Pediatrics
Medicine for growing bodies, weighted toward outpatient continuity and prevention, and the entry point for every pediatric subspecialty.
Among the 31 specialties
Each rail below carries one mark per specialty, placed by its true value. Pediatrics’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: 4.7×. More than 25 of the 28 specialties reporting; fewer than 2. Reported range across specialties: 1.0× to 5.0×.
- Residents in training
- Residents in training: 10,830. More than 24 of the 30 specialties reporting; fewer than 5. Reported range across specialties: 99 to 40,131.
- Programs
- Programs: 219. More than 24 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 6. Reported range across specialties: 5 to 820.
- States and territories
- States and territories: 49. More than 27 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 3. Reported range across specialties: 4 to 52.
- Starting salary
- Starting salary: $69K. Higher than 19 of the 28 specialties reporting; lower than 8. Reported range across specialties: $60K to $73K.
Every accredited program
Grouped by state, alphabetical within each. We don’t rank programs.
219 programs across 49 states
Alabama2
82 positions
Mobile
36 positions
Arizona3
Phoenix
120 positions
18 positions
48 positions
Arkansas1
75 positions
California18
Los Angeles
24 positions
Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Los Angeles
111 positions
30 positions
30 positions
84 positions
30 positions
Naval Medical Center (San Diego)
San Diego
24 positions
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Santa Barbara
18 positions
127 positions
87 positions
95 positions
87 positions
63 positions
University of California (San Francisco)
San Francisco
84 positions
36 positions
University of California Davis Health
Sacramento
43 positions
33 positions
42 positions
Colorado1
Aurora
105 positions
Connecticut2
Hartford
66 positions
New Haven
67 positions
Delaware1
District of Columbia2
Washington
122 positions
MedStar Health Georgetown University
Washington
33 positions
Florida15
Orlando
36 positions
24 positions
Fort Lauderdale
24 positions
27 positions
HCA Florida Healthcare/Palms West Hospital
Loxahatchee
18 positions
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St Petersburg
38 positions
Tampa
12 positions
24 positions
Orlando
48 positions
84 positions
48 positions
Gainesville
58 positions
48 positions
72 positions
40 positions
Georgia5
24 positions
113 positions
HCA Healthcare/Mercer University School of Medicine/Memorial Health University Medical Center
Savannah
30 positions
Augusta
66 positions
Atlanta
22 positions
Hawaii2
Tripler AMC
27 positions
Honolulu
24 positions
Idaho1
12 positions
Illinois10
45 positions
60 positions
36 positions
30 positions
116 positions
33 positions
Springfield
27 positions
Chicago
74 positions
48 positions
39 positions
Indiana2
Ascension St. Vincent Hospital
Indianapolis
18 positions
Indiana University School of Medicine
Indianapolis
105 positions
Iowa2
21 positions
49 positions
Kansas1
24 positions
Kentucky2
42 positions
80 positions
Louisiana5
Louisiana State University (Shreveport)
Shreveport
24 positions
56 positions
New Orleans
30 positions
Baton Rouge
39 positions
New Orleans
36 positions
Maine1
Portland
24 positions
Maryland4
Baltimore
83 positions
Bethesda
39 positions
Baltimore
30 positions
Baltimore
45 positions
Massachusetts4
150 positions
49 positions
Springfield
36 positions
Worcester
27 positions
Michigan10
13 positions
86 positions
64 positions
36 positions
24 positions
Detroit
27 positions
21 positions
Ann Arbor
74 positions
24 positions
30 positions
Minnesota2
49 positions
Minneapolis
82 positions
Mississippi1
52 positions
Missouri4
Kansas City
81 positions
64 positions
University of Missouri-Columbia
Columbia
27 positions
104 positions
Nebraska1
45 positions
Nevada2
39 positions
12 positions
New Hampshire1
21 positions
New Jersey9
Morristown
36 positions
30 positions
36 positions
34 positions
Rutgers Health/Monmouth Medical Center
Long Branch
16 positions
39 positions
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
New Brunswick
33 positions
Saint Peter's University Hospital
New Brunswick
24 positions
36 positions
New Mexico1
University of New Mexico School of Medicine
Albuquerque
63 positions
New York33
Albany
36 positions
45 positions
Brooklyn
37 positions
West Islip
15 positions
Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Flushing
30 positions
New York
24 positions
54 positions
42 positions
45 positions
51 positions
60 positions
88 positions
Nassau University Medical Center
East Meadow
30 positions
21 positions
89 positions
62 positions
30 positions
45 positions
36 positions
NYU Grossman School of Medicine
New York
64 positions
36 positions
Richmond University Medical Center
Staten Island
18 positions
Bronx
18 positions
41 positions
90 positions
SUNY Upstate Medical University
Syracuse
48 positions
Buffalo
55 positions
48 positions
Valhalla
67 positions
32 positions
Wyckoff Heights Medical Center
Brooklyn
9 positions
126 positions
24 positions
North Carolina5
Charlotte
48 positions
Durham
54 positions
36 positions
University of North Carolina Hospitals
Chapel Hill
80 positions
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center
Winston-Salem
46 positions
North Dakota1
12 positions
Ohio9
Akron
78 positions
Case Western Reserve Univ/Univ Hosps Cleveland Med Ctr/Rainbow Babies and Childrens Hospital
Cleveland
86 positions
140 positions
Cleveland
45 positions
12 positions
142 positions
24 positions
Toledo
30 positions
Dayton
48 positions
Oklahoma3
38 positions
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center
Oklahoma City
75 positions
24 positions
Oregon1
56 positions
Pennsylvania7
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia
156 positions
Danville
37 positions
Allentown
24 positions
50 positions
18 positions
78 positions
Pittsburgh
100 positions
Puerto Rico4
21 positions
18 positions
San Juan
27 positions
San Juan
41 positions
Rhode Island1
48 positions
South Carolina3
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston
67 positions
39 positions
39 positions
South Dakota1
Sioux Falls
18 positions
Tennessee5
24 positions
73 positions
36 positions
University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine
Knoxville
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville
94 positions
Texas14
159 positions
Baylor College of Medicine (San Antonio)
San Antonio
39 positions
24 positions
Edinburg
24 positions
54 positions
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium
JBSA-Fort Sam Houston
42 positions
Texas Tech University (Amarillo)
Amarillo
21 positions
24 positions
47 positions
71 positions
89 positions
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine
San Antonio
45 positions
51 positions
118 positions
Utah1
Salt Lake City
86 positions
Vermont1
University of Vermont Medical Center
Burlington
21 positions
Virginia6
18 positions
Falls Church
39 positions
Naval Medical Center (Portsmouth)
Portsmouth
36 positions
Norfolk
84 positions
University of Virginia Medical Center
Charlottesville
47 positions
55 positions
Washington3
24 positions
Seattle
131 positions
18 positions
West Virginia3
27 positions
Marshall University School of Medicine
Huntington
21 positions
Morgantown
21 positions
Wisconsin3
Marshfield
18 positions
80 positions
50 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.
Most recent reported
- ACGME accredited program countAll programs on the official ACGME Pediatrics roster
- 219programsACGME, 2026-2027
- Categorical Pediatrics tracksPediatrics categorical tracks
- 264tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- NRMP live directory track countPediatrics categorical, primary-care, and preliminary tracks
- 296tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Pediatrics ERAS program signals availableApplicants to participating Pediatrics residency programs in the 2026-2027 application cycle
- 5signalsAAMC, 2026-2027
- Preliminary Pediatrics tracksPediatrics preliminary tracks
- 20tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Primary-care Pediatrics tracksPediatrics primary-care tracks
- 12tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
- Applicants ranking at least one categorical Pediatrics programAll applicants who ranked at least one Pediatrics categorical program in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 4,162applicantsNRMP, 2026
- Categorical Pediatrics position fill ratePediatrics categorical PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 94.4%NRMP, 2026
- Categorical Pediatrics positions filledPediatrics categorical PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 2,951positionsNRMP, 2026
- Categorical Pediatrics positions offeredPediatrics categorical PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 3,126positionsNRMP, 2026
- Categorical Pediatrics positions unfilled after the matching algorithmPediatrics categorical PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 175positionsNRMP, 2026
- Categorical Pediatrics programs participating in the 2026 MatchPediatrics categorical programs in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 250programsNRMP, 2026
- Pediatrics preliminary programs participating in the 2026 MatchPediatrics-Preliminary programs in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 19programsNRMP, 2026
- Pediatrics primary-care position fill ratePediatrics-Primary PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 93.2%NRMP, 2026
- Pediatrics primary-care positions filledPediatrics-Primary PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 55positionsNRMP, 2026
- Pediatrics primary-care positions offeredPediatrics-Primary PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 59positionsNRMP, 2026
- Pediatrics primary-care programs participating in the 2026 MatchPediatrics-Primary programs in the 2026 Main Residency Match
- 12programsNRMP, 2026
- USMLE Step 2 CK mean for U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Pediatrics specialtyConsenting U.S. MD seniors matched to preferred Pediatrics specialty (n=1,216)
- 247pointsNRMP, 2024
- USMLE Step 2 CK mean for U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Pediatrics specialtyConsenting U.S. MD seniors not matched to preferred Pediatrics specialty (n=2)
- 233pointsNRMP, 2024
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.