IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY

224 Green card sponsorships · 925 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2008–FY2024
FEIN 42-6004224 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as Iowa State University of Science and Technology
Filing volume Top 1% of 332,896 US employers by 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 ↗ + 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 ↗ volume
6,388 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
3.5% Green-card sponsorship rate 224 green-card filings / 6,388 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2025 headcount
14.5% Work-visa filing rate 925 work-visa filings / 6,388 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2025 headcount
18.0% Visa filings vs workforce 1,149 filings / 6,388 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Education · est. 6,388 U.S. employees
  • 45% Green-card filings certified 91 of 204 green-card filings · last filed May 2024 · FY2008–FY2024
    5 Green-card filings denied of 204 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    6 Green-card filings withdrawn of 204 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    #73 Green-card + work-visa filings 1,149 filings · last May 2024 · #73 of 7,445 in Education · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2024
    18% Visa filings vs workforce 1,149 filings / 6,388 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    -33% Trend vs last year FY2024 4 vs FY2023 6
    #73 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 1,149 filings · #73 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2024
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,149 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2024
    224 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2024
    925 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2024
    Top 24% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 921 filings / 6,388 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 24% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2024
    Top 31% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,145 filings / 6,388 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 31% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2024
  • Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, below the 60% we require before pairing layoffs with visa filings for a named employer. Coverage gate
  • History, not a hiring promise.

Public record data. 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 — 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

103

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

109

51.4% rate

Denied

6

2.7% rate

Withdrawn

6

2.7% rate

Filings over time

How many green card applications IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 8 filingsFY2009 Q1: 4 filingsFY2010 Q1: 22 filingsFY2011 Q1: 9 filingsFY2012 Q1: 12 filingsFY2013 Q1: 8 filingsFY2015 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q2: 1 filingsFY2015 Q3: 1 filingsFY2015 Q4: 3 filingsFY2016 Q1: 9 filingsFY2016 Q2: 8 filingsFY2016 Q3: 6 filingsFY2016 Q4: 7 filingsFY2017 Q1: 10 filingsFY2017 Q2: 5 filingsFY2017 Q3: 5 filingsFY2017 Q4: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 2 filingsFY2018 Q2: 3 filingsFY2018 Q3: 10 filingsFY2018 Q4: 9 filingsFY2019 Q1: 18 filingsFY2020 Q1: 2 filingsFY2020 Q2: 3 filingsFY2020 Q3: 4 filingsFY2020 Q4: 1 filingsFY2021 Q1: 4 filingsFY2021 Q2: 5 filingsFY2021 Q3: 6 filingsFY2021 Q4: 1 filingsFY2022 Q1: 2 filingsFY2022 Q2: 2 filingsFY2022 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q1: 1 filingsFY2023 Q3: 3 filingsFY2023 Q4: 2 filingsFY2024 Q2: 1 filingsFY2024 Q3: 3 filings01122FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2023
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY applied to sponsor 224 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2024. 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.

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