Showing Maryland college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Maryland are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
D 68
Average usability score of 28 fully scanned Maryland public college sites
7th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average usability score
28 of 30
Maryland public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 2, so they're listed without grades
D 68
Average usability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Maryland usability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 28 fully scanned Maryland public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 28 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Maryland average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 0 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 1 |
| 30 to 39 | 0 |
| 40 to 49 | 4 |
| 50 to 59 | 4 |
| 60 to 69 | 5 |
| 70 to 79 | 3 |
| 80 to 89 | 7 |
| 90 to 100 | 4 |
Maryland by usability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maryland: 28 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 14% (4) | 36% (10) | 50% (14) |
| All education sites | 11% (289) | 42% (1,124) | 47% (1,274) |
Top 3 Maryland public college sites by usability score
#1 in Maryland · U.S. education rank 1
University of Maryland-Baltimore County
A 100 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability A
- Readability F
#2 in Maryland · U.S. education rank 2
Cecil College
A 93 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability A
- Readability F
#2 in Maryland · U.S. education rank 2
Chesapeake College
A 93 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability A
- Readability A
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.
- Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. Site name missing in social media shares.
- 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.
- First Contentful Paint (FCP). The page starts displaying content within 1.8 seconds. Users see blank screen and think site is broken.
Every education site with one problem
- Education websites missing Open Graph tags: 1,859 of 2,687 fully scanned education sites (69%), with every site listed.
Maryland public 4-year institutions by usability score
14 sites, 13 fully scanned, average usability score 70 (C). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
umbc.edu
University of Maryland-Baltimore County U.S. rank 1 |
16 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
bowiestate.edu
Bowie State University U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
frostburg.edu
Frostburg State University U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
umd.edu
University of Maryland-College Park U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
smcm.edu
St. Mary's College of Maryland U.S. rank 10 |
12 of 15 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
towson.edu
Towson University U.S. rank 10 |
12 of 15 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
umgc.edu
University of Maryland Global Campus U.S. rank 10 |
12 of 15 checks pass | B |
| 5 |
salisbury.edu
Salisbury University U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 6 |
usna.edu
United States Naval Academy U.S. rank 20 |
10 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 7 |
morgan.edu
Morgan State University U.S. rank 21 |
9 of 15 checks pass | D |
| 7 |
umaryland.edu
University of Maryland, Baltimore U.S. rank 21 |
9 of 15 checks pass | D |
| 8 |
coppin.edu
Coppin State University U.S. rank 29 |
6 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
ubalt.edu
University of Baltimore U.S. rank 36 |
4 of 15 checks pass | F |
|
umes.edu
University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - |
Maryland public 2-year institutions by usability score
16 sites, 15 fully scanned, average usability score 66 (D). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
cecil.edu
Cecil College U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
chesapeake.edu
Chesapeake College U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ccbcmd.edu
Community College of Baltimore County U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
carrollcc.edu
Carroll Community College U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
worwic.edu
Wor-Wic Community College U.S. rank 11 |
11 of 14 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
harford.edu
Harford Community College U.S. rank 13 |
12 of 16 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
bccc.edu
Baltimore City Community College U.S. rank 17 |
11 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 6 |
garrettcollege.edu
Garrett College U.S. rank 18 |
10 of 15 checks pass | D |
| 7 |
montgomerycollege.edu
Montgomery College U.S. rank 23 |
9 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 8 |
frederick.edu
Frederick Community College U.S. rank 24 |
8 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
aacc.edu
Anne Arundel Community College U.S. rank 25 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
csmd.edu
College of Southern Maryland U.S. rank 25 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
allegany.edu
Allegany College of Maryland U.S. rank 27 |
7 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
hagerstowncc.edu
Hagerstown Community College U.S. rank 27 |
7 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
howardcc.edu
Howard Community College U.S. rank 27 |
7 of 16 checks pass | F |
|
pgcc.edu
Prince George's Community College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 | - |
Maryland private nonprofit institutions by usability score
15 sites, 14 fully scanned, average usability score 76 (C). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
wits.edu
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
goucher.edu
Goucher College U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
loyola.edu
Loyola University Maryland U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
jhu.edu
Johns Hopkins University U.S. rank 5 |
13 of 15 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
mica.edu
Maryland Institute College of Art U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
sjc.edu
St. John's College U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 5 |
captechu.edu
Capitol Technology University U.S. rank 13 |
12 of 16 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
ndm.edu
Notre Dame of Maryland University U.S. rank 13 |
12 of 16 checks pass | C |
| 6 |
bhmb.edu
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 6 |
hood.edu
Hood College U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 7 |
nirc.edu
Ner Israel Rabbinical College U.S. rank 17 |
11 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 8 |
stevenson.edu
Stevenson University U.S. rank 20 |
10 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 8 |
washcoll.edu
Washington College U.S. rank 20 |
10 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 9 |
mcdaniel.edu
McDaniel College U.S. rank 23 |
9 of 16 checks pass | F |
|
msmary.edu
Mount St. Mary's University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
About usability
Optimize content structure so users quickly find what they need.
Why it's important
Well-written pages help people understand laws, services, and procedures without confusion, reducing calls and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your information.
Guidance
What we use to grade usability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Google Search Central
- Web Vitals / Core Web Vitals
- Open Graph
Standards
- Page title
- Page description
- Viewport meta tag
- www resolution
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- First Contentful Paint (FCP)
- Interaction to Next Paint (INP)
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Time to First Byte (TTFB)
- Open Graph site name
- Open Graph type
- Open Graph title
- Open Graph description
- Open Graph URL
- Open Graph image
- Open Graph image alt
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 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.