Derm competitiveness in 2005 Match

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So how competitive was the 2005 Match for Dermatology?
Here's some data from NRMP:
n = 30 for PGY-1, 288 for PGY-2. Note: For some programs #spots=1.

U.S. Seniors matched:
PGY-1:
1. Radiation Oncology, IM-Dermatology, Peds-Dermatology, Ophthalmology, Peds-EM 100%
6. Dermatology 98.4%
7. Orthopaedic surgery 91.8%
Total, all PGY-1 positions 64.3%

PGY-2:
1. Radiation Oncology 85.2%
2. Dermatology 83.3%
3. Radiology 77.0%
Total, PGY-2 positions 73.1%

Number of Ranks per position:
Rank/Pos. %filled
PGY-1:
U.S. Seniors:
1. Radiation Oncology 12.9
2. Plastic Surgery 12.3
3. Transitional 12.2
4. Dermatology 12.1
5. Radiology 11.4
Total, PGY-1 positions 5.9

All applicants:
1. Radiation Oncology 14.0 92.5%
2. Transitional 13.6 95.1%
3. Dermatology 12.9 100.0%
4. Radiology 12.8 92.5%
Total, PGY-1 positions 8.6 92.1%

PGY-2:
US Seniors:
1. Radiology 9.9
2. Radiation Oncology 8.9
3. Dermatology 8.4
4. Emergency Medicine 7.6
Total, PGY-2 positions 8.0

All applicants:
1. Radiology 11.5 98.6%
2. Radiation Oncology 10.4 98.4%
3. Dermatology 10.4 98.3%
4. Anesthesiology 9.3 96.5%
Total, PGY-2 positions 10.1 96.2%