H-1B sponsorNCFEIN 56-0532138Updated Jul 2026

WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY. Filed 221 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a NC headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

100.0%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

0.0%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Wake Forest University is a private research institution in North Carolina that has sponsored 221 H-1B visa petitions since 2010. In fiscal year 2026, the university filed 19 H-1B petitions with a 100% certification rate, reflecting strong recent compliance.

The university's H-1B sponsorship is heavily concentrated in academic and scientific roles. Its top positions include biological science teachers (35 filings), biochemists and biophysicists (26 filings), medical scientists (20 filings), foreign language and literature teachers (19 filings), and economics teachers (12 filings). This profile reflects Wake Forest's focus on faculty and research staff hiring across the natural sciences and humanities.

Overall, Wake Forest achieved a 91.86% certification rate across all filings, with just 1.36% denied and 0.9% withdrawn. The university saw elevated sponsorship activity from 2018 to 2019, a sharp decline during 2020–2022, and renewed growth beginning in 2023, reaching 35 filings in 2025.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

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

Outcome breakdown
Outcome	Share
Certified	91.9%
Cert-withdrawn	5.9%
Withdrawn	0.9%
Denied	1.4%

Certified91.9%

Cert-withdrawn5.9%

Withdrawn0.9%

Denied1.4%

Top occupations sponsored

SOC codes filed most by WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY across all fiscal years. Click any row to open the national salary guide.

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	35
2	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	26
3	19-1042	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	20
4	25-1124	Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary	19
5	25-1063	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	12
6	19-4021	Biological Technicians	12
7	25-1081	Education Teachers, Postsecondary	11
8	27-2022	Coaches and Scouts	9
9	25-1065	Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary	4
10	15-1252	Software Developers	4

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists

Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary

Economics Teachers, Postsecondary

Biological Technicians

Education Teachers, Postsecondary

Coaches and Scouts

Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Software Developers

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	13
FY2011	13
FY2012	9
FY2013	9
FY2014	8
FY2015	7
FY2016	10
FY2017	10
FY2018	17
FY2019	25
FY2020	1
FY2021	4
FY2022	2
FY2023	15
FY2024	24
FY2025	35
FY2026	19

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