Question 1

How are the best Neuroradiology 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 Neuroradiology 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 Neuroradiology residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of Pennsylvania Health System currently ranks first among Neuroradiology 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 Neuroradiology program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Neuroradiology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Neuroradiology 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	99
2	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	98
3	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	97
4	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	97
5	Stanford Health Care	Palo Alto, CA	5	97
6	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	96
7	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	96
8	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	93
9	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	93
10	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	90
11	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	90
12	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	90
13	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	San Diego, CA	5	90
14	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	89
15	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	88
16	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	88
17	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	85
18	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	84
19	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Lancaster, TX	4	84
20	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Wauwatosa, WI	4	81
21	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	81
22	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	81
23	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	81
24	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	80
25	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Jacksonville, FL	5	80
26	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	79
27	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	79
28	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	79
29	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	78
30	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	3	77
31	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	77
32	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	75
33	University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center	Iowa City, IA	3	75
34	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	5	75
35	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	73
36	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	73
37	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	73
38	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	72
39	Indiana University School of Medicine	Indianapolis, IN	3	72
40	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Manhasset, NY	4	70
41	Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital	Lebanon, NH	4	70
42	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine	Kansas City, MO	4	70
43	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	70
44	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	69
45	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	69
46	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	69
47	Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	Winston-Salem, NC	3	69
48	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	67
49	University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)	Los Angeles, CA	2	65
50	Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium	Loma Linda, CA	3	64

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