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
D 68
Average usability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How District of Columbia usability 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 | 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 | 0 |
| 80 to 89 | 1 |
| 90 to 100 | 0 |
District of Columbia by usability 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)
View the data table
| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 0% (0) | 100% (1) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 11% (289) | 42% (1,124) | 47% (1,274) |
Top 1 District of Columbia public college sites by usability score
#1 in District of Columbia · U.S. education rank 5
University of the District of Columbia
B 86 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability D
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
What each check means
- First Contentful Paint (FCP). The page starts displaying content within 1.8 seconds. Users see blank screen and think site is broken.
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). The page's main content loads within 2.5 seconds. Users wait too long and leave your page.
Every education site with one problem
- Education websites missing Open Graph tags: 1,859 of 2,687 fully scanned education sites (69%), with every site listed.
District of Columbia public 4-year institutions by usability 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 5 |
13 of 15 checks pass | B |
District of Columbia private nonprofit institutions by usability score
12 sites, 9 fully scanned, average usability score 71 (C). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
gwu.edu
George Washington University U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
wesleyseminary.edu
Wesley Theological Seminary U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
johnpaulii.edu
Pontifical John Paul II Institute for Studies on Marriage and Family U.S. rank 10 |
12 of 15 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
georgetown.edu
Georgetown University U.S. rank 13 |
12 of 16 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
newu.university
NewU University U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 6 |
howard.edu
Howard University U.S. rank 17 |
11 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 7 |
dhs.edu
Pontifical Faculty of the Immaculate Conception at the Dominican House of Studies U.S. rank 18 |
10 of 15 checks pass | D |
| 8 |
catholic.edu
The Catholic University of America U.S. rank 23 |
9 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
www2.trinitydc.edu
Trinity Washington University U.S. rank 27 |
7 of 16 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 usability
Optimize content structure so users quickly find what they need.
Why it's important
Well-written pages help people understand laws, services, and procedures without confusion, reducing calls and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your information.
Guidance
What we use to grade usability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Google Search Central
- Web Vitals / Core Web Vitals
- Open Graph
Standards
- Page title
- Page description
- Viewport meta tag
- www resolution
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- First Contentful Paint (FCP)
- Interaction to Next Paint (INP)
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Time to First Byte (TTFB)
- Open Graph site name
- Open Graph type
- Open Graph title
- Open Graph description
- Open Graph URL
- Open Graph image
- Open Graph image alt
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.