UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND

KINGSTON, RI

• 305 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2026
• Denial rate 2.6% across 313 decisions
• Initial petitions: 189 approved, 4 denied
• 12 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $76,033
• Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor of Nursing (Tenure Track), Assistant Professor of Public Relations (Tenure Track), Assistant Professor of Japanese (Tenure Track), Assistant Professor of Kinesiology (Tenure Track), Assistant Professor - Gender & Women's Studies (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