HBCU websites: usability rankings

Usability 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.

D 65

Average usability score of 80 fully scanned HBCU sites

7th

of 9 lists, ranked by average usability score

80 of 95

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

D 68

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

How HBCUs usability 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
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Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 293
30 to 394
40 to 4910
50 to 5916
60 to 6913
70 to 795
80 to 8924
90 to 1005

HBCUs by usability 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)
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GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
HBCUs6% (5)36% (29)57% (46)
All education sites11% (289)42% (1,124)47% (1,274)

Top 3 HBCU sites by usability score

#1 in HBCUs · U.S. education rank 1

Paul Quinn College

A 100 usability

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

#1 in HBCUs · U.S. education rank 1

Savannah State University

A 100 usability

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

#2 in HBCUs · U.S. education rank 2

Shaw University

A 93 usability

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

Most common usability 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 the sites failing it, or to its standard when we have no list yet.

  1. Open Graph image alt89%
  2. Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)55%
  3. Open Graph image51%
  4. Open Graph site name48%
  5. Open Graph description45%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Open Graph image alt89%71
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)55%44
Open Graph image51%41
Open Graph site name48%38
Open Graph description45%36

What each check means

  • Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. Screen readers cannot describe shared images.
  • Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). The page's main content loads within 2.5 seconds. Users wait too long and leave your page.
  • Open Graph image. The page has a preview image for social media cards. Shared links have no image on social media.
  • Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. Site name missing in social media shares.
  • Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.

Every education site with one problem

HBCUs by usability score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 paulquinn.edu
Paul Quinn College U.S. rank 1 		16 of 16 checks pass A
1 savannahstate.edu
Savannah State University U.S. rank 1 		16 of 16 checks pass A
2 shawu.edu
Shaw University U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 vsu.edu
Virginia State University U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
3 selmau.edu
Selma University U.S. rank 3 		13 of 14 checks pass A
4 allenuniversity.edu
Allen University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 bluefieldstate.edu
Bluefield State University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 bowiestate.edu
Bowie State University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 claflin.edu
Claflin University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 dillard.edu
Dillard University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 ecsu.edu
Elizabeth City State University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 gadsdenstate.edu
Gadsden State Community College U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 home.hamptonu.edu
Hampton University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 tsu.edu
Texas Southern University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 tuskegee.edu
Tuskegee University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 uapb.edu
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
5 abcnash.edu
American Baptist College U.S. rank 5 		13 of 15 checks pass B
5 talladega.edu
Talladega College U.S. rank 5 		13 of 15 checks pass B
5 udc.edu
University of the District of Columbia U.S. rank 5 		13 of 15 checks pass B
6 benedict.edu
Benedict College U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 fisk.edu
Fisk University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 fvsu.edu
Fort Valley State University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 langston.edu
Langston University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 morehouse.edu
Morehouse College U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 morrisbrown.edu
Morris Brown College U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 paine.edu
Paine College U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 wileyc.edu
Wiley University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
7 alcorn.edu
Alcorn State University U.S. rank 10 		12 of 15 checks pass B
7 lincolnu.edu
Lincoln University U.S. rank 10 		12 of 15 checks pass B
8 denmarktech.edu
Denmark Technical College U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
8 trenholmstate.edu
H Councill Trenholm State Community College U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
8 lanecollege.edu
Lane College U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
8 stillman.edu
Stillman College U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
9 st-aug.edu
Saint Augustine's University U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
10 alasu.edu
Alabama State University U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
10 cheyney.edu
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
10 howard.edu
Howard University U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
10 loc.edu
Le Moyne-Owen College U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
10 simmonscollegeky.edu
Simmons College of Kentucky U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
10 voorhees.edu
Voorhees University U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
11 desu.edu
Delaware State University U.S. rank 18 		10 of 15 checks pass D
11 jsums.edu
Jackson State University U.S. rank 18 		10 of 15 checks pass D
11 philander.edu
Philander Smith University U.S. rank 18 		10 of 15 checks pass D
12 htu.edu
Huston-Tillotson University U.S. rank 20 		10 of 16 checks pass D
12 jarvis.edu
Jarvis Christian University U.S. rank 20 		10 of 16 checks pass D
12 wvstateu.edu
West Virginia State University U.S. rank 20 		10 of 16 checks pass D
13 morgan.edu
Morgan State University U.S. rank 21 		9 of 15 checks pass D
14 uncfsu.edu
Fayetteville State University U.S. rank 22 		8 of 14 checks pass F
15 arkansasbaptist.edu
Arkansas Baptist College U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
15 bishop.edu
Bishop State Community College U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
15 famu.edu
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
15 swcc.edu
Southwestern Christian College U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
15 spelman.edu
Spelman College U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
16 cau.edu
Clark Atlanta University U.S. rank 24 		8 of 15 checks pass F
16 jcsu.edu
Johnson C Smith University U.S. rank 24 		8 of 15 checks pass F
16 msm.edu
Morehouse School of Medicine U.S. rank 24 		8 of 15 checks pass F
17 asurams.edu
Albany State University U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
17 lawsonstate.edu
Lawson State Community College U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
17 miles.edu
Miles College U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
17 mvsu.edu
Mississippi Valley State University U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
17 wp.vul.edu
Virginia University of Lynchburg U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
17 wssu.edu
Winston-Salem State University U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
17 xula.edu
Xavier University of Louisiana U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
18 shortercollege.edu
Shorter College U.S. rank 27 		7 of 16 checks pass F
18 scsu.edu
South Carolina State University U.S. rank 27 		7 of 16 checks pass F
18 uvi.edu
University of the Virgin Islands U.S. rank 27 		7 of 16 checks pass F
19 centralstate.edu
Central State University U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
19 coppin.edu
Coppin State University U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
19 lincoln.edu
Lincoln University U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
19 ncat.edu
North Carolina A & T State University U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
19 nccu.edu
North Carolina Central University U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
19 texascollege.edu
Texas College U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
19 tougaloo.edu
Tougaloo College U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
20 gram.edu
Grambling State University U.S. rank 31 		6 of 16 checks pass F
20 vuu.edu
Virginia Union University U.S. rank 31 		6 of 16 checks pass F
21 drakestate.edu
J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College U.S. rank 34 		5 of 16 checks pass F
21 kysu.edu
Kentucky State University U.S. rank 34 		5 of 16 checks pass F
22 cookman.edu
Bethune-Cookman University U.S. rank 35 		4 of 14 checks pass F
22 nsu.edu
Norfolk State University U.S. rank 35 		4 of 14 checks pass F
23 fmuniv.edu
Florida Memorial University U.S. rank 38 		3 of 14 checks pass F
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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