Showing Alabama college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Alabama are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
A 90
Average botability score of 32 fully scanned Alabama public college sites
6th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average botability score
32 of 35
Alabama public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 3, so they're listed without grades
B 89
Average botability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Alabama botability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 32 fully scanned Alabama public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 32 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Alabama average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 0 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 0 |
| 30 to 39 | 0 |
| 40 to 49 | 0 |
| 50 to 59 | 1 |
| 60 to 69 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 1 |
| 80 to 89 | 5 |
| 90 to 100 | 25 |
Alabama by botability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Alabama: 32 sites. All education: 2687 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
View the data table
| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 78% (25) | 19% (6) | 3% (1) |
| All education sites | 71% (1,899) | 25% (660) | 5% (128) |
Top 3 Alabama public college sites by botability score
#1 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 1
Alabama State University
A 100 botability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability F
#1 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 1
Athens State University
A 100 botability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
#1 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 1
Bishop State Community College
A 100 botability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability -
What each check means
- Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. Users cannot tell where links go.
- Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.
- Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. Search engines cannot find all your pages.
- Sitemap XML. The sitemap file uses the required XML format. Search engines cannot read your sitemap.
- Robots valid. The site's robots.txt file is written correctly so search engines can follow it. Search engines ignore crawling rules they cannot read.
Every education site with one problem
- Education websites with sitemap problems: 1,031 of 2,650 fully scanned education sites (39%), with every site listed.
- Education websites with robots.txt problems: 95 of 2,629 fully scanned education sites (4%), with every site listed.
- Education websites that need JavaScript to show their content: 68 of 2,687 fully scanned education sites (3%), with every site listed.
Alabama public 4-year institutions by botability score
15 sites, 14 fully scanned, average botability score 88 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
alasu.edu
Alabama State University U.S. rank 1 |
9 of 9 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
athens.edu
Athens State University U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
troy.edu
Troy University U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uasystem.edu
University of Alabama System Office U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
montevallo.edu
University of Montevallo U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
auburn.edu
Auburn University U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
jsu.edu
Jacksonville State University U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
uah.edu
University of Alabama in Huntsville U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
una.edu
University of North Alabama U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
aum.edu
Auburn University at Montgomery U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
ua.edu
The University of Alabama U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
southalabama.edu
University of South Alabama U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
uwa.edu
University of West Alabama U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
uab.edu
University of Alabama at Birmingham U.S. rank 19 |
6 of 11 checks pass | F |
|
aamu.edu
Alabama A & M University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - |
Alabama public 2-year institutions by botability score
20 sites, 18 fully scanned, average botability score 92 (A). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bishop.edu
Bishop State Community College U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
escc.edu
Enterprise State Community College U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wallace.edu
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wccs.edu
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
jeffersonstate.edu
Jefferson State Community College U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
lawsonstate.edu
Lawson State Community College U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
cacc.edu
Central Alabama Community College U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
cv.edu
Chattahoochee Valley Community College U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
gadsdenstate.edu
Gadsden State Community College U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
wallacestate.edu
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
drakestate.edu
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
calhoun.edu
John C Calhoun State Community College U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
lbwcc.edu
Lurleen B Wallace Community College U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
marionmilitary.edu
Marion Military Institute U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
nacc.edu
Northeast Alabama Community College U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
suscc.edu
Southern Union State Community College U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
trenholmstate.edu
H Councill Trenholm State Community College U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
bscc.edu
Bevill State Community College U.S. rank 11 |
8 of 11 checks pass | C |
|
nwscc.edu
Northwest Shoals Community College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
|
snead.edu
Snead State Community College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
Alabama private nonprofit institutions by botability score
15 sites, 14 fully scanned, average botability score 88 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
huntsvillebiblecollege.org
Huntsville Bible College U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
selmau.edu
Selma University U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
umobile.edu
University of Mobile U.S. rank 1 |
11 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
acom.edu
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
amridgeuniversity.edu
Amridge University U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
faulkner.edu
Faulkner University U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
herzing.edu
Herzing University U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
samford.edu
Samford University U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
shc.edu
Spring Hill College U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
stillman.edu
Stillman College U.S. rank 2 |
10 of 11 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
huntingdon.edu
Huntingdon College U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
miles.edu
Miles College U.S. rank 7 |
9 of 11 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
talladega.edu
Talladega College U.S. rank 11 |
8 of 11 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
tuskegee.edu
Tuskegee University U.S. rank 14 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
|
hcu.edu
Heritage Christian University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
About botability
Help AI and search engines discover, crawl, and index your website.
Why it's important
Smart technology can better process and share public information, making services faster and more efficient for users.
Risks
- AI tools cannot find or understand your content.
Guidance
What we use to grade botability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- The Web Robots Pages
- Schema.org
- sitemaps.org
- Google Search Central
Standards
- Crawlable
- Content available in document
- GovernmentOrganization Schema.org type
- Sitemap status
- Sitemap XML
- Robots valid
- Robots allowed
- Sitemap in robots.txt
- Canonical
- Link text
- hreflang
Grades/scores
ScanGov
About this ranking
About this data
ScanGov scans the homepage of each college and university site on our higher education list. Scores come from the checks in the ScanGov standards. Sites were scanned between 10/27/2026 and 11/8/2026. Each site's report shows its own scan date. A site counts as fully scanned when its homepage loaded and sent us its page content. Averages, grade shares, failure rates, and ranks use fully scanned sites only. We could not fully scan 3 sites. They did not respond, blocked the scanner, or sent no page content. They appear in the table without grades, with their scan status, and are left out of every figure. Grades follow the ScanGov grade scale. Rank follows the ScanGov ranking method. The full dataset, with every county's raw results, is in the ScanGov data repository.