Iowa college websites ranked by digital experience

Name: Project ScanGov Iowa college websites ranked by digital experience
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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 18 public and 31 private college and university websites in Iowa, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 49
Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Iowa college and university sites. All education sites

Public colleges and universities in Iowa are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.

B 85

Average overall score of 16 fully scanned Iowa public college sites

5th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score

16 of 18

Iowa public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 2, so they're listed without grades

B 85

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

How Iowa overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 16 fully scanned Iowa public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Iowa average
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How Iowa overall scores are distributed
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	2
80 to 89	10
90 to 100	4

Iowa by overall grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Iowa: 16 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

IowaA (90 to 100): 25% (4 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 75% (12 sites)
All education sitesA (90 to 100): 25% (659 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 73% (1,965 sites)D to F (below 70): 2% (63 sites)

A (90 to 100)
B to C (70 to 89)
D to F (below 70)

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Iowa by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Iowa	25% (4)	75% (12)	0% (0)
All education sites	25% (659)	73% (1,965)	2% (63)

Iowa average score by indicator, compared with all education sites

Average of the 16 fully scanned Iowa public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.

Accessibility95All education: 91
Botability85All education: 89
Security82All education: 85
Usability69All education: 68
Readability67All education: 56

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Iowa average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Indicator	Iowa average	All education average
Accessibility	95	91
Botability	85	89
Security	82	85
Usability	69	68
Readability	67	56

Top 3 Iowa public college sites by overall score

#1 in Iowa · U.S. education rank 5

Des Moines Area Community College

A 96 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability A
Readability A

#2 in Iowa · U.S. education rank 7

University of Iowa

A 94 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability B
Readability A

#3 in Iowa · U.S. education rank 10

Ellsworth Community College

A 91 overall

Accessibility A
Botability B
Security A
Usability A
Readability F

Most common failures by indicator

The check Iowa public college sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.

25% (4 of 16 sites) fail this accessibility check: Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio. Text and background colors meet minimum contrast ratios. More accessibility failures.
50% (8 of 16 sites) fail this botability check: Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. More botability failures.
69% (11 of 16 sites) fail this security check: X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. More security failures.
75% (12 of 16 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
31% (5 of 16 sites) fail this readability check: Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. More readability failures.

Iowa public 4-year institutions by overall score

3 sites, 3 fully scanned. Part of the headline average.

Iowa public 4-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	uiowa.edu University of Iowa U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	uni.edu University of Northern Iowa U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
3	iastate.edu Iowa State University U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B

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Iowa public 2-year institutions by overall score

15 sites, 13 fully scanned, average overall score 84 (B). Part of the headline average.

Iowa public 2-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	dmacc.edu Des Moines Area Community College U.S. rank 5	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
2	iavalley.edu Ellsworth Community College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
3	iowalakes.edu Iowa Lakes Community College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
4	niacc.edu North Iowa Area Community College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
5	indianhills.edu Indian Hills Community College U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
5	swcciowa.edu Southwestern Community College U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade F	B
6	nicc.edu Northeast Iowa Community College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
7	witcc.edu Western Iowa Tech Community College U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade -	B
8	iwcc.edu Iowa Western Community College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
9	kirkwood.edu Kirkwood Community College U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
9	scciowa.edu Southeastern Community College U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
10	eicc.edu Eastern Iowa Community College District U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
11	iowacentral.edu Iowa Central Community College U.S. rank 29	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
	hawkeyecollege.edu Hawkeye Community College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	nwicc.edu Northwest Iowa Community College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-

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Iowa private nonprofit institutions by overall score

31 sites, 31 fully scanned, average overall score 86 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Iowa private nonprofit institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	central.edu Central College U.S. rank 1	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
2	uiu.edu Upper Iowa University U.S. rank 4	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
3	dordt.edu Dordt University U.S. rank 5	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
4	dmu.edu Des Moines University-Osteopathic Medical Center U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	loras.edu Loras College U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
5	faith.edu Faith Baptist Bible College and Theological Seminary U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
6	drake.edu Drake University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
6	morningside.edu Morningside University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
6	palmer.edu Palmer College of Chiropractic U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
7	allencollege.edu Allen College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
8	dwci.edu Divine Word College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
8	graceland.edu Graceland University-Lamoni U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
8	wartburg.edu Wartburg College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
9	briarcliff.edu Briar Cliff University U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
9	bvu.edu Buena Vista University U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	B
9	emmaus.edu Emmaus Bible College U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
10	clarke.edu Clarke University U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
11	nwciowa.edu Northwestern College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
11	sau.edu Saint Ambrose University U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
11	simpson.edu Simpson College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
11	stlukescollege.edu St Luke's College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
12	luther.edu Luther College U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
12	miu.edu Maharishi International University U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
13	coe.edu Coe College U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
13	grandview.edu Grand View University U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
14	grinnell.edu Grinnell College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
14	mtmercy.edu Mount Mercy University U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
15	dbq.edu University of Dubuque U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
16	wartburgseminary.edu Wartburg Theological Seminary U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade F	C
16	wmpenn.edu William Penn University U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	C
17	cornellcollege.edu Cornell College U.S. rank 38	Accessibility grade F Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade -	D

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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. We could not fully scan 2 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.