UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA
COLUMBIA, SC
- 352 H-1B petitions approved, FY2010–FY2023
- Denial rate 1.4% across 357 decisions
- Initial petitions: 231 approved, 1 denied
- 13 certified PERM labor certifications
- Median PERM wage $100,000
- Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor, Professor, Assistant Professor/Department of Computer Science, Assistant Professor/Department of Biological Sciences, Assistant Professor/Department of Women’s and Gender Studies
- 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.