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?
In 2024, the U.S. employers that hosted the most F-1 students on OPT and STEM-OPT were Amazon, University of California, Google, Microsoft, and Meta. 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.
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1Amazon10,167147,5262University of California2,91612,9743Google2,45484,0884Microsoft2,14373,0195Meta2,03244,1036Arizona State University1,9621,5127Goldman Sachs1,69520,2218Intel1,64126,7719Walmart1,62325,89110Apple1,62136,28411University of Texas1,6188,76112Tesla1,54813,74413Deloitte1,54483,34814Ernst & Young1,41382,48815ByteDance1,3625,68016Bright Mind Enrichment and Schooling1,234—17JP Morgan Chase1,21828,69218McKinsey & Company1,1695,44219Harvard University1,0362,37720Johns Hopkins University1,0133,65921University of Michigan9775,22322Stanford University9734,59623State University of New York9552824University of Illinois8863,20225Columbia University8543,06526Tata Consultancy Services851100,98727Nvidia8158,70428Community Dreams Foundation797229University of Pennsylvania7973,64230University of Southern California7961,89631Infosys Limited78899,27232Qualcomm71318,64533Boston Consulting Group6994,57134CloudData Technology693—35University of Maryland6801,52836Massachusetts Institute of Technology6731,85537Citigroup66711,82938Oracle66513,81939Yale University6482,44240University of Florida6402,49241Datics Inc6356042New York University6272,21743Barclays6077,04244Cvs5987,41545Bloomberg5964,57946Changing The Present593—47Emonics57662048Cummins5718,49149Bank of America5587,90150Indiana University5502,435
51Texas A&M University5502,26052Fidelity Investments54813,48253Capital One54610,17754Syracuse University54239255University of Washington5321,73356Northwestern University5272,51857Morgan Stanley5119,04158Insight Global49775959HCL Technologies48636,35760University of North Carolina4831,84661University of Chicago4742,42862The Keelworks Foundation471—63Beaconfire Solution Inc.46910064Advanced Micro Devices4655,33665University of Minnesota4622,30966Outlier454767Advithri Technologies45164868PricewaterhouseCoopers45019,10069Salesforce44918,21070Antra, Inc4481,48971Washington University in St. Louis4452,95472Randstad44310,12373Applied Materials4393,74574Kgs Technology Group Inc433875Cisco Systems42412,33876Cornell University4231,50677Purdue University4222,23378Carnegie Mellon University4161,20179Boston University4151,11480Capgemini41349,95681Duke University4032,29282Intelligence4013,64283Slesha Inc39929184Northeastern University39989885North Carolina State University3971,29186Squad Software Inc39446987Radiance Technologies LLC394—88Euniverse Technologies3937189Hewlett Packard3924,13890Cognizant388140,53691Match4Action-CrowdDoing385—92Micron Technology3764,76593University of Utah3701,79194Eli Lilly and Company3701,44195University of Pittsburgh3622,67296Infinite Computer Solutions Inc3573,51397Emory University3532,69198Adobe Inc3517,67399Eficens Systems3472,067100Bain & Company, Inc.3461,050101Rutgers University3451,766102Rebecca Everlene Trust Company344—103Georgia Institute of Technology3441,037104Ohio State University3441,993105University of Colorado3381,622106Uber Technologies3389,026107Tetra Computing LLC3338108BlackRock3336,446109Vastek3291,533110ServiceNow3275,458111Visa Inc3269,116112Sas Info Inc32586113Dell3218,842114Populus Group3205,683115PayPal3189,984116CodersData315—117Aecom3152,150118Cloudninetek LLC314177119Discover Financial Services3146,383120Mg Cloud Technologies LLC31377121Pennsylvania State University3131,829122Brigham & Women's Hospital3071,732123Siemens3014,401124Kforce2998,458125Robert Half298253126Massachusetts General Hospital2892,823127University of Arizona2881,263128Apex Systems28357129Shrive Solutions LLC280107130Wsp USA2761,827131Asml Holding N.V.2753,091132FedEx2745,325133Intuit2745,721134George Mason University272462135Intellectt Inc2721,747136One Community270—137Vanderbilt University268664138Virginia Tech2671,310139University of Alabama267617140IBM26750,525141Ltimindtree Ltd26629,884142Marlabs2653,303143University of Missouri2651,569144Orrba Systems262427145Battelle Memorial Institute2591,473146Adp2543,652147MathWorks2524,023148Tekblu25059149Pyramid Consulting2501,076150Teksolve IT Solutions LLC24965151Artificial Inventions LLC24896152Princeton University2441,908153Zenspace IT24467154Merck & Co.2441,249155Chuwa America / Ryzlink242449156Abecedarian238—157Datasenseit23447158Analog Devices Inc2311,557159Michigan State University2301,640160Hoosier Community Network229—161TekInvaderZ229651162Dataflake228123163Proximate Technologies Inc2276164Horizon IT22626165American Express2266,432166Dish Network LLC2222,406167Thermo Fisher Scientific2202,281168TeknXpert219156169University of Nebraska2199170Schlumberger2191,779171Jerseystem218—172California Institute of Technology2181,252173University of Virginia2171,902174Rivian Automotive2174,346175University of Houston213964176Ubs2103,942177Expedia Group2104,294178Boston Children's Hospital209—179Wayfair2063,339180SAP2068,870181Amgen2043,801182Analysis Group203777183Kelly Services202810184Psquare Technologies LLC20158185Texas Instruments2011,806186Deutsche Bank2012,374187Collabera2012,282188Amvotech Solutions20046189Georgetown University200747190Paycom200996191Code Gravity200189192L&T Group20011,771193Tufts University198631194Cognier197787195American Technology Consulting, LLC196292196Ford Motor Company1965,923197Wells Fargo1964,057198Rice University195765199Crowddoing194—200Brown University194671
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 that year (a student in both is counted once). “H-1B” is the employer's matched H-1B (LCA) filings (FY2017–2026), so you can see who also sponsors.