Best Orthopaedic Surgery Residency Programs 2027

In our 2027 rankings the top five orthopaedic surgery programs are Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Hospital for Special Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University. Open any program for its training hospitals, pay and key research.

These rankings cover 208 orthopaedic surgery residency programs in 45 states and territories.

22 programs in this list say they sponsor H-1B visas, including Cleveland Clinic, Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University and Rush University Medical Center. Use the visa filter to see them all, and confirm with each program before you apply.

Measured as PGY-1 pay against a typical local one-bedroom rent, Aultman Hospital, UPMC Hamot and University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine come out ahead.

Each program is judged on the hospitals where residents train, the depth of its faculty, its research and pay against local rent. No reputation surveys are used. 2MM+ members can set their own weights.