Match rates
What applicants who matched their preferred specialty looked like, compared with those who didn't. From NRMP's Charting Outcomes (2024), IMG edition. It shows who matched. It's not a prediction of your odds.
53%
of the 7,852 Non-U.S. IMGs in the data matched their preferred specialty (NRMP 2024).
Other stats
Averages, as reported to NRMP. "Didn't match" means they didn't match their preferred specialty.
| Measure | Matched n=4196 | Didn't match n=3656 |
|---|---|---|
|
Rank-list length
Programs ranked in this specialty in a row. The clearest lever in the data: longer lists match more
|
6.2 | 2.5 |
|
Specialties ranked
1.0 means they applied to this specialty only
|
1.3 | 1.4 |
|
USMLE Step 2 CK
The score programs screen on
|
245 | 240 |
|
Research experiences
|
2.8 | 3.1 |
|
Abstracts, presentations & publications
|
8.3 | 7.3 |
|
Work experiences
|
4.1 | 4.3 |
|
Volunteer experiences
|
2.8 | 2.8 |
|
Have a PhD
|
1.8% | 2.4% |
|
Have another graduate degree
|
19.4% | 22.0% |
|
USMLE Step 1
Legacy: pass/fail since 2022, so these are partial
|
234 | 228 |
Shaded is the higher number of the two. Higher isn't always better here: the groups trade places by measure (look at research and degrees).
"Matched" means matched to the preferred specialty shown; many who didn't still matched another specialty or in SOAP. Most of these numbers are self-reported. Step 2 CK is the score programs screen on; Step 1 went pass/fail in 2022, so its numbers here are old and partial.
Flagged small-sample rows are just a handful of people, so read them as rough, not a cutoff. We show the numbers, never a prediction of your odds.
Source: NRMP Charting Outcomes in the Match: International Medical Graduates, 2024. © NRMP.