THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS RIO GRANDE VALLEY

EDINBURG, TX

• 174 H-1B petitions approved, FY2022–FY2026
• Denial rate 2.8% across 179 decisions
• Initial petitions: 85 approved, 1 denied
• 33 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $65,000
• Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor, Assistant Professor - Computational Mathematics, Assistant Professor - Statistics, Assistant Professor - Internal Medicine, Lecturer in 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