Santa Clara UniversityEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for Santa Clara University graduates?
Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, and Cisco. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 945 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from Santa Clara University, at a median wage of $131k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 4.1% were denied or withdrawn.
Employers filed these applications for people who studied here; the school is not a party to them. H-1B filings do not record the worker's school, so this is green-card (PERM) data. Why
Green-card (PERM) filings
945
Filed by employers, FY2020 to FY2024
Median wage on the filing
$131k
Employer's offered wage, as stated on Form ETA-9089. Annualized.
Held a Master's
98.1%
The worker's degree level, as recorded on the filing. Bachelor's 1.7%, Other 0.2%.
Employers that filed for these graduates
Ranked by PERM filings. Subsidiaries are rolled up to the parent company.
| Employer (parent company) | Top field of study | PERM filings | Median wage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon | Computer Science | 114 | $121k |
| Computer Science | 57 | $131k | |
| Meta | Computer Science | 37 | $142k |
| Microsoft | Computer Science | 28 | $131k |
| Cisco | Computer Science | 26 | $129k |
| Apple | Electrical Engineering | 19 | $147k |
| Intel | Electrical Engineering | 19 | $119k |
| Computer Science | 18 | $162k | |
| Intuit Inc. | Computer Science | 17 | $142k |
| Walmart | Computer Science | 16 | $142k |
| Visa | Computer Science | 15 | $123k |
| VMware | Computer Science | 15 | $131k |
| eBay | Computer Science | 14 | $141k |
| Salesforce | Computer Science | 14 | $158k |
| ServiceNow | Computer Science | 13 | $146k |
| Workday | Computer Science | 12 | $119k |
| Adobe | Information Systems | 10 | $145k |
| Splunk | Computer Science | 10 | $164k |
| NetApp | Computer Science | 10 | $124k |
| Nvidia | Computer Science | 9 | $143k |
| Oracle | Computer Science | 9 | $133k |
| Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company | Computer Science | 8 | $148k |
| Palo Alto Networks, Inc. | Computer Science | 8 | $148k |
| Western Digital | Electrical Engineering | 8 | $113k |
| Yahoo Holdings Inc. | Computer Science | 7 | $109k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 845 | 89.4% |
| F-1 | 76 | 8% |
| H-4 | 7 | 0.7% |
| O-1 | 3 | 0.3% |
| L-1 | 2 | 0.2% |
| L-2 | 2 | 0.2% |
| TN | 2 | 0.2% |
| EWI | 1 | 0.1% |
| NOT IN USA | 1 | 0.1% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Computer Science 535Information Systems 165Electrical Engineering 74Business Administration 31Engineering Management and Leadership 27Business Analytics 24Computer Engineering 24Mechanical Engineering 7Software Engineering 7Engineering Management Leadership 6
Filings and pay by year
Santa Clara University graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 163 | $150k |
| FY2023 | 218 | $141k |
| FY2022 | 217 | $130k |
| FY2021 | 202 | $121k |
| FY2020 | 145 | $119k |
Other schools
University of Southern California 7,076Carnegie Mellon University 5,747The University of Texas at Dallas 4,893Northeastern University 4,229Arizona State University 3,956San Jose State University 3,737New York University 3,587Columbia University 3,291University of Central Missouri 3,117North Carolina State University 3,090Georgia Institute of Technology 3,076The University of Texas at Arlington 2,817