Showing San Francisco, CA research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in the San Francisco, CA metropolitan area, public and private together. Metro boundaries follow the Census definition, so a page can cross state lines.
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No average: fewer than 5 San Francisco, CA research university sites were fully scanned (3)
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Not ranked among metro areas
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San francisco, ca research university sites fully scanned
B 85
Average overall score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How San Francisco, CA overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 3 fully scanned San Francisco, CA research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 3 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- San Francisco, 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 | 0 |
| 60 to 69 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 0 |
| 90 to 100 | 1 |
San Francisco, CA research universities by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. San Francisco, CA research universities: 3 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 33% (1) | 67% (2) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
San Francisco, CA average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 3 fully scanned San Francisco, CA research university sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- San Francisco, CA
- All education
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| Indicator | San Francisco, CA average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 97 | 91 |
| Botability | 84 | 89 |
| Security | 79 | 85 |
| Usability | 51 | 68 |
| Readability | 67 | 56 |
Top 3 San Francisco, CA research university sites by overall score
#1 in San Francisco, CA · U.S. education rank 11
University of California-Berkeley
A 90 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#2 in San Francisco, CA · U.S. education rank 23
San Francisco State University
C 78 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability F
- Readability F
#3 in San Francisco, CA · U.S. education rank 24
California State University-East Bay
C 77 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability C
- Security C
- Usability F
- Readability A
Most common failures by indicator
The check San Francisco, CA research university sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 33% (1 of 3 sites) fail this accessibility check: Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing. Buttons and interactive elements are large enough to tap easily on touch screens. More accessibility failures.
- 67% (2 of 3 sites) fail this botability check: Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. More botability failures.
- 100% (3 of 3 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.
- 100% (3 of 3 sites) fail this usability check: First Contentful Paint (FCP). The page starts displaying content within 1.8 seconds. More usability failures.
- 33% (1 of 3 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 San Francisco, CA by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
berkeley.edu
University of California-Berkeley U.S. rank 11 |
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A |
| 2 |
sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University U.S. rank 23 |
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C |
| 3 |
csueastbay.edu
California State University-East Bay U.S. rank 24 |
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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 10/28/2026. 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.