Showing Maine college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Maine are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
C 70
Average usability score of 12 fully scanned Maine public college sites
5th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average usability score
12 of 13
Maine public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades
D 68
Average usability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Maine usability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 12 fully scanned Maine public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 12 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Maine average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 0 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 0 |
| 30 to 39 | 2 |
| 40 to 49 | 0 |
| 50 to 59 | 0 |
| 60 to 69 | 3 |
| 70 to 79 | 1 |
| 80 to 89 | 6 |
| 90 to 100 | 0 |
Maine by usability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maine: 12 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 0% (0) | 58% (7) | 42% (5) |
| All education sites | 11% (289) | 42% (1,124) | 47% (1,274) |
Top 3 Maine public college sites by usability score
#1 in Maine · U.S. education rank 4
University of Maine
B 87 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
#1 in Maine · U.S. education rank 4
University of Southern Maine
B 87 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
#2 in Maine · U.S. education rank 9
Central Maine Community College
B 81 usability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability -
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.
- Page description. The page has a meta description that summarizes its content for search results. Search results do not show what your page does.
- Open Graph image. The page has a preview image for social media cards. Shared links have no image on social media.
- Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS). Page content stays in place as the page loads. Users click wrong buttons by mistake.
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.
Maine public 4-year institutions by usability score
7 sites, 6 fully scanned, average usability score 70 (C). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
umaine.edu
University of Maine U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
usm.maine.edu
University of Southern Maine U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
umpi.edu
University of Maine at Presque Isle U.S. rank 10 |
12 of 15 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
maine.edu
University of Maine-System Central Office U.S. rank 17 |
11 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 4 |
mainemaritime.edu
Maine Maritime Academy U.S. rank 20 |
10 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 5 |
uma.edu
University of Maine at Augusta U.S. rank 33 |
5 of 15 checks pass | F |
|
umfk.maine.edu
University of Maine at Fort Kent |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because its security certificate didn't pass validation. Status 993 | - |
Maine public 2-year institutions by usability score
6 sites, 6 fully scanned, average usability score 71 (C). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
cmcc.edu
Central Maine Community College U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
kvcc.me.edu
Kennebec Valley Community College U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
smccme.edu
Southern Maine Community College U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
nmcc.edu
Northern Maine Community College U.S. rank 13 |
12 of 16 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
wccc.me.edu
Washington County Community College U.S. rank 17 |
11 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 4 |
emcc.edu
Eastern Maine Community College U.S. rank 31 |
6 of 16 checks pass | F |
Maine private nonprofit institutions by usability score
12 sites, 10 fully scanned, average usability score 82 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bowdoin.edu
Bowdoin College U.S. rank 1 |
16 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
sjcme.edu
Saint Joseph's College of Maine U.S. rank 1 |
16 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
bates.edu
Bates College U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
landingschool.edu
The Landing School U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
une.edu
University of New England U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
unity.edu
Unity Environmental University U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
coa.edu
College of the Atlantic U.S. rank 13 |
12 of 16 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
husson.edu
Husson University U.S. rank 13 |
12 of 16 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
idsva.edu
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts U.S. rank 23 |
9 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
meca.edu
Maine College of Art & Design U.S. rank 23 |
9 of 16 checks pass | F |
|
mchp.edu
Maine College of Health Professions |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
|
mainemedia.edu
Maine Media College |
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 10/28/2026 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 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.