West Virginia University
The reported USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub record for West Virginia University — petition approvals, denials, and approval rate for FY2023.
- West Virginia University had 23 H-1B petition approvals and 0 denials in FY2023, a 100.0% approval rate.
- That ranks #964 of 28,061 sponsoring employers, about 0.01% of all FY2023 H-1B Employer Data Hub approvals.
- Its approval rate is above the 96.5% average across all sponsors. Most approvals were in WV.
Other employers in the same H-1B record
Nearest by sponsorship volume
Ranked immediately above and below West Virginia University by FY approvals in the USCIS Data Hub.
Also concentrated in WV
Sponsors whose approvals are recorded mainly in WV, the same state as West Virginia University.
Proximity here is sponsorship volume and worksite state — not a claim about industry, hiring practice, or similarity. Search all sponsors.
Frequently asked questions
Does West Virginia University sponsor H-1B visas?
Yes. The USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub shows West Virginia University had 23 approved H-1B petitions in FY2023 (0 denials, a 100.0% approval rate), ranking #964 of 28,061 sponsoring employers. Past sponsorship does not guarantee any individual petition will be approved.
How many H-1B approvals did West Virginia University have in FY2023?
West Virginia University had 23 H-1B petition approvals and 0 denials in FY2023, according to the USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub. That is about 0.01% of all approvals in the data hub that year.
What is West Virginia University's H-1B approval rate?
100.0% in FY2023 — above the 96.5% average across all sponsoring employers.
Where does West Virginia University sponsor the most H-1B workers?
Most of West Virginia University's reported FY2023 H-1B approvals were in WV.
Where this data comes from
- Publisher
- U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (DHS)
- Data through
- FY2023
- Refreshed
- Sep 15, 2026
- Verified
- Aug 1, 2026
- Classification
- Reported
- How it arrives
- Fetched automatically
Known limitations: Counts petitions, not people or visas issued. One worker can generate several petitions. The latest published export lags the current fiscal year by roughly 18 months. Full methodology →