Question 1

How are the best Ophthalmology 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 Ophthalmology 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 Ophthalmology residency program?

Accepted Answer

By the MatchPath Program Score, NYU Grossman School of Medicine currently ranks first among Ophthalmology 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 Ophthalmology program sits where it does.

Question 6

Which of these Ophthalmology programs are IMG-friendly?

Accepted Answer

The score itself doesn't factor in IMG acceptance — filter the Ophthalmology 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	NYU Grossman School of Medicine	New York, NY	5	99
2	Duke University Hospital	Durham, NC	5	98
3	University of Pennsylvania Health System	Galveston, TX	5	93
4	University of Colorado School of Medicine	Aurora, CO	5	93
5	Stanford Health Care	Palo Alto, CA	5	93
6	University of California (San Francisco) School of Medicine	San Francisco, CA	5	93
7	New York Presbyterian Hospital	New York, NY	5	91
8	McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University	Chicago, IL	5	91
9	University of Michigan	Ann Arbor, MI	4	90
10	Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine	Baltimore, MD	4	90
11	Emory University School of Medicine	Atlanta, GA	4	86
12	University of Utah Health	Salt Lake City, UT	5	84
13	University of North Carolina Hospitals	Chapel Hill, NC	5	84
14	University of Kansas School of Medicine	Prairie Village, KS	5	84
15	University of California (San Diego) Medical Center	La Jolla, CA	5	84
16	Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated Hospitals, Inc	Milwaukee, WI	4	81
17	University of Virginia Medical Center	Charlottesville, VA	4	81
18	University of Kentucky College of Medicine	Lexington, KY	4	81
19	Baylor College of Medicine	Houston, TX	3	80
20	Indiana University School of Medicine	Indianapolis, IN	3	79
21	University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago	Chicago, IL	3	79
22	Rush University Medical Center	Chicago, IL	5	79
23	MedStar Health Georgetown University	Washington, DC	3	79
24	University of Tennessee College of Medicine	Memphis, TN	4	77
25	Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium	St Louis, MO	4	77
26	University of Florida College of Medicine	Gainesville, FL	4	77
27	Loma Linda University Health Education Consortium	Loma Linda, CA	3	76
28	UPMC Medical Education	Pittsburgh, PA	3	75
29	Cleveland Clinic Foundation	Cleveland, OH	5	75
30	Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center	Cleveland, OH	3	75
31	Ohio State University Hospital	Columbus, OH	3	75
32	University of Iowa Health Care Medical Center	Iowa City, IA	3	75
33	Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center	Hershey, PA	4	74
34	University of California (Irvine)	Irvine, CA	4	74
35	University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center	Dallas, TX	2	72
36	Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center	Winston-Salem, NC	3	72
37	University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine	Columbia, MO	3	72
38	University of California Davis Health	Sacramento, CA	3	72
39	Louisiana State University School of Medicine	New Orleans, LA	2	71
40	University of Southern California/Los Angeles General Medical Center (USC/LA General)	Los Angeles, CA	2	71
41	Tulane University School of Medicine	New Orleans, LA	2	70
42	University of Oklahoma College of Medicine	Oklahoma City, OK	2	67
43	Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell	Great Neck, NY	2	67
44	Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine	Bronx, NY	3	67
45	Henry Ford Health	Detroit, MI	3	67
46	Yale-New Haven Hospital	New Haven, CT	3	67
47	Virginia Commonwealth University Health System	Richmond, VA	4	65
48	Baylor Scott & White Medical Center - Baylor College of Medicine (Temple)	Temple, TX	4	65
49	University of Texas Health Science Center San Antonio Joe and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine	San Antonio, TX	3	65
50	University of Texas Medical Branch Hospitals	Galveston, TX	3	65

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