H-1B sponsorKSFEIN 48-6029925Updated Jun 2026

WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY

US H-1B Labor Condition Application activity for WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY. Filed 586 disclosures between FY2010 and FY2026 from worksites with a KS headquarters indicator.

Total filings

Outside top-N · FY2026

Certified

88.9%

unconditional · FY2026

Withdrawn

11.1%

withdrawn rate · FY2026

Denied

0.0%

rejection rate · FY2026

Summary

Wichita State University is a public research institution in Kansas that sponsors H-1B workers across academic and technical roles. In FY2026, the university filed 54 H-1B petitions with an 88.9% certification rate and no denials, representing a strong approval outcome.

From 2010 through 2026, Wichita State has filed 586 total H-1B petitions across its operations. The institution's filing volume remained modest through the early-to-mid 2010s (17–38 petitions annually) before declining sharply from 2017 to 2022. Activity rebounded markedly in 2024 and 2025 (113 and 115 filings respectively), then moderated in 2026. Across all years, the university's overall certification rate stands at 48.98%, with 2.73% of petitions withdrawn and no denials on record.

The university's H-1B petitions concentrate in engineering, biomedical, and academic disciplines. Materials Engineers account for the largest share (76 filings), followed by Biological Technicians (48), Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers (46), Engineering Teachers in postsecondary education (35), and General Internal Medicine Physicians (27). This profile reflects the institution's research and teaching mission in STEM and health professions.

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H-1B outcome breakdown

Share of WICHITA STATE 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	93.2%
Cert-withdrawn	1.6%
Withdrawn	5.2%

Certified93.2%

Cert-withdrawn1.6%

Withdrawn5.2%

Top occupations sponsored

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

#	SOC	Title	Filings
1	17-2131	Materials Engineers	76
2	19-4021	Biological Technicians	48
3	17-2031	Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers	46
4	25-1032	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	35
5	29-1216	General Internal Medicine Physicians	27
6	29-1229	Physicians, All Other	24
7	17-2144	Mechanical Engineers, R&D	20
8	25-1042	Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary	18
9	19-1021	Biochemists and Biophysicists	17
10	29-1217	Neurologists	17

Materials Engineers

Biological Technicians

Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers

Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary

General Internal Medicine Physicians

Physicians, All Other

Mechanical Engineers, R&D

Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary

Biochemists and Biophysicists

Neurologists

H-1B filings by fiscal year

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

Year	Filings
FY2010	38
FY2011	27
FY2012	23
FY2013	37
FY2014	28
FY2015	21
FY2016	24
FY2017	17
FY2018	36
FY2019	27
FY2021	2
FY2022	4
FY2023	20
FY2024	113
FY2025	115
FY2026	54

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