.

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Outcome breakdown

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

Certified70.9%

Cert-withdrawn21.8%

Withdrawn7.3%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	30
2	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	11
3	25-1011	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	10
4	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	7
5	19-2012	Physicists	6
6	17-2051	Civil Engineers	5
7	25-1063	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	5
8	25-1021	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4
9	19-1029	Biological Scientists, All Other	4
10	25-1081	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	3

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Business Teachers, Postsecondary

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Physicists

Civil Engineers

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Scientists, All Other

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2015	12
FY2016	20
FY2017	14
FY2018	10
FY2019	22
FY2021	8
FY2022	2
FY2023	6
FY2024	19
FY2025	20

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