Vanderbilt UniversityEmployers That Filed Green-Card Applications for Its Graduates
Which employers filed the most green-card applications for Vanderbilt University graduates?
Amazon, Microsoft, Google, Meta, and Intel. U.S. Department of Labor PERM records list 220 green-card applications filed by employers between FY2020 and FY2024 for workers who hold a degree from Vanderbilt University, at a median wage of $115k on those filings. Each is an application, not a person and not a hire; 7.3% were denied or withdrawn.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
220
Filed by employers, FY2020 to FY2024
Median wage on the filing
$115k
Employer's offered wage, as stated on Form ETA-9089. Annualized.
Held a Master's
51.4%
The worker's degree level, as recorded on the filing. Doctorate 26.4%, Bachelor's 20%.
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 | Business Administration | 20 | $101k |
| Microsoft | Computer Science | 19 | $135k |
| Computer Science | 16 | $100k | |
| Meta | Computer Science | 14 | $144k |
| Intel | Electrical Engineering | 7 | $99k |
| Computer Science | 5 | $160k | |
| PwC | Accounting | 5 | $100k |
| Uber | Computer Science | 5 | $150k |
| Micron | Electrical Engineering | 3 | $97k |
| American Airlines | Business Administration | 2 | $120k |
| Cummins | Business Administration | 2 | $77k |
| Deloitte | Business Administration | 2 | $218k |
| Expedia | Computer Scence | 2 | $137k |
| Healthhere Inc. | Mba With a Focus on Finance | 2 | $54k |
| Skagit Valley College | Political Science | 2 | $70k |
| VMware | Computer Science | 2 | $119k |
| Akuna Capital | Computer Science | 2 | $110k |
| American Institutes for Research | Education International Education Policy Management | 1 | $74k |
| Amgen | Business Administration | 1 | $131k |
| Analysis Group Inc. | Finance | 1 | $165k |
| Apple | Computer Science | 1 | $160k |
| Asana, Inc. | Computer Science | 1 | $161k |
| Atlassian | Computer Science | 1 | $174k |
| Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Company (AGR US) | Accounting | 1 | $80k |
| Bank of America | Computer Science | 1 | $125k |
Which visa they held at the time
The class of admission recorded on each application
| Visa held | Filings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| H-1B | 172 | 78.2% |
| F-1 | 38 | 17.3% |
| L-1 | 2 | 0.9% |
| E-2 | 1 | 0.5% |
| H-4 | 1 | 0.5% |
| NOT IN USA | 1 | 0.5% |
| O-1 | 1 | 0.5% |
| TN | 1 | 0.5% |
What they studied
Every field these filings list, by volume
Computer Science 75Business Administration 30Electrical Engineering 24Economics 20Finance 8Civil Engineering 6Accounting 5Biomedical Engineering 4Education 3Law 3
Filings and pay by year
Vanderbilt University graduates, by fiscal year
Show the numbers behind this chart
| Fiscal year | PERM filings | Median base salary |
|---|---|---|
| FY2024 | 32 | $134k |
| FY2023 | 43 | $119k |
| FY2022 | 50 | $118k |
| FY2021 | 51 | $101k |
| FY2020 | 44 | $132k |
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