Colorado college websites ranked by digital experience

Name: Project ScanGov Colorado college websites ranked by digital experience
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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 30 public and 9 private college and university websites in Colorado, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 39
Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Colorado college and university sites. All education sites

Public colleges and universities in Colorado are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.

B 85

Average overall score of 28 fully scanned Colorado public college sites

5th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score

28 of 30

Colorado public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 2, so they're listed without grades

B 85

Average overall score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites

How Colorado overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 28 fully scanned Colorado public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Colorado average
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How Colorado overall scores are distributed
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	0
60 to 69	0
70 to 79	6
80 to 89	16
90 to 100	6

Colorado by overall grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Colorado: 28 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

ColoradoA (90 to 100): 21% (6 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 79% (22 sites)
All education sitesA (90 to 100): 25% (659 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 73% (1,965 sites)D to F (below 70): 2% (63 sites)

A (90 to 100)
B to C (70 to 89)
D to F (below 70)

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Colorado by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Colorado	21% (6)	79% (22)	0% (0)
All education sites	25% (659)	73% (1,965)	2% (63)

Colorado average score by indicator, compared with all education sites

Average of the 28 fully scanned Colorado public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.

Accessibility92All education: 91
Botability91All education: 89
Security84All education: 85
Usability66All education: 68
Readability57All education: 56

Colorado
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Colorado average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Indicator	Colorado average	All education average
Accessibility	92	91
Botability	91	89
Security	84	85
Usability	66	68
Readability	57	56

Top 3 Colorado public college sites by overall score

#1 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 7

Colorado State University-System Office

A 94 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability A
Readability F

#2 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 8

Pueblo Community College

A 93 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability F

#2 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 8

Western Colorado University

A 93 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability C
Readability A

Most common failures by indicator

The check Colorado public college sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.

32% (9 of 28 sites) fail this accessibility check: Links have a discernible name. Links have unique, descriptive text so users know where they go. More accessibility failures.
54% (15 of 28 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
61% (17 of 28 sites) fail this security check: X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. More security failures.
89% (25 of 28 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
43% (12 of 28 sites) fail this readability check: Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. More readability failures.

Colorado public 4-year institutions by overall score

26 sites, 25 fully scanned, average overall score 85 (B). Part of the headline average.

Colorado public 4-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	csusystem.edu Colorado State University-System Office U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
2	pueblocc.edu Pueblo Community College U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
2	western.edu Western Colorado University U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
3	coloradomtn.edu Colorado Mountain College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
3	colostate.edu Colorado State University-Fort Collins U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
3	msudenver.edu Metropolitan State University of Denver U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	csuglobal.edu Colorado State University Global U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
5	adams.edu Adams State University U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
5	trinidadstate.edu Trinidad State College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
6	mines.edu Colorado School of Mines U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
6	unco.edu University of Northern Colorado U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
7	frontrange.edu Front Range Community College U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
7	uccs.edu University of Colorado Colorado Springs U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
8	coloradomesa.edu Colorado Mesa University U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
8	ccd.edu Community College of Denver U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
9	aims.edu Aims Community College U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
10	colorado.edu University of Colorado Boulder U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
10	cu.edu University of Colorado System Office U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
11	csupueblo.edu Colorado State University Pueblo U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
12	morgancc.edu Morgan Community College U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
13	usafa.edu Department of the Air Force U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	C
13	rrcc.edu Red Rocks Community College U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
14	arapahoe.edu Arapahoe Community College U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
15	fortlewis.edu Fort Lewis College U.S. rank 27	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
16	pikespeak.edu Pikes Peak State College U.S. rank 28	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
	cncc.edu Colorado Northwestern Community College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-

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Colorado public 2-year institutions by overall score

4 sites, 3 fully scanned. Part of the headline average.

Colorado public 2-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	otero.edu Otero College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
2	ccaurora.edu Community College of Aurora U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
3	njc.edu Northeastern Junior College U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
	lamarcc.edu Lamar Community College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-

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Colorado private nonprofit institutions by overall score

9 sites, 9 fully scanned, average overall score 86 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Colorado private nonprofit institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	coloradocollege.edu Colorado College U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	nbc.edu Nazarene Bible College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
3	naropa.edu Naropa University U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
4	itea.edu Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
5	ccu.edu Colorado Christian University U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
5	denverseminary.edu Denver Seminary U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
5	iliff.edu Iliff School of Theology U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
6	regis.edu Regis University U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade F	B
6	du.edu University of Denver U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade F	B

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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 2 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.