Showing Connecticut college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Connecticut are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
D 60
Average readability score of 10 fully scanned Connecticut public college sites
17th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average readability score
10 of 11
Connecticut public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Connecticut readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 10 fully scanned Connecticut public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 10 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Connecticut average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 4 |
| 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 | 6 |
Connecticut by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Connecticut: 10 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 60% (6) | 0% (0) | 40% (4) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Connecticut public college sites by readability score
#1 in Connecticut · U.S. education rank 1
Central Connecticut State University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Connecticut · U.S. education rank 1
Charter Oak State College
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in Connecticut · U.S. education rank 1
Eastern Connecticut State University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security C
- Usability C
- 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.
Connecticut public 4-year institutions by readability score
11 sites, 10 fully scanned, average readability score 60 (D). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ccsu.edu
Central Connecticut State University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
charteroak.edu
Charter Oak State College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
easternct.edu
Eastern Connecticut State University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
averypoint.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut-Avery Point U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
stamford.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut-Stamford U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
waterbury.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
southernct.edu
Southern Connecticut State University U.S. rank 138 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
uscga.edu
U.S. Coast Guard U.S. rank 84 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
uconn.edu
University of Connecticut U.S. rank 12 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
hartford.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus U.S. rank 84 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
wcsu.edu
Western Connecticut State University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - |
Connecticut private nonprofit institutions by readability score
15 sites, 15 fully scanned, average readability score 20 (F). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
fairfield.edu
Fairfield University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
holyapostles.edu
Holy Apostles College and Seminary U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
mitchell.edu
Mitchell College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
albertus.edu
Albertus Magnus College U.S. rank 206 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
conncoll.edu
Connecticut College U.S. rank 102 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
goodwin.edu
Goodwin University U.S. rank 184 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
hartfordinternational.edu
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace U.S. rank 102 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
qu.edu
Quinnipiac University U.S. rank 34 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
sacredheart.edu
Sacred Heart University U.S. rank 94 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
trincoll.edu
Trinity College U.S. rank 56 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
bridgeport.edu
University of Bridgeport U.S. rank 144 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
hartford.edu
University of Hartford U.S. rank 242 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
newhaven.edu
University of New Haven U.S. rank 40 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
wesleyan.edu
Wesleyan University U.S. rank 74 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
yale.edu
Yale University U.S. rank 74 |
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 10/26/2026 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 1 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.