Table 2.

Apply Smart Probability of Entering a Residency Program Versus Match Rate by Specialty

Specialty	% of Applicants Entering a Residency Program by USMLE Tertile2			Match Rate (2018), %8
	Bottom	Middle	Top
Anesthesiology	53	68	65	96
Dermatology	39	60	65	82
Diagnostic radiology	42	67	70	89
Emergency medicine	69	86	88	91
Family medicine	60	72	77	95
General surgery	50	64	59	84
Internal medicine	67	81	83	98
Internal medicine–pediatrics	47	78	82	94
Neurology	53	66	67	96
Obstetrics and gynecology	72	86	91	88
Orthopedic surgery	54	77	86	82
Otolaryngology	43	73	81	96
Pathology	44	64	70	96
Pediatrics	76	85	85	99
Plastic surgery–integrated	19	54	66	86
Psychiatry	66	77	81	84
Radiation oncology	43	60	62	93
Urology	49	60	65	N/A
Vascular surgery–integrated	21	46	50	91

Abbreviations: USMLE, United States Medical Licensing Examination; N/A, not available.