Massachusetts college websites: readability rankings

Readability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 28 public and 63 private college and university websites in Massachusetts, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 91
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Massachusetts college and university sites. All education sites

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

D 63

Average readability score of 27 fully scanned Massachusetts public college sites

14th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average readability score

27 of 28

Massachusetts public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades

F 56

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

How Massachusetts readability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 27 fully scanned Massachusetts public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Massachusetts average
  • All education average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 910
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 690
70 to 790
80 to 890
90 to 10017

Massachusetts by readability grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Massachusetts: 27 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. Massachusetts
  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)
Massachusetts63% (17)0% (0)37% (10)
All education sites53% (1,425)0% (0)41% (1,110)

Top 3 Massachusetts public college sites by readability score

#1 in Massachusetts · U.S. education rank 1

Berkshire Community College

A 100 readability

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

#1 in Massachusetts · U.S. education rank 1

Bridgewater State University

A 100 readability

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

#1 in Massachusetts · U.S. education rank 1

Fitchburg State University

A 100 readability

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

Most common readability failures among Massachusetts public college sites

Share of the 27 fully scanned Massachusetts public college 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. Reading level37%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Reading level37%10

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

Massachusetts public 4-year institutions by readability score

16 sites, 16 fully scanned, average readability score 56 (F). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 bridgew.edu
Bridgewater State University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 fitchburgstate.edu
Fitchburg State University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 framingham.edu
Framingham State University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mcla.edu
Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 quincycollege.edu
Quincy College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 salemstate.edu
Salem State University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 umb.edu
University of Massachusetts-Boston U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 massachusetts.edu
University of Massachusetts-Central Office U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 worcester.edu
Worcester State University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
2 massart.edu
Massachusetts College of Art and Design U.S. rank 26 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 maritime.edu
Massachusetts Maritime Academy U.S. rank 232 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 umassmed.edu
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School U.S. rank 24 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 umass.edu
University of Massachusetts-Amherst U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 umassd.edu
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth U.S. rank 20 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 uml.edu
University of Massachusetts-Lowell U.S. rank 84 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 westfield.ma.edu
Westfield State University U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F

Massachusetts public 2-year institutions by readability score

12 sites, 11 fully scanned, average readability score 73 (C). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 berkshirecc.edu
Berkshire Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 gcc.mass.edu
Greenfield Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 hcc.edu
Holyoke Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 massbay.edu
Massachusetts Bay Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 massasoit.edu
Massasoit Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 northshore.edu
North Shore Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 rcc.mass.edu
Roxbury Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 stcc.edu
Springfield Technical Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
2 bristolcc.edu
Bristol Community College U.S. rank 118 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 bhcc.edu
Bunker Hill Community College U.S. rank 6 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 qcc.edu
Quinsigamond Community College U.S. rank 56 		0 of 1 checks pass F
mwcc.edu
Mount Wachusett Community 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 -

Massachusetts private nonprofit institutions by readability score

63 sites, 60 fully scanned, average readability score 43 (F). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 aic.edu
American International College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 boston.edu
Boston Baptist College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 bc.edu
Boston College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 emerson.edu
Emerson College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 emmanuel.edu
Emmanuel College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 endicott.edu
Endicott College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 fisher.edu
Fisher College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 olin.edu
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 gordon.edu
Gordon College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 hchc.edu
Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lasell.edu
Lasell University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lesley.edu
Lesley University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mslaw.edu
Massachusetts School of Law U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 montserrat.edu
Montserrat College of Art U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mtholyoke.edu
Mount Holyoke College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 northeastern.edu
Northeastern University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 psjs.edu
Pope St John XXIII National Seminary U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 sjs.edu
Saint John's Seminary U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 smith.edu
Smith College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 suffolk.edu
Suffolk University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 tufts.edu
Tufts University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wit.edu
Wentworth Institute of Technology U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wheatoncollege.edu
Wheaton College (Massachusetts) U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wpi.edu
Worcester Polytechnic Institute U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
10 annamaria.edu
Anna Maria College U.S. rank 122 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 assumption.edu
Assumption University U.S. rank 60 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 babson.edu
Babson College U.S. rank 118 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 simons-rock.edu
Bard College at Simon's Rock U.S. rank 56 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 baypath.edu
Bay Path University U.S. rank 118 		0 of 1 checks pass F
10 bentley.edu
Bentley University U.S. rank 130 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 berklee.edu
Berklee College of Music U.S. rank 90 		0 of 1 checks pass F
10 the-bac.edu
Boston Architectural College U.S. rank 172 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 cambridgecollege.edu
Cambridge College U.S. rank 80 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 clarku.edu
Clark University U.S. rank 16 		0 of 1 checks pass F
10 holycross.edu
College of the Holy Cross U.S. rank 156 		0 of 1 checks pass F
10 curry.edu
Curry College U.S. rank 126 		0 of 1 checks pass F
10 dean.edu
Dean College U.S. rank 144 		0 of 1 checks pass F
10 gordonconwell.edu
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary U.S. rank 138 		0 of 1 checks pass F
10 hampshire.edu
Hampshire College U.S. rank 218 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 harvard.edu
Harvard University U.S. rank 22 		0 of 1 checks pass F
10 hebrewcollege.edu
Hebrew College U.S. rank 162 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 hult.edu
Hult International Business School U.S. rank 80 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 longy.edu
Longy School of Music of Bard College U.S. rank 118 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 web.mit.edu
Massachusetts Institute of Technology U.S. rank 90 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 mcphs.edu
MCPHS University U.S. rank 88 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 merrimack.edu
Merrimack College U.S. rank 46 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 neco.edu
New England College of Optometry U.S. rank 102 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 nesl.edu
New England Law-Boston U.S. rank 66 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 nichols.edu
Nichols College U.S. rank 66 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 sattler.edu
Sattler College U.S. rank 76 		0 of 1 checks pass F
8 simmons.edu
Simmons University U.S. rank 118 		0 of 1 checks pass F
10 springfield.edu
Springfield College U.S. rank 136 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 stonehill.edu
Stonehill College U.S. rank 44 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 wellesley.edu
Wellesley College U.S. rank 24 		0 of 1 checks pass F
6 wne.edu
Western New England University U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 williamjames.edu
William James College U.S. rank 56 		0 of 1 checks pass F
9 bu.edu
Boston University U.S. rank 121 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
3 elms.edu
College of Our Lady of the Elms U.S. rank 45 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
csld.edu
Conway School of Landscape Design 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
7 regiscollege.edu
Regis College U.S. rank 87 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
necmusic.edu
The New England Conservatory of Music 		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 -
5 urbancollege.edu
Urban College of Boston U.S. rank 71 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
williams.edu
Williams 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 -

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 10/25/2026 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 1 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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