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Top Green Card Colleges - 2025 Reports

Most Common Colleges, Salaries, and Job Trends for employment-based green card sponsorship.

Rank	College	Green Card Petitions	Average Salary
1	Anna University	1,557	$138,287
2	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University	1,406	$139,140
3	University Of Southern California	994	$164,763
4	Carnegie Mellon University	797	$177,180
5	Northeastern University	789	$147,123
6	Arizona State University	704	$153,260
7	The University Of Texas At Dallas	616	$141,297
8	New York University	600	$161,602
9	Osmania University	593	$135,290
10	San Jose State University	578	$164,038
11	University Of Central Missouri	535	$119,037
12	Columbia University	519	$169,262
13	University Of Madras	476	$136,447
14	University Of Mumbai	468	$144,521
15	University Of Pune	454	$142,276
16	North Carolina State University	451	$159,171
17	Anna University Chennai	420	$131,916
18	Northwestern Polytechnic University	416	$119,634
19	Texas Am University	394	$145,154
20	The University Of Texas At Arlington	371	$126,438
21	State University Of New York At Buffalo	365	$151,568
22	Andhra University	359	$138,417
23	Purdue University	345	$142,415
24	Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum	338	$155,335
25	Illinois Institute Of Technology	336	$130,419

26	Cornell University	334	$167,194
27	Campbellsville University	318	$110,880
28	Wilmington University	300	$115,479
29	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad	291	$125,539
30	Uttar Pradesh Technical University	287	$153,691
31	University Of Pennsylvania	283	$168,842
31	University Of Cincinnati	283	$144,522
33	New Jersey Institute Of Technology	272	$135,371
34	Stevens Institute Of Technology	261	$139,897
35	Georgia Institute Of Technology	252	$168,695
35	University Of California, Berkeley	252	$167,829
35	Acharya Nagarjuna University	252	$140,343
38	University Of Waterloo	245	$180,870
39	Bharathidasan University	241	$133,732
40	University Of Texas At Dallas	239	$148,403
40	Rochester Institute Of Technology	239	$148,309
42	Northwestern University	234	$171,514
42	The Georgia Institute Of Technology	234	$166,103
42	Syracuse University	234	$152,860
45	University Of Michigan	222	$157,844
46	University Of The Cumberlands	220	$111,130
47	University Of California, Los Angeles	213	$157,497
48	University Of Illinois	212	$136,916
49	The West Bengal University Of Technology	208	$142,043
50	University Of Illinois At Urbanachampaign	207	$154,038
50	Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey	207	$146,812
50	University Of South Florida	207	$117,340
53	University Of Maryland	204	$139,938
54	University Of Florida	203	$150,873
55	Duke University	198	$168,720
56	Bharathiar University	194	$140,137
57	The University Of Michigan	191	$156,916
57	Visveswaraiah Technological University	191	$149,789
59	University Of Washington	190	$143,161
59	University Of Bridgeport	190	$117,619
61	Southern Arkansas University	188	$110,674
62	Visvesvaraya Technological University	187	$139,817
63	University Of Texas At Arlington	183	$124,195
64	Wayne State University	181	$116,747
65	Boston University	180	$145,067
66	Lamar University	177	$121,431
67	Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum	175	$143,274
68	New York Institute Of Technology	174	$118,675
69	Texas Am University Kingsville	172	$124,968
70	The University Of Florida	171	$152,159
71	West Bengal University Of Technology	170	$136,740
72	Indiana University	169	$158,146
72	Madurai Kamaraj University	169	$133,107
74	University Of North Texas	166	$115,435
75	Santa Clara University	163	$167,387

76	Massachusetts Institute Of Technology	162	$182,959
76	University Of Toronto	162	$177,165
76	University Of California, San Diego	162	$164,278
79	Birla Institute Of Technology And Science	156	$157,074
80	Bangalore University	153	$139,992
81	Harvard University	152	$183,927
81	The University Of Texas At Austin	152	$153,426
81	University Of Illinois At Chicago	152	$138,135
81	Kent State University	152	$112,375
85	Northern Illinois University	151	$122,466
86	California State University, Fullerton	150	$120,772
87	Sri Venkateswara University	148	$132,025
87	Na	148	$43,902
89	University Of California, Irvine	147	$157,745
90	Stanford University	146	$183,113
90	University Of Minnesota	146	$142,464
92	Wright State University	144	$120,634
93	George Mason University	142	$142,974
94	University Of Technology Of Madhya Pradesh	141	$151,488
94	Kakatiya University	141	$133,648
96	Biju Patnaik University Of Technology	138	$151,233
96	Rajiv Gandhi Proudyogiki Vishwavidyalaya	138	$141,544
96	Oklahoma State University	138	$130,659
96	Silicon Valley University	138	$122,742
100	Northwest Missouri State University	136	$121,969
101	Michigan Technological University	135	$126,891
102	The Ohio State University	133	$138,439
103	State University Of New York At Binghamton	132	$143,162
103	The Pennsylvania State University	132	$140,231
103	The George Washington University	132	$139,388
103	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Kakinada	132	$128,072
107	Georgia State University	131	$129,059
108	The Birla Institute Of Technology And Science	130	$155,648
108	Clemson University	130	$127,743
110	State University Of New York At Stony Brook	129	$172,671
110	University Of California	129	$155,354
112	Virginia Polytechnic Institute And State University	127	$148,430
113	See H14	123	$170,486
113	The University Of North Carolina At Charlotte	123	$139,742
113	Fairleigh Dickinson University	123	$123,472
116	The University Of Houston	121	$130,666
116	Cleveland State University	121	$118,442
118	University Of Connecticut	120	$134,719
119	Texas Tech University	119	$124,134
120	Punjab Technical University	118	$149,915
121	Portland State University	117	$149,622
122	Indira Gandhi National Open University	116	$136,288
122	Instituto Tecnologico Y De Estudios Superiores De Monterrey	116	$125,640
124	Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University	115	$146,755
124	University Of Houston	115	$119,490

126	University Of Missouri	111	$125,949
126	New England College	111	$106,258
128	Mahatma Gandhi University	110	$138,200
129	University Of Rochester	109	$154,882
129	San Diego State University	109	$149,983
129	Southern Methodist University	109	$140,494
132	Columbia University In The City Of New York	108	$167,646
133	Wichita State University	104	$124,979
134	Drexel University	102	$131,178
135	Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University	101	$155,190
136	Gautam Buddh Technical University	100	$157,468
136	Sikkim Manipal University	100	$142,496
138	University Of Wisconsinmadison	98	$151,001
139	Worcester Polytechnic Institute	97	$140,504
140	University Of New Haven	95	$114,380
141	University Of Illinois At Springfield	94	$117,660
142	The University Of Washington	93	$161,435
142	Cochin University Of Science And Technology	93	$153,639
142	Kurukshetra University	93	$147,204
142	California State University, Long Beach	93	$133,701
146	Yale University	92	$173,971
146	International Technological University	92	$146,294
148	University Of Houston Clear Lake	91	$119,783
149	Rice University	90	$161,958
150	University Of Calicut	89	$155,853
150	University Of California, Davis	89	$153,781
150	University Of Colorado	89	$143,511
150	Michigan State University	89	$130,032
154	Srm University	88	$135,271
154	Virginia International University	88	$119,184
154	Florida International University	88	$99,323
157	University Of North Carolina At Charlotte	87	$145,366
158	Mcgill University	86	$176,991
158	Southern New Hampshire University	86	$115,542
158	Sacred Heart University	86	$113,067
161	The University Of Chicago	84	$177,033
161	Washington University In St. Louis	84	$145,778
161	Bradley University	84	$119,471
164	Pondicherry University	82	$145,589
164	Pace University	82	$134,492
166	Fordham University	81	$129,569
167	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Anantapur	80	$125,625
168	California State University, Los Angeles	79	$121,318
168	Rivier University	79	$112,139
170	University Of Houstonclear Lake	78	$126,737
170	Stratford University	78	$126,574
170	Our Lady Of Fatima University	78	$51,098
173	Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad	77	$124,345
174	University Of Kerala	76	$147,667
174	Gujarat University	76	$145,614

174	University Of Massachusetts	76	$134,752
177	Vellore Institute Of Technology	75	$137,150
177	Maharishi International University	75	$135,784
179	University Of Pittsburgh	74	$150,444
180	University Of Delhi	73	$173,826
180	Anna University, Chennai	73	$140,601
180	Periyar University	73	$132,434
180	University Of Missouri Kansas City	73	$119,515
180	Lawrence Technological University	73	$98,388
185	Sri Krishnadevaraya University	72	$131,991
185	Governors State University	72	$120,371
187	Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak	70	$157,154
187	Florida Institute Of Technology	70	$120,826
189	Georgetown University	69	$152,397
189	Eastern Illinois University	69	$111,909
191	University Of Central Florida	68	$128,676
192	Johns Hopkins University	67	$154,812
193	The University Of Utah	66	$126,481
194	Brown University	65	$161,856
194	University Of Texas At Austin	65	$156,923
194	University Of Rajasthan	65	$153,573
194	Savitribai Phule Pune University	65	$136,482
194	Depaul University	65	$129,024
194	Centro Escolar University	65	$53,311
200	Shivaji University, Kolhapur	64	$149,496

Note: To obtain employment based green card in United States, most foreign workers will have to go through 3 steps: 1). Permanent Labor Certification(ETA Form 9089), 2). Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker(Form I-140), 3). Adjust of Status to a permanent resident of the United States(Form I485).

The above report lists the top Colleges that have filed the largest numbers of permanent labor certifications under PERM in fiscal year 2024. The Green Card Petitions on the report is the number of permanent labor certifications for Green Card filed under PERM. The number includes certified, withdrawn, denied and certified but withdrawn certifications. The Average Salary is the average proffered salary on ETA Form 9089.

A permanent labor certification issued by the Department of Labor (DOL) allows an employer to hire a foreign worker to work permanently in the United States. Once received (if required), the employer then files an Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker, Form I-140, with the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for the appropriate employment-based preference category.

The Department of Labor must certify to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) that 1). there are no qualified Americian workers(U.S. Citizens or permanent residents) able, willing, qualified and available to accept the job at the prevailing wage for that occupation in the area of intended employment, 2) employment of the alien will not adversely affect the wages and working conditions of similarly employed American workers, like U.S. citizents or permanent residents.

Sometimes the green card sponsors did not enter a specific salary on ETA Form 9089, but used a salary range with minimum and maximum salary. Our algorithm uses the middle point of the range to calculate the average salary. Please review the certification details to understand the salary range.

For example, the first three records on this report mean that in fiscal year 2024, 1,557 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Anna University. The average salary of those 1,557 permanent labor certifications was $138,287. 1,406 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University. The average salary of those 1,406 permanent labor certifications was $139,140. 994 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were University Of Southern California. The average salary of those 994 permanent labor certifications was $164,763.