Kentucky college websites ranked by digital experience

Name: Project ScanGov Kentucky college websites ranked by digital experience
Creator: ScanGov
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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 24 public and 24 private college and university websites in Kentucky, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 48
Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Kentucky college and university sites. All education sites

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

A 90

Average overall score of 24 fully scanned Kentucky public college sites

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of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score

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Kentucky public college sites fully scanned

B 85

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

How Kentucky overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 24 fully scanned Kentucky public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

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How Kentucky 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	1
80 to 89	9
90 to 100	14

Kentucky by overall grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Kentucky: 24 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

KentuckyA (90 to 100): 58% (14 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 42% (10 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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Kentucky by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Kentucky	58% (14)	42% (10)	0% (0)
All education sites	25% (659)	73% (1,965)	2% (63)

Kentucky average score by indicator, compared with all education sites

Average of the 24 fully scanned Kentucky public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.

Accessibility99All education: 91
Botability92All education: 89
Security82All education: 85
Usability75All education: 68
Readability88All education: 56

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Kentucky average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Indicator	Kentucky average	All education average
Accessibility	99	91
Botability	92	89
Security	82	85
Usability	75	68
Readability	88	56

Top 3 Kentucky public college sites by overall score

#1 in Kentucky · U.S. education rank 6

Big Sandy Community and Technical College

A 95 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security C
Usability A
Readability A

#1 in Kentucky · U.S. education rank 6

Somerset Community College

A 95 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability A

#2 in Kentucky · U.S. education rank 7

Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College

A 94 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability A

Most common failures by indicator

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

13% (3 of 24 sites) fail this accessibility check: Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names. A button or link's visible label matches what screen readers announce. More accessibility failures.
50% (12 of 24 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
79% (19 of 24 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.
96% (23 of 24 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
13% (3 of 24 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.

Kentucky public 4-year institutions by overall score

8 sites, 8 fully scanned, average overall score 87 (B). Part of the headline average.

Kentucky public 4-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	eku.edu Eastern Kentucky University U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
1	murraystate.edu Murray State University U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	louisville.edu University of Louisville U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
3	uky.edu University of Kentucky U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
4	wku.edu Western Kentucky University U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
5	moreheadstate.edu Morehead State University U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
6	nku.edu Northern Kentucky University U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
7	kysu.edu Kentucky State University U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	C

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Kentucky public 2-year institutions by overall score

16 sites, 16 fully scanned, average overall score 91 (A). Part of the headline average.

Kentucky public 2-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	bigsandy.kctcs.edu Big Sandy Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
1	somerset.kctcs.edu Somerset Community College U.S. rank 6	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	southeast.kctcs.edu Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	ashland.kctcs.edu Ashland Community and Technical College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	bluegrass.kctcs.edu Bluegrass Community and Technical College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	elizabethtown.kctcs.edu Elizabethtown Community and Technical College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	hopkinsville.kctcs.edu Hopkinsville Community College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	henderson.kctcs.edu Henderson Community College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
4	maysville.kctcs.edu Maysville Community and Technical College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
4	southcentral.kctcs.edu Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
4	westkentucky.kctcs.edu West Kentucky Community and Technical College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
5	gateway.kctcs.edu Gateway Community and Technical College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
5	hazard.kctcs.edu Hazard Community and Technical College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
5	jefferson.kctcs.edu Jefferson Community and Technical College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
5	madisonville.kctcs.edu Madisonville Community College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
5	owensboro.kctcs.edu Owensboro Community and Technical College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B

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Kentucky private nonprofit institutions by overall score

24 sites, 22 fully scanned, average overall score 84 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Kentucky private nonprofit institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	ucumberlands.edu University of the Cumberlands U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	kwc.edu Kentucky Wesleyan College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	transy.edu Transylvania University U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
4	bellarmine.edu Bellarmine University U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
4	berea.edu Berea College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
5	asburyseminary.edu Asbury Theological Seminary U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
5	georgetowncollege.edu Georgetown College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
5	thomasmore.edu Thomas More University U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
6	sbts.edu The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
7	kcu.edu Kentucky Christian University U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
8	lpts.edu Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
8	unionky.edu Union Commonwealth University U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
9	centre.edu Centre College U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade -	B
9	kmbc.edu Kentucky Mountain Bible College U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
10	alc.edu Alice Lloyd College U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
10	brescia.edu Brescia University U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
10	campbellsville.edu Campbellsville University U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	B
10	spalding.edu Spalding University U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
11	frontier.edu Frontier Nursing University U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
12	simmonscollegeky.edu Simmons College of Kentucky U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
13	ccbbc.edu Clear Creek Baptist Bible College U.S. rank 33	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	D
14	lindsey.edu Lindsey Wilson College U.S. rank 38	Accessibility grade C Botability grade D Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
	lextheo.edu Lexington Theological Seminary	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	midway.edu Midway University	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-

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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. 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.