HBCU websites: accessibility rankings

Accessibility scores, grades, and the most common failures for 95 HBCU websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 95
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing HBCU sites. All education sites

Historically Black colleges and universities, as designated in IPEDS.

A 90

Average accessibility score of 80 fully scanned HBCU sites

3rd

of 9 lists, ranked by average accessibility score

80 of 95

Hbcu sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 15, so they're listed without grades

A 91

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

How HBCUs accessibility scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 80 fully scanned HBCU sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • HBCUs average
  • All education average
View the data table
Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 691
70 to 796
80 to 8923
90 to 10050

HBCUs by accessibility grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. HBCUs: 80 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. HBCUs
  2. All education sites
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
View the data table
GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
HBCUs63% (50)36% (29)1% (1)
All education sites66% (1,765)33% (888)1% (34)

Top 3 HBCU sites by accessibility score

#1 in HBCUs · U.S. education rank 1

Fort Valley State University

A 100 accessibility

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security C
  • Usability B
  • Readability F

#1 in HBCUs · U.S. education rank 1

Lincoln University

A 100 accessibility

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security B
  • Usability F
  • Readability F

#1 in HBCUs · U.S. education rank 1

Mississippi Valley State University

A 100 accessibility

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability F
  • Security C
  • Usability F
  • Readability F

Most common accessibility failures among HBCU sites

Share of the 80 fully scanned HBCU sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

  1. Links have a discernible name43%
  2. Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order40%
  3. Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio38%
  4. Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing30%
  5. Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names21%
View the data table
CheckShare failingSites failing
Links have a discernible name43%34
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order40%32
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio38%30
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing30%24
Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names21%17

What each check means

HBCUs by accessibility score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 fvsu.edu
Fort Valley State University U.S. rank 1 		32 of 32 checks pass A
1 lincoln.edu
Lincoln University U.S. rank 1 		31 of 31 checks pass A
1 mvsu.edu
Mississippi Valley State University U.S. rank 1 		27 of 27 checks pass A
1 tsu.edu
Texas Southern University U.S. rank 1 		25 of 25 checks pass A
1 wvstateu.edu
West Virginia State University U.S. rank 1 		36 of 36 checks pass A
2 alasu.edu
Alabama State University U.S. rank 3 		26 of 27 checks pass A
2 allenuniversity.edu
Allen University U.S. rank 3 		31 of 32 checks pass A
2 bowiestate.edu
Bowie State University U.S. rank 3 		28 of 29 checks pass A
2 cau.edu
Clark Atlanta University U.S. rank 3 		27 of 28 checks pass A
2 desu.edu
Delaware State University U.S. rank 3 		26 of 27 checks pass A
2 ecsu.edu
Elizabeth City State University U.S. rank 3 		32 of 33 checks pass A
2 home.hamptonu.edu
Hampton University U.S. rank 3 		32 of 33 checks pass A
2 drakestate.edu
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College U.S. rank 3 		31 of 32 checks pass A
2 kysu.edu
Kentucky State University U.S. rank 3 		28 of 29 checks pass A
2 lincolnu.edu
Lincoln University U.S. rank 3 		27 of 28 checks pass A
2 morehouse.edu
Morehouse College U.S. rank 3 		29 of 30 checks pass A
2 morgan.edu
Morgan State University U.S. rank 3 		25 of 26 checks pass A
2 nccu.edu
North Carolina Central University U.S. rank 3 		30 of 31 checks pass A
2 paine.edu
Paine College U.S. rank 3 		28 of 29 checks pass A
2 paulquinn.edu
Paul Quinn College U.S. rank 3 		29 of 30 checks pass A
2 savannahstate.edu
Savannah State University U.S. rank 3 		32 of 33 checks pass A
2 shortercollege.edu
Shorter College U.S. rank 3 		30 of 31 checks pass A
2 spelman.edu
Spelman College U.S. rank 3 		25 of 26 checks pass A
2 tougaloo.edu
Tougaloo College U.S. rank 3 		30 of 31 checks pass A
2 uvi.edu
University of the Virgin Islands U.S. rank 3 		32 of 33 checks pass A
2 vsu.edu
Virginia State University U.S. rank 3 		25 of 26 checks pass A
2 wileyc.edu
Wiley University U.S. rank 3 		28 of 29 checks pass A
3 bluefieldstate.edu
Bluefield State University U.S. rank 5 		32 of 34 checks pass A
3 uapb.edu
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff U.S. rank 5 		33 of 35 checks pass A
4 centralstate.edu
Central State University U.S. rank 6 		29 of 31 checks pass A
4 denmarktech.edu
Denmark Technical College U.S. rank 6 		28 of 30 checks pass A
4 dillard.edu
Dillard University U.S. rank 6 		28 of 30 checks pass A
4 gadsdenstate.edu
Gadsden State Community College U.S. rank 6 		29 of 31 checks pass A
4 trenholmstate.edu
H Councill Trenholm State Community College U.S. rank 6 		27 of 29 checks pass A
4 howard.edu
Howard University U.S. rank 6 		27 of 29 checks pass A
4 lawsonstate.edu
Lawson State Community College U.S. rank 6 		27 of 29 checks pass A
4 nsu.edu
Norfolk State University U.S. rank 6 		29 of 31 checks pass A
4 st-aug.edu
Saint Augustine's University U.S. rank 6 		28 of 30 checks pass A
4 shawu.edu
Shaw University U.S. rank 6 		30 of 32 checks pass A
4 scsu.edu
South Carolina State University U.S. rank 6 		31 of 33 checks pass A
5 alcorn.edu
Alcorn State University U.S. rank 7 		23 of 25 checks pass A
5 claflin.edu
Claflin University U.S. rank 7 		25 of 27 checks pass A
6 swcc.edu
Southwestern Christian College U.S. rank 8 		22 of 24 checks pass A
6 udc.edu
University of the District of Columbia U.S. rank 8 		32 of 35 checks pass A
6 wssu.edu
Winston-Salem State University U.S. rank 8 		33 of 36 checks pass A
7 asurams.edu
Albany State University U.S. rank 9 		27 of 30 checks pass A
7 arkansasbaptist.edu
Arkansas Baptist College U.S. rank 9 		28 of 31 checks pass A
7 coppin.edu
Coppin State University U.S. rank 9 		29 of 32 checks pass A
7 miles.edu
Miles College U.S. rank 9 		27 of 30 checks pass A
7 ncat.edu
North Carolina A & T State University U.S. rank 9 		29 of 32 checks pass A
8 cookman.edu
Bethune-Cookman University U.S. rank 10 		25 of 28 checks pass B
8 famu.edu
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University U.S. rank 10 		25 of 28 checks pass B
9 selmau.edu
Selma University U.S. rank 11 		31 of 35 checks pass B
10 htu.edu
Huston-Tillotson University U.S. rank 12 		28 of 32 checks pass B
10 langston.edu
Langston University U.S. rank 12 		27 of 31 checks pass B
10 simmonscollegeky.edu
Simmons College of Kentucky U.S. rank 12 		29 of 33 checks pass B
11 jarvis.edu
Jarvis Christian University U.S. rank 13 		26 of 30 checks pass B
11 loc.edu
Le Moyne-Owen College U.S. rank 13 		26 of 30 checks pass B
11 tuskegee.edu
Tuskegee University U.S. rank 13 		25 of 29 checks pass B
11 vuu.edu
Virginia Union University U.S. rank 13 		26 of 30 checks pass B
11 xula.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana U.S. rank 13 		25 of 29 checks pass B
12 jsums.edu
Jackson State University U.S. rank 14 		18 of 21 checks pass B
12 stillman.edu
Stillman College U.S. rank 14 		30 of 35 checks pass B
13 benedict.edu
Benedict College U.S. rank 15 		28 of 33 checks pass B
13 bishop.edu
Bishop State Community College U.S. rank 15 		28 of 33 checks pass B
13 fmuniv.edu
Florida Memorial University U.S. rank 15 		21 of 25 checks pass B
13 gram.edu
Grambling State University U.S. rank 15 		22 of 26 checks pass B
13 jcsu.edu
Johnson C Smith University U.S. rank 15 		27 of 32 checks pass B
14 msm.edu
Morehouse School of Medicine U.S. rank 16 		20 of 24 checks pass B
14 philander.edu
Philander Smith University U.S. rank 16 		26 of 31 checks pass B
15 abcnash.edu
American Baptist College U.S. rank 17 		29 of 35 checks pass B
15 voorhees.edu
Voorhees University U.S. rank 17 		29 of 35 checks pass B
16 cheyney.edu
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 19 		25 of 31 checks pass B
17 morrisbrown.edu
Morris Brown College U.S. rank 20 		27 of 34 checks pass C
17 wp.vul.edu
Virginia University of Lynchburg U.S. rank 20 		27 of 34 checks pass C
18 texascollege.edu
Texas College U.S. rank 23 		19 of 25 checks pass C
19 uncfsu.edu
Fayetteville State University U.S. rank 24 		24 of 32 checks pass C
19 fisk.edu
Fisk University U.S. rank 24 		27 of 36 checks pass C
19 lanecollege.edu
Lane College U.S. rank 24 		25 of 33 checks pass C
20 talladega.edu
Talladega College U.S. rank 34 		19 of 29 checks pass D
aamu.edu
Alabama A & M University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
bennett.edu
Bennett College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
coahomacc.edu
Coahoma Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 404 -
hssu.edu
Harris-Stowe State University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
itc.edu
Interdenominational Theological Center 		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 -
livingstone.edu
Livingstone College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
morris.edu
Morris College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
pvamu.edu
Prairie View A & M University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asks crawlers to wait longer than we can. Status 997 -
rustcollege.edu
Rust College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
subr.edu
Southern University and A & M College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
suno.edu
Southern University at New Orleans 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
sulc.edu
Southern University Law Center 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
tnstate.edu
Tennessee State 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 -
umes.edu
University of Maryland Eastern Shore 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
wilberforce.edu
Wilberforce University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -

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 15 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.

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