Question 1

How are the best Neurology 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 Neurology 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 Neurology residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, NYU Grossman School of Medicine currently ranks first among Neurology 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 Neurology program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Neurology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Neurology 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	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	100
2	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	100
3	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	100
4	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	97
5	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	97
6	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	96
7	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	96
8	Stanford Health Care	Palo Alto, CA	5	96
9	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	94
10	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	92
11	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	91
12	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	90
13	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	Saint Louis, MO	4	90
14	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	San Diego, CA	5	90
15	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	88
16	Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University	Grand Rapids, MI	5	88
17	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	88
18	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	88
19	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	87
20	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	85
21	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	84
22	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	84
23	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	82
24	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	82
25	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	81
26	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	81
27	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	81
28	University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine	San Antonio, TX	3	81
29	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	81
30	Stony Brook Medicine	Stony Brook, NY	4	81
31	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	81
32	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	81
33	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	80
34	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Jacksonville, FL	5	80
35	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	79
36	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	79
37	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	79
38	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple)	Temple, TX	4	79
39	University of Tennessee College of Medicine	Memphis, TN	4	79
40	Prisma Health	Greer, SC	4	79
41	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	3	79
42	St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus	Easton, PA	5	79
43	University of Toledo	Toledo, OH	4	79
44	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	79
45	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	79
46	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Manhasset, NY	4	79
47	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New Orleans, LA	4	79
48	University of California Davis Health	Sacramento, CA	3	79
49	University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals	Galveston, TX	3	77
50	Hackensack Meridian Health	Edison, NJ	3	77

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