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Radiation Oncology

Treating cancer with targeted radiation, combining physics and oncology in a small, clinic-based specialty with long patient relationships.

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Among the 31 specialties

Each rail below carries one mark per specialty, placed by its true value. Radiation Oncology’s marks are joined by the thread — its shape is what makes this specialty unlike the others.

Training length
Training length: 4 years. Longer than 12 of the 30 specialties reporting; shorter than 9. Reported range across specialties: 2 years to 7 years.
Interviews per position
Interviews per position: 4.1×. More than 22 of the 28 specialties reporting; fewer than 5. Reported range across specialties: 1.0× to 5.0×.
Residents in training
Residents in training: 788. More than 8 of the 30 specialties reporting; fewer than 21. Reported range across specialties: 99 to 40,131.
Programs
Programs: 86. More than 10 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 20. Reported range across specialties: 5 to 820.
States and territories
States and territories: 37. More than 9 of the 31 specialties reporting; fewer than 21. Reported range across specialties: 4 to 52.
Starting salary
Starting salary: $73K. Higher than 27 of the 28 specialties reporting; lower than 0. Reported range across specialties: $60K to $73K.

Every accredited program

Grouped by state, alphabetical within each. We don’t rank programs.

86 programs across 37 states

Alabama1

Arizona2

Arkansas1

California11

Colorado1

Connecticut1

District of Columbia1

Florida4

Georgia1

Illinois4

Indiana1

Iowa1

Kansas1

Kentucky2

Maryland2

Massachusetts2

Michigan4

Minnesota2

Mississippi1

Missouri1

Nebraska1

New Hampshire1

New Jersey1

New York12

North Carolina3

Ohio4

Oklahoma1

Oregon1

Pennsylvania5

South Carolina1

Tennessee1

Texas5

Utah1

Virginia1

Washington1

West Virginia1

Wisconsin2

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

Required prior post-graduate clinical educationResidents entering ACGME-accredited Radiation Oncology training
12monthsACGME, Requirements effective 2026-07-01
Required Radiation Oncology residency lengthACGME-accredited Radiation Oncology residency programs
48monthsACGME, Requirements effective 2026-07-01
MyERAS program signalsRadiation Oncology applicants in the 2027 MyERAS application season
4signalsAAMC, 2027 MyERAS season
ERAS status Not ParticipatingPrograms on the official AAMC ERAS 2027 Radiation Oncology page
2programsAAMC, 2027 ERAS season
ERAS status ParticipatingPrograms on the official AAMC ERAS 2027 Radiation Oncology page
59programsAAMC, 2027 ERAS season
ERAS status UnregisteredPrograms on the official AAMC ERAS 2027 Radiation Oncology page
25programsAAMC, 2027 ERAS season
ACGME accredited program countAll programs on the official current ACGME Radiation Oncology roster
86programsACGME, 2026-2027
Categorical Radiation Oncology tracksRadiation Oncology categorical tracks
8tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
NRMP live directory track countRadiation Oncology tracks linked to the current ACGME roster
108tracksNRMP, 2026-2027
Programs with Continued Accreditation with WarningCurrent programs on the official 2026-2027 ACGME Radiation Oncology roster
2programsACGME, 2026-2027
Average ranked applicants needed to fill each PGY-1 positionRadiation Oncology PGY-1 programs that filled all positions
10.6ranked applicants per positionNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
Average ranked applicants needed to fill each PGY-2 positionRadiation Oncology advanced PGY-2 programs that filled all positions
7.1ranked applicants per positionNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
NRMP PGY-1 positions offeredRadiation Oncology PGY-1 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
12positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
NRMP PGY-1 program-type participationsRadiation Oncology PGY-1 entries in the 2026 Main Residency Match
6program-type rowsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
NRMP PGY-2 positions offeredRadiation Oncology advanced PGY-2 positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
171positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
NRMP PGY-2 program-type participationsRadiation Oncology advanced PGY-2 entries in the 2026 Main Residency Match
79program-type rowsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
NRMP Physician (R) positions offeredRadiation Oncology Physician (R) positions in the 2026 Main Residency Match
4positionsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
NRMP Physician (R) program-type participationsRadiation Oncology Physician (R) entries in the 2026 Main Residency Match
4program-type rowsNRMP, 2026 Main Residency Match
Matched U.S. MD senior sample sizeConsenting U.S. MD seniors in the 2024 Main Residency Match who matched Radiation Oncology
103applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean abstracts, presentations, and publications - matched U.S. MD seniorsConsenting matched U.S. MD seniors applying to Radiation Oncology
15.9itemsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean abstracts, presentations, and publications - unmatched U.S. MD seniorsConsenting unmatched U.S. MD seniors applying to Radiation Oncology
13.5itemsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean contiguous Radiation Oncology ranks - matched U.S. MD seniorsConsenting matched U.S. MD seniors applying to Radiation Oncology
16.1ranksNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean contiguous Radiation Oncology ranks - unmatched U.S. MD seniorsConsenting unmatched U.S. MD seniors applying to Radiation Oncology
1.3ranksNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean research experiences - matched U.S. MD seniorsConsenting matched U.S. MD seniors applying to Radiation Oncology
4.2experiencesNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean research experiences - unmatched U.S. MD seniorsConsenting unmatched U.S. MD seniors applying to Radiation Oncology
2experiencesNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean USMLE Step 2 CK score - matched U.S. MD seniorsConsenting matched U.S. MD seniors applying to Radiation Oncology
252pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Mean USMLE Step 2 CK score - unmatched U.S. MD seniorsConsenting unmatched U.S. MD seniors applying to Radiation Oncology
242pointsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Unmatched U.S. MD senior sample sizeConsenting U.S. MD seniors in the 2024 Main Residency Match who did not match Radiation Oncology
3applicantsNRMP, 2024 Main Residency Match
Average annual vacationRadiation Oncology programs represented by FREIDA
19daysfreida.ama-assn.org, 2024 academic year
Average PGY-1 salaryRadiation Oncology programs represented by FREIDA
71,760.07USDfreida.ama-assn.org, 2024 academic year
Average weekly duty hoursRadiation Oncology programs represented by FREIDA
50hours per weekfreida.ama-assn.org, 2024 academic year
FREIDA accredited program countRadiation Oncology programs represented by FREIDA for the 2024 academic year
89programsfreida.ama-assn.org, 2024 academic year
Programs requiring USMLE Step 1Radiation Oncology programs represented by FREIDA
56%freida.ama-assn.org, 2024 academic year
Total active Radiation Oncology residentsProgram-reported Radiation Oncology residents represented by FREIDA
715residentsfreida.ama-assn.org, 2024 academic year

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.