SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
Educational Services · Primarily TX · PERM filings 2019–2024
Overview
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY is a Educational Services employer that has filed 23 PERM green-card applications between FY2019 and FY2024. That places it #3,721 among all U.S. PERM sponsors in our dataset. 11 were certified (47.8% approval rate), taking about 263 days on average. The most-sponsored role is Business Teachers, Postsecondary, with most worksites in TX, and the median sponsored wage is $87,027.
23
PERM filings
47.8%
approval
0
denied
$87,027
median wage
263d
avg processing
Worker background
Across 17 filings with beneficiary data, the most common country of origin is CHINA (41%). (From legacy PERM form data, FY2020–FY2024.)
Top countries of origin
- China7
- India5
- South Korea2
- Brazil1
- Mexico1
- Netherlands1
Prior visa status
- H-1B14
- F-12
- H-41
Education
- Doctorate8
- Master's7
- Bachelor's2
PERM filings by year
Occupations & job titles
The occupations SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY most often sponsors, with average wages.
| Occupation | Filings | Avg wage |
|---|---|---|
| Business Teachers, Postsecondary | 7 | $186,659 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Post Secondary | 2 | $46,000 |
| Data Warehousing Specialists | 1 | $87,027 |
| Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | 1 | $55,840 |
| Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary | 1 | $61,500 |
| Art, Drama and Music Teachers, Postsecondary | 1 | $80,000 |
| Professor of Practice in Film and Media Arts | 1 | $60,000 |
| Software Developers, Systems Software | 1 | $71,261 |
| Business Teachers Post Secondary | 1 | $235,000 |
| Network and Computer Systems Administrator | 1 | $129,272 |
Common job titles
Worksite states
Wage range
$60,000
25th
$87,027
median
$135,000
75th
$235,000
90th
Law firms used
- Law Offices of Richard A Gump, Jr.12
- Law Offices of Richard A. Gump Jr.4
- Law Offices of Richard A Gump Jr3
- Law Offices of Richard A. Gump, Jr.2
- Law Office of Richard A Gump, Jr.1
- Law Office of Richard A. Gump Jr.1
Recent filings
| Case | Job title | Status | Worksite | Decision |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| G-100-24218-244551 | Data Scientist | Certified | Dallas, TX | Jan 23, 2026 |
| G-300-24159-086265 | Assistant Professor of Accounting | Certified | Dallas, TX | Sep 25, 2025 |
| G-300-24113-910604 | Assistant Professor of Economics | Certified | Dallas, TX | Aug 12, 2025 |
| G-300-23341-552382 | Clinical Prof of Information Technology & Operations Mgmt | Certified | Dallas, TX | May 6, 2025 |
| G-100-23226-261323 | Lecturer in the Department of World Languages and Literature | Certified - Expired | Dallas, TX | Dec 9, 2024 |
| G-300-23214-232123 | Assistant Professor of Finance | Certified - Expired | Dallas, TX | Nov 29, 2024 |
| A-23096-24079 | Instructional Designer/Online Learning Experience Designer | Certified | Dallas, TX | May 28, 2024 |
| A-22003-92921 | Senior Applications Architect | Certified-Expired | Dallas, TX | Oct 4, 2022 |
| A-21181-10534 | Lecturer in the Department of World Languages and Literature | Certified | Dallas, TX | May 25, 2022 |
| A-21181-10580 | Lecturer in the Department of World Languages and Literature | Certified | Dallas, TX | May 25, 2022 |
| A-21165-00662 | Senior Systems Administrator | Certified-Expired | Dallas, TX | Jan 21, 2022 |
| A-21117-79208 | Assistant Professor of Accounting | Certified-Expired | Dallas, TX | Dec 2, 2021 |
| A-21090-69008 | Instructor in the Department of Statistical Sciences | Certified-Expired | Dallas, TX | Nov 8, 2021 |
| A-21085-67288 | Assistant Professor of Engineering Management, Information & Systems | Certified-Expired | Dallas, TX | Nov 8, 2021 |
| A-21085-67297 | Assistant Professor of Chemistry | Certified-Expired | Dallas, TX | Nov 8, 2021 |
| A-21035-49122 | Assistant Professor of Finance | Certified | Dallas, TX | Sep 21, 2021 |
| A-21026-45947 | Senior Network Engineer | Certified | Dallas, TX | Aug 6, 2021 |
| A-20163-64625 | Assistant Professor of Information Technology and Operations Management | Certified | Dallas, TX | Aug 3, 2021 |
| A-20113-45833 | Assistant Professor of Accounting | Certified-Expired | Dallas, TX | Nov 5, 2020 |
| A-20037-16334 | Assistant Professor of Finance | Certified | Dallas, TX | Jun 17, 2020 |
Source: U.S. DOL OFLC PERM disclosure data. Wages are annual-equivalent; outliers excluded.