NRMP Releases Results of the 2026 Main Residency Match for More Than 38,000 Future Residents
PR Newswire • • nation
Key Points:
- The 2026 Main Residency Match, the largest in NRMP history, registered over 53,000 applicants and offered more than 44,000 residency positions, filling over 93 percent nationwide.
- U.S. MD seniors had a stable PGY-1 match rate of 93.5 percent, while U.S. DO seniors achieved their highest PGY-1 match rate on record at 93.2 percent; U.S. citizen IMGs saw a record high 70 percent match rate despite fewer applicants.
- Non-U.S. citizen IMGs experienced a decline in PGY-1 match rate to 56.4 percent, with those requiring visa sponsorship matching at a five-year low of 54.4 percent
