Showing Los Angeles, CA research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in the Los Angeles, CA metropolitan area, public and private together. Metro boundaries follow the Census definition, so a page can cross state lines.
B 80
Average usability score of 9 fully scanned Los Angeles, CA research university sites
2nd
of 8 metro areas, ranked by average usability score
9 of 10
Los angeles, ca research university 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 Los Angeles, CA usability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 9 fully scanned Los Angeles, CA research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 9 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Los Angeles, CA 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 | 2 |
| 60 to 69 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 1 |
| 80 to 89 | 3 |
| 90 to 100 | 3 |
Los Angeles, CA research universities by usability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Los Angeles, CA research universities: 9 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 33% (3) | 44% (4) | 22% (2) |
| All education sites | 11% (289) | 42% (1,124) | 47% (1,274) |
Top 3 Los Angeles, CA research university sites by usability score
#1 in Los Angeles, CA · U.S. education rank 1
California Institute of Technology
A 100 usability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability A
- Readability A
#2 in Los Angeles, CA · U.S. education rank 2
Claremont Graduate University
A 93 usability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security C
- Usability A
- Readability F
#2 in Los Angeles, CA · U.S. education rank 2
University of Southern California
A 93 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability A
- Readability F
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 image. The page has a preview image for social media cards. Shared links have no image on social media.
- Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. Site name missing in social media shares.
- First Contentful Paint (FCP). The page starts displaying content within 1.8 seconds. Users see blank screen and think site is broken.
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). The page's main content loads within 2.5 seconds. Users wait too long and leave your page.
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.
Research universities in Los Angeles, CA by usability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
caltech.edu
California Institute of Technology U.S. rank 1 |
16 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
cgu.edu
Claremont Graduate University U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
usc.edu
University of Southern California U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
chapman.edu
Chapman University U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
lmu.edu
Loyola Marymount University U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
uci.edu
University of California-Irvine U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 5 |
ucla.edu
University of California-Los Angeles U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 6 |
apu.edu
Azusa Pacific University U.S. rank 23 |
9 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
csulb.edu
California State University-Long Beach U.S. rank 24 |
8 of 15 checks pass | F |
|
fullerton.edu
California State University-Fullerton |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - |
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.