THE UNIVERSITY OF AKRON

AKRON, OH

• 300 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2026
• Denial rate 2.6% across 308 decisions
• Initial petitions: 163 approved, 4 denied
• 7 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $60,000
• Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor, College of Engineering, Assistant Professor, Communications, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics, Assistant Professor of Practice/Instruction, Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering
• Matches the pattern of an employer exempt from the annual H-1B numerical limits

H-1B figures are from the USCIS Employer Data Hub; PERM figures from Department of Labor disclosure data. Both are counts of past adjudications, not predictions about any future petition. Employers are matched by name, so a single legal entity can appear more than once.

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Data updated October 2, 2026