San Diego State University

Educational Services · Primarily CA · PERM filings 2020–2024

#1,931 top sponsor

Overview

San Diego State University is a Educational Services employer that has filed 42 PERM green-card applications between FY2020 and FY2024. That places it #1,931 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 38 were certified (90.5% approval rate), taking about 379 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Assistant Professor, with most worksites in CA, and the median sponsored wage is $100,704.

42

PERM filings

90.5%

approval

0

denied

$100,704

median wage

379d

avg processing

Worker background

Across 18 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (28%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)

Top countries of origin

  • China5
  • Italy3
  • Canada2
  • India2
  • Bulgaria1
  • Croatia1
  • Vietnam1
  • Peru1
  • Chile1
  • South Korea1

Prior visa status

  • H-1B9

Education

  • Doctorate18

PERM filings by year

Occupations & job titles

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

OccupationFilingsAvg wage
Assistant Professor 9 $104,404
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary 7 $108,723
Business Teachers, Postsecondary 5 $138,612
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $108,006
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary 2 $88,752
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $105,000
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $95,004
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $82,008
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $89,004
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary 1 $83,004

Common job titles

Assistant Professor 9 Assistant Professor: Corporate Finance 3 Professor: Digital Signal Processing 1 Professor: Anthropology 1 Assistant Professor: Space Engineering 1 Assistant Professor: Intelligent Systems 1 Assistant Professor: Biomechanics 1 Assistant Professor: Epidemiology 1 Assistant Professor: Islam 1 Assistant Professor: Feminist Environmental/Climate Justice 1 Associate Professor: Theory and Practice of Dance 1 Assistant Professor (see F.a.2. for complete job title) 1

Worksite states

Wage range

$85,008

25th

$100,704

median

$131,028

75th

$138,396

90th

Law firms used

  • ENG & NISHIMURA24
  • ENG NISHIMURA9

Recent filings

CaseJob titleStatusWorksiteDecision
G-300-24325-486727 Assistant Professor: Corporate FinanceCertified San Diego, CA Mar 27, 2026
G-300-24303-440474 Professor: Digital Signal ProcessingCertified San Diego, CA Mar 9, 2026
G-300-24305-446662 Professor: AnthropologyCertified San Diego, CA Mar 9, 2026
G-300-24275-378141 Assistant Professor: Space EngineeringCertified San Diego, CA Feb 23, 2026
G-300-24269-363986 Assistant Professor: Intelligent SystemsCertified San Diego, CA Feb 10, 2026
G-300-24253-325056 Assistant Professor: BiomechanicsCertified San Diego, CA Feb 6, 2026
G-300-24250-321869 Assistant Professor: EpidemiologyCertified San Diego, CA Feb 5, 2026
G-300-24251-321936 Assistant Professor: IslamCertified San Diego, CA Feb 5, 2026
G-300-24213-236333 Assistant Professor: Corporate FinanceCertified San Diego, CA Dec 9, 2025
G-300-24166-113078 Assistant Professor: Managerial Accounting, TaxationCertified San Diego, CA Sep 23, 2025
G-300-23326-518868 Assistant Professor: Environmental HealthCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 17, 2025
G-300-23334-535318 Assistant Professor (see F.a.2. for complete job title)Certified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 17, 2025
G-300-23312-485488 Assistant Professor: Feminist Environmental/Climate JusticeCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Apr 17, 2025
G-100-23296-450690 Sr. Assistant LibrarianCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Feb 21, 2025
G-300-23250-328465 Assistant Professor: Public Policy and PlanningCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 21, 2025
G-300-23273-403501 Assistant Professor: Criminal JusticeCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 21, 2025
G-300-23272-398239 Assistant Professor: Interior ArchitectureCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 21, 2025
G-300-23254-335842 Assistant Professor: Labor and Demographic EconomicsCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 21, 2025
G-300-23270-385738 Assistant Professor: African History Since 15th CenturyCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 21, 2025
G-300-23254-335786 Assistant Professor: BiostatisticsCertified - Expired San Diego, CA Jan 21, 2025

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