UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO

CHICAGO, IL

• 2,278 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2026
• Denial rate 1.5% across 2,313 decisions
• Initial petitions: 1,189 approved, 16 denied
• 10 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $97,737
• Roles sponsored: IT Technical Associate (Developer - Business Intelligence), Clinical Assistant Professor, Clinical Assistant Professor/Clinical Practice Nurse Educator, Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine/Physician Surgeon, Assistant Professor
• 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