2018–2022 Radiology Residency and Neuroradiology Fellowship Match Data: Preferences and Success Rates of Applicants

American Journal of Neuroradiology

Popularity ranking (by number of applicants) of specialties with >1000 applicants^a

Specialty	2022 (Total Applicants)	2021	2020	2019	2018	Percentage Change 2020–2022
Internal medicine	1 (13,844)	1 (13,787)	1 (13,118)	1 (12,527)	1 (11,917)	+5.2%
Family medicine	2 (7425)	2 (7496)	2 (7175)	2 (6652)	2 (6421)	+3.4%
Pediatrics	3 (3824)	3 (3976)	3 (3728)	3 (3638)	3 (3647)	+2.5%
Emergency medicine	4 (3081)	4 (3734)	4 (3323)	4 (3048)	4 (2901)	−7.9%
General surgery	5 (3071)	6 (2908)	6 (2713)	6 (2563)	6 (2391)	+11.7%
Psychiatry	6 (2908)	5 (2948)	5 (2798)	5 (2767)	5 (2739)	+3.8%
Anesthesiology	7 (2691)	7 (2706)	7 (2418)	7 (2226)	7 (2011)	+10.1%
OBGYN	8 (2161)	8 (2030)	8 (2014)	8 (2026)	8 (1879)	+6.8%
Diagnostic radiology	9 (1850)	9 (1657)	9 (1480)	9 (1520)	9 (1603)	+20%
Orthopedic surgery	10 (1470)	11 (1289)	11 (1192)	11 (1037)	11 (1017)	+19.9%
Neurology	11 (1463)	10 (1441)	10 (1226)	10 (1152)	10 (1143)	+16.2%

Note:—OBGYN indicates Obstetrics-Gynecology.
↵a Radiology has remained the ninth most popular specialty throughout the 5-year period as far as the number of applicants with internal medicine, family medicine, pediatrics, and emergency medicine having the most applicants year after year.