Hope College

Educational Services · Primarily MI · PERM filings 2019–2024

#9,436 top sponsor

Overview

Hope College 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. 6 were certified (75% approval rate), taking about 313 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in MI, and the median sponsored wage is $58,000.

8

PERM filings

75%

approval

0

denied

$58,000

median wage

313d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 5 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is KENYA (20%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • Kenya1
  • Mexico1
  • Brazil1
  • Nigeria1
  • Canada1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B5

Education

  • Doctorate5

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

The occupations Hope College most often sponsors, with average wages.

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $63,035
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $56,160
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $57,200
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $72,420
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $63,500
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $58,000
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $68,513

Common job titles

Assistant Professor of Spanish 1 Assistant Professor of Physics 1 Assistant Professor of Geology and Environmental Sciences 1 Assistant Professor of Philosophy 1 Assistant Professor of Analytical Chemistry 1 Assistant Professor of Sociology 1 Assistant Professor of Computer Science 1 Assistant Professor of Religion - Biblical Studies 1

Worksite states

MI 8

Wage range

$56,840

25th

$58,000

median

$68,513

75th

$69,230

90th

Law firms used

  • Varnum LLP8

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-300-24073-795112 Assistant Professor of Geology and Environmental SciencesCertified Holland, MI Jul 16, 2025
G-300-24046-721180 Assistant Professor of SpanishCertified Holland, MI Jun 26, 2025
G-300-24047-724836 Assistant Professor of PhysicsCertified Holland, MI Jun 26, 2025
A-22075-26314 Assistant Professor of Religion - Biblical StudiesCertified-Expired Holland, MI Nov 22, 2022
A-21309-69000 Assistant Professor of Computer ScienceCertified Holland, MI Jun 8, 2022
A-21319-73326 Assistant Professor of SociologyCertified Holland, MI Jun 3, 2022
A-20240-92821 Assistant Professor of Analytical ChemistryCertified Holland, MI Apr 13, 2021
A-19282-68406 Assistant Professor of PhilosophyCertified-Expired Holland, MI Mar 30, 2020

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