Cap-exempt institutions
2,585 universities, nonprofits, and research orgs exempt from the annual H1B cap. No lottery required.
What cap-exempt means: These institutions can hire H1B workers at any time of year, bypassing the April lottery. Ideal for international students who missed the regular cap or want year-round opportunities.
Total institutions
2,585
Cap-exempt
H1B filings (3yr)
47,364
FY2022-2024
Universities
83
Showing top 100
Nonprofits
0
Showing top 100
#InstitutionType3yr H1BFY22FY23FY24
1
University of Michigan
MI
University
1,496
494
597
405
2
The Leland Stanford, Jr University
CA
University
1,213
416
544
253
3
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
NY
Nonprofit Hospital
930
339
358
233
4
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
NY
University
895
296
381
218
5
Columbia University
NY
University
877
299
374
204
6
University of California, San Francisco
CA
University
877
281
355
241
7
TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
PA
University
864
299
371
194
8
National Institutes of Health, HHS
MD
Gov Research
852
261
388
203
9
University of Pittsburgh
PA
University
851
274
371
206
10
MAYO CLINIC
MN
Nonprofit Hospital
831
373
246
212
11
Johns Hopkins University
MD
University
823
286
303
234
12
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
FL
University
811
301
300
210
13
Washington University
MO
University
779
240
276
263
14
Emory University
GA
University
740
213
313
214
15
Yale University
CT
University
712
227
284
201
16
The University of Iowa
IA
University
707
218
281
208
17
Northwestern University
IL
University
686
246
246
194
18
The University of Chicago
IL
University
665
203
257
205
19
Purdue University
IN
University
658
240
247
171
20
Mayo Clinic
MN
Nonprofit Hospital
656
136
330
190
21
UT-BATTELLE, LLC (OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY)
TN
Gov Research
647
229
254
164
22
Harvard University
MA
University
646
223
234
189
23
University of Wisconsin System
WI
University
629
218
249
162
24
The Ohio State University
OH
University
621
177
261
183
25
University of California, Los Angeles
CA
University
615
201
273
141
26
The University of Alabama at Birmingham
AL
University
614
215
231
168
27
The University of Virginia
VA
University
588
175
270
143
28
Duke University
NC
University
582
180
232
170
29
Brigham and Women's Hospital
MA
Nonprofit Hospital
554
197
226
131
30
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
CA
University
539
188
219
132
31
University of Illinois
IL
University
529
127
240
162
32
University of Utah
UT
University
527
166
229
132
33
University of Minnesota
MN
University
523
177
227
119
34
Cornell University
NY
University
512
161
220
131
35
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
NY
University
507
168
177
162
36
The University of Southern California
CA
University
503
202
179
122
37
Children's Hospital Corporation
MA
Nonprofit Hospital
496
141
208
147
38
University of California, Berkeley
CA
University
491
153
220
118
39
The University of Texas at Austin
TX
University
489
165
185
139
40
The Pennsylvania State University
PA
University
487
182
207
98
41
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MA
University
482
175
192
115
42
University of Washington
WA
University
466
147
172
147
43
Weill Cornell Medical College
NY
University
462
143
194
125
44
Baylor College of Medicine
TX
University
447
154
179
114
45
The Curators of the University of Missouri
MO
University
442
139
160
143
46
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
CA
Gov Research
436
150
179
107
47
University of California, Davis
CA
University
435
139
189
107
48
Arizona State University
AZ
University
432
142
174
116
49
MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY
MI
University
430
133
193
104
50
Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis
IN
University
426
131
194
101
51
Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
NE
University
418
104
203
111
52
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
FL
University
406
121
180
105
53
University of Illinois at Chicago
IL
University
401
143
184
74
54
North Carolina State University
NC
University
394
114
182
98
55
Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University
VA
University
392
133
159
100
56
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
PA
Nonprofit Hospital
382
125
165
92
57
Texas A&M University
TX
University
380
56
157
167
58
Carnegie Mellon University
PA
University
373
144
146
83
59
Iowa State University of Science and Technology
IA
University
346
132
141
73
60
University of Colorado
CO
University
345
94
176
75
61
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
AR
University
340
123
127
90
62
New York University
NY
University
336
109
144
83
63
Case Western Reserve University
OH
University
326
121
134
71
64
THE TRUSTEES OF PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
NJ
University
324
161
146
17
65
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
NJ
University
324
61
149
114
66
Oregon Health & Science University
OR
University
322
107
129
86
67
University of Rochester
NY
University
311
95
141
75
68
University of Colorado Denver
CO
University
310
107
90
113
69
The University of Arizona
AZ
University
308
124
120
64
70
Northeastern University
MA
University
303
98
126
79
71
Georgia Institute of Technology
GA
University
297
105
127
65
72
UChicago Argonne LLC
IL
Gov Research
296
84
139
73
73
TRUSTEES OF BOSTON UNIVERSITY
MA
University
294
79
128
87
74
Indiana University
IN
University
292
90
132
70
75
Oregon State University
OR
University
292
88
118
86
76
University of Connecticut
CT
University
291
102
122
67
77
Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc.
NJ
Nonprofit Research
286
62
126
98
78
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL
NC
University
284
99
124
61
79
Brookhaven National Laboratory
NY
Gov Research
277
80
116
81
80
University of Maryland College Park
MD
University
277
104
121
52
81
NORTHWELL HEALTH
NY
Nonprofit Hospital
275
84
114
77
82
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS M.D. ANDERSON CANCER CENTER
TX
University
273
95
130
48
83
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
OH
Nonprofit Hospital
271
91
105
75
84
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
MA
University
271
110
109
52
85
University of Pittsburgh Physicians
PA
University
270
68
99
103
86
Cleveland Clinic Foundation
OH
Nonprofit Hospital
253
67
120
66
87
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
TX
University
246
79
102
65
88
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
CA
Nonprofit Hospital
245
89
94
62
89
University of Maryland Baltimore
MD
University
245
73
106
66
90
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
TN
University
244
104
91
49
91
West Virginia University
WV
University
243
94
101
48
92
University of Oklahoma
OK
University
243
84
84
75
93
The Trustees of Princeton University
NJ
University
242
0
115
127
94
Temple University--A Commonwealth University
PA
University
241
70
110
61
95
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
FL
University
240
74
95
71
96
Georgetown University
DC
University
239
89
94
56
97
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE
CA
University
234
63
112
59
98
Brown University
RI
University
234
74
107
53
99
Vanderbilt University
TN
University
226
57
104
65
100
Mount Sinai Hospital
NY
Nonprofit Hospital
222
82
93
47
Showing top 100 by H1B volume · 2,585 total institutions in database