Master list

H-1B Cap-exempt sponsors

Colleges and universities (NAICS 6112/6113), whose H-1B petitions are typically exempt from the 85,000 annual cap.

2,967 employers · ranked by certified filings.

Note: Best-effort: derived from NAICS industry codes, not an official cap-exempt designation. Confirm with the employer before relying on it.

#	Employer	Filings	Median base
601	Governors State University	38	$85k
602	Massachusetts Institute of Technology MIT	38	$117k
603	Milwaukee School of Engineering	38	$76k
604	Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology	38	$75k
605	Southern Connecticut State University	38	$80k
606	Bates College	37	$68k
607	Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University	37	$54k
608	Loyola University New Orleans	37	$52k
609	Oregon Institute of Technology	37	$74k
610	Reed College	37	$80k
611	ST Lawrence University	37	$73k
612	State University of New York at Geneseo	37	$60k
613	The Washington University	37	$86k
614	University of North Carolina at Asheville	37	$70k
615	Whitman College	37	$72k
616	Alcorn State University	36	$63k
617	Allegheny College	36	$63k
618	Bowie State University	36	$74k
619	City University of New York	36	$110k
620	Harrisburg University of Science and Technology	36	$95k
621	Longwood University	36	$55k
622	North Carolina Agriculture and Technical State University	36	$67k
623	Saint Joseph S University	36	$88k
624	Virginia Military Institute	36	$70k
625	Belmont University	35	$83k
626	Christopher Newport University	35	$90k
627	College of Staten Island the City University of New York	35	$79k
628	Ferris State University	35	$66k
629	Georgia College and State University	35	$57k
630	Lincoln University	35	$60k
631	National Test Pilot School	35	$140k
632	ST Bonaventure University	35	$60k
633	State University of New York at Potsdam	35	$53k
634	Texas Woman S University	35	$70k
635	The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art	35	$100k
636	The University of the South	35	$60k
637	Walden University	35	$116k
638	Wheaton College	35	$56k
639	Jacksonville University	34	$72k
640	Lake Forest College	34	$48k
641	Mercyhurst University	34	$52k
642	Merrimack College	34	$93k
643	Minot State University	34	$57k
644	North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University	34	$76k
645	Pacific Union College	34	$56k
646	Radford University	34	$69k
647	State University of New York at Cortland	34	$60k
648	Texas a M University Central Texas	34	$90k
649	Tufts University School of Medicine	34	$51k
650	University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture	34	$60k
651	University of Illinois Foundation	34	$80k
652	University of Puerto Rico - Mayaguez Campus	34	$62k
653	Angelo State University	33	$58k
654	Brooklyn College of the City University of New York	33	$84k
655	Colorado State University - Pueblo	33	$49k
656	Davidson College	33	$54k
657	Golden Gate University	33	$73k
658	Hawai I Pacific University	33	$69k
659	Kalamazoo College	33	$60k
660	Lewis University	33	$73k
661	Metropolitan State University	33	$91k
662	Nicholls State University	33	$56k
663	Seton Hall University	33	$75k
664	Stetson University	33	$56k
665	The Citadel	33	$69k
666	Berklee College of Music	32	$82k
667	Furman University	32	$67k
668	Indiana University of Pennsylvania	32	$62k
669	John Carroll University	32	$84k
670	Lynn University	32	$50k
671	Marist College	32	$80k
672	Missouri Southern State University	32	$70k
673	State University of New York at Canton	32	$65k
674	University of Massachusetts Office of the President	32	$81k
675	Barnard College	31	$86k
676	California Institute of the Arts	31	$70k
677	Dallas Baptist University	31	$53k
678	East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania	31	$69k
679	Faculty Physicians Surgeons of Llusm D B a Loma Linda University Fac	31	$200k
680	Illinois Wesleyan University	31	$70k
681	Lincoln University of Missouri	31	$62k
682	New College of Florida	31	$76k
683	Shenandoah University	31	$78k
684	Sul Ross State University	31	$54k
685	Univ of WI System la Crosse	31	$68k
686	University of Mary Washington	31	$82k
687	Alabama a M University	30	$60k
688	Babson College	30	$84k
689	Bellevue College	30	$80k
690	Centre College of Kentucky	30	$58k
691	Franklin Marshall College	30	$68k
692	Georgia Gwinnett College	30	$63k
693	Lawrence University of Wisconsin	30	$53k
694	Northwestern State University of Louisiana	30	$54k
695	Saint Mary S College of California	30	$75k
696	ST Mary S College of Maryland	30	$78k
697	State University of New York at Upstate Medical University	30	$53k
698	State University of New York Suny College at Plattsburgh	30	$57k
699	University of Evansville	30	$64k
700	Washburn University	30	$61k

Source: U.S. DOL Office of Foreign Labor Certification — certified LCA disclosures (FY2020–present). Salary is base pay only. ← All master lists