Texas Tech University
75-6002622
from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
What this means for you
- Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
- Education · est. 13,456 U.S. employees
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48% Green-card filings certified 168 of 348 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY20258 Green-card filings denied of 348 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings15 Green-card filings withdrawn of 348 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings#51 Green-card + work-visa filings 2,188 filings · last Jun 2026 · #51 of 7,445 in Education · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY202516% Visa filings vs workforce 2,188 filings / 13,456 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount+175% Trend vs last year FY2025 33 vs FY2024 12#51 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 2,188 filings · #51 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 2,188 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025348 Green-card filings FY2008–FY20251,840 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 32% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,200 filings / 13,456 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 32% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 39% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,548 filings / 13,456 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 39% 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
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- Does this employer sponsor green cards, and how often?
- Education · est. 13,456 U.S. employees
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#51 Green-card + work-visa filings 348 · #51 of 7,445 in Education · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY202548% Green-card filings certified 168 of 348 green-card filings · last filed Jun 2026 · FY2008–FY20258 Green-card filings denied of 348 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings15 Green-card filings withdrawn of 348 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings157 Green-card filings left unused of 348 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filingsJun 2026 Last filing$58,285 Median wage, Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary FY2008–FY2025#51 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 2,188 filings · #51 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 2,188 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025348 Green-card filings FY2008–FY20251,840 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 32% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,200 filings / 13,456 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 32% 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. 13,456 U.S. employees
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#61 of 5,010 in Education Work-visa filing volume top 1% of 231,601 US employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings#18 of 7,270 in Education Green-card filing volume top 1% of 210,333 US employers · FY2008–FY2025 filings69% Work-visa filings certified 1,264 of 1,840 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings98% USCIS H-1B petitions approved 771 of 783 petitions decided · initial and continuing combined · USCIS H-1B petitions · FY2009–FY20235.3:1 Temp-to-perm 1,840 work visas / 348 green cards · FY2008–FY202598% Work-visa filings for full-time roles 1,547 of 1,578 filings that state it · 262 filings do not (FY2008/2010/2016 carry no value) · FY2008–FY2025 filings8 Work-visa filings denied of 1,840 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings59 Work-visa filings withdrawn of 1,840 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings509 Work-visa filings certified-withdrawn of 1,840 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filingsJun 2026 Last filing#51 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 2,188 filings · #51 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 2,188 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
- History, not a hiring promise.
- What does the record say about where you already work?
- Education · est. 13,456 U.S. employees
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+175% Filing trend vs last year FY2025 33 vs FY2024 1269% Work-visa filings certified 1,264 of 1,840 work-visa filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings8 Green-card filings denied of 348 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings15 Green-card filings withdrawn of 348 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings$58,285 Median wage, Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary FY2008–FY2025#51 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 2,188 filings · #51 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 2,188 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025348 Green-card filings FY2008–FY20251,840 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 32% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,200 filings / 13,456 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 32% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 39% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,548 filings / 13,456 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 39% of 4,213 in Education reporting headcount · FY2008–FY2025Top 53% Green-card filings per employee, Education 348 filings / 13,456 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 53% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
- Layoff notices are withheld here: our WARN coverage is 4.5%, 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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348 PERM 1,840 LCA · FY2008–FY20258 Green-card filings denied of 348 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings15 Green-card filings withdrawn of 348 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings157 Green-card filings left unused of 348 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filingsTop 1% Filing volume rank Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · #51 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY20251 FEIN verifiable at dol.gov#51 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 2,188 filings · #51 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 2,188 filings · Top 1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025348 Green-card filings FY2008–FY20251,840 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025Top 32% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,200 filings / 13,456 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 32% 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
168
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
157
48.3% rate
Denied
8
2.3% rate
Withdrawn
15
4.3% rate
Filings over time
How many green card applications Texas Tech University has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.
What this means
Texas Tech University applied to sponsor 348 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 | 25 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 50 |
| 2022 | 59 | 0 | 73 | 0 | 132 |
| 2021 | 53 | 1 | 48 | 1 | 103 |
| 2020 | 61 | 1 | 78 | 2 | 142 |
| 2019 | 37 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 66 |
| 2018 | 38 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 68 |
| 2017 | 28 | 1 | 35 | 2 | 66 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 32 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 49 |
| 2011 | 24 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 58 |
| 2010 | 23 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 47 |
| 2009 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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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