Neurological Surgery
Seven years, the longest residency in medicine, covering cranial, spinal, and vascular operative work at the highest intensity in training.
Among the 31 specialties
Each rail below carries one mark per specialty, placed by its true value. Neurological Surgery’s marks are joined by the thread — its shape is what makes this specialty unlike the others.
- Training length
- Training length: 7 years. Longer than 29 of the 30 specialties reporting; shorter than 0. Reported range across specialties: 2 years to 7 years.
- Interviews per position
- Interviews per position: 2.7×. More than 7 of the 28 specialties reporting; fewer than 20. Reported range across specialties: 1.0× to 5.0×.
- Residents in training
- Residents in training: 1,961. More than 14 of the 30 specialties reporting; fewer than 15. Reported range across specialties: 99 to 40,131.
- Programs
- Programs: 124. More than 14 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 16. Reported range across specialties: 5 to 820.
- States and territories
- States and territories: 43. More than 16 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 13. Reported range across specialties: 4 to 52.
- Starting salary
- Starting salary: $69K. Higher than 17 of the 28 specialties reporting; lower than 10. Reported range across specialties: $60K to $73K.
Every accredited program
Grouped by state, alphabetical within each. We don’t rank programs.
124 programs across 43 states
Alabama1
21 positions
Arizona4
28 positions
7 positions
7 positions
11 positions
Arkansas1
14 positions
California10
Los Angeles
14 positions
14 positions
Riverside University Health System
Moreno Valley
21 positions
28 positions
21 positions
14 positions
21 positions
University of California (San Francisco)
San Francisco
21 positions
University of California Davis Health
Sacramento
14 positions
21 positions
Colorado1
Aurora
18 positions
Connecticut2
7 positions
New Haven
14 positions
District of Columbia2
Washington
11 positions
MedStar Health Georgetown University
Washington
14 positions
Florida5
7 positions
14 positions
Gainesville
21 positions
28 positions
21 positions
Georgia2
28 positions
Augusta
7 positions
Illinois7
11 positions
21 positions
18 positions
7 positions
Chicago
14 positions
14 positions
11 positions
Indiana2
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis
7 positions
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis
21 positions
Iowa1
14 positions
Kansas1
University of Kansas School of Medicine
Kansas City
14 positions
Kentucky2
14 positions
14 positions
Louisiana3
Louisiana State University (Shreveport)
Shreveport
18 positions
11 positions
Tulane University/Ochsner Clinic Foundation
New Orleans
11 positions
Maine1
Portland
7 positions
Maryland4
7 positions
Baltimore
28 positions
National Capital Consortium
Bethesda
7 positions
Baltimore
14 positions
Massachusetts5
14 positions
Boston
42 positions
21 positions
Boston
11 positions
Worcester
7 positions
Michigan5
7 positions
7 positions
18 positions
Henry Ford Providence Hospital
Southfield
14 positions
Ann Arbor
18 positions
Minnesota2
28 positions
Minneapolis
14 positions
Mississippi1
14 positions
Missouri4
7 positions
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
7 positions
7 positions
28 positions
Nebraska1
14 positions
New Hampshire1
7 positions
New Jersey3
7 positions
Hackensack Meridian Health
Hackensack
18 positions
New Mexico1
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque
7 positions
New York12
Albany
14 positions
21 positions
14 positions
18 positions
14 positions
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York
21 positions
Stony Brook
7 positions
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse
14 positions
Buffalo
21 positions
14 positions
Valhalla
14 positions
21 positions
North Carolina4
Charlotte
11 positions
Durham
21 positions
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill
14 positions
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem
18 positions
Ohio4
21 positions
Cleveland
28 positions
Ohio State University Hospital
Columbus
28 positions
14 positions
Oklahoma1
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City
14 positions
Oregon1
21 positions
Pennsylvania7
21 positions
Danville
7 positions
21 positions
25 positions
Philadelphia
7 positions
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Philadelphia
25 positions
Pittsburgh
28 positions
Puerto Rico1
7 positions
Rhode Island1
14 positions
South Carolina1
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
14 positions
Tennessee2
21 positions
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville
25 positions
Texas8
Houston
28 positions
11 positions
14 positions
7 positions
21 positions
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
San Antonio
21 positions
14 positions
18 positions
Utah1
Salt Lake City
18 positions
Vermont1
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington
7 positions
Virginia4
14 positions
Falls Church
7 positions
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville
21 positions
14 positions
Washington1
Seattle
28 positions
West Virginia1
Morgantown
14 positions
Wisconsin2
21 positions
18 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-1 positions2022 Main Residency Match–2026 Main Residency Match · Neurological Surgery PGY-1 positions in the Main Residency Match
- 280positionsMain Match PGY-1 positions: 2022 Main Residency Match, 240; 2023 Main Residency Match, 243; 2024 Main Residency Match, 241; 2025 Main Residency Match, 268; 2026 Main Residency Match, 280.NRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
Most recent reported
- Program signalsNeurological Surgery applicants in the 2027 MyERAS application season
- 25signalsAAMC, 2027 MyERAS application season
- ACGME accredited program countAll programs on the official ACGME Neurological Surgery roster
- 124programsACGME, 2026-2027
- Advanced Neurological Surgery tracksNeurological Surgery advanced tracks
- 0tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Categorical Neurological Surgery tracksNeurological Surgery categorical tracks
- 123tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- NRMP live directory track countNeurological Surgery tracks linked to the current ACGME roster
- 123tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Reserved physician Neurological Surgery tracksNeurological Surgery reserved physician tracks
- 0tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- 2026 Main Match PGY-1 fill rateNeurological Surgery PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 100%NRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-1 filled positionsNeurological Surgery PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 280positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-1 positionsNeurological Surgery PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 280positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-1 programsNeurological Surgery PGY-1 tracks in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 121programsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-1 total applicantsApplicants ranking at least one Neurological Surgery PGY-1 track in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 491applicantsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2026 Main Match PGY-1 unfilled positionsNeurological Surgery PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 0positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Average ranked applicants needed to fill each positionNeurological Surgery PGY-1 programs that filled all positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 4.4ranked applicants per positionNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-1 non-U.S. IMGsNeurological Surgery PGY-1 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 15matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-1 other applicant typesNeurological Surgery PGY-1 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 0matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-1 U.S. DO graduatesNeurological Surgery PGY-1 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 0matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-1 U.S. DO seniorsNeurological Surgery PGY-1 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 9matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-1 U.S. IMGsNeurological Surgery PGY-1 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-1 U.S. MD graduatesNeurological Surgery PGY-1 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 11matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- Matched PGY-1 U.S. MD seniorsNeurological Surgery PGY-1 matched applicants in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 243matchedNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
- COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE scoreConsenting matched U.S. DO seniors preferring Neurological Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 686pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- COMLEX-USA Level 2-CE scoreConsenting unmatched U.S. DO seniors preferring Neurological Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 529pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- Step 2 CK scoreConsenting matched U.S. DO seniors preferring Neurological Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 256pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- Step 2 CK scoreConsenting matched U.S. MD seniors preferring Neurological Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 255pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- Step 2 CK scoreConsenting unmatched U.S. MD seniors preferring Neurological Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 247pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- Step 2 CK scoreConsenting unmatched U.S. DO seniors preferring Neurological Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 241pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- U.S. DO seniors matchedConsenting U.S. DO seniors preferring Neurological Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 2applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- U.S. DO seniors unmatchedConsenting U.S. DO seniors preferring Neurological Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 9applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- U.S. MD seniors matchedConsenting U.S. MD seniors preferring Neurological Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 161applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
- U.S. MD seniors unmatchedConsenting U.S. MD seniors preferring Neurological Surgery in the 2024 Main Residency Match
- 71applicantsNRMP, 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.