Ferris State University

Educational Services · Primarily MI · PERM filings 2019–2023

#11,722 top sponsor

Overview

Ferris State University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 6 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2023. That places it #11,722 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 3 were certified (50% approval rate), taking about 220 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in MI, and the median sponsored wage is $78,000.

6

PERM filings

50%

approval

1

denied

$78,000

median wage

220d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 5 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CANADA (60%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • Canada3
  • India2

Prior visa status

  • H-1B4
  • TN1

Education

  • Doctorate3
  • Master's2

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Ferris State University most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $68,276
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $87,524
Computer Systems Analysts, Non R&D 1 $79,602
Information Security Analysts 1 $48,659

Common job titles

Associate Professor of Architecture and Facility Management 2 IT Application Analyst 1 IT Cyber Security Analyst 1 Digital Media Software Engineering Faculty 1 Assistant Professor of Digital Media 1

Worksite states

MI 6

Wage range

$58,551

25th

$78,000

median

$84,436

75th

$84,436

90th

Law firms used

  • Varnum LLP6

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-100-23352-574963 IT Application AnalystCertified Big Rapids, MI Apr 17, 2025
A-22126-51594 Associate Professor of Architecture and Facility ManagementCertified-Expired Big Rapids, MI Feb 17, 2023
A-21091-69511 Associate Professor of Architecture and Facility ManagementDenied Big Rapids, MI Oct 19, 2021
A-20038-16825 Assistant Professor of Digital MediaCertified Big Rapids, MI Jun 30, 2020
A-19326-87006 Digital Media Software Engineering FacultyCertified Grand Rapids, MI May 8, 2020
A-19248-53950 IT Cyber Security AnalystCertified-Expired Big Rapids, MI Jan 13, 2020

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