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.
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
New York – 547,820 total views
Florida – 274,577 total views
California – 264,524 total views
Pennsylvania – 251,739 total views
Texas – 219,178 total views
Michigan – 210,314 total views
Illinois – 191,063 total views
Ohio – 163,534 total views
New Jersey – 159,043 total views
Massachusetts – 109,267 total views
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