Question 1

How are the best Radiology-Diagnostic 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 Radiology-Diagnostic 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 Radiology-Diagnostic residency program?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of these Radiology-Diagnostic programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Radiology-Diagnostic 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	99
3	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	97
4	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	95
5	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	95
6	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	95
7	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	95
8	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	92
9	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	San Diego, CA	5	92
10	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	91
11	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	91
12	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	90
13	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	90
14	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	90
15	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Phoenix, AZ	5	90
16	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	88
17	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	88
18	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	87
19	Atlantic Health	Morristown, NJ	5	87
20	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	86
21	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Manhasset, NY	4	86
22	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	86
23	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	85
24	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	83
25	St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus	Easton, PA	5	83
26	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	83
27	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	82
28	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	81
29	University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	3	81
30	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New Orleans, LA	4	81
31	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	81
32	University of Chicago Medical Center	Birmingham, AL	4	81
33	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	81
34	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	80
35	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	80
36	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	79
37	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	79
38	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	79
39	University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine	San Antonio, TX	3	78
40	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple)	Temple, TX	4	78
41	University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine	Knoxville, TN	4	78
42	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, PA	4	78
43	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	3	78
44	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	78
45	University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine	Kansas City, MO	4	78
46	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	77
47	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	77
48	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	76
49	Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	Winston-Salem, NC	3	76
50	Boston University Medical Center	Boston, MA	3	76

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