Question 1

How are the best Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency programs ranked?

Accepted Answer

MatchPath ranks programs by the MatchPath Program Score — a transparent, objective composite of the teaching hospital's CMS Overall Star Rating (quality), the program's size relative to other Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery programs (ACGME-approved positions), its teaching hospital's NIH research funding (where available), and its accreditation standing. It is not a reputation survey; the exact weights are published and every program shows the signals behind its score.

Question 2

What is the best Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of Pennsylvania Health System currently ranks first among Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery programs. The full ranked list above shows each program's score and the factors behind it, so you can see why.

Question 3

Is this an official residency ranking?

Accepted Answer

No. There is no official ACGME, NRMP, or government ranking of residency programs. The MatchPath Program Score is our own transparent composite of objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation) — published so you can see exactly what drives each position. It reflects the teaching hospital's measured quality and the program's scale, not a subjective judgment of the training.

Question 4

Does a program's rank mean it's the right fit for me?

Accepted Answer

Not on its own. The score weighs objective signals every applicant can verify, but fit also depends on your specialty goals, location, IMG-friendliness, visa needs, and salary. Use the ranking as a starting shortlist, then compare programs side by side.

Question 5

How is this different from the Doximity or U.S. News residency rankings?

Accepted Answer

Reputation rankings like Doximity are built from surveys of physicians' opinions. The MatchPath Program Score uses no opinions — only objective, public data (CMS hospital quality, ACGME positions and accreditation), with the weights published and every input shown. You can audit exactly why a Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery program list by "IMG-friendly" to rank by reported IMG acceptance rate, then check each program's IMG percentage, visa sponsorship, and Step 2 CK expectation. All of it is free to view.

#	Program	Location	CMS	Score
1	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	100
2	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	99
3	Stanford Health Care	Stanford, CA	5	99
4	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	99
5	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	93
6	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	93
7	New York Presbyterian Hospital	NY, NY	5	93
8	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Kansas City, KS	5	93
9	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	93
10	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	93
11	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	92
12	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	91
13	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	Saint Louis, MO	4	89
14	UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine/UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	4	89
15	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	San Diego, CA	5	87
16	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Phoenix, AZ	5	87
17	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	84
18	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	84
19	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	84
20	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	84
21	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	84
22	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	82
23	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	3	81
24	Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai	New York, NY	3	81
25	University of Washington School of Medicine	Seattle, WA	3	80
26	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	80
27	Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine	Charleston, SC	3	80
28	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	80
29	University of Cincinnati Medical Center Inc.	Cincinnati, OH	3	80
30	University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center	Iowa City, IA	3	80
31	Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium	Loma Linda, CA	3	80
32	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	77
33	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	77
34	Geisinger Health System	Danville, PA	4	77
35	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, PA	4	77
36	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	77
37	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	77
38	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	5	77
39	Old Dominion University	Norfolk, VA	3	75
40	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	75
41	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	75
42	Wayne State University School of Medicine	Detroit, MI	3	75
43	Boston University Medical Center	Boston, MA	3	75
44	Louisiana State University School of Medicine	New Orleans, LA	3	75
45	MedStar Health Georgetown University	Washington, DC	3	75
46	University of California Davis Health	Sacramento, CA	3	75
47	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	74
48	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	72
49	St Luke's Hospital - Anderson Campus	Easton, PA	5	72
50	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	72

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