Showing District of Columbia college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in District of Columbia are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
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No average: fewer than 5 District of Columbia public college sites were fully scanned (1)
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Not ranked among states and territories
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District of columbia public college sites fully scanned
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How District of Columbia readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 1 fully scanned District of Columbia public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 1 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- District of Columbia average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 |
District of Columbia by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. District of Columbia: 1 sites. All education: 2687 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
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| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 100% (1) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 1 District of Columbia public college sites by readability score
#1 in District of Columbia · U.S. education rank 98
University of the District of Columbia
F 0 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability D
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
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.
District of Columbia public 4-year institutions by readability score
1 sites, 1 fully scanned. Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
udc.edu
University of the District of Columbia U.S. rank 98 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
District of Columbia private nonprofit institutions by readability score
12 sites, 9 fully scanned, average readability score 56 (F). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
georgetown.edu
Georgetown University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
newu.university
NewU University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
dhs.edu
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
catholic.edu
The Catholic University of America U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
www2.trinitydc.edu
Trinity Washington University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
gwu.edu
George Washington University U.S. rank 66 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
howard.edu
Howard University U.S. rank 96 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
johnpaulii.edu
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family U.S. rank 118 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
wesleyseminary.edu
Wesley Theological Seminary U.S. rank 34 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
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american.edu
American University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 | - | |
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gallaudet.edu
Gallaudet University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 | - | |
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iwp.edu
Institute of World Politics |
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 10/28/2026 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. 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.