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.
D 61
Average readability score of 32 fully scanned Alabama public college sites
16th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average readability score
32 of 35
Alabama public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 3, so they're listed without grades
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Alabama readability 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 31 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Alabama average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 12 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 0 |
| 30 to 39 | 0 |
| 40 to 49 | 0 |
| 50 to 59 | 0 |
| 60 to 69 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 0 |
| 80 to 89 | 0 |
| 90 to 100 | 19 |
Alabama by readability 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 | 59% (19) | 0% (0) | 38% (12) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Alabama public college sites by readability score
#1 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 1
Athens State University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
#1 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 1
Auburn University at Montgomery
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 1
Central Alabama Community College
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability B
- Readability A
What each check means
- Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. Users struggle to understand your content.
Every education site with one problem
- Education websites that are hard to read: 1,110 of 2,535 fully scanned education sites (44%), with every site listed.
Alabama public 4-year institutions by readability score
15 sites, 14 fully scanned, average readability score 64 (D). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
athens.edu
Athens State University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
aum.edu
Auburn University at Montgomery U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
troy.edu
Troy University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uab.edu
University of Alabama at Birmingham U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uah.edu
University of Alabama in Huntsville U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
montevallo.edu
University of Montevallo U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
una.edu
University of North Alabama U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
southalabama.edu
University of South Alabama U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uwa.edu
University of West Alabama U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
alasu.edu
Alabama State University U.S. rank 48 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
auburn.edu
Auburn University U.S. rank 20 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
jsu.edu
Jacksonville State University U.S. rank 184 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
ua.edu
The University of Alabama U.S. rank 98 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
uasystem.edu
University of Alabama System Office U.S. rank 62 |
0 of 1 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 readability score
20 sites, 18 fully scanned, average readability score 59 (F). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
cacc.edu
Central Alabama Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
gadsdenstate.edu
Gadsden State Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wallace.edu
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wallacestate.edu
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wccs.edu
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
drakestate.edu
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
jeffersonstate.edu
Jefferson State Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
lawsonstate.edu
Lawson State Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
marionmilitary.edu
Marion Military Institute U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
nacc.edu
Northeast Alabama Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 4 |
bscc.edu
Bevill State Community College U.S. rank 224 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
cv.edu
Chattahoochee Valley Community College U.S. rank 102 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
escc.edu
Enterprise State Community College U.S. rank 42 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
trenholmstate.edu
H Councill Trenholm State Community College U.S. rank 86 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
calhoun.edu
John C Calhoun State Community College U.S. rank 42 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
lbwcc.edu
Lurleen B Wallace Community College U.S. rank 206 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
suscc.edu
Southern Union State Community College U.S. rank 142 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
bishop.edu
Bishop State Community College U.S. rank 143 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
|
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 readability score
15 sites, 14 fully scanned, average readability score 21 (F). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
acom.edu
Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
huntingdon.edu
Huntingdon College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
shc.edu
Spring Hill College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
amridgeuniversity.edu
Amridge University U.S. rank 150 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
faulkner.edu
Faulkner University U.S. rank 116 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
herzing.edu
Herzing University U.S. rank 224 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
huntsvillebiblecollege.org
Huntsville Bible College U.S. rank 68 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
miles.edu
Miles College U.S. rank 176 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
samford.edu
Samford University U.S. rank 76 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
selmau.edu
Selma University U.S. rank 36 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
stillman.edu
Stillman College U.S. rank 126 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
talladega.edu
Talladega College U.S. rank 218 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
tuskegee.edu
Tuskegee University U.S. rank 138 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
umobile.edu
University of Mobile U.S. rank 178 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
hcu.edu
Heritage Christian University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
About readability
Write content at a reading level most users can understand.
Why it's important
Plain language helps people understand services and procedures the first time, reducing calls, errors and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your content.
Guidance
What we use to grade readability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- Automated Readability Index (ARI)
- Flesch–Kincaid readability tests
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Plain Writing Act of 2010
Standards
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.