Showing Chicago, IL-IN research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in the Chicago, IL-IN metropolitan area, public and private together. Metro boundaries follow the Census definition, so a page can cross state lines.
B 86
Average overall score of 7 fully scanned Chicago, IL-IN research university sites
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of 8 metro areas, ranked by average overall score
7 of 7
Chicago, il-in research university sites fully scanned
B 85
Average overall score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Chicago, IL-IN overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 7 fully scanned Chicago, IL-IN research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 7 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Chicago, IL-IN average
- All education average
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| 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 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 3 |
| 90 to 100 | 2 |
Chicago, IL-IN research universities by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Chicago, IL-IN research universities: 7 sites. All education: 2687 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
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| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago, IL-IN | 29% (2) | 71% (5) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
Chicago, IL-IN average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 7 fully scanned Chicago, IL-IN research university sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- Chicago, IL-IN
- All education
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| Indicator | Chicago, IL-IN average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 96 | 91 |
| Botability | 84 | 89 |
| Security | 86 | 85 |
| Usability | 69 | 68 |
| Readability | 33 | 56 |
Top 3 Chicago, IL-IN research university sites by overall score
#1 in Chicago, IL-IN · U.S. education rank 7
Loyola University Chicago
A 94 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability A
- Readability F
#2 in Chicago, IL-IN · U.S. education rank 8
Northern Illinois University
A 93 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability A
- Readability A
#3 in Chicago, IL-IN · U.S. education rank 14
University of Chicago
B 87 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability F
Most common failures by indicator
The check Chicago, IL-IN research university sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 14% (1 of 7 sites) fail this accessibility check: Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio. Text and background colors meet minimum contrast ratios. More accessibility failures.
- 43% (3 of 7 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
- 57% (4 of 7 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.
- 86% (6 of 7 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. More usability failures.
- 57% (4 of 7 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.
Research universities in Chicago, IL-IN by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
luc.edu
Loyola University Chicago U.S. rank 7 |
|
A |
| 2 |
niu.edu
Northern Illinois University U.S. rank 8 |
|
A |
| 3 |
uchicago.edu
University of Chicago U.S. rank 14 |
|
B |
| 4 |
depaul.edu
DePaul University U.S. rank 15 |
|
B |
| 4 |
iit.edu
Illinois Institute of Technology U.S. rank 15 |
|
B |
| 5 |
northwestern.edu
Northwestern University U.S. rank 22 |
|
C |
| 6 |
uic.edu
University of Illinois Chicago U.S. rank 24 |
|
C |
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.