Almost All Top Research Institutions Heavily Burdened by Trump H-1B Visa Fees Are Public Schools in Large, Republican-leaning States

USCIS data is accurate as of June 30th, 2025. Schools with less than $2 million in federally funded R&D expenditures are excluded.
Chart: Alex Ip/The XylomSource: USCIS; AAU, Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, Liaison Committee for Medical Education, ABET, U.S. Department of Agriculture, NOAA, National Science FoundationGet the data