Top 200 OPT & STEM-OPT employers
The companies that employed the most F-1 students on OPT / STEM-OPT in 2024, the work authorization international students use right after graduation. Click any employer to see its H-1B & green-card profile.
Which companies sponsor the most OPT and STEM-OPT students?
Amazon, University of California, Google, Microsoft, and Meta hosted the most F-1 students on OPT and STEM-OPT in 2024. This ranks ICE SEVP OPT / STEM-OPT employer data; most of these companies also file H-1B, so they are strong sponsorship targets for international new graduates.
#EmployerOPT+STEMH-1B
1Amazon10,167161,385
2University of California2,916—
3Google2,45488,5684Microsoft2,14375,2635Meta2,03246,7566Arizona State University1,9621,5717Goldman Sachs1,69521,1928Intel1,64127,3219Walmart1,62327,40910Apple1,62137,897
11University of Texas1,618—
12Tesla1,54815,46413Deloitte1,54485,20514Ernst & Young1,41383,76315ByteDance1,3626,56016Bright Mind Enrichment and Schooling1,234—17JP Morgan Chase1,21829,65818McKinsey & Company1,1695,59219Harvard University1,0362,43420Johns Hopkins University1,0133,79021University of Michigan9775,35922Stanford University9734,73823State University of New York9552824University of Illinois8861,77925Columbia University8543,14426Tata Consultancy Services851102,18927Nvidia8159,88428Community Dreams Foundation7971129University of Pennsylvania7973,41730University of Southern California7961,93931Infosys Limited788101,42532Qualcomm71318,81333Boston Consulting Group6995,02934CloudData Technology693—35University of Maryland6801,56936Massachusetts Institute of Technology6731,90837Citigroup66712,47538Oracle66514,15439Yale University6482,54140University of Florida6402,56541Datics Inc6358042New York University6272,25643Barclays6077,34544Cvs5987,97745Bloomberg5964,77146Changing The Present593—47Emonics57662548Cummins5719,14049Bank of America5588,15750Indiana University5502,522
51Texas A&M University5502,34752Fidelity Investments54815,03753Capital One54610,89954Syracuse University54239955University of Washington5321,78756Northwestern University5272,62857Morgan Stanley5119,58658Insight Global4971,03259HCL Technologies48637,038
60University of North Carolina483—
61University of Chicago4742,49862The Keelworks Foundation471—63Beaconfire Solution Inc.46910164Advanced Micro Devices4655,61565University of Minnesota4622,402
66Outlier454—
67Advithri Technologies45167868PricewaterhouseCoopers45019,72269Salesforce44919,22070Antra, Inc4481,53871Washington University in St. Louis4453,13172Randstad44310,50173Applied Materials4394,09874Kgs Technology Group Inc433975Cisco Systems42412,87576Cornell University4231,53477Purdue University4222,28578Carnegie Mellon University4161,23379Boston University4151,15280Capgemini41352,49981Duke University4032,37582Intelligence401283Slesha Inc39931384Northeastern University39994085North Carolina State University3971,33286Squad Software Inc39454387Radiance Technologies LLC394—88Euniverse Technologies39379
89Hewlett Packard392—
90Cognizant388142,88691Match4Action-CrowdDoing385—92Micron Technology3765,31593University of Utah3701,85094Eli Lilly and Company3701,62095University of Pittsburgh3622,75896Infinite Computer Solutions Inc3573,72397Emory University3532,81798Adobe Inc3517,93299Eficens Systems3472,098100Bain & Company, Inc.3461,106101Rutgers University3451,841102Rebecca Everlene Trust Company344—103Georgia Institute of Technology3441,060104Ohio State University3442,066105University of Colorado3381,667106Uber Technologies3389,379107Tetra Computing LLC33326108BlackRock3336,680109Vastek3291,585110ServiceNow3275,697111Visa Inc3269,253112Sas Info Inc325104113Dell3219,114114Populus Group3205,853115PayPal31810,772116CodersData315—117Aecom3152,268118Cloudninetek LLC314211119Discover Financial Services3146,576120Mg Cloud Technologies LLC31379
121Pennsylvania State University313—
122Brigham & Women's Hospital3071,771123Siemens3014,687124Kforce2998,780125Robert Half298260126Massachusetts General Hospital2892,928127University of Arizona2881,298128Apex Systems28357129Shrive Solutions LLC280110130Wsp USA2762,048131Asml Holding N.V.2754,004132FedEx2745,704133Intuit2745,940134George Mason University272471135Intellectt Inc2721,878
136One Community270—
137Vanderbilt University268683138Virginia Tech2671,355139University of Alabama267636140IBM26750,872141Ltimindtree Ltd26630,534142Marlabs2653,319143University of Missouri2651,609144Orrba Systems262433145Battelle Memorial Institute2591,597146Adp2543,776147MathWorks2524,143148Tekblu25079149Pyramid Consulting2501,197150Teksolve IT Solutions LLC24986151Artificial Inventions LLC248105152Princeton University2441,969153Zenspace IT24474154Merck & Co.2441,332155Chuwa America / Ryzlink242472156Abecedarian238—157Datasenseit23457158Analog Devices Inc2311,685159Michigan State University2301,690160Hoosier Community Network229—161TekInvaderZ229701162Dataflake228174163Proximate Technologies Inc2276164Horizon IT22642165American Express2266,745166Dish Network LLC2222,563167Thermo Fisher Scientific2202,354168TeknXpert219161169University of Nebraska2191,362170Schlumberger2192,198171Jerseystem218—172California Institute of Technology2181,275173University of Virginia2171,942174Rivian Automotive2174,670175University of Houston213999176Ubs2104,141177Expedia Group2104,550178Boston Children's Hospital2091,521179Wayfair2063,374180SAP2069,148181Amgen2043,981182Analysis Group203854183Kelly Services202820184Psquare Technologies LLC20170185Texas Instruments2011,877186Deutsche Bank2012,433187Collabera2011,864188Amvotech Solutions20046189Georgetown University200761190Paycom2001,069191Code Gravity200192192L&T Group20011,962193Tufts University198652194Cognier197832195American Technology Consulting, LLC196309196Ford Motor Company1966,244197Wells Fargo1964,216198Rice University195787199Crowddoing194—200Brown University194693
Source: ICE SEVP — 2024 Top 200 Employers for OPT and STEM-OPT Students. “OPT+STEM” counts distinct F-1 students who did OPT or STEM-OPT (a student in both is counted once). “H-1B” is that employer's matched LCA filings, FY2017–2026. A dash means the SEVP name maps to no single DOL employer (a university system, or a brand filing under several entities), so no company's filings can be attributed to it.