Howard University
53-0204707
from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
What this means for you
- Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
- Education · est. 5,000 U.S. employees
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30% Green-card filings certified 8 of 27 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY20252 Green-card filings denied of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings3 Green-card filings withdrawn of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filingsTop 5% Green-card + work-visa filings 614 filings · last Jun 2026 · Top 5% of 7,445 in Education · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY202512% Visa filings vs workforce 614 filings / 5,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcountTop 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 614 filings · Top 5% of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 614 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY202527 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025587 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 64% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 140 filings / 5,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 64% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 70% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 167 filings / 5,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 70% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 84% Green-card filings per employee, Education 27 filings / 5,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 84% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
- Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
- History, not a hiring promise.
- Does this employer sponsor green cards, and how often?
- Education · est. 5,000 U.S. employees
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Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings 27 · Top 5% of 7,445 in Education · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY202530% Green-card filings certified 8 of 27 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY20252 Green-card filings denied of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings3 Green-card filings withdrawn of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings14 Green-card filings left unused of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filingsJun 2026 Last filing$64,085 Median wage, Computer Software Engineers, Applications FY2008–FY2025Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 614 filings · Top 5% of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 614 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY202527 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025587 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 64% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 140 filings / 5,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 64% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
- History, not a hiring promise.
- How heavy is this employer's work-visa pipeline?
- Education · est. 5,000 U.S. employees
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top 4% of 5,010 in Education Work-visa filing volume top 1% of 231,601 US employers · FY2008–FY2025 filingstop 7% of 7,270 in Education Green-card filing volume top 4% of 210,333 US employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings84% Work-visa filings certified 495 of 587 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings97% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 427 of 440 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2009–FY202322:1 Temp-to-perm 587 work visas / 27 green cards · FY2008–FY202599% Work-visa filings for full-time roles 288 of 292 filings that state it · 295 filings do not (FY2008/2010/2016 carry no value) · FY2008–FY2025 filings69 Work-visa filings denied of 587 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings5 Work-visa filings withdrawn of 587 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings18 Work-visa filings certified-withdrawn of 587 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filingsJun 2026 Last filingTop 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 614 filings · Top 5% of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 614 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
- History, not a hiring promise.
- What does the record say about where you already work?
- Education · est. 5,000 U.S. employees
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84% Work-visa filings certified 495 of 587 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings2 Green-card filings denied of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings3 Green-card filings withdrawn of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings$64,085 Median wage, Computer Software Engineers, Applications FY2008–FY2025Top 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 614 filings · Top 5% of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 614 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY202527 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025587 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 64% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 140 filings / 5,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 64% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 70% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 167 filings / 5,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 70% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 84% Green-card filings per employee, Education 27 filings / 5,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 84% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 79% Work-visa filings per employee, all US 140 filings / 5,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 79% of 54,098 US employers with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
- Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.6%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
- History, not a hiring promise.
- The raw record, ranked and exportable.
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27 PERM 587 LCA · FY2008–FY20252 Green-card filings denied of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings3 Green-card filings withdrawn of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings14 Green-card filings left unused of 27 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filingsTop 2% Filing volume rank Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · Top 5% of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY20252 FEINs verifiable at dol.govTop 5% Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 614 filings · Top 5% of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 2% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 614 filings · Top 2% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY202527 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025587 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 64% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 140 filings / 5,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 64% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
- CSV export below
- History, not a hiring promise.
Public record data. PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ and LCA LCA — Labor Condition Application (ETA-9035) Employer's legally binding wage promise to DOL, required before employing H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 workersJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOL (you are here)Cap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS)One filing can cover MANY positions — filing counts ≠ worker counts (employers over-file for lottery/relocations); not a visaCommon path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ filing data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure files. Methodology →
Certified
8
PERM PERM — Permanent Employment Certification (ETA-9089) Employer's DOL filing to sponsor a specific worker for an employment-based green card after testing the U.S. job marketTemporary visa (often F-1 student → H-1B)PERM — employer asks DOL to certify the job (you are here)I-140 — employer petitions USCISPriority-date wait (varies by country of birth — years to decades)Green card (I-485 / consular)DOL certifies paperwork — it does not issue green cards; per-position; certified ≠ granted. NEVER "work permit"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ approvals
Expired
14
63.6% rate
Denied
2
7.4% rate
Withdrawn
3
11.1% rate
Filings over time
How many green card applications Howard University has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.
What this means
Howard University applied to sponsor 27 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2025. A green card application is what an employer files to help a worker stay in the U.S. permanently.
Important: everything on this page is derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. It is not a statement of fraud, wrongdoing, or hiring intent. It describes observable filing patterns only.
USCIS visa petition outcomes
Source: USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub. Petition decisions by fiscal year.
| FY | New visa approvals | New visa rejections | Renewal approvals | Renewal rejections | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2022 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 33 |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 16 |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 16 |
| 2019 | 15 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 27 |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 14 |
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 25 |
| 2016 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 35 |
| 2015 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 23 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 34 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 22 | 2 | 24 | 0 | 48 |
| 2011 | 29 | 1 | 65 | 0 | 95 |
| 2009 | 25 | 4 | 38 | 1 | 68 |
14 fiscal years of USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ petition data. Data from USCIS USCIS — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Reviews petitions and grants immigration statusNot ICE/CBPOfficial source ↗ H-1B H-1B — H-1B Specialty Occupation Temporary employer-sponsored visa for degree-level specialty roles; 85K annual cap via lotteryJob offer + prevailing wageLCA — wage promise to DOLCap lottery registration (USCIS)I-129 petition (USCIS)Visa issued / status changed (DOS or USCIS) (you are here)Nonimmigrant/temporary — never "immigrant worker"Common path — some categories skip PERM (EB-1, NIW); timelines vary widely by country of birth. Educational info, not legal advice.Official source ↗ Employer Data Hub.
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Filing data sourced from the U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Foreign Labor Certification public disclosure files. Past filings do not predict future hiring behavior. Employers may petition for review at /dispute.
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