Columbia University

Educational Services · Primarily NY · PERM filings 2019–2026

#767 top sponsor

Overview

Columbia University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 98 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2026. That places it #767 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 51 were certified (52% approval rate), taking about 247 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in NY, and the median sponsored wage is $121,493.

98

PERM filings

52%

approval

0

denied

$121,493

median wage

247d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 63 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (30%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China19
  • India5
  • Israel5
  • Italy4
  • Canada3
  • United Kingdom3
  • France3
  • Japan3
  • South Korea3
  • Germany1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B53
  • F-16
  • J-12
  • Not in USA1

Education

  • Doctorate55
  • Master's6
  • Other2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

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

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 13 $116,538
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $196,958
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 12 $73,470
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 10 $226,674
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary 8 $150,713
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $121,457
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $89,550
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 4 $127,848
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $126,500
History Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $134,638

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 54 Lecturer in Discipline 10 Lecturer in Chinese 5 Senior Staff Associate II (Senior Clean Room Engineer) 2 Assistant Professor of Music 2 Senior Lecturer in Discipline 2 Assistant Professor of Political Science 2 Lecturer in the Discipline of Data Science 1 Lecturer in Arabic 1 Lecturer in Russian 1 Assistant Professor of Biostatistics 1 Lecturer in Literary/Classical Tibetan Language 1

Worksite states

NY 98

Wage range

$98,000

25th

$121,493

median

$170,000

75th

$230,000

90th

Law firms used

  • The Seltzer Firm, PLLC17
  • The Seltzer Firm PLLC9

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
A-20107-43651 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY Sep 4, 2020
A-20063-26069 Sheng Yen Assistant Professor of Chinese BuddhismCertified - Expired New York, NY Jul 9, 2020
A-20063-26108 Lecturer in Hebrew LanguageCertified - Expired New York, NY Jul 9, 2020
A-20051-21469 Assistant Professor of Political ScienceCertified - Expired New York, NY Jun 19, 2020
A-19353-97981 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY May 14, 2020
A-19364-00771 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY May 7, 2020
A-19364-00844 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY May 7, 2020
A-19360-99819 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY May 4, 2020
A-19312-80822 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY Apr 16, 2020
A-20104-42594 Assistant ProfessorWithdrawn New York, NY Apr 16, 2020
A-19297-74698 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 18, 2020
A-19286-70001 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 6, 2020
A-19286-70005 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 6, 2020
A-19262-60484 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY Mar 2, 2020
A-20050-20627 Assistant Professor of Political ScienceWithdrawn New York, NY Feb 20, 2020
A-19228-45385 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY Nov 4, 2019
A-19213-38620 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY Nov 1, 2019
A-19183-26376 Assistant ProfessorCertified - Expired New York, NY Oct 16, 2019

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