Most-viewed residency programs by state

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Desired geographic location is an important factor many students consider when choosing residency programs. This past year, FREIDA™ users tallied 3.7 million views of medical residency programs, sorting the options with numerous filters. The most-used filter narrows residency programs by state.

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With this collection, we reveal the 10 states that were most viewed by FREIDA™ users based on number of programs.

Rankings are based on FREIDA™ data updated from Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025. FREIDA™, the AMA Residency & Fellowship Database®, allows medical students to search for a residency or fellowship from more than 13,000 programs—all accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education.

Most viewed states of 2025

  1. New York – 547,820 total views

  2. Florida – 274,577 total views

  3. California  – 264,524 total views

  4. Pennsylvania – 251,739 total views

  5. Texas – 219,178 total views

  6. Michigan – 210,314 total views

  7. Illinois – 191,063 total views

  8. Ohio – 163,534 total views

  9. New Jersey – 159,043 total views

  10. Massachusetts – 109,267 total views

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