Question 1

How are the best Colon and Rectal 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 Colon and Rectal 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 Colon and Rectal Surgery residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston currently ranks first among Colon and Rectal 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 Colon and Rectal Surgery program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Colon and Rectal Surgery programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Colon and Rectal 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 Texas Health Science Center at Houston	Houston, TX	5	100
2	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Philadelphia, PA	5	95
3	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	95
4	Corewell Health – Grand Rapids/Michigan State University	Grand Rapids, MI	5	95
5	Mass General Brigham	Boston, MA	5	95
6	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	89
7	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	89
8	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Weston, FL	5	89
9	Utah HealthCare Institute/St Mark's	Salt Lake City, UT	4	86
10	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	86
11	Ochsner Clinic Foundation	New Orleans, LA	4	86
12	University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)	Los Angeles, CA	4	86
13	Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science	Phoenix, AZ	5	86
14	Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles, CA	5	84
15	Houston Methodist Hospital	Houston, TX	5	83
16	Vanderbilt University Medical Center	Nashville, TN	4	83
17	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	83
18	Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center	Boston, MA	4	80
19	AdventHealth Florida	Orlando, FL	3	80
20	Baylor University Medical Center	Dallas, TX	3	79
21	Orlando Health	Orlando, FL	3	79
22	University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics	Madison, WI	4	77
23	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	77
24	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	4	77
25	Prisma Health	Greenville, SC	4	77
26	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, PA	4	77
27	Geisinger Health System	Danville, PA	4	77
28	Stony Brook Medicine	Stony Brook, NY	4	77
29	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Great Neck, NY	4	77
30	Creighton University School of Medicine (Omaha)	Omaha, NE	4	77
31	Trinity Health Ann Arbor Hospital	Ypsilanti, MI	4	77
32	Henry Ford Providence Hospital	Southfield, MI	4	77
33	Greater Baltimore Medical Center	Towson, MD	4	77
34	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	77
35	University of Chicago Medical Center	Chicago, IL	4	77
36	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	77
37	University of California (Irvine)	Orange, CA	4	77
38	OhioHealth	Columbus, OH	3	76
39	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	76
40	Indiana University School of Medicine	Mooresville, IN	3	76
41	Swedish Medical Center	Seattle, WA	4	72
42	University of Tennessee College of Medicine-Chattanooga	Chattanooga, TN	3	68
43	Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University	Philadelphia, PA	3	68
44	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	68
45	Corewell Health	Royal Oak, MI	3	68
46	MedStar Health Georgetown University	Washington, DC	3	68
47	Allegheny Health Network Medical Education Consortium	Erie, PA	2	67
48	Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU Health)	Portland, OR	4	67
49	Henry Ford Health	Detroit, MI	3	67
50	HCA Houston Healthcare/University of Houston	Webster, TX	3	65

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