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Cap-exempt H-1B employers — sponsors with no lottery

Colleges, universities, and affiliated nonprofits that sponsor H-1B without the lottery — they can file any time of year. 5,749 cap-exempt employers appear in the data; here are the largest by H-1B volume.

No lottery, any time of year. Cap-exempt employers — universities, affiliated nonprofits, and nonprofit or government research organizations — can file H-1B petitions outside the annual cap. There is no 85,000-visa lottery to win first, and no fixed filing window. For many people, a cap-exempt job is the most reliable route to H-1B status. Read the full guide →

Stanford UniversityCA · Educational Services2,641approvals11 green cards

University of Michigan✓ E-Verify · MI · Educational Services2,299approvals68 green cards

University of Chicago✓ E-Verify · IL · Educational Services2,209approvals48 green cards

Mayo Clinic✓ E-Verify · MN · Educational Services2,014approvals13 green cards

UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA✓ E-Verify · FL · Educational Services1,631approvals56 green cards

UNIVERSITY OF MARYLANDMD · Educational Services1,482approvals4 green cards

7UUNIV OF WI SYSTEM/MADISONWI · Educational Services1,467approvals

8UUNIV OF CALIFORNIA SAN FRANCISCO✓ E-Verify · CA · Educational Services1,438approvals8 green cards

9JJOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITYMD · Educational Services1,434approvals13 green cards

10WWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUISMO · Educational Services1,429approvals19 green cards

11UUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIAPA · Educational Services1,403approvals14 green cards

12CCOLUMBIA UNIVERSITYNY · Educational Services1,360approvals32 green cards

13YYALE UNIVERSITY✓ E-Verify · CT · Educational Services1,320approvals25 green cards

14EEMORY UNIVERSITY✓ E-Verify · GA · Educational Services1,240approvals9 green cards

15UUNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGHPA · Educational Services1,207approvals30 green cards

16SSTATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO✓ E-Verify · NY · Educational Services1,193approvals3 green cards

17HHARVARD UNIVERSITYMA · Educational Services1,114approvals27 green cards

18UUT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTERTX · Educational Services1,102approvals

19TTHE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVNJ · Educational Services1,089approvals

20NNORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITYIL · Educational Services1,066approvals14 green cards

21DDALLAS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICTTX · Educational Services1,063approvals148 green cards

22UUNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTAMN · Educational Services1,016approvals39 green cards

23TTHE UNIV OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAMAL · Educational Services1,008approvals1 green cards

24TTHE UNIVERSITY OF IOWA✓ E-Verify · IA · Educational Services982approvals36 green cards

25TTEXAS A&M UNIVERSITYTX · Educational Services979approvals15 green cards

26UUNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA✓ E-Verify · VA · Educational Services979approvals21 green cards

27PPURDUE UNIVERSITYIN · Educational Services971approvals44 green cards

28MMASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECHNOLOGYMA · Educational Services966approvals13 green cards

29DDUKE UNIV UNIV MED CTR & AFFIL INSNC · Educational Services962approvals

30UUNIV OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELESCA · Educational Services959approvals17 green cards

31TTHE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY✓ E-Verify · OH · Educational Services948approvals5 green cards

32UUNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIACA · Educational Services922approvals38 green cards

33TTHE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITYPA · Educational Services919approvals54 green cards

34UUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGOCA · Educational Services869approvals13 green cards

35RRUTGERS THE STATE UNIV OF NJNJ · Educational Services866approvals13 green cards

36UUNIVERSITY OF COLORADO DENVERCO · Educational Services860approvals6 green cards

37TTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN✓ E-Verify · TX · Educational Services845approvals22 green cards

38UUNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON✓ E-Verify · WA · Educational Services839approvals56 green cards

39UUNIVERSITY OF UTAHUT · Educational Services831approvals37 green cards

40TTHE UNIV OF TX MD ANDERSON CANCERTX · Educational Services797approvals

41UUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA BERKELEYCA · Educational Services792approvals19 green cards

42SSAVANNAH CHATHAM COUNTY PUBLIC SCHGA · Educational Services790approvals139 green cards

43TTHE CURATORS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURIMO · Educational Services789approvals46 green cards

44NNYU GROSSMAN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE✓ E-Verify · NY · Educational Services754approvals

45NNC STATE UNIVERSITYNC · Educational Services753approvals7 green cards

46BBAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE✓ E-Verify · TX · Educational Services738approvals3 green cards

47UUNIV OF IL AT URBANA CHAMPAIGNIL · Educational Services736approvals

48WWEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGENY · Educational Services720approvals

49UUMASS CHAN MEDICAL SCHOOLMA · Educational Services707approvals

50UUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA DAVISCA · Educational Services696approvals25 green cards

51CCORNELL UNIVERSITYNY · Educational Services685approvals2 green cards

52UUNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA✓ E-Verify · OK · Educational Services684approvals46 green cards

53AARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITYAZ · Educational Services681approvals39 green cards

54IINDIANA UNIV PURDUE UNIV INDIANAPOIN · Educational Services678approvals

55MMICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITYMI · Educational Services657approvals50 green cards

56UUNIV OF NC AT CHAPEL HILL✓ E-Verify · NC · Educational Services653approvals15 green cards

57CCALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGYCA · Educational Services627approvals5 green cards

58TTEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY✓ E-Verify · TX · Educational Services624approvals45 green cards

59TTRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITYMA · Educational Services621approvals11 green cards

60IINDIANA UNIVERSITYIN · Educational Services594approvals34 green cards

61TTHE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEETN · Educational Services577approvals16 green cards

62UUNIVERSITY OF MIAMIFL · Educational Services574approvals5 green cards

63TTHE UNIV OF GEORGIA OIEGA · Educational Services568approvals38 green cards

64UUNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY✓ E-Verify · KY · Educational Services567approvals30 green cards

65LLOUISIANA STATE UNIVLA · Educational Services553approvals29 green cards

66UUNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTERNY · Educational Services553approvals26 green cards

67UUNIV OF ARKANSAS FOR MED SCIENCES✓ E-Verify · AR · Educational Services546approvals5 green cards

68WWEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY✓ E-Verify · WV · Educational Services544approvals55 green cards

69NNEW YORK UNIVERSITYNY · Educational Services537approvals2 green cards

70TTHE UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA✓ E-Verify · AZ · Educational Services525approvals11 green cards

71UUNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLNNE · Educational Services525approvals2 green cards

72CCARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITYPA · Educational Services521approvals14 green cards

73TTHE UNIV OF TX HLTH SCIENCE CTR ATTX · Educational Services519approvals4 green cards

74GGEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY✓ E-Verify · GA · Educational Services515approvals10 green cards

75IIOWA STATE UNIVERSITYIA · Educational Services508approvals23 green cards

76TTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLASTX · Educational Services507approvals25 green cards

77UUNIV OF NEBRASKA MEDICAL CENTERNE · Educational Services499approvals13 green cards

78OOREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITYOR · Educational Services488approvals16 green cards

79NNORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITYMA · Educational Services484approvals30 green cards

80TTEMPLE UNIVERSITYPA · Educational Services476approvals6 green cards

81MMILWAUKEE BOARD OF SCHOOL DIRECTORSWI · Educational Services447approvals9 green cards

82HHARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLSTX · Educational Services435approvals67 green cards

83DDENVER PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT 1CO · Educational Services432approvals2 green cards

84DDISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLDC · Educational Services422approvals23 green cards

85TTULANE UNIVERSITYLA · Educational Services421approvals

86UUNIVERSITY OF HOUSTONTX · Educational Services419approvals4 green cards

87CCASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITYOH · Educational Services416approvals4 green cards

88TTHOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY✓ E-Verify · PA · Educational Services410approvals9 green cards

89OOREGON STATE UNIVERSITYOR · Educational Services405approvals14 green cards

90NNEW YORK CITY DEPT OF EDUCATIONNY · Educational Services395approvals9 green cards

91BBROWN UNIVERSITY✓ E-Verify · RI · Educational Services382approvals10 green cards

92FFLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITYFL · Educational Services382approvals35 green cards

93CCLEMSON UNIVERSITY✓ E-Verify · SC · Educational Services381approvals15 green cards

94EEMBRY RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVFL · Educational Services373approvals39 green cards

95UUNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA IRVINECA · Educational Services371approvals7 green cards

96AALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINNY · Educational Services360approvals6 green cards

97UUNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATIOH · Educational Services357approvals19 green cards

98AAUBURN UNIVERSITYAL · Educational Services356approvals25 green cards

99WW M RICE UNIVERSITYTX · Educational Services354approvals

100GGEORGETOWN UNIVERSITYDC · Educational Services351approvals31 green cards

Frequently asked questions

What does cap-exempt mean for H-1B?

A cap-exempt employer is not subject to the annual 85,000 H-1B cap or the lottery. It can file an H-1B petition at any time of year, and approval doesn't depend on winning a random selection.

Which employers are cap-exempt?

Higher-education institutions, nonprofits affiliated with a university, and nonprofit or governmental research organizations. Some hospitals and research institutes qualify through a university affiliation.

Is cap-exempt status guaranteed?

No. It's a legal determination for a specific petition and employer. Treat this list as a strong signal to verify with the employer and counsel, not a guarantee.

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