Question 1

How are the best Addiction psychiatry residency programs ranked?

Accepted Answer

MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's CMS Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Addiction psychiatry programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's NIH research funding (where available), and its accreditation standing. It is not a reputation survey; the exact weights are published and every program shows the signals behind its score.

Question 2

What is the best Addiction psychiatry residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of Pennsylvania Health System currently ranks first among Addiction psychiatry programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.

Question 3

Is this an official residency ranking?

Accepted Answer

No. There is no official ACGME, NRMP, or government ranking of residency programs. The MatchPath Program Score is our own transparent composite of objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation) — published so you can see exactly what drives each position. It reflects the teaching hospital's measured quality and the program's scale, not a subjective judgment of the training.

Question 4

Does a program's rank mean it's the right fit for me?

Accepted Answer

Not on its own. The score weighs objective signals every applicant can verify, but fit also depends on your specialty goals, location, IMG-friendliness, visa needs, and salary. Use the ranking as a starting shortlist, then compare programs side by side.

Question 5

How is this different from the Doximity or U.S. News residency rankings?

Accepted Answer

Reputation rankings like Doximity are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Addiction psychiatry program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Addiction psychiatry programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Addiction psychiatry program list by "IMG-friendly" to rank by reported IMG acceptance rate, then check each program's IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation. All of it is free to view.

#	Program	Location	CMS	Score
1	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	98
2	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	La Jolla, CA	5	98
3	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	5	91
4	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	91
5	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	91
6	University of Minnesota	Minneapolis, MN	5	85
7	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	85
8	St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus	Easton, PA	5	82
9	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	82
10	Yale-New Haven Hospital	West Haven, CT	3	81
11	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	79
12	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	76
13	Mountain Area Health Education Center	Asheville, NC	4	76
14	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	72
15	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	72
16	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	2	71
17	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	2	71
18	University of Maryland Program	Baltimore, MD	2	70
19	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	69
20	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	67
21	UMass Chan Medical School	Worcester, MA	3	67
22	Louisiana State University School of Medicine	New Orleans, LA	2	63
23	West Virginia University School of Medicine	Morgantown, WV	2	57
24	SUNY Upstate Medical University	Syracuse, NY	2	57
25	University of New Mexico School of Medicine	Albuquerque, NM	2	57
26	Indiana University School of Medicine	Indianapolis, IN	2	57
27	University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago	Chicago, IL	2	57
28	BronxCare Health System	Bronx, NY	1	54
29	Emory University School of Medicine	Decatur, GA	1	54
30	University of Miami/Jackson Health System	Miami, FL	1	54
31	University of Louisville School of Medicine	Louisville, KY	1	48
32	Ponce Health Sciences University	San Juan, PR	2	41
33	University of Rochester Medicine	Rochester, NY	2	41

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