UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA

CEDAR FALLS, IA

• 126 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2026
• Denial rate 6.7% across 135 decisions
• Initial petitions: 78 approved, 3 denied
• 4 certified PERM labor certifications
• Median PERM wage $105,000
• Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor of Finance (Tenure Track), Assistant Professor of Supply Chain Management (Tenure Track), Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Social Work, Assistant Professor (Tenure Track) Management
• 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