SOUTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY

BROOKINGS, SD

• 463 H-1B petitions approved, FY2010–FY2026
• Denial rate 2.3% across 474 decisions
• Initial petitions: 258 approved, 3 denied
• 13 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $83,254
• Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership, Asst Professor-Precision Agriculture Automation Engineering, Assistant Professor in Reproductive Physiology, Assistant Professor in Ruminant Nutrition, Assistant Professor - Computer Science
• 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