Neurology Residency Programs

There are 204 ACGME-accredited Neurology residency programs across 47 states and territories. Together they offer about 1,003 first-year positions in each Match. The most programs are in New York (19), California (19) and Florida (18).

Program data updated October 3, 2026.

Programs: 204; In 47 states
First-year positions: 1,003; Across all programs
Median IMG residents: 20%; 90 programs at 25% or more
Sponsor a visa: 87.7%; J-1 or H-1B
Median interview rate: 12.6%; Of applicants

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25%+ IMG residents

Showing 204 of 204 Neurology programs

					Visa
Abbott-Northwestern Hospital/Allina Health System ProgramMinneapolis	Minnesota	3	0%	6.7%	J-1
AdventHealth Florida ProgramOrlando	Florida	4	0%	11.4%	J-1 and H-1B
Albany Med Health System ProgramAlbany	New York	8	33%	11.6%	J-1
Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium (AGH) ProgramPittsburgh	Pennsylvania		60%	9.7%	J-1
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center ProgramColton	California	2	20%	11.5%	None
Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center ProgramPhoenix	Arizona	9	9%	17.5%	J-1
Baylor College of Medicine ProgramHouston	Texas	11	28%		J-1
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple) ProgramTemple	Texas	6	31%	14.2%	J-1
Baylor University Medical Center ProgramDallas	Texas	4	20.8%	13.1%	J-1
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	9	3%	18.7%	J-1 and H-1B
Boston University Medical Center ProgramBoston	Massachusetts	7	7%	18.1%	J-1 and H-1B
Broward Health ProgramDeerfield Beach	Florida	3	88.9%	9.5%	None
Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine ProgramRoanoke	Virginia	4	71%	8%	J-1
Carle Foundation Hospital ProgramUrbana	Illinois	3	100%	8.9%	J-1
Carolinas Medical Center ProgramCharlotte	North Carolina	4	12.5%	8.6%	J-1
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center ProgramCleveland	Ohio	10	37%	13.5%	J-1
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center ProgramLos Angeles	California		0%	13.5%	J-1
Charleston Area Medical Center ProgramCharleston	West Virginia	4	70%	7.5%	J-1
Cleveland Clinic Foundation ProgramCleveland	Ohio	12	18%	11%	J-1
Cleveland Clinic Foundation/Florida Weston ProgramWeston	Florida		50%		J-1 and H-1B
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University/Cooper University Hospital ProgramCamden	New Jersey	6	50%	8.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University ProgramGrand Rapids	Michigan	6	47%	8.8%	J-1
Corewell Health/William Beaumont University (Farmington Hills/Royal Oak) ProgramFarmington Hills	Michigan	4	0%		J-1
Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha) ProgramOmaha	Nebraska	2	75%	8.2%	J-1
Dartmouth-Hitchcock/Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital ProgramLebanon	New Hampshire	5	32%	12.7%	J-1 and H-1B
Detroit Medical Center/Wayne State University ProgramDetroit	Michigan	10	49%	11.2%	J-1
Doctors Hospital at Renaissance, Ltd. ProgramEdinburg	Texas	4	100%	19%	J-1
Duke University Hospital ProgramDurham	North Carolina		15%	13.3%	J-1
ECU Health Medical Center ProgramGreenville	North Carolina	3	0%		None
Emory University School of Medicine ProgramAtlanta	Georgia		17%	13.5%	J-1
Florida Atlantic University Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine ProgramBoca Raton	Florida	3	50%	6.1%	J-1
Florida International University / Baptist Health ProgramMiami	Florida	4		9.2%	J-1
Garden City Hospital ProgramGarden City	Michigan	2	0%	6.6%	None
Garnet Health Medical Center ProgramMiddletown	New York	4	58.3%	21.2%	None
Geisinger Health System (Danville) ProgramDanville	Pennsylvania	4	32%	11.7%	J-1
Geisinger Health System Program (Wilkes-Barre)Wilkes-Barre	Pennsylvania	4		9.5%	J-1 and H-1B
George Washington University ProgramWashington	District of Columbia	5	6%	13.9%	J-1
Hackensack Meridian Health/Hackensack University Medical Center ProgramHackensack	New Jersey	3		7.2%	J-1
Hackensack Meridian Health/JFK University Medical Center ProgramEdison	New Jersey	8	83%	8.9%	J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/Kendall Hospital ProgramMiami	Florida	3	0%	8%	J-1
HCA Florida Healthcare/Westside/Northwest Hospital ProgramMargate	Florida	4	63%	16.8%	None
HCA Healthcare Riverside ProgramRiverside	California	4	38%	11.2%	None
HCA Healthcare Sunrise Health GME/Southern Hills ProgramLas Vegas	Nevada	3	42%	16.1%	None
HCA Healthcare/Los Robles Regional Medical Center ProgramThousand Oaks	California	4	0%	14.7%	J-1
HCA Healthcare/TriStar Nashville/Skyline Medical Center ProgramNashville	Tennessee		25%	27.4%	J-1
HCA HealthONE/Swedish Medical Center ProgramEnglewood	Colorado	6	0%	22.2%	J-1
Henry Ford Health/Henry Ford Hospital ProgramDetroit	Michigan	8	45%	12.2%	J-1
Henry Ford Warren Hospital ProgramWarren	Michigan	2	10%	15.6%	J-1
Houston Methodist Hospital (Medical Center) ProgramHouston	Texas	9	50%	14.6%	J-1
Howard University ProgramWashington	District of Columbia		40%	24.8%	J-1
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/Mount Sinai Hospital ProgramNew York	New York	12	5%	12.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai/West ProgramNew York	New York		7%	11.9%	J-1 and H-1B
Indiana University School of Medicine ProgramIndianapolis	Indiana	10	5%	12.1%	J-1
Inspira Health Network ProgramMullica Hill	New Jersey	4	0%	10.2%	J-1
Jefferson Health Medical Education/Jefferson Einstein Philadelphia Hospital ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania		84%	9.9%	J-1
Johns Hopkins University ProgramBaltimore	Maryland		17%	20.3%	J-1 and H-1B
Kaiser Permanente Southern California (Los Angeles) ProgramLos Angeles	California	4	8%	15%	None
Keck School of Medicine of USC ProgramLos Angeles	California		0%		None
Kettering Health Network ProgramDayton	Ohio	3	0%		None
Larkin Community Hospital Palm Springs Campus ProgramHialeah	Florida	4	94%	5%	J-1
Larkin Community Hospital ProgramSouth Miami	Florida	4	100%	4.5%	J-1
Lehigh Valley Health Network ProgramAllentown	Pennsylvania		34%	17.7%	J-1
Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium ProgramLoma Linda	California	6	0%	15.8%	J-1 and H-1B
Los Angeles County-Harbor-UCLA Medical Center ProgramTorrance	California	5	25%	10.9%	J-1
Louisiana State University (Shreveport) ProgramShreveport	Louisiana	5	100%	10%	J-1
Louisiana State University School of Medicine ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	4	50%	5.6%	J-1
Loyola University Medical Center ProgramMaywood	Illinois	7	8%	11.3%	J-1
Madigan Army Medical Center ProgramTacoma	Washington		0%		None
MaineHealth ProgramPortland	Maine	4	23%		J-1
Marshall University School of Medicine ProgramHuntington	West Virginia	5	35%	7.9%	J-1
Mary Washington Healthcare ProgramFredericksburg	Virginia		0%		J-1
Mass General Brigham/Brigham and Women's Hospital/Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School ProgramBoston	Massachusetts		9%	17%	J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Jacksonville) ProgramJacksonville	Florida	6	36%	8.9%	J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Rochester) ProgramRochester	Minnesota	11	10%		J-1 and H-1B
Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science (Scottsdale) ProgramScottsdale	Arizona	5	20%	10.3%	J-1 and H-1B
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University ProgramChicago	Illinois		0%	14.1%	J-1
Medical College of Georgia ProgramAugusta	Georgia	8	52%	11.6%	J-1
Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals ProgramMilwaukee	Wisconsin	6	23%	13.8%	J-1
Medical University of South Carolina ProgramCharleston	South Carolina	8	47%	8.5%	J-1
MedStar Health Georgetown University ProgramWashington	District of Columbia	9	17%	12.2%	J-1
Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, Florida ProgramPembroke Pines	Florida	4	12%	9.1%	J-1
Mercy St Vincent Medical Center ProgramToledo	Ohio		91%	18.3%	None
Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine ProgramBronx	New York	9	14%	14.6%	J-1 and H-1B
Morehouse School of Medicine ProgramAtlanta	Georgia	3	41.7%	11%	J-1
National Capital Consortium ProgramBethesda	Maryland		0%		None
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) ProgramNew York	New York	10	0%	13.7%	J-1
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus) ProgramNew York	New York	9	3%		J-1
NYU Grossman School of Medicine ProgramNew York	New York		13%	30.9%	J-1
NYU Long Island School of Medicine ProgramMineola	New York		0%	16.1%	J-1
Ochsner Clinic Foundation ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	6	27%	16.1%	J-1
Ohio State University Hospital ProgramColumbus	Ohio	8	17%	14.8%	J-1
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences ProgramTulsa	Oklahoma	4	0%	14%	None
Old Dominion University ProgramNorfolk	Virginia	4	100%	9.5%	J-1
OPTI West ProgramLas Vegas	Nevada	2	0%		J-1
Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health) ProgramPortland	Oregon	6	0%	17.9%	J-1 and H-1B
Orlando Health ProgramOrlando	Florida	2		5.7%	None
Palmetto General Hospital ProgramHialeah	Florida	2	0%	4.3%	None
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center ProgramHershey	Pennsylvania	5	38%	7%	J-1
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Columbia (Columbia) ProgramColumbia	South Carolina	6	13%	12.6%	J-1
Prisma Health/University of South Carolina SOM Greenville (Greer) ProgramGreer	South Carolina	6	37%	13%	J-1
Rhode Island Hospital/Brown University Health ProgramProvidence	Rhode Island		10%		J-1
Riverside University Health System ProgramMoreno Valley	California	2	16.7%	16.8%	None
Rush University Medical Center ProgramChicago	Illinois	9	8%	12.5%	J-1
Rutgers Health/New Jersey Medical School ProgramNewark	New Jersey	5	60%	5.8%	J-1
Rutgers Health/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School ProgramNew Brunswick	New Jersey		25%	15.9%	J-1
San Antonio Uniformed Services Health Education Consortium ProgramJBSA-Fort Sam Houston	Texas		0%		None
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUH ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	10	5%	11.9%	J-1 and H-1B
Southern Illinois University ProgramSpringfield	Illinois	4	75%		J-1
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of Medicine ProgramSt Louis	Missouri	6	50%	10.2%	J-1
St Joseph's Medical Center ProgramStockton	California	4	31%	18.7%	J-1
St Luke’s Hospital – Anderson Campus ProgramEaston	Pennsylvania	4	0%	26.8%	None
Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University ProgramStanford	California	6	0%	13.9%	J-1 and H-1B
Stony Brook Medicine/University Hospital ProgramStony Brook	New York	7	27%	20.9%	J-1
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University ProgramBrooklyn	New York	11	59%	10.4%	J-1
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University/One Brooklyn Health System ProgramBrooklyn	New York		87%		J-1
SUNY Upstate Medical University ProgramSyracuse	New York	9	78%	10.5%	J-1 and H-1B
SUTTER HEALTH/SUTTER ROSEVILLE MEDICAL CENTER PROGRAMRoseville	California	3	0%	12.1%	None
Temple University Hospital ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	7	21%	12.4%	J-1
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at Lubbock ProgramLubbock	Texas	4	90%	7.3%	J-1
Texas Tech University HSC El Paso ProgramEl Paso	Texas	4	50%	11.1%	None
The MetroHealth System/Case Western Reserve University ProgramCleveland	Ohio	2	0%	10%	J-1 and H-1B
The Neurology Group ProgramRancho Cucamonga	California		0%		None
TidalHealth ProgramSalisbury	Maryland		0%		J-1
TMC Health Medical Education Program, Inc. (THMEP) ProgramTucson	Arizona	2	0%	16.8%	J-1
Tower Health ProgramWest Reading	Pennsylvania	6	82%	11.1%	J-1
Trinity Health Grand Rapids ProgramGrand Rapids	Michigan	4	31%	9.6%	J-1
Tufts Medical Center ProgramBoston	Massachusetts		90%	9.8%	J-1
Tulane University ProgramNew Orleans	Louisiana	5	50%	11.6%	J-1
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center ProgramLos Angeles	California	7	3%	13.2%	J-1 and H-1B
UMass Chan Medical School ProgramWorcester	Massachusetts		8%		J-1
Univ of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences ProgramFargo	North Dakota	3	50%	27.5%	None
University at Buffalo ProgramBuffalo	New York	8	50%	8.6%	J-1
University of Alabama Hospital (Birmingham) ProgramBirmingham	Alabama	10	29%	12.7%	J-1
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix ProgramPhoenix	Arizona	4	0%	16.6%	J-1
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson ProgramTucson	Arizona	6	40%		J-1
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine ProgramLittle Rock	Arkansas	6	63%	10.4%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Regional Centers ProgramFayetteville	Arkansas	2	0%	19.1%	J-1
University of California (Irvine) ProgramOrange	California		6%	22.1%	J-1
University of California (San Diego) Medical Center ProgramSan Diego	California	7	0%		J-1
University of California (San Francisco) ProgramSan Francisco	California	12	4%		J-1 and H-1B
University of California Davis Health ProgramSacramento	California	10	6%	27.4%	J-1
University of Central Florida/HCA Florida Healthcare (Greater Orlando/Osceola) ProgramKissimmee	Florida	4	51%	10.6%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Chicago ProgramChicago	Illinois		14%	15.7%	J-1
University of Cincinnati Medical Center/College of Medicine ProgramCincinnati	Ohio	10	11%	13.6%	J-1
University of Colorado ProgramAurora	Colorado	9	9%		J-1 and H-1B
University of Connecticut ProgramHartford	Connecticut	7	72%	8.6%	J-1
University of Florida College of Medicine Jacksonville ProgramJacksonville	Florida		8%	10.6%	J-1
University of Florida ProgramGainesville	Florida	8	15%	15.4%	J-1
University of Hawaii John A Burns School of Medicine ProgramHonolulu	Hawaii		0%		J-1
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago ProgramChicago	Illinois	8	22%		J-1 and H-1B
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria ProgramPeoria	Illinois	4	75%	4.7%	J-1
University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center ProgramIowa City	Iowa	9	27%	24.3%	J-1
University of Kansas School of Medicine ProgramKansas City	Kansas	8	26%	13%	J-1
University of Kentucky College of Medicine ProgramLexington	Kentucky	8	66%	9.2%	J-1
University of Louisville School of Medicine ProgramLouisville	Kentucky	6	52%	13.3%	J-1
University of Maryland ProgramBaltimore	Maryland	7	15%	16.7%	J-1
University of Miami/Jackson Health System ProgramMiami	Florida	8	44%	10%	J-1
University of Michigan Health - Sparrow/Michigan State University ProgramEast Lansing	Michigan	5	21%	11.7%	J-1
University of Michigan ProgramAnn Arbor	Michigan	9	8%	15.3%	J-1
University of Minnesota ProgramMinneapolis	Minnesota	6	17%	9.4%	J-1
University of Mississippi Medical Center ProgramJackson	Mississippi	5	41%		J-1
University of Missouri-Columbia ProgramColumbia	Missouri	6	50%	8.8%	J-1
University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine ProgramKansas City	Missouri	3	67%	7.3%	J-1
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Medicine ProgramOmaha	Nebraska	7	50%	9.8%	J-1
University of New Mexico School of Medicine ProgramAlbuquerque	New Mexico	8	31%	14.7%	J-1
University of North Carolina Hospitals ProgramChapel Hill	North Carolina	7	11%	10%	J-1
University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center ProgramOklahoma City	Oklahoma	8	48%		J-1
University of Pennsylvania Health System ProgramPhiladelphia	Pennsylvania	10	10%	12.3%	J-1
University of Puerto Rico ProgramSan Juan	Puerto Rico	4	42%		J-1
University of Rochester Medical Center ProgramRochester	New York	8	0%	16.6%	J-1
University of South Dakota School of Medicine ProgramSioux Falls	South Dakota	3	88.9%	8.7%	J-1 and H-1B
University of South Florida Morsani ProgramTampa	Florida	12	13%	15.8%	J-1
University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General) ProgramLos Angeles	California	6	17%	15.2%	J-1
University of Tennessee College of Medicine ProgramMemphis	Tennessee		68%	14.4%	J-1
University of Tennessee College of Medicine-Chattanooga ProgramChattanooga	Tennessee	3			J-1
University of Tennessee Medical Center at Knoxville ProgramKnoxville	Tennessee	2	0%	15.5%	J-1
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School/Ascension Seton Medical Center ProgramAustin	Texas	4	0%		J-1
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School/Dell Seton Medical Center ProgramAustin	Texas	6	8%		J-1
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston ProgramHouston	Texas	12	29%	15.2%	J-1
University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler ProgramTyler	Texas		0%	12.7%	J-1
University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine ProgramSan Antonio	Texas	12	44%		J-1
University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals ProgramGalveston	Texas	9	88%		J-1
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ProgramHarlingen	Texas	2		4.2%	J-1 and H-1B
University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ProgramDallas	Texas	11	7%		J-1
University of Toledo ProgramToledo	Ohio	6	67%	15.4%	J-1
University of Utah Health ProgramSalt Lake City	Utah	8	22%	16.6%	J-1
University of Vermont Medical Center ProgramBurlington	Vermont	5	10%	13%	J-1
University of Virginia Medical Center ProgramCharlottesville	Virginia	7	8%	11.3%	J-1
University of Washington ProgramSeattle	Washington	10	12%	21%	J-1
University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics ProgramMadison	Wisconsin	7	26%	13.5%	J-1
UPMC Medical Education (Erie) ProgramErie	Pennsylvania	3	0%	15.8%	None
UPMC Medical Education (Pittsburgh) ProgramPittsburgh	Pennsylvania	9	11%	8.4%	J-1 and H-1B
USA Health ProgramMobile	Alabama	5	40%	12.2%	J-1
Vanderbilt University Medical Center ProgramNashville	Tennessee	8	7%	15.4%	J-1
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System ProgramRichmond	Virginia		6%	17%	J-1 and H-1B
Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center ProgramWinston-Salem	North Carolina	6	4%	16.4%	J-1
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium ProgramSt Louis	Missouri	13	4%	20.9%	J-1 and H-1B
West Virginia University ProgramMorgantown	West Virginia	6	41%	14.1%	J-1
Westchester Medical Center ProgramValhalla	New York	8	90%	6.8%	J-1
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine ProgramDayton	Ohio	5	6%	20.3%	J-1
Yale-New Haven Medical Center ProgramNew Haven	Connecticut		24%	21.1%	J-1
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital ProgramStaten Island	New York		28%	17.6%	J-1
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Vassar Brothers Medical Center ProgramPoughkeepsie	New York	5	14%	19.2%	J-1 and H-1B
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell ProgramManhasset	New York		18%	22.9%	J-1 and H-1B

Neurology residency at a glance

International medical graduates make up a median of 20% of residents in Neurology programs, and 90 programs have IMGs in at least a quarter of their positions. 87.7% of programs sponsor a visa (87.7% sponsor J-1 and 16.7% sponsor H-1B).

A typical Neurology program receives about 681 applications and invites 12.6% of applicants to interview. Across programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 250.

States with the most programs

New York: 19
California: 19
Florida: 18
Texas: 16
Pennsylvania: 13

How to choose Neurology programs as an IMG

Start with the programs that already train international medical graduates: a high IMG share is the clearest sign a program will review your application. Then check visa sponsorship if you need a J-1 or H-1B, and the program's Step 2 CK expectations and graduation-year limit.

Each program page shows these details along with interview rates, signal outcomes and contacts. To see which programs fit your own scores, visa needs and graduation year, build a personalized list.

Neurology residency FAQs

How many Neurology residency programs are there?

There are 204 ACGME-accredited Neurology residency programs in 47 states and territories, offering about 1,003 first-year positions.

Is Neurology IMG-friendly?

The median Neurology program has 20% international medical graduates among its residents, and 90 of 204 programs have at least 25% IMG residents. IMGs can match in Neurology, but focusing on the programs with the highest IMG share improves your chances. Use the table on this page to sort programs by their IMG share.

Which Neurology programs sponsor J-1 or H-1B visas?

87.7% of Neurology programs sponsor at least one visa: 87.7% sponsor J-1 and 16.7% sponsor H-1B. Filter the table on this page by visa to see every program that sponsors the visa you need.

What Step 2 CK score do I need for Neurology?

Across Neurology programs, the median USMLE Step 2 CK score of interviewed applicants is about 250. Scores vary a lot between programs, and many programs also set a minimum. Each program page shows that program's minimum and the score range of the applicants it interviewed.

How competitive is Neurology residency?

A typical Neurology program receives about 681 applications and interviews 12.6% of applicants. Applying to programs whose requirements and resident mix fit your profile matters more than applying to as many programs as possible.

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