Texas STAR

The residency match has become increasingly competitive in recent years, and the lack of transparency in the application process causes many students to struggle in deciding which residency programs they should apply to. Texas STAR, the first of its kind, is a nationwide survey and online tool administered by the UT Southwestern Medical School to help medical school deans, advisers, and fourth-year medical students navigate the match process more effectively.

Texas STAR acts as an information clearinghouse for participating medical schools that complete the annual survey.
- Recently matched fourth-year medical students provide real data about:
- Their own application components
- Board exam scores
- Quartiles
- Membership in honorary societies
- Publications
- Volunteer experiences, etc.
- Programs they applied to
- Which programs they received interview offers to, and which they did not
- Ultimately which program they successfully matched with
Future students can then use this data to better target their applications to programs they are more likely to receive interviews and ultimately match with, reducing unnecessary applications, fees, time, and interviews.
This collaboration between medical schools across the country is directly addressing the mystery within the residency application process, and the schools involved are taking a stand to achieve a healthier match climate nationwide.
Who can use Texas STAR?
Medical School Student Affairs Deans
Once a medical school student affairs dean agrees to participate and their students complete the survey, he or she will receive access to the Excel database of school specific information, the national dataset, and access to the Texas STAR online dashboard. Deans will then be able to provide access to advisers and students who wish to use the dashboard.
Medical School Advisers and Senior Medical Students
If your school participates in Texas STAR, you must request access to the Texas STAR online dashboard from your dean. You will receive an email with an invitation link once your access is approved.
If your school doesn’t participate, ask your dean to join the collaboration.
What information can I find on Texas STAR?
- School specific data for your institution
- Shared privately with your school only
- U.S. composite data by GSA region and by state
- Only if more than one school in your state participates
- Excludes information related to the student responders’ medical school
Where and how can I access the online dashboard?
Deans and users with approved access at participating schools can access the online dashboard and view the FAQs below.
- Texas STAR online dashboard
- FAQs about logging in and gaining access to Texas STAR
- Texas STAR dashboard guide
Which schools are participating in 2020?
For the 2020 Texas STAR, 115 medical schools participated representing 15,783 medical students. 7,265 medical students completed the survey for a response rate of 46%.
The 2020 Texas STAR database includes 3 years’ worth of data:
- 2018 - 4,802 responses of 10,431 students in 78 medical schools (46% response rate)
- 2019 - 6,127 responses of 15,404 students in 108 medical schools (40.8% response rate)
- 2020 - 7,265 responses of 15,783 students in 115 medical schools (46% response rate)
OVERALL: 18,194 students contributed to the database to assist the Class of 2021 during this especially trying application season due to COVID-19.
School | Region |
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Albany Medical College | NEGSA |
Albert Einstein College of Medicine | NEGSA |
Baylor College of Medicine | SGSA |
Boston University School of Medicine | NEGSA |
Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University | SGSA |
California Northstate University College of Medicine | WGSA |
Central Michigan University College of Medicine | CGSA |
Charles E. Schmidt College of Medicine at Florida Atlantic University | SGSA |
Chicago Medical School, Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science | CGSA |
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University | NEGSA |
Creighton University School of Medicine | CGSA |
CUNY School of Medicine | NEGSA |
Drexel University College of Medicine | NEGSA |
Duke University School of Medicine | SGSA |
East Tennessee State University James H. Quillen College of Medicine | SGSA |
Eastern Virginia Medical School | SGSA |
Florida International University, Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine | SGSA |
Florida State University College of Medicine | SGSA |
Frank H. Netter MD School of Medicine at Quinnipiac University | NEGSA |
Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth | NEGSA |
Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine | NEGSA |
George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences | NEGSA |
Georgetown University School of Medicine | NEGSA |
Howard University College of Medicine | NEGSA |
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai | NEGSA |
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences | NEGSA |
Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California | WGSA |
Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University | NEGSA |
Louisiana State University School of Medicine - Shreveport | SGSA |
LSU New Orleans School of Medicine | SGSA |
Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine | SGSA |
Mayo Clinic School of Medicine | CGSA |
McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Houston | SGSA |
Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University | SGSA |
Medical College of Wisconsin | CGSA |
Medical University of South Carolina College of Medicine | SGSA |
Meharry Medical College | SGSA |
Mercer University School of Medicine | SGSA |
Michigan State University College of Human Medicine | CGSA |
Northeast Ohio Medical University | CGSA |
Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine | CGSA |
NYU Grossman School of Medicine | NEGSA |
Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine | CGSA |
Ohio State University College of Medicine | CGSA |
Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine | WGSA |
Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences College of Osteopathic Medicine | WGSA |
Penn State College of Medicine | NEGSA |
Robert Larner M.D. College of Medicine at the University of Vermont | NEGSA |
Rush Medical College of Rush University | CGSA |
Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School | NEGSA |
Saint Louis University School of Medicine | CGSA |
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University | NEGSA |
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine | CGSA |
State University of New York Upstate Medical University | NEGSA |
Texas A&M College of Medicine | SGSA |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine | SGSA |
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine | SGSA |
Tufts University School of Medicine | NEGSA |
Tulane University School of Medicine | SSGA |
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences | NEGSA |
University of Alabama School of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Phoenix | WGSA |
University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson | WGSA |
University of Arkansas College of Medicine | SGSA |
University of California Davis School of Medicine | WGSA |
University of California Irvine | WGSA |
University of California San Francisco | WGSA |
University of Central Florida College of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Cincinnati College of Medicine | CGSA |
University of Colorado School of Medicine | WGSA |
University of Connecticut School of Medicine | NEGSA |
University of Hawaii John A. Burns School of Medicine | WGSA |
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Chicago | CGSA |
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria | CGSA |
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Rockford | CGSA |
University of Illinois College of Medicine at Urbana | CGSA |
University of Iowa Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine | CGSA |
University of Kansas School of Medicine | CGSA |
University of Kentucky College of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Louisville School of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Michigan Medical School | CGSA |
University of Minnesota | CGSA |
University of Mississippi School of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Nevada Reno School of Medicine | WGSA |
University of New Mexico School of Medicine | WGSA |
University of North Carolina School of Medicine | SGSA |
University of North Texas Health Science Center TCOM (Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine) | SGSA |
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Oklahoma College of Medicine School of Community Medicine Track at Tulsa | NEGSA |
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry | NEGSA |
University of South Alabama | SGSA |
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Columbia | SGSA |
University of South Carolina School of Medicine, Greenville | SGSA |
University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine | CGSA |
University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Tennessee HSC College of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Texas at Austin Dell Medical School | SGSA |
University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Joe R. and Teresa Lozano Long School of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston School of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Texas Southwestern Medical School | SGSA |
University of Toledo College of Medicine and Life Sciences | CGSA |
University of Virginia School of Medicine | SGSA |
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health | CGSA |
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine | SGSA |
Virginia Commonwealth University | SGSA |
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine | SGSA |
Wake Forest School of Medicine | SGSA |
Washington University St. Louis School of Medicine | CGSA |
West Virginia University Eastern Campus | SGSA |
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine | CGSA |
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine | CGSA |
Yale University | NEGSA |
Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell | NEGSA |
Still need help?
Didn't find the answer to your question? We’re here to help. After you check out our FAQs, feel free to email us with questions, comments, or other feedback. TexasSTAR@utsouthwestern.edu