Question 1

How are the best Selective pathology 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 Selective pathology 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 Selective pathology residency program?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 6

Which of these Selective pathology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Selective pathology 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	Palo Alto, CA	5	99
4	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	98
5	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	98
6	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	97
7	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	97
8	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	94
9	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	94
10	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	94
11	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	94
12	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Jacksonville, FL	5	94
13	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	94
14	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	94
15	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	94
16	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	89
17	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	88
18	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	87
19	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	Saint Louis, MO	4	87
20	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	87
21	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	84
22	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	84
23	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	4	84
24	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	84
25	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	84
26	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	84
27	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	New York, NY	5	84
28	Stony Brook Medicine	Stony Brook, NY	4	84
29	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	Saint Louis, MO	4	84
30	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	84
31	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	84
32	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	84
33	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	81
34	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	81
35	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	78
36	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	78
37	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	78
38	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	77
39	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	77
40	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	75
41	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	75
42	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	75
43	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	4	75
44	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	4	75
45	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	4	75
46	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, PA	4	75
47	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	75
48	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	75
49	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	75
50	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Greenvale, NY	3	75

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