Does University of Wisconsin-Madison sponsor visas?

New H-1Bs are first-time petitions with this employer, often after the lottery. Transfers are people already on an H-1B who joined from another employer. Counts are workers USCIS approved on its first decision, and the approval rate compares them with workers it denied that year. Later appeals aren't counted.

Filed as Univ of Wi System Madison, Univ of Wi System/Madison

We couldn't find PERM applications filed by University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Labor Department data.

Sources: USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub and DOL PERM disclosure data

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Quick answers

Does University of Wisconsin-Madison sponsor H-1B visas?

University of Wisconsin-Madison has sponsored H-1B visas recently. USCIS approved 285 of its petitions in FY2025, including 134 for new H-1B workers and 26 transfers from other employers. From Oct 2025 to Jun 2026, it had 154 more approved.

Does University of Wisconsin-Madison sponsor green cards?

We found no PERM applications, the first step of most employment green cards, for University of Wisconsin-Madison in the Labor Department data.

What is University of Wisconsin-Madison's H-1B approval rate?

In FY2025, USCIS approved 99% of the workers University of Wisconsin-Madison petitioned for on its first decision, out of 289 decided. Later appeals aren't counted.

Where do these numbers come from?

H-1B counts come from the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub and green card counts from Labor Department PERM disclosure data, matched to University of Wisconsin-Madison through filing names like Univ Of Wi System Madison. Fiscal years run from October to September. Statuses are our reading of the filings, news reports and what employees share, not statements from University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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  Stanford University675 H-1Bs9 green cards
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  University of Michigan470 H-1Bs38 green cards
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  Washington University in St. Louis395 H-1Bs11 green cards
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  University of Pennsylvania308 H-1Bs7 green cards
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  UC San Francisco310 H-1Bs0 green cards
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  Johns Hopkins University296 H-1Bs10 green cards