Pediatrics with more than 3100 categorical positions offered is one of the friendliest specialties for IMGs. Around 1610 US MDs and 690 US DOs applied for Pediatrics residency. Pediatrics was not the main target for some US MDs and DOs and, as result, around 2000 positions were filled by US graduates with around 1100 positions left for IMGs. Around 1800 IMGs applied to pediatrics and around 900 маtched during the main match. Match rate of 64% for US IMGs and 50% for non-US IMGs makes Pediatrics one of the friendliest for IMGs. The highest match rate into preferred specialty (72% for US IMGs and 68% for non-US IMGs) makes Pediatrics the friendliest by the probability of the match for targeted applicants. The probability of the match for interviewed applicants starts from 54% (65% US IMGs) for candidates with ~220 Step2 score and increases to near 92% (98% US IMGs) for candidates with Step 2 > 250.
| Year | Positions | IMGs | IMGs % | US IMG % | Non-US IMG % |
| 2026 | 3210 | 935 | 30 | 7 | 23 |
| 2025 | 3218 | 877 | 28 | 8 | 20 |
| 2024 | 3160 | 768 | 26 | 8 | 18 |
| 2023 | 3067 | 659 | 21 | 7 | 14 |
| 2022 | 3039 | 608 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| 2021 | 3000 | 589 | 19 | 7 | 12 |
| 2020 | 2975 | 608 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| 2019 | 2913 | 565 | 19 | 8 | 11 |
| 2018 | 2877 | 582 | 20 | 8 | 12 |
| 2017 | 2855 | 505 | 17 | 7 | 10 |