THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE

228 Green card sponsorships · 1,565 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2008–FY2024
FEIN 62-6001636 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as The University of Tennessee THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE The University of Tennessee Health Science Center The University of Tennessee Space Institute University of Tennessee UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE AT MARTIN UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE CHATTANOOGA UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER
Filing volume Top 0.1% 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
3,500 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
6.5% Green-card sponsorship rate 228 green-card filings / 3,500 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2025 headcount
44.7% Work-visa filing rate 1,565 work-visa filings / 3,500 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2025 headcount
51.2% Visa filings vs workforce 1,793 filings / 3,500 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

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  • We look at green-card filings denied, certified, and last filing.
  • Education · est. 3,500 U.S. employees
  • 2% Green-card filings denied 4 of 228 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    34% Green-card filings certified 78 of 228 green-card filings · last filed May 2024 · FY2008–FY2024
    May 2024 Last filing
    51% Visa filings vs workforce 1,793 filings / 3,500 employees · FY2008–FY2024 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    #42 of 7,445 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 1,793 filings · #42 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2024
    Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 1,793 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2024
    228 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2024
    1,565 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2024
    Top 37% Green-card filings per employee, Education 228 filings / 3,500 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 37% of 4,213 in Education with green-card filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2024
    13% Green-card filings, share of all filings 228 of this employer's 1,793 · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    Top 1% Green-card filings percentile · all US of 210,333 employers · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    #697 of 210,333 Green-card filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2024 filings
    #44 of 7,270 Green-card filings rank · Education FY2008–FY2024 filings
    6.5% Green-card filings per employee 228 filings / 3,500 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    87% Work-visa filings, share of all filings 1,565 of this employer's 1,793 · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    Top 1% Work-visa filings percentile · all US of 231,601 employers · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    #545 of 231,601 Work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2024 filings
    #66 of 5,010 Work-visa filings rank · Education FY2008–FY2024 filings
    44.7% Work-visa filings per employee 1,565 filings / 3,500 employees · self-reported headcount · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    1,793 Green-card + work-visa filings FY2008–FY2024 filings
    Top 1% Green-card + work-visa filings percentile · all US of 332,896 employers · FY2008–FY2024 filings
    #332 of 332,896 Green-card + work-visa filings rank · all US FY2008–FY2024 filings
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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 →

78 Certified green-card approvals · FY2008–FY2024
140 Expired 64.2% rate · FY2008–FY2024
4 Denied 1.8% rate · FY2008–FY2024
6 Withdrawn 2.6% rate · FY2008–FY2024

Filings over time

How many green card applications THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

FY2008 Q1: 5 filingsFY2009 Q1: 6 filingsFY2010 Q1: 10 filingsFY2011 Q1: 2 filingsFY2012 Q1: 13 filingsFY2013 Q1: 2 filingsFY2015 Q1: 3 filingsFY2015 Q2: 2 filingsFY2015 Q3: 4 filingsFY2015 Q4: 1 filingsFY2016 Q1: 3 filingsFY2016 Q2: 7 filingsFY2016 Q3: 3 filingsFY2016 Q4: 2 filingsFY2017 Q1: 1 filingsFY2017 Q3: 1 filingsFY2018 Q1: 5 filingsFY2018 Q2: 1 filingsFY2018 Q3: 4 filingsFY2019 Q1: 12 filingsFY2020 Q1: 1 filingsFY2020 Q4: 2 filingsFY2021 Q1: 1 filingsFY2021 Q2: 1 filingsFY2021 Q3: 5 filingsFY2021 Q4: 1 filingsFY2022 Q1: 2 filingsFY2022 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q2: 3 filingsFY2024 Q2: 3 filingsFY2024 Q3: 1 filings0613FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2022
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE, KNOXVILLE applied to sponsor 228 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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