American University

Educational Services · Primarily DC · PERM filings 2019–2024

#9,436 top sponsor

Overview

American University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 8 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #9,436 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 5 were certified (62.5% approval rate), taking about 335 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in DC, and the median sponsored wage is $95,000.

8

PERM filings

62.5%

approval

0

denied

$95,000

median wage

335d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 3 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is INDIA (33%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • India1
  • Greece1
  • Italy1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B3

Education

  • Doctorate3

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations American University most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $97,500
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $210,000
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $93,000
Assistant Professor, Math Statistics 1 $86,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $95,000

Common job titles

Assistant Professor (tenure line, humanitarian crises) 1 Assistant Professor (tenure-line, management) 1 Assistant Professor (tenure-line, comparative politics) 1 Assistant Professor (tenure-line, cybersecurity and privacy) 1 Assistant Professor (tenure-track, School of Communication) 1 Assistant Professor, Mathematics & Statistics 1 Assistant Professor (Computer Science, tenure-line) 1 Assistant Professor (tenure-line, Economics) 1

Worksite states

DC 8

Wage range

$93,000

25th

$95,000

median

$112,750

75th

$210,000

90th

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-300-24150-049442 Assistant Professor (tenure-line, management)Certified WASHINGTON, DC Aug 8, 2025
G-300-24151-049527 Assistant Professor (tenure-line, comparative politics)Certified Washington, DC Aug 8, 2025
G-300-24151-049635 Assistant Professor (tenure-line, cybersecurity and privacy)Certified Washington, DC Aug 8, 2025
G-300-24151-053673 Assistant Professor (tenure line, humanitarian crises)Certified Washington, DC Aug 7, 2025
G-300-23234-286868 Assistant Professor (tenure-line, Economics)Certified Washington, DC, DC Sep 23, 2024
A-22047-12633 Assistant Professor (Computer Science, tenure-line)Certified-Expired Washington, DC Dec 2, 2022
A-20150-59700 Assistant Professor, Mathematics & StatisticsCertified-Expired Washington, DC Dec 3, 2020
A-19266-61271 Assistant Professor (tenure-track, School of Communication)Certified-Expired Washington, DC, DC Dec 31, 2019

Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.