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University of Illinois vs Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Select two employers to compare H-1B petition volume, certification rates, salary data, and top job titles using DOL LCA data, drawn from the program's 85,000 annual visa cap. See our methodology.

Employer A

University of Illinois

Urbana, IL

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Employer B

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi, TX

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Key Metrics

Metric University of Illinois Texas A&M University-Corpus
Total Petitions 949 125
Certified Petitions 936 123
Approval Rate (higher is better) 98.6% 98.4%
Avg Salary (higher is better) $85,211 $70,651
Median Salary , ,
Salary Range $26,153 – $296,437 $33,270 – $148,090
Total Workers 949 130
Active Years FY2023–FY2026 FY2023–FY2026

✓ Higher indicates the more favorable value. Data: DOL LCA FY2023–FY2026.

Top H-1B Job Titles

University of Illinois

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Assistant Professor 233 $117,034
Postdoctoral Research Associate 198 $601,923
Research Scientist 78 $76,189
Teaching Assistant Professor 39 $98,931
Instructor 26 $89,884
Lecturer 22 $5,453,348

Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Job Title Petitions Avg Wage
Assistant Professor 13 $81,866
Postdoctoral Research Associate 9 $59,278
Assistant Professor Marine Biology 6 $62,401
Software Applications Developer III 4 $80,651
Professional Assistant Professor Computing Sciences 4 $74,823
Assistant Professor 4 $93,000

Year-over-Year Petition Volume

Fiscal Year University of, Petitions Texas A&M, Petitions
FY2023 372 (240 cert.) 67 (13 cert.)
FY2024 270 (203 cert.) 23 (22 cert.)
FY2025 262 (164 cert.) 32 (25 cert.)
FY2026 45 (27 cert.) 3 (3 cert.)