Dermatology
Skin, hair, and nails, overwhelmingly in clinic, mixing pattern recognition at speed with a steady procedural and cosmetic component.
Among the 31 specialties
Each rail below carries one mark per specialty, placed by its true value. Dermatology’s marks are joined by the thread — its shape is what makes this specialty unlike the others.
- Training length
- Training length: 3 years. Longer than 4 of the 30 specialties reporting; shorter than 18. Reported range across specialties: 2 years to 7 years.
- Interviews per position
- Interviews per position: 3.3×. More than 14 of the 28 specialties reporting; fewer than 9. Reported range across specialties: 1.0× to 5.0×.
- Residents in training
- Residents in training: 1,870. More than 12 of the 30 specialties reporting; fewer than 17. Reported range across specialties: 99 to 40,131.
- Programs
- Programs: 144. More than 18 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 12. Reported range across specialties: 5 to 820.
- States and territories
- States and territories: 42. More than 15 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 15. Reported range across specialties: 4 to 52.
- Starting salary
- Starting salary: $66K. Higher than 2 of the 28 specialties reporting; lower than 25. Reported range across specialties: $60K to $73K.
Every accredited program
Grouped by state, alphabetical within each. We don’t rank programs.
144 programs across 42 states
Alabama1
18 positions
Arizona4
Scottsdale
6 positions
6 positions
6 positions
9 positions
Arkansas1
9 positions
California11
6 positions
9 positions
6 positions
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)
San Diego
15 positions
28 positions
18 positions
18 positions
15 positions
University of California (San Francisco)
San Francisco
23 positions
University of California Davis Health
Sacramento
15 positions
12 positions
Colorado1
Aurora
18 positions
Connecticut2
Farmington
12 positions
New Haven
18 positions
District of Columbia3
7 positions
Washington
12 positions
MedStar Health Georgetown University
Washington
6 positions
Florida11
Fort Lauderdale
9 positions
9 positions
HCA Florida Orange Park Hospital
Orange Park
12 positions
9 positions
South Miami
15 positions
12 positions
9 positions
9 positions
Gainesville
12 positions
26 positions
12 positions
Georgia3
20 positions
Roswell
6 positions
Augusta
12 positions
Illinois7
12 positions
10 positions
16 positions
12 positions
Springfield
12 positions
Chicago
11 positions
12 positions
Indiana1
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis
16 positions
Iowa1
21 positions
Kansas1
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City
15 positions
Kentucky1
6 positions
Louisiana2
17 positions
New Orleans
13 positions
Maryland3
Baltimore
21 positions
Bethesda
18 positions
Baltimore
9 positions
Massachusetts4
15 positions
29 positions
Boston
15 positions
Worcester
12 positions
Michigan7
Corewell Health (Farmington Hills)
Farmington Hills
6 positions
Trenton
6 positions
6 positions
21 positions
Trinity Health Livingston Hospital
Ypsilanti
13 positions
Ann Arbor
24 positions
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Dearborn
15 positions
Minnesota3
St. Louis Park
15 positions
25 positions
Minneapolis
14 positions
Mississippi1
18 positions
Missouri5
6 positions
15 positions
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
12 positions
6 positions
19 positions
Nebraska1
12 positions
New Hampshire1
12 positions
New Jersey3
4 positions
North Bergen
9 positions
6 positions
New Mexico1
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque
12 positions
New York12
30 positions
19 positions
New York Medical College (Metropolitan)
New York City
9 positions
13 positions
13 positions
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York
25 positions
Bronx
3 positions
St John's Episcopal Hospital-South Shore
Far Rockaway
9 positions
Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital
Stony Brook
9 positions
24 positions
15 positions
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell
Lake Success
15 positions
North Carolina4
Clinton
6 positions
Durham
16 positions
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill
18 positions
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem
12 positions
Ohio7
22 positions
Cleveland
20 positions
12 positions
6 positions
9 positions
10 positions
Fairborn
6 positions
Oklahoma1
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City
12 positions
Oregon2
15 positions
9 positions
Pennsylvania8
Danville
12 positions
Allentown
6 positions
12 positions
14 positions
9 positions
Philadelphia
12 positions
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia
25 positions
Pittsburgh
18 positions
Puerto Rico2
9 positions
San Juan
9 positions
Rhode Island1
12 positions
South Carolina1
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
21 positions
Tennessee2
11 positions
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville
15 positions
Texas13
Houston
13 positions
12 positions
6 positions
9 positions
6 positions
9 positions
21 positions
9 positions
12 positions
21 positions
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
San Antonio
9 positions
22 positions
24 positions
Utah1
Salt Lake City
15 positions
Vermont1
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington
6 positions
Virginia5
6 positions
6 positions
Norfolk
8 positions
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville
12 positions
9 positions
Washington1
Seattle
14 positions
West Virginia1
Morgantown
9 positions
Wisconsin3
Marshfield
8 positions
15 positions
15 positions
What the sources report
Published by the bodies that collect them. Each figure carries the year it describes, which is not always the year it was published.
Measured over time
- Main Match PGY-2 positions2022–2026 · Dermatology PGY-2 tracks in the Main Residency Match
- 546positionsMain Match PGY-2 positions: 2022, 492; 2023, 499; 2024, 517; 2025, 524; 2026, 546.NRMP, 2026
Most recent reported
- Gold program signalsDermatology applicants in the 2027 MyERAS application season
- 3signalsAAMC, 2027 MyERAS application season
- Silver program signalsDermatology applicants in the 2027 MyERAS application season
- 25signalsAAMC, 2027 MyERAS application season
- ACGME accredited program countAll programs on the official ACGME Dermatology roster
- 144programsACGME, 2026-2027
- Advanced Dermatology tracksDermatology advanced tracks
- 163tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Categorical Dermatology tracksDermatology categorical tracks
- 16tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- NRMP live directory track countDermatology tracks linked to the current ACGME roster
- 210tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Reserved physician Dermatology tracksDermatology reserved physician tracks
- 31tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- 2026 Main Match PGY-1 filled positionsDermatology PGY-1 tracks in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 31positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-1 positionsDermatology PGY-1 tracks in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 31positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-1 programsDermatology PGY-1 tracks in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 15programsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-1 total applicantsApplicants ranking at least one Dermatology PGY-1 track in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 299applicantsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-2 fill rateDermatology PGY-2 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 99.8%NRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-2 filled positionsDermatology PGY-2 tracks in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 545positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-2 positionsDermatology PGY-2 tracks in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 546positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-2 programsDermatology PGY-2 tracks in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 156programsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-2 total applicantsApplicants ranking at least one Dermatology PGY-2 track in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 1,103applicantsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match physician-reserved applicantsApplicants ranking at least one Dermatology physician-reserved track in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 122applicantsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match physician-reserved positionsDermatology physician-reserved tracks in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 25positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match physician-reserved programsDermatology physician-reserved tracks in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 18programsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-2 non-U.S. IMGsDermatology PGY-2 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 4matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-2 U.S. DO graduatesDermatology PGY-2 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 10matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-2 U.S. DO seniorsDermatology PGY-2 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 30matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-2 U.S. IMGsDermatology PGY-2 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 9matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-2 U.S. MD graduatesDermatology PGY-2 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 58matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-2 U.S. MD seniorsDermatology PGY-2 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 434matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE scoreUnmatched U.S. DO seniors preferring Dermatology in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 556pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE scoreMatched U.S. DO seniors preferring Dermatology in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 612pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- Step 2 CK scoreUnmatched U.S. DO seniors preferring Dermatology in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 246pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- Step 2 CK scoreMatched U.S. DO seniors preferring Dermatology in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 250pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- Step 2 CK scoreMatched U.S. MD seniors preferring Dermatology in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 257pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- Step 2 CK scoreUnmatched U.S. MD seniors preferring Dermatology in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 250pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- U.S. DO seniors matchedU.S. DO seniors preferring Dermatology in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 34applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- U.S. DO seniors unmatchedU.S. DO seniors preferring Dermatology in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 37applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- U.S. MD seniors matchedU.S. MD seniors preferring Dermatology in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 314applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- U.S. MD seniors unmatchedU.S. MD seniors preferring Dermatology in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 126applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
How each measure is made
- Training length
- Most common accredited length across programs in this specialty.
- Residents in training
- Total approved positions across all training years, summed across programs.
- Programs
- Accredited programs currently published in our directory.
- States and territories
- Distinct states with at least one published program.
- Starting salary
- Median first-year resident salary across programs. Resident pay, not attending pay.
- Interviews per position
- Median interviews a program conducts for each position it offers.