Showing Illinois college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Illinois are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
D 69
Average readability score of 50 fully scanned Illinois public college sites
9th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average readability score
50 of 53
Illinois public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 3, so they're listed without grades
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Illinois readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 50 fully scanned Illinois public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 49 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Illinois average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 15 |
| 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 | 34 |
Illinois by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Illinois: 50 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 68% (34) | 0% (0) | 30% (15) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Illinois public college sites by readability score
#1 in Illinois · U.S. education rank 1
Black Hawk College
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in Illinois · U.S. education rank 1
Carl Sandburg College
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Illinois · U.S. education rank 1
City Colleges of Chicago
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
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.
Illinois public 4-year institutions by readability score
14 sites, 14 fully scanned, average readability score 54 (F). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
eiu.edu
Eastern Illinois University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
illinoisstate.edu
Illinois State University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
niu.edu
Northern Illinois University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
siue.edu
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
siusystem.edu
Southern Illinois University-System Office U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uis.edu
University of Illinois Springfield U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wiu.edu
Western Illinois University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
csu.edu
Chicago State University U.S. rank 166 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
govst.edu
Governors State University U.S. rank 74 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
neiu.edu
Northeastern Illinois University U.S. rank 182 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
siu.edu
Southern Illinois University-Carbondale U.S. rank 112 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
uillinois.edu
University of Illinois System Offices U.S. rank 156 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
illinois.edu
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign U.S. rank 4 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
uic.edu
University of Illinois Chicago U.S. rank 185 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
Illinois public 2-year institutions by readability score
39 sites, 36 fully scanned, average readability score 75 (C). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bhc.edu
Black Hawk College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
sandburg.edu
Carl Sandburg College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ccc.edu
City Colleges of Chicago U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
cod.edu
College of DuPage U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
dacc.edu
Danville Area Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
highland.edu
Highland Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
iecc.edu
Illinois Eastern Community Colleges U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ivcc.edu
Illinois Valley Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
jalc.edu
John A Logan College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
jwcc.edu
John Wood Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
kcc.edu
Kankakee Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
kaskaskia.edu
Kaskaskia College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
kish.edu
Kishwaukee College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
lakelandcollege.edu
Lake Land College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
llcc.edu
Lincoln Land Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
mchenry.edu
McHenry County College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
morainevalley.edu
Moraine Valley Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
parkland.edu
Parkland College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
prairiestate.edu
Prairie State College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
rlc.edu
Rend Lake College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
rockvalleycollege.edu
Rock Valley College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
svcc.edu
Sauk Valley Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
shawneecc.edu
Shawnee Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ssc.edu
South Suburban College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
src.edu
Spoon River College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
waubonsee.edu
Waubonsee Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
harpercollege.edu
William Rainey Harper College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
elgin.edu
Elgin Community College U.S. rank 66 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
heartland.edu
Heartland Community College U.S. rank 24 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
jjc.edu
Joliet Junior College U.S. rank 56 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
lc.edu
Lewis and Clark Community College U.S. rank 56 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
morton.edu
Morton College U.S. rank 36 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
oakton.edu
Oakton College U.S. rank 52 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
richland.edu
Richland Community College U.S. rank 50 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
swic.edu
Southwestern Illinois College U.S. rank 72 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
triton.edu
Triton College U.S. rank 62 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
clcillinois.edu
College of Lake County |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
|
icc.edu
Illinois Central College |
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 | - | |
|
sic.edu
Southeastern Illinois College |
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 | - |
Illinois private nonprofit institutions by readability score
71 sites, 67 fully scanned, average readability score 39 (F). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
aurora.edu
Aurora University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
blackburn.edu
Blackburn College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
bradley.edu
Bradley University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
depaul.edu
DePaul University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
dom.edu
Dominican University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
eastwest.edu
East-West University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
htc.edu
Hebrew Theological College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ico.edu
Illinois College of Optometry U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
iwu.edu
Illinois Wesleyan University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
knox.edu
Knox College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
lcn.edu
Lakeview College of Nursing U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
lewisu.edu
Lewis University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
mckendree.edu
McKendree University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
monmouthcollege.edu
Monmouth College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
nl.edu
National Louis University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
northpark.edu
North Park University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
seminary.edu
Northern Baptist Theological Seminary U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
olivet.edu
Olivet Nazarene University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
rockford.edu
Rockford University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
roosevelt.edu
Roosevelt University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
saic.edu
School of the Art Institute of Chicago U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
thechicagoschool.edu
The Chicago School U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
usml.edu
University of Saint Mary of the Lake U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wheaton.edu
Wheaton College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
adler.edu
Adler University U.S. rank 18 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
aicusa.edu
American Islamic College U.S. rank 164 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
augustana.edu
Augustana College U.S. rank 62 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
ben.edu
Benedictine University U.S. rank 22 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
bexleyseabury.edu
Bexley Hall Seabury Western Theological Seminary Federation, Inc. U.S. rank 54 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
caanacademy.org
CAAN Academy of Nursing U.S. rank 76 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
ctschicago.edu
Chicago Theological Seminary U.S. rank 66 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
colum.edu
Columbia College Chicago U.S. rank 76 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
cuchicago.edu
Concordia University-Chicago U.S. rank 56 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
erikson.edu
Erikson Institute U.S. rank 24 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
garrett.edu
Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary U.S. rank 80 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
ic.edu
Illinois College U.S. rank 126 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
iit.edu
Illinois Institute of Technology U.S. rank 80 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
icsw.edu
Institute for Clinical Social Work U.S. rank 82 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 11 |
lakeforest.edu
Lake Forest College U.S. rank 184 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
lfgsm.edu
Lake Forest Graduate School of Management U.S. rank 86 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
luc.edu
Loyola University Chicago U.S. rank 16 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
lstc.edu
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago U.S. rank 72 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
mccormick.edu
McCormick Theological Seminary U.S. rank 104 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 11 |
meadville.edu
Meadville Theological School of Lombard College U.S. rank 210 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
methodistcol.edu
Methodist College U.S. rank 144 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
midwestern.edu
Midwestern University U.S. rank 54 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
millikin.edu
Millikin University U.S. rank 118 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
nuhs.edu
National University of Health Sciences U.S. rank 18 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
northcentralcollege.edu
North Central College U.S. rank 132 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
northwestern.edu
Northwestern University U.S. rank 168 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
principiacollege.edu
Principia College U.S. rank 138 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
quincy.edu
Quincy University U.S. rank 16 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
rosalindfranklin.edu
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science U.S. rank 24 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
rushu.rush.edu
Rush University U.S. rank 86 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
sxu.edu
Saint Xavier University U.S. rank 48 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
spertus.edu
Spertus College U.S. rank 86 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
staugustine.edu
St. Augustine College U.S. rank 82 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 11 |
ttic.edu
Toyota Technological Institute at Chicago U.S. rank 198 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
trinitycollegeqc.edu
Trinity College of Nursing & Health Sciences U.S. rank 92 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
uchicago.edu
University of Chicago U.S. rank 74 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
stfrancis.edu
University of St Francis U.S. rank 42 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
vandercook.edu
VanderCook College of Music U.S. rank 62 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
brcn.edu
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences U.S. rank 171 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
| 6 |
ctu.edu
Catholic Theological Union at Chicago U.S. rank 107 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
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generations.edu
Generations College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
| 4 |
greenville.edu
Greenville University U.S. rank 43 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
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judsonu.edu
Judson 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 | - | |
| 8 |
moody.edu
Moody Bible Institute U.S. rank 153 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
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morrisontech.edu
Morrison Institute of Technology |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
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telsheyeshivachicago.com
Telshe Yeshiva-Chicago |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 | - | |
| 2 |
trnty.edu
Trinity Christian College U.S. rank 5 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
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 10/27/2026 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 3 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.