THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE

KNOXVILLE, TN

• 1,319 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2026
• Denial rate 1.6% across 1,340 decisions
• Initial petitions: 662 approved, 6 denied
• 16 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $77,000
• Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor of Practice in Data Analytics, Assistant Professor of Biology, Associate Professor, Assistant Professor Evaluation, Statistics, and Methodology
• 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