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.
F 57
Average readability score of 28 fully scanned Colorado public college sites
19th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average readability score
28 of 30
Colorado public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 2, so they're listed without grades
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Colorado readability 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.
Distribution of 28 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Colorado 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 | 16 |
Colorado by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Colorado: 28 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 57% (16) | 0% (0) | 43% (12) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Colorado public college sites by readability score
#1 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 1
Adams State University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 1
Aims Community College
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 1
Colorado Mesa University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability F
- 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.
Colorado public 4-year institutions by readability score
26 sites, 25 fully scanned, average readability score 60 (D). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
adams.edu
Adams State University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
aims.edu
Aims Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
coloradomesa.edu
Colorado Mesa University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
csuglobal.edu
Colorado State University Global U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
csupueblo.edu
Colorado State University Pueblo U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
colostate.edu
Colorado State University-Fort Collins U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ccd.edu
Community College of Denver U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
frontrange.edu
Front Range Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
msudenver.edu
Metropolitan State University of Denver U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
morgancc.edu
Morgan Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
rrcc.edu
Red Rocks Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
trinidadstate.edu
Trinidad State College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uccs.edu
University of Colorado Colorado Springs U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
cu.edu
University of Colorado System Office U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
western.edu
Western Colorado University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
arapahoe.edu
Arapahoe Community College U.S. rank 184 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
coloradomtn.edu
Colorado Mountain College U.S. rank 26 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
mines.edu
Colorado School of Mines U.S. rank 68 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
csusystem.edu
Colorado State University-System Office U.S. rank 16 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
usafa.edu
Department of the Air Force U.S. rank 182 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
fortlewis.edu
Fort Lewis College U.S. rank 206 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
pikespeak.edu
Pikes Peak State College U.S. rank 210 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
pueblocc.edu
Pueblo Community College U.S. rank 18 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
colorado.edu
University of Colorado Boulder U.S. rank 124 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
unco.edu
University of Northern Colorado U.S. rank 68 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
cncc.edu
Colorado Northwestern Community College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
Colorado public 2-year institutions by readability score
4 sites, 3 fully scanned. Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ccaurora.edu
Community College of Aurora U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
njc.edu
Northeastern Junior College U.S. rank 172 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
otero.edu
Otero College U.S. rank 54 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
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 | - |
Colorado private nonprofit institutions by readability score
9 sites, 9 fully scanned, average readability score 22 (F). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
coloradocollege.edu
Colorado College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
nbc.edu
Nazarene Bible College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
ccu.edu
Colorado Christian University U.S. rank 100 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
denverseminary.edu
Denver Seminary U.S. rank 102 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
iliff.edu
Iliff School of Theology U.S. rank 100 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
itea.edu
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture U.S. rank 88 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
naropa.edu
Naropa University U.S. rank 42 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
regis.edu
Regis University U.S. rank 140 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
du.edu
University of Denver U.S. rank 148 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
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 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.