USCIS data, FY2024 to FY2026. Facts only, not legal advice.

Skip the H-1B lottery: universities that sponsor

With the new wage weighted lottery, an entry level offer has about 15% odds (DHS estimate). Universities, their affiliated nonprofits and nonprofit research groups can usually sponsor you outside the cap, so there is no lottery at all. These 1,462 universities and colleges got 66,037 H-1B approvals between FY2024 and FY2026, and 563 of them got 10 or more.

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Cap exemption depends on how the employer qualifies. Ask HR whether the role is cap exempt.
Roles are not only professors: research, data, software, lab and analyst jobs at universities count too.
This list matches names only, so university hospitals and research institutes filed under other names are not all here. Read the rule.

Top 300 by FY2026 approvals

Employer	FY2024	FY2025	FY2026	Total
The Leland Stanford Jr University	502	675	465	1,642
University Of Michigan	491	470	450	1,411
Washington University In St Louis	331	395	345	1,071
University Of Pennsylvania	282	308	299	889
University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign	322	17	298	637
University Of Maryland	297	321	286	904
Johns Hopkins University	297	293	276	866
Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai	238	226	254	718
Emory University	268	289	247	804
Northwestern University	235	219	244	698
Indiana University Indianapolis	0	262	239	501
University Of Florida	253	253	234	740
Yale University	262	207	234	703
Columbia University	258	275	231	764
University Of Nebraska Medical Center	2	196	230	428
University Of Minnesota	190	222	225	637
The University Of Chicago	286	270	220	776
University Of Pittsburgh	237	272	220	729
State University Of New York At Buffalo	256	284	215	755
The University Of Tennessee	174	205	196	575
Purdue University	180	228	195	603
The University Of Iowa	202	234	193	629
University Of California Berkeley	169	176	187	532
University Of Colorado Boulder	14	0	187	201
The Ohio State University	227	219	186	632
University Of California Los Angeles	200	197	182	579
The Curators Of The University Of Missouri	198	218	177	593
The University Of Virginia	201	222	174	597
Rutgers The State University Of Nj	143	154	174	471
The Pennsylvania State University	148	168	168	484
Arizona State University	143	156	165	464
Harvard University	209	175	162	546
University Of Washington	196	191	160	547
Massachusetts Institute Of Technology	168	181	158	507
University Of Alabama At Birmingham	187	189	157	533
University Of Utah	170	161	150	481
University Of Oklahoma	138	141	150	429
The University Of Texas At Austin	180	169	149	498
The Trustees Of Princeton University	192	200	148	540
Michigan State University	142	106	143	391
University Of Southern California	214	166	142	522
University Of Miami	116	146	142	404
University Of California Davis	136	144	140	420
University Of Rochester	103	169	140	412
Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University D B A Virginia Te	0	134	140	274
The University Of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center	157	179	139	475
Nc State University	136	140	137	413
University Of California San Diego	165	163	136	464
Weill Cornell Medical College	115	139	132	386
Nyu Grossman School Of Medicine	182	133	131	446
University Of Kentucky	104	140	128	372
Texas A&M University	23	0	127	150
Duke University	0	0	126	126
West Virginia University	60	102	124	286
Texas Tech University	116	143	123	382
Trustees Of Boston University	115	115	123	353
University Of Georgia Oge	90	125	120	335
The University Of Arizona	108	94	120	322
University Of Kansas Medical Center	101	85	117	303
Baylor College Of Medicine	130	148	116	394
New York University	116	128	109	353
Georgia Institute Of Technology	96	104	106	306
Louisiana State University And A&M College	2	0	106	108
University Of Arkansas For Medical Sciences	98	133	104	335
Cornell University	150	149	98	397
Carnegie Mellon University	104	96	98	298
Case Western Reserve University	82	81	93	256
University Of North Carolina At Chapel Hill	104	102	91	297
University Of South Florida	64	107	90	261
Florida State University	88	110	85	283
Oregon Health And Science University	96	92	85	273
Vanderbilt University	80	78	85	243
Iowa State University Of Science And Technology	0	74	84	158
Brown University	69	80	80	229
Research Foundation For The State University Of New York	97	101	79	277
University Of Notre Dame Du Lac	61	67	79	207
Old Dominion University	44	48	77	169
University Of Nevada Las Vegas	64	72	76	212
Temple University	77	72	73	222
California Institute Of Technology	91	132	72	295
W M Rice University	84	91	71	246
Oregon State University	89	86	67	242
The University Of Texas At Dallas	70	73	66	209
University Of California-Riverside	65	66	66	197
The University Of Texas Medical Branch	55	69	66	190
Bor Usga Obo Augusta University	55	60	66	181
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University	77	71	65	213
Georgetown University	67	75	65	207
Colorado State University	62	51	65	178
The University Of Alabama	51	51	65	167
Administrators Of The Tulane Educational Fund Dba Tulane University	0	0	65	65
Northeastern University	87	77	64	228
University Of California Irvine	73	84	64	221
University Of Houston System	0	0	64	64
University Of Mississippi Medical Center	0	66	62	128
Vanderbilt University Medical Center	58	63	61	182
University Of New Mexico	53	65	61	179
Albert Einstein College Of Medicine	1	46	59	106
Savannah College Of Art And Design	26	41	58	125
Medical University Of South Carolina And Affiliates	0	0	58	58
Auburn University	76	79	57	212
The University Of Texas Health Science Center At Houston	0	90	57	147
Clemson University	86	83	56	225
Mississippi State University	53	63	55	171
University Of Cincinnati	55	69	54	178
Virginia Commonwealth University	58	63	54	175
The University Of Kansas	50	53	54	157
The University Of Texas Rio Grande Valley	2	45	54	101
Tufts University	59	60	52	171
University Of Connecticut	0	0	52	52
Kansas State University	39	38	50	127
Hunter College Of The City University Of New York Cuny	0	32	50	82
Rush University Medical Center	64	46	49	159
University Of Louisville	48	31	49	128
Thomas Jefferson University	45	40	48	133
Wayne State University	61	61	47	169
University Of Arkansas	58	37	47	142
Duke University-Univ-Med Ctr-Affil	213	185	46	444
Washington State University	49	60	45	154
University Of South Carolina	30	50	44	124
Banner University Medical Group	37	41	44	122
Kennesaw State University	25	35	44	104
University Of Mississippi	37	52	43	132
University Of Colorado Denver	212	239	42	493
Oklahoma State University	52	57	42	151
University Of Hawaii	56	49	40	145
Georgia State University	45	41	40	126
Texas A And M University	187	232	39	458
Suny Upstate Medical University	57	81	39	177
The Rockefeller University	48	61	38	147
California State University Fresno	0	2	37	39
North Dakota State University	23	40	36	99
George Mason University	23	35	36	94
University Of North Carolina At Charlotte	0	0	36	36
South Dakota State University	48	44	34	126
The University Of Texas At El Paso	32	45	34	111
Rochester Institute Of Technology	38	46	33	117
University Of California Santa Cruz	35	30	33	98
University Of Massachusetts Lowell	20	24	33	77
New Mexico State University	26	41	32	99
University Of Central Florida	40	47	31	118
Boston College	51	33	31	115
Texas State University	45	38	31	114
Trustees Of Dartmouth College	38	44	31	113
Utah State University	24	51	31	106
Saint Louis University	44	27	31	102
The University Of Vermont And State Agricultural College	0	0	31	31
University Of North Dakota	24	45	30	99
Wake Forest University Health Sciences	20	34	30	84
Research Foundation Of The City University Of New York	34	48	29	111
Syracuse University	42	37	29	108
College Of William And Mary	31	37	29	97
University Of Rhode Island	20	28	29	77
University Of Idaho	18	24	28	70
The University Of Alabama In Huntsville	16	23	28	67
University Of Delaware	38	44	26	108
University Of Wyoming	40	39	26	105
The University Of Kansas Physicians	31	21	26	78
University Of Minnesota Physicians	28	20	26	74
Baylor University	20	27	26	73
University Of Illinois Chicago	0	305	25	330
University Of North Texas	50	42	25	117
The Ohio University	40	36	25	101
The University Of Toledo	30	31	25	86
Marshall University	26	32	25	83
Drexel University	28	24	25	77
University Of New Hampshire	27	22	25	74
University Of Connecticut Human Resources	0	46	25	71
Appalachian State University	22	16	25	63
Tulane University	84	115	24	223
University Of Texas At Arlington	51	57	24	132
New Jersey Institute Of Technology	20	40	24	84
Kent State University	30	24	24	78
Marquette University	16	27	24	67
The President And Fellows Of Middlebury College	22	10	24	56
The University Of Texas At San Antonio	20	36	23	79
University Of Maine	30	23	23	76
James Madison University	20	27	23	70
Minnesota State University Mankato	20	20	22	62
Illinois State University	20	18	22	60
Baruch College	8	9	22	39
University Of Connecticut Health Center	41	40	21	102
University Of Oregon	28	29	21	78
University Of Chicago Medical Center	24	30	21	75
Northern Illinois University	22	21	21	64
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	8	33	21	62
Florida International University	43	27	20	90
Boise State University	13	15	20	48
Western Washington University	18	11	19	48
University Of North Carolina At Greensboro	0	16	19	35
Louisiana State University And A And M College	0	90	18	108
Thomas Jefferson University Hospital	26	30	18	74
The University Of Memphis	27	28	18	73
East Carolina University	22	26	18	66
Michigan Technological University	19	29	18	66
Illinois Institute Of Technology	16	25	18	59
Montana State University	11	29	18	58
Depaul University	20	18	18	56
Fordham University	16	17	18	51
Lehigh University	22	25	17	64
Wake Forest University	16	26	17	59
Florida Institute Of Technology	15	23	17	55
East Tennessee State University	7	17	17	41
Louisiana Tech University	6	16	17	39
Troy University	7	8	17	32
Southern Methodist University	32	31	16	79
Maharishi International University	17	18	16	51
Sam Houston State University	16	13	16	45
University Of California Merced	16	13	16	45
Ball State University	11	14	16	41
Miami University	15	9	16	40
Florida A And M University	8	11	16	35
University Of Denver	17	24	15	56
Stevens Institute Of Technology	25	13	15	53
California State University Northridge	16	20	15	51
Nova Southeastern University	16	20	15	51
Fairfield University	9	25	15	49
Mcphs University	12	13	15	40
The University Of Virginia Physicians Group	0	24	15	39
Montclair State University	12	9	15	36
Western Kentucky University	8	7	15	30
Tuskegee University	5	6	15	26
University Of Arkansas Division Of Agriculture	0	0	15	15
Howard University	29	20	14	63
Grand Valley State University	20	27	14	61
San Diego State University	15	32	14	61
Northern Arizona University	21	19	14	54
Metropolitan State University Of Denver	14	9	14	37
Tarleton State University	10	12	14	36
Idaho State University	10	11	14	35
Arkansas State University	9	11	14	34
Chapman University	9	9	14	32
North Carolina Agricultural And Technical State University	0	18	14	32
The University Of Texas At Tyler	9	9	14	32
President And Board Of Trustees Of Santa Clara College Dba Santa Clar	0	15	14	29
University Of Houston	83	92	13	188
San Jose State University	41	36	13	90
The George Washington University	25	27	13	65
Brandeis University	20	25	13	58
Rowan University	13	30	13	56
The Catholic University Of America	27	15	13	55
Florida Atlantic University	18	21	13	52
Creighton University	21	16	13	50
Oakland University	16	21	13	50
University Of North Carolina Wilmington	17	18	13	48
University Of Louisiana At Lafayette	16	17	13	46
Colgate University	13	17	13	43
Western Michigan University	17	12	13	42
University Of Montana	18	10	13	41
Central Michigan University	12	15	13	40
Loyola Marymount University	12	15	13	40
Eastern New Mexico University	13	10	13	36
University Of Southern Indiana	10	12	13	35
University Of Wisconsin-Whitewater	11	11	13	35
University Of The Pacific	12	9	13	34
Trustees Of The Smith College	10	4	13	27
Sanford School Of Medicine Of The University Of South Dakota Residenc	0	13	13	26
Faculty Physicians And Surgeons Of Llusm D B A Loma Linda University	0	7	13	20
Western Governors University	3	2	13	18
The University Of Vermont	35	47	12	94
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	39	35	12	86
Missouri State University	14	16	12	42
Oberlin College	16	14	12	42
American University	14	14	12	40
Middle Tennessee State University	9	17	12	38
Wesleyan University	10	10	12	32
California State University, San Bernardino	4	15	12	31
Fort Hays State University	12	7	12	31
Tennessee Technological University	3	8	12	23
Western Illinois University	7	4	12	23
Loyola University Chicago	34	25	11	70
Texas A And M University-Corpus Christi	18	23	11	52
Kean University	19	16	11	46
Bard College	20	12	11	43
Villanova University	9	14	11	34
University Of South Alabama	7	13	11	31
University Of Northern Iowa	8	10	11	29
University Of San Diego	10	8	11	29
Oral Roberts University	9	6	11	26
California State Polytechnic University Pomona	2	11	11	24
Eastern Illinois University	8	4	11	23
Mcgaw Medical Center Of Northwestern University	0	12	11	23
University Of Arkansas At Little Rock	1	8	11	20
Utah Tech University	5	4	11	20
University Of Vermont Health Network - University Of Vermont Medical	0	7	11	18
University Of Colorado Health Dba Uchealth	1	0	11	12
Edward W Sparrow Hospital Association D B A University Of Michigan He	0	0	11	11
Florida Gulf Coast University	19	24	10	53
University Of Alaska Fairbanks	18	23	10	51
University Of Detroit Mercy	9	20	10	39
Colby College	14	13	10	37
Bucknell University	11	15	10	36
University Of St Thomas	10	14	10	34
University Settlement Society Of New York	7	12	10	29
Depauw University	8	9	10	27
Eastern Washington University	8	8	10	26
Pepperdine University	12	4	10	26
Stetson University	6	5	10	21
Northern Kentucky University	3	7	10	20
Trustees Of Grinnell College D B A Grinnell College	0	10	10	20

Source: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, initial and continuing approvals. Approval history is not a promise of future sponsorship.