University of Wisconsin System

125 Green card sponsorships · 1,796 Temporary work filings · Education · FY2019–FY2026
FEIN 39-6006492 from DOL disclosure data (FY2024-2025)
Also filed as Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System Univ of WI System Univ of WI System - Green Bay Univ of WI System Admin Univ of WI System/Eau Claire Univ of WI System/Green Bay Univ of WI System/La Crosse Univ of WI System/Oshkosh Univ of WI System/Parkside Univ of WI System/Plateville Univ of WI System/Platteville Univ of WI System/River Falls Univ of WI System/Stout Univ of WI System/Superior Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens Point University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMADISON UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMILWAUKEE
39,000 Total employees Self-reported on green-card filings · FY2024
125 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
1,796 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
$108,000 Median offered wage FY2024 n=7 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 · Economics Teachers, Postsecondary (25-1063)

What this means for you

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Colors from an applicant's view: green = better than most employers in its industry, red = worse, gray = about the same or too few filings

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  • Education · est. 39,000 U.S. employees
  • 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 ↗ 1,921 FY2019–FY2026 filings
    Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — a change between two years is not a countSource: DOL LCA disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ +18% FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year
    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 ↗ -100% 0 vs 43
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The same for every question above, so it is shown once here. Ranks count filings, never opinions; each card names what it counted and the group it was ranked against.

0.1% Work visas denied⁠Work visas deniedUniversity of Wisconsin System = 0.1%: 1 of its 984 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: #41 of 357 in Education · #649 of 5,111 in the U.S. (per employee).Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 1 of 984 filings · FY2023-25
3.6% Green cards denied⁠Green cards deniedUniversity of Wisconsin System = 3.6%: 2 of its 55 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: #21 of 77 in Education · #551 of 1,693 in the U.S. (per employee).Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 2 of 55 filings · FY2023-25
46.5% Work visas certified⁠Work visas certifiedUniversity of Wisconsin System = 46.5%: 458 of its 984 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: #313 of 357 in Education · #4,466 of 5,111 in the U.S. (per employee).Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 458 of 984 filings · FY2023-25
89.1% Green cards certified⁠Green cards certifiedUniversity of Wisconsin System = 89.1%: 49 of its 55 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: #56 of 77 in Education · #1,510 of 1,693 in the U.S. (per employee).Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 49 of 55 filings · FY2023-25
49.3% Work visas certified, then withdrawn⁠Work visas certified, then withdrawnUniversity of Wisconsin System = 49.3%: 485 of its 984 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: none — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 485 of 984 filings · FY2023-25
4.1% Work visas withdrawn⁠Work visas withdrawnUniversity of Wisconsin System = 4.1%: 40 of its 984 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: none — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome.Source: DOL LCA disclosure data, case statusOfficial source ↗ 40 of 984 filings · FY2023-25
7.3% Green cards withdrawn⁠Green cards withdrawnUniversity of Wisconsin System = 7.3%: 4 of its 55 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: none — we rank certified and denied filings per employee, not this outcome.Source: DOL PERM disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ 4 of 55 filings · FY2023-25
1,921 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 ↗ FY2019–FY2026 filings
+18% Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024⁠Work-visa filings year-on-year change · FY2025 vs FY2024No percentile or rank — we do not rank a change in filing counts, which grows with an employer's sizeNo count — a change between two years is not a countSource: DOL LCA disclosure dataOfficial source ↗ FY2025 vs FY2024 · work-visa filings in each complete year
0.77 Work-visa filings per 100 employees⁠Work-visa filings per 100 employeesUniversity of Wisconsin System = 0.77: each year's work-visa filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.83.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: #212 of 357 in Education · #4,037 of 5,111 in the U.S. (per employee).Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 984 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · FY2024: 0.83
-100% 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 ↗ 0 vs 43
0.07 Green-card filings per 100 employees⁠Green-card filings per 100 employeesUniversity of Wisconsin System = 0.07: each year's green-card filings over that year's reported headcount, per 100 employees, mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024; FY2024 alone: 0.11.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: #57 of 77 in Education · #1,510 of 1,693 in the U.S. (per employee).Source: DOL filings vs self-reported headcountOfficial source ↗ 55 filings · mean of 2 years, FY2023 and FY2024 · FY2024: 0.11
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  • University of Wisconsin System
  • Univ of WI System
  • University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMADISON
  • UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSINMILWAUKEE
  • Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
  • Univ of WI System Admin
  • Univ of WI System/Eau Claire
  • Univ of WI System/Green Bay
  • Univ of WI System/La Crosse
  • Univ of WI System/Oshkosh
  • Univ of WI System/Parkside
  • Univ of WI System/Plateville
  • Univ of WI System/Platteville
  • Univ of WI System/River Falls
  • Univ of WI System/Stout
  • Univ of WI System/Superior
  • Univ of Wisconsin-Stevens Point

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 →

117 Certified green-card filings certified · FY2019–FY2026
3 Denied 2.4% rate · FY2019–FY2026
5 Withdrawn 4.0% rate · FY2019–FY2026

Filings over time

How many green-card filings University of Wisconsin System has filed each quarter, from FY2019 to today.

01224FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024
Source: U.S. Department of Labor public records Data through FY2026

What this means

University of Wisconsin System applied to sponsor 125 workers for green cards between 2019 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.

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Combined: 433 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 ↗ + 2,686 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

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