Michigan college websites: botability rankings

Botability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 46 public and 35 private college and university websites in Michigan, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 81
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Michigan college and university sites. All education sites

Public colleges and universities in Michigan are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.

A 91

Average botability score of 41 fully scanned Michigan public college sites

5th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average botability score

41 of 46

Michigan public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades

B 89

Average botability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites

How Michigan botability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 41 fully scanned Michigan public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Michigan average
  • All education average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 690
70 to 794
80 to 897
90 to 10030

Michigan by botability grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Michigan: 41 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. Michigan
  2. All education sites
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
Michigan73% (30)27% (11)0% (0)
All education sites71% (1,899)25% (660)5% (128)

Top 3 Michigan public college sites by botability score

#1 in Michigan · U.S. education rank 1

Alpena Community College

A 100 botability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security B
  • Usability F
  • Readability A

#1 in Michigan · U.S. education rank 1

Central Michigan University

A 100 botability

  • Accessibility B
  • Botability A
  • Security A
  • Usability D
  • Readability A

#1 in Michigan · U.S. education rank 1

Delta College

A 100 botability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security A
  • Usability B
  • Readability A

Most common botability failures among Michigan public college sites

Share of the 41 fully scanned Michigan public college sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to the sites failing it, or to its standard when we have no list yet.

  1. Link text37%
  2. Sitemap in robots.txt27%
  3. Sitemap status10%
  4. Sitemap XML10%
  5. Canonical2%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Link text37%15
Sitemap in robots.txt27%11
Sitemap status10%4
Sitemap XML10%4
Canonical2%1

What each check means

  • Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. Users cannot tell where links go.
  • Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.
  • Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. Search engines cannot find all your pages.
  • Sitemap XML. The sitemap file uses the required XML format. Search engines cannot read your sitemap.
  • Canonical. Each page declares a preferred URL so search engines show the right link. Search rankings split across duplicate pages.

Every education site with one problem

Michigan public 4-year institutions by botability score

21 sites, 17 fully scanned, average botability score 94 (A). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 alpenacc.edu
Alpena Community College U.S. rank 1 		9 of 9 checks pass A
1 cmich.edu
Central Michigan University U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 gvsu.edu
Grand Valley State University U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 lssu.edu
Lake Superior State University U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 mtu.edu
Michigan Technological University U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 oakland.edu
Oakland University U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 svsu.edu
Saginaw Valley State University U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 schoolcraft.edu
Schoolcraft Community College District U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 wayne.edu
Wayne State University U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
2 bmcc.edu
Bay Mills Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 jccmi.edu
Jackson College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 msu.edu
Michigan State University U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 nmu.edu
Northern Michigan University U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 nmc.edu
Northwestern Michigan College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 wmich.edu
Western Michigan University U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
3 ferris.edu
Ferris State University U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 hfcc.edu
Henry Ford College U.S. rank 11 		8 of 11 checks pass C
emich.edu
Eastern Michigan University 		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 -
umich.edu
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 		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 -
umdearborn.edu
University of Michigan-Dearborn 		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 -
umflint.edu
University of Michigan-Flint 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -

Michigan public 2-year institutions by botability score

25 sites, 24 fully scanned, average botability score 89 (B). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 delta.edu
Delta College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 kirtland.edu
Kirtland Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 lcc.edu
Lansing Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 montcalm.edu
Montcalm Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 muskegoncc.edu
Muskegon Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 oaklandcc.edu
Oakland Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 sagchip.edu
Saginaw Chippewa Tribal College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 sc4.edu
St Clair County Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 wccnet.edu
Washtenaw Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
2 baycollege.edu
Bay de Noc Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 glenoaks.edu
Glen Oaks Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 grcc.edu
Grand Rapids Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 kbocc.edu
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 macomb.edu
Macomb Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 mcc.edu
Mott Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
3 gogebic.edu
Gogebic Community College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
3 kellogg.edu
Kellogg Community College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
3 lakemichigancollege.edu
Lake Michigan College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
3 midmich.edu
Mid Michigan College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
3 monroeccc.edu
Monroe County Community College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
3 ncmich.edu
North Central Michigan College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 wcccd.edu
Wayne County Community College District U.S. rank 9 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 kvcc.edu
Kalamazoo Valley Community College U.S. rank 11 		8 of 11 checks pass C
5 swmich.edu
Southwestern Michigan College U.S. rank 11 		8 of 11 checks pass C
westshore.edu
West Shore Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -

Michigan private nonprofit institutions by botability score

35 sites, 31 fully scanned, average botability score 90 (A). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 adrian.edu
Adrian College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 calvinseminary.edu
Calvin Theological Seminary U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 cuaa.edu
Concordia University Ann Arbor U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 cornerstone.edu
Cornerstone University U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 glcc.edu
Great Lakes Christian College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 hope.edu
Hope College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 kzoo.edu
Kalamazoo College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 shms.edu
Sacred Heart Major Seminary U.S. rank 1 		9 of 9 checks pass A
1 cooley.edu
Thomas M Cooley Law School U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
2 alma.edu
Alma College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 andrews.edu
Andrews University U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 aquinas.edu
Aquinas College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 baker.edu
Baker College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 ccsdetroit.edu
College for Creative Studies U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 cranbrookart.edu
Cranbrook Academy of Art U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 davenport.edu
Davenport University U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 etseminary.edu
Ecumenical Theological Seminary U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 kettering.edu
Kettering University U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 kuyper.edu
Kuyper College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 madonna.edu
Madonna University U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 rcu.edu
Rochester University U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 udmercy.edu
University of Detroit Mercy U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 walshcollege.edu
Walsh College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 wmed.edu
Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 westernsem.edu
Western Theological Seminary U.S. rank 2 		9 of 10 checks pass A
3 cleary.edu
Cleary University U.S. rank 3 		8 of 9 checks pass B
4 albion.edu
Albion College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 hillsdale.edu
Hillsdale College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 msp.edu
Michigan School of Psychology U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
5 calvin.edu
Calvin University U.S. rank 11 		8 of 11 checks pass C
6 sienaheights.edu
Siena Heights University U.S. rank 19 		6 of 11 checks pass F
gracechristian.edu
Grace Christian University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
ltu.edu
Lawrence Technological University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asks crawlers to wait longer than we can. Status 997 -
northwood.edu
Northwood University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
uolivet.edu
The University of Olivet 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -

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 10/27/2026 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.

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