With Phase I of the match now being complete, the match statistics have now finally been released. Here is a quick summary of the statistics!
Just a reminder Phase II of the match will occur April 12, 2018.
64% of candidates matched in Phase I
In general from Phase I, 6505 enrolled in the match while 5236 candidates actually participated in the match. Out of those people who participated approximately 64% (3361) ended up matching, while 1875 people did not end up matching. In addition 58% ended up matching with their top choice.
In regards to the programs, all programs that ended up filling all their positions ranked on average 5 people per position available.
58% of people who matched matched at their top choice
With Phase II around the corner it will be interesting to see what the final statistics will be, stay tuned to find out in the future.
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