UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

628 Green card sponsorships · 1,914 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2008–FY2025
FEIN 42-6004813 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as The University of Iowa University of Iowa
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
28,500 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
2.2% Green-card sponsorship rate 628 green-card filings / 28,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
6.7% Work-visa filing rate 1,914 work-visa filings / 28,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount
8.9% Visa filings vs workforce 2,542 filings / 28,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 headcount

What this means for you

  • Is this employer actively hiring — and are the filings real?
  • Education · est. 28,500 U.S. employees
  • 39% Green-card filings certified 235 of 608 green-card filings · last filed May 2026 · FY2008–FY2025
    18 Green-card filings denied of 608 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    34 Green-card filings withdrawn of 608 green-card filings · FY2008–FY2025 filings
    #13 Green-card + work-visa filings 2,542 filings · last May 2026 · #13 of 7,445 in Education · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    9% Visa filings vs workforce 2,542 filings / 28,500 employees · FY2008–FY2025 filings vs FY2025 self-reported headcount
    -22% Trend vs last year FY2024 14 vs FY2023 18
    #13 Green-card + work-visa filings, Education 2,542 filings · #13 of 7,445 in Education · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 0.1% Green-card + work-visa filings, all US 2,542 filings · Top 0.1% of 332,896 US employers · FY2008–FY2025
    628 Green-card filings FY2008–FY2025
    1,914 Work-visa filings FY2008–FY2025
    Top 40% Work-visa filings per employee, Education 1,914 filings / 28,500 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 40% of 2,650 in Education with work-visa filings and a reported headcount · FY2008–FY2025
    Top 46% Green-card + work-visa filings per employee, Education 2,542 filings / 28,500 employees (2025, self-reported) · Top 46% 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.

Filing pattern observations

Filing patterns are statistical observations derived from public U.S. Department of Labor records. They do not constitute accusations of wrongdoing. Wage levels are determined by the DOL's rigid 5-step NPWC evaluation process based on O*NET Job Zone requirements. Use this information to inform your own due diligence.
Workplace safety record with high visa-dependent workforce

2 OSHA ITA Form 300A filings, 1,886 reportable cases alongside 1,914 H-1B LCA filings

OSHA 300A — OSHA 300A Summary of Work-Related Injuries and Illnesses Employer's annual injury/illness summary submitted to OSHARecordable ≠ fault or violation; reported per ESTABLISHMENT (site), not per company — see §4 join ruleOfficial source ↗ reported safety record
1,886 total reportable cases
2 ITA Form 300A filings
Visa-dependent workforce
1,914 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 ↗ 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 ↗ filings
457 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 ↗ applications
Safety How this is calculated →

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

250

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

326

56.6% rate

Denied

18

2.9% rate

Withdrawn

34

5.4% rate

Filings over time

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

FY2008 Q1: 30 filingsFY2009 Q1: 27 filingsFY2010 Q1: 72 filingsFY2011 Q1: 37 filingsFY2012 Q1: 55 filingsFY2013 Q1: 42 filingsFY2015 Q1: 16 filingsFY2015 Q2: 13 filingsFY2015 Q3: 5 filingsFY2015 Q4: 13 filingsFY2016 Q1: 11 filingsFY2016 Q2: 27 filingsFY2016 Q3: 7 filingsFY2016 Q4: 14 filingsFY2017 Q1: 11 filingsFY2017 Q2: 9 filingsFY2017 Q3: 15 filingsFY2017 Q4: 3 filingsFY2018 Q1: 17 filingsFY2018 Q2: 8 filingsFY2018 Q3: 6 filingsFY2018 Q4: 22 filingsFY2019 Q1: 33 filingsFY2020 Q1: 13 filingsFY2020 Q2: 4 filingsFY2020 Q3: 29 filingsFY2021 Q1: 2 filingsFY2021 Q2: 2 filingsFY2021 Q3: 6 filingsFY2021 Q4: 3 filingsFY2022 Q1: 3 filingsFY2022 Q2: 15 filingsFY2022 Q3: 6 filingsFY2023 Q1: 2 filingsFY2023 Q2: 13 filingsFY2023 Q3: 1 filingsFY2023 Q4: 2 filingsFY2024 Q2: 7 filingsFY2024 Q3: 7 filings03672FY2008FY2011FY2015FY2016FY2017FY2018FY2019FY2021FY2022FY2023
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Updated 2026-04-11 08:05:34.412930+00:00

What this means

UNIVERSITY OF IOWA applied to sponsor 628 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.

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