| Rank | College | Green Card Petitions | Average Salary |
| 51 | Northwestern University | 284 | $161,749 |
| 52 | University Of Waterloo | 278 | $171,537 |
| 53 | University Of Illinois | 276 | $135,571 |
| 54 | Visvesvaraya Technological University | 269 | $134,728 |
| 55 | University Of Maryland | 268 | $138,630 |
| 55 | Madurai Kamaraj University | 268 | $133,542 |
| 57 | University Of California, Irvine | 263 | $162,243 |
| 58 | University Of Texas At Arlington | 254 | $126,224 |
| 59 | Indiana University | 253 | $149,504 |
| 60 | Rutgers, The State University Of New Jersey | 250 | $146,286 |
| 61 | Birla Institute Of Technology And Science | 248 | $157,104 |
| 61 | University Of Minnesota | 248 | $139,960 |
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| 63 | Boston University | 246 | $145,684 |
| 64 | The University Of Michigan | 245 | $146,693 |
| 65 | Southern Arkansas University | 243 | $110,262 |
| 65 | University Of The Cumberlands | 243 | $109,196 |
| 67 | University Of South Florida | 239 | $120,404 |
| 68 | The University Of Florida | 236 | $151,257 |
| 69 | The Georgia Institute Of Technology | 235 | $161,909 |
| 70 | Bangalore University | 234 | $133,947 |
| 71 | State University Of New York At Stony Brook | 231 | $168,199 |
| 72 | Stanford University | 226 | $177,344 |
| 73 | University Of Illinois At Chicago | 225 | $140,853 |
| 74 | Visvesvaraya Technological University, Belgaum | 222 | $140,228 |
| 74 | Northwest Missouri State University | 222 | $117,683 |
| 76 | Santa Clara University | 219 | $161,808 |
| 77 | West Bengal University Of Technology | 214 | $136,937 |
| 77 | Sri Venkateswara University | 214 | $124,335 |
| 79 | The Birla Institute Of Technology And Science | 213 | $143,955 |
| 80 | Texas Am University Kingsville | 212 | $116,523 |
| 81 | Indira Gandhi National Open University | 211 | $129,452 |
| 81 | University Of Bridgeport | 211 | $117,184 |
| 83 | The West Bengal University Of Technology | 210 | $131,427 |
| 84 | Fairleigh Dickinson University | 208 | $114,782 |
| 85 | University Of Toronto | 207 | $173,173 |
| 86 | Kakatiya University | 205 | $126,963 |
| 87 | Kent State University | 202 | $112,563 |
| 88 | Lamar University | 200 | $111,563 |
| 89 | George Mason University | 195 | $130,405 |
| 89 | New York Institute Of Technology | 195 | $114,722 |
| 91 | Northern Illinois University | 193 | $124,776 |
| 92 | University Of Technology Of Madhya Pradesh | 192 | $140,603 |
| 92 | University Of Houston | 192 | $120,773 |
| 92 | Wayne State University | 192 | $114,553 |
| 95 | University Of Wisconsinmadison | 191 | $156,416 |
| 96 | The George Washington University | 189 | $147,281 |
| 96 | Wright State University | 189 | $123,500 |
| 96 | University Of North Texas | 189 | $117,321 |
| 99 | Silicon Valley University | 187 | $111,304 |
| 100 | Massachusetts Institute Of Technology | 184 | $164,655 |
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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 who have filed the largest numbers of permanent labor certifications under PERM in fiscal year 2021. 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 2021, 284 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were Northwestern University. The average salary of those 284 permanent labor certifications was $161,749. 278 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were University Of Waterloo. The average salary of those 278 permanent labor certifications was $171,537. 276 permanent labor certifications filed under PERM to National Processing Centers for Green Card were University Of Illinois. The average salary of those 276 permanent labor certifications was $135,571.
