Michigan State University
38-6005984
from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
What this means for you
- Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
- Education · est. 10,000 U.S. employees
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46% Green-card filings certified 217 of 467 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY202514 Green-card filings denied of 467 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings7 Green-card filings withdrawn of 467 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings#39 Green-card + work-visa filings 3,256 filings · last Jun 2026 · #39 of 7,445 in Education · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY202533% Visa filings vs workforce 3,256 filings / 10,000 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount+169% Trend vs last year FY2025 35 vs FY2024 13#39 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 3,256 filings · #39 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 3,256 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025467 Green-card filings FY2008–FY20252,789 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 25% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,297 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 25% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 31% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,764 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 31% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025
- 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.
- Does this employer sponsor green cards, and how often?
- Education · est. 10,000 U.S. employees
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#39 Green-card + work-visa filings 467 · #39 of 7,445 in Education · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY202546% Green-card filings certified 217 of 467 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY202514 Green-card filings denied of 467 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings7 Green-card filings withdrawn of 467 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings229 Green-card filings left unused of 467 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filingsJun 2026 Last filing$46,509 Median wage, Physicists FY2008–FY2025#39 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 3,256 filings · #39 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 3,256 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025467 Green-card filings FY2008–FY20252,789 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 25% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,297 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 25% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
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- How heavy is this employer's work-visa pipeline?
- Education · est. 10,000 U.S. employees
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6.0:1 Temp-to-perm 2,789 work visas / 467 green cards · FY2008–FY2025Jun 2026 Last filing#39 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 3,256 filings · #39 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 3,256 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025467 Green-card filings FY2008–FY20252,789 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 25% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,297 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 25% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 31% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,764 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 31% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 41% Green-card filings per employee, Education 467 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 41% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 52% Work-visa filings per employee, all US 1,297 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 52% of 54,098 US employers with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 52% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, all US 1,764 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 52% of 115,211 US employers reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 68% Green-card filings per employee, all US 467 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 68% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
- History, not a hiring promise.
- What does the record say about where you already work?
- Education · est. 10,000 U.S. employees
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+169% Filing trend vs last year FY2025 35 vs FY2024 13$46,509 Median wage, Physicists FY2008–FY2025#39 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 3,256 filings · #39 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 3,256 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025467 Green-card filings FY2008–FY20252,789 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 25% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,297 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 25% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 31% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,764 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 31% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 41% Green-card filings per employee, Education 467 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 41% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 52% Work-visa filings per employee, all US 1,297 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 52% of 54,098 US employers with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 52% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, all US 1,764 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 52% of 115,211 US employers reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 68% Green-card filings per employee, all US 467 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 68% of 115,208 US employers with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
- 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.
- The raw record, ranked and exportable.
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467 PERM 2,789 LCA · FY2008–FY202514 Green-card filings denied of 467 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings7 Green-card filings withdrawn of 467 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings229 Green-card filings left unused of 467 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filingsTop 0.1% Filing volume rank Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · #39 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY20251 FEIN verifiable at dol.gov#39 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 3,256 filings · #39 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 3,256 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025467 Green-card filings FY2008–FY20252,789 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 25% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,297 filings / 10,000 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 25% 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
217
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
229
51.3% rate
Denied
14
3.0% rate
Withdrawn
7
1.5% rate
Filings over time
How many green card applications Michigan State University has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.
What this means
Michigan State University applied to sponsor 467 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 |
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| 2023 | 29 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 62 |
| 2022 | 66 | 2 | 68 | 2 | 138 |
| 2021 | 65 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 109 |
| 2020 | 72 | 0 | 72 | 1 | 145 |
| 2019 | 60 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 127 |
| 2018 | 80 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 124 |
| 2015 | 71 | 2 | 49 | 0 | 122 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 61 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 129 |
| 2011 | 63 | 0 | 83 | 1 | 147 |
| 2010 | 62 | 1 | 38 | 3 | 104 |
| 2009 | 97 | 1 | 69 | 0 | 167 |
12 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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