BOR USGA OBO AUGUSTA UNIVERSITY

AUGUSTA, GA

• 521 H-1B petitions approved, FY2017–FY2026
• Denial rate 0.9% across 526 decisions
• Initial petitions: 246 approved, 2 denied
• 17 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $212,000
• Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology, Assistant Professor of Radiology, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Assistant Professor of Accounting (Tenure Track), Assistant Professor of Dentistry (Non-tenure track)
• 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