Showing New York, NY-NJ research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in the New York, NY-NJ metropolitan area, public and private together. Metro boundaries follow the Census definition, so a page can cross state lines.
D 63
Average usability score of 10 fully scanned New York, NY-NJ research university sites
7th
of 8 metro areas, ranked by average usability score
10 of 15
New york, ny-nj research university sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades
D 68
Average usability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How New York, NY-NJ usability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 10 fully scanned New York, NY-NJ research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 10 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- New York, NY-NJ 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 | 0 |
| 40 to 49 | 1 |
| 50 to 59 | 5 |
| 60 to 69 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 1 |
| 90 to 100 | 1 |
New York, NY-NJ research universities by usability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. New York, NY-NJ research universities: 10 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York, NY-NJ | 10% (1) | 30% (3) | 60% (6) |
| All education sites | 11% (289) | 42% (1,124) | 47% (1,274) |
Top 3 New York, NY-NJ research university sites by usability score
#1 in New York, NY-NJ · U.S. education rank 2
Stevens Institute of Technology
A 93 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability A
- Readability F
#2 in New York, NY-NJ · U.S. education rank 4
New York University
B 87 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
#3 in New York, NY-NJ · U.S. education rank 13
Teachers College at Columbia University
C 75 usability
- Accessibility B
- Botability D
- Security A
- Usability C
- 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 site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. Site name missing in social media shares.
- Open Graph type. The page declares its content type for social media cards. Social media shows wrong content type.
- Open Graph URL. The page has a canonical URL for social media sharing. Shared links may point to wrong page.
- Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.
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 New York, NY-NJ by usability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
stevens.edu
Stevens Institute of Technology U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
nyu.edu
New York University U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
tc.columbia.edu
Teachers College at Columbia University U.S. rank 13 |
12 of 16 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
newark.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University-Newark U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
fordham.edu
Fordham University U.S. rank 23 |
9 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 6 |
montclair.edu
Montclair State University U.S. rank 24 |
8 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 6 |
shu.edu
Seton Hall University U.S. rank 24 |
8 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
liu.edu
Long Island University U.S. rank 25 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
njit.edu
New Jersey Institute of Technology U.S. rank 25 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 8 |
stonybrook.edu
Stony Brook University U.S. rank 29 |
6 of 15 checks pass | F |
|
columbia.edu
Columbia University in the City of New York |
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 | - | |
|
ccny.cuny.edu
CUNY City 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 | - | |
|
gc.cuny.edu
CUNY Graduate School and University Center |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
|
newbrunswick.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University-New Brunswick |
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 | - | |
|
newschool.edu
The New School |
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 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 5 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.