University of Southern California

324 Green card sponsorships · 1,951 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2008–FY2026
FEIN 95-1642394 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as The University of Southern California THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
28,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2025
324 Green-card filings 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 ↗ filings on record
1,951 Work-visa filings 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 on record
$184,000 Median offered wage FY2021 n=5 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 ↗ filings · Business Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1011)

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  • Education · est. 28,000 U.S. employees
  • Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024University of Southern California = -100%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (0) against FY2024 (10).Education = +14%: all Education employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (10 and 0).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -100%University of Southern California +14%Education +8%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (10 and 0) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (10 and 0) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (10 and 0) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (10 and 0) Percentile 0 vs 10 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024University of Southern California = -21%: its green-card filings, FY2025 (11) against FY2024 (14).Education = +85%: all Education employers' green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).All U.S. = +60%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ green-card filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (14 and 11).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ -21%University of Southern California +85%Education +60%All U.S. Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (14 and 11) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (14 and 11) Rank Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (14 and 11) Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (14 and 11) Percentile 11 vs 14 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
    Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesUniversity of Southern California = —: 10 work-visa filings in FY2023-25 and no per-employee rate (10 work-visa filings in FY2023-FY2025, under the 20-filing floor).Education = 0.94: the median of 357 ranked Education employers' rates, per 100 employees.All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: 10 work-visa filings in FY2023-FY2025, under the 20-filing floor.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ —University of Southern California 0.94Education 4.8All U.S. Not ranked: 10 work-visa filings in FY2023-FY2025, under the 20-filing floor Not ranked: 10 work-visa filings in FY2023-FY2025, under the 20-filing floor Rank Not ranked: 10 work-visa filings in FY2023-FY2025, under the 20-filing floor Not ranked: 10 work-visa filings in FY2023-FY2025, under the 20-filing floor Percentile 10 filings · FY2023-25 · last filing FY2024
  • Layoff notices are withheld from this panel (WARN coverage 35.7% of 255 state-year cells < 60%) → see the WARN notices tab. Coverage gate
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Every measurement we computed

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0.0% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedUniversity of Southern California = 0.0%: 0 of its 10 work-visa filings denied, FY2023-25.Education = 0.2%: all Education employers' work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).All U.S. = 0.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings denied, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings (10).Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 0 of 10 filings · FY2023-25
0.0% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedUniversity of Southern California = 0.0%: 0 of its 32 green-card filings denied, FY2023-25.Education = 4.0%: all Education employers' green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).All U.S. = 4.1%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings denied, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Tied #1 with 62 others of 89 in Education · Tied #1 with 1,375 others of 2,091 in U.S..Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 0 of 32 filings · FY2023-25
100.0% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedUniversity of Southern California = 100.0%: 10 of its 10 work-visa filings certified, FY2023-25.Education = 80.8%: all Education employers' work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).All U.S. = 91.9%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings (10).Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 10 of 10 filings · FY2023-25
100.0% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedUniversity of Southern California = 100.0%: 32 of its 32 green-card filings certified, FY2023-25.Education = 91.3%: all Education employers' green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).All U.S. = 91.6%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings certified, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Tied #1 with 22 others of 89 in Education · Tied #1 with 735 others of 2,091 in U.S..Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 32 of 32 filings · FY2023-25
0.0% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnUniversity of Southern California = 0.0%: 0 of its 10 work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, FY2023-25.Education = 16.5%: all Education employers' work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).All U.S. = 5.8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings certified, then withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 0 of 10 filings · FY2023-25
0.0% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnUniversity of Southern California = 0.0%: 0 of its 10 work-visa filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Education = 2.5%: all Education employers' work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).All U.S. = 1.7%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings withdrawn, over all their work-visa filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 0 of 10 filings · FY2023-25
0.0% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnUniversity of Southern California = 0.0%: 0 of its 32 green-card filings withdrawn, FY2023-25.Education = 4.7%: all Education employers' green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).All U.S. = 4.3%: every U.S. employer's green-card filings withdrawn, over all their green-card filings, FY2023-25 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its share among employers with 20+ green-card filings in FY2023-25, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked for this question.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 0 of 32 filings · FY2023-25
2,275 Green-card + work-visa filings⁠Green-card + work-visa filingsNo percentile or rank — we rank green-card and work-visa filings per employee separatelyNo share — the combined total is all of this employer's filings, so it is not a share of themSource: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ FY2008–FY2026 filings
-100% Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings, FY2025 vs FY2024University of Southern California = -100%: its work-visa filings, FY2025 (0) against FY2024 (10).Education = +14%: all Education employers' work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).All U.S. = +8%: every U.S. employer's work-visa filings, FY2025 against FY2024 (pooled).Rank and percentile: its change among employers with 20+ work-visa filings in both FY2024 and FY2025, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: under 20 filings in FY2024 or FY2025 (10 and 0).Source: DOL disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 0 vs 10 filings · FY2025 vs FY2024
— Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesUniversity of Southern California = —: 10 work-visa filings in FY2023-25 and no per-employee rate (10 work-visa filings in FY2023-FY2025, under the 20-filing floor).Education = 0.94: the median of 357 ranked Education employers' rates, per 100 employees.All U.S. = 4.8: the median of 5,111 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — Not ranked: 10 work-visa filings in FY2023-FY2025, under the 20-filing floor.Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 10 filings · FY2023-25 · last filing FY2024
-21% Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Green-card filings, FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — the two yearly counts behind the change are printed on the card itselfSource: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 11 vs 14 · FY2026 to date: 11
0.04 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesUniversity of Southern California = 0.04: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean FY2023-25; FY2025 alone: 0.04.Education = 0.11: the median of 77 ranked Education employers' rates, per 100 employees.All U.S. = 1.9: the median of 1,693 ranked U.S. employers' rates, per 100 employees.Rank and percentile: its rate among employers with 20+ filings and a reported headcount, in its industry and in the U.S. — #71 of 77 in Education · #1,577 of 1,693 in U.S..Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 32 filings · mean FY2023-25 · last filing FY2026

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 →

313 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2008–FY2026
4 Denied 1.2% rate · FY2008–FY2026
7 Withdrawn 2.2% rate · FY2008–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings University of Southern California has filed each quarter, from FY2008 to today.

0715FY2008FY2010FY2012FY2015FY2017FY2019FY2021FY2024FY2026
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2026

What this means

University of Southern California applied to sponsor 324 workers for green cards between 2008 and 2026. 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.

Recent layoff notices

University of Southern California has filed 1 WARN — Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act Federal law requiring 60-day advance notice of large layoffs or plant closures100+ employee firms, 50+/one-third site thresholds — WARN data captures only a FRACTION of layoffs; distributed cuts are invisibleOfficial source ↗ Act layoff notice(s) with state workforce agencies. These are public layoff notifications required by federal law.

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