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
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How San Francisco, CA readability 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 | 1 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 80 to 89 | 0 |
| 90 to 100 | 2 |
San Francisco, CA research universities by readability 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 | 67% (2) | 0% (0) | 33% (1) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 San Francisco, CA research university sites by readability score
#1 in San Francisco, CA · U.S. education rank 1
California State University-East Bay
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability C
- Security C
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in San Francisco, CA · U.S. education rank 1
University of California-Berkeley
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#2 in San Francisco, CA · U.S. education rank 180
San Francisco State University
F 0 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability F
- Readability F
What each check means
- Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. Users struggle to understand your content.
Every education site with one problem
- Education websites that are hard to read: 1,110 of 2,535 fully scanned education sites (44%), with every site listed.
Research universities in San Francisco, CA by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
csueastbay.edu
California State University-East Bay U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
berkeley.edu
University of California-Berkeley U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University U.S. rank 180 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
About readability
Write content at a reading level most users can understand.
Why it's important
Plain language helps people understand services and procedures the first time, reducing calls, errors and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your content.
Guidance
What we use to grade readability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- Automated Readability Index (ARI)
- Flesch–Kincaid readability tests
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Plain Writing Act of 2010
Standards
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 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.