WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
BELLINGHAM, WA
- 116 H-1B petitions approved, FY2009–FY2023
- Denial rate 0.9% across 117 decisions
- Initial petitions: 51 approved, 1 denied
- 8 certified PERM labor certifications
- Median PERM wage $94,655
- Roles sponsored: Assistant Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Assistant Professor of Energy Management and Efficiency, Assistant Professor - Interpersonal Communication, Associate Professor of Global Cinema, Cyber Range Director
- 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.