Minnesota college websites ranked by digital experience

Name: Project ScanGov Minnesota college websites ranked by digital experience
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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 40 public and 31 private college and university websites in Minnesota, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 71
Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Minnesota college and university sites. All education sites

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

B 87

Average overall score of 39 fully scanned Minnesota public college sites

3rd

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score

39 of 40

Minnesota public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades

B 85

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

How Minnesota overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 39 fully scanned Minnesota public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Minnesota average
All education average

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How Minnesota overall scores are distributed
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	6
80 to 89	20
90 to 100	13

Minnesota by overall grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Minnesota: 39 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

MinnesotaA (90 to 100): 33% (13 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 67% (26 sites)
All education sitesA (90 to 100): 25% (659 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 73% (1,965 sites)D to F (below 70): 2% (63 sites)

A (90 to 100)
B to C (70 to 89)
D to F (below 70)

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Minnesota by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Minnesota	33% (13)	67% (26)	0% (0)
All education sites	25% (659)	73% (1,965)	2% (63)

Minnesota average score by indicator, compared with all education sites

Average of the 39 fully scanned Minnesota public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.

Accessibility93All education: 91
Botability90All education: 89
Security87All education: 85
Usability72All education: 68
Readability62All education: 56

Minnesota
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Minnesota average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Indicator	Minnesota average	All education average
Accessibility	93	91
Botability	90	89
Security	87	85
Usability	72	68
Readability	62	56

Top 3 Minnesota public college sites by overall score

#1 in Minnesota · U.S. education rank 6

Ridgewater College

A 95 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability A

#2 in Minnesota · U.S. education rank 7

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office

A 94 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability A

#2 in Minnesota · U.S. education rank 7

Northland Community and Technical College

A 94 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability A

Most common failures by indicator

The check Minnesota public college sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.

28% (11 of 39 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.
41% (16 of 39 sites) fail this botability check: Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. More botability failures.
49% (19 of 39 sites) fail this security check: Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. More security failures.
92% (36 of 39 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
36% (14 of 39 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.

Minnesota public 4-year institutions by overall score

14 sites, 14 fully scanned, average overall score 87 (B). Part of the headline average.

Minnesota public 4-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	minnstate.edu Minnesota State Colleges and Universities System Office U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
1	d.umn.edu University of Minnesota-Duluth U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
1	twin-cities.umn.edu University of Minnesota-Twin Cities U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
2	bemidjistate.edu Bemidji State University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
2	metrostate.edu Metropolitan State University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
2	morris.umn.edu University of Minnesota-Morris U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	mnsu.edu Minnesota State University-Mankato U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
3	smsu.edu Southwest Minnesota State University U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
3	crk.umn.edu University of Minnesota-Crookston U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
3	r.umn.edu University of Minnesota-Rochester U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
4	fdltcc.edu Fond du Lac Tribal and Community College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
5	mnstate.edu Minnesota State University Moorhead U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade F	C
6	stcloudstate.edu Saint Cloud State University U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	C
7	winona.edu Winona State University U.S. rank 28	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C

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Minnesota public 2-year institutions by overall score

26 sites, 25 fully scanned, average overall score 87 (B). Part of the headline average.

Minnesota public 2-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	ridgewater.edu Ridgewater College U.S. rank 6	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	northlandcollege.edu Northland Community and Technical College U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	saintpaul.edu Saint Paul College U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
3	southcentral.edu South Central College U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
4	southeastmn.edu Minnesota State College Southeast U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	rctc.edu Rochester Community and Technical College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade -	A
5	minnesota.edu Minnesota State Community and Technical College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
6	minnesotanorth.edu Minnesota North College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
6	riverland.edu Riverland Community College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade -	B
7	lltc.edu Leech Lake Tribal College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
7	minneapolis.edu Minneapolis Community and Technical College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
7	normandale.edu Normandale Community College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade F	B
7	ntcmn.edu Northwest Technical College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
8	century.edu Century College U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
9	anokaramsey.edu Anoka-Ramsey Community College U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
9	clcmn.edu Central Lakes College-Brainerd U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
9	mnwest.edu Minnesota West Community and Technical College U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
10	inverhills.edu Inver Hills Community College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
11	sctcc.edu St Cloud Technical and Community College U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
12	nhcc.edu North Hennepin Community College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
12	pine.edu Pine Technical & Community College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
13	anokatech.edu Anoka Technical College U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
14	dctc.edu Dakota County Technical College U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
14	lsc.edu Lake Superior College U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
15	alextech.edu Alexandria Technical & Community College U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
	hennepintech.edu Hennepin Technical College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-

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Minnesota private nonprofit institutions by overall score

31 sites, 28 fully scanned, average overall score 89 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Minnesota private nonprofit institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	csp.edu Concordia University-Saint Paul U.S. rank 4	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade -	A
2	bethel.edu Bethel University U.S. rank 5	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
2	csbsju.edu College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University U.S. rank 5	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
3	augsburg.edu Augsburg University U.S. rank 6	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade -	A
3	css.edu The College of Saint Scholastica U.S. rank 6	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
3	stthomas.edu University of St Thomas U.S. rank 6	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
4	concordiacollege.edu Concordia College at Moorhead U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	macalester.edu Macalester College U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	northcentral.edu North Central University U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
4	wetcc.edu White Earth Tribal and Community College U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
5	college.mayo.edu Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
5	stkate.edu St Catherine University U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
6	gustavus.edu Gustavus Adolphus College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
7	carleton.edu Carleton College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
7	hazeldenbettyford.org Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
8	luthersem.edu Luther Seminary U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
9	mitchellhamline.edu Mitchell Hamline School of Law U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade F	B
10	bethanygu.edu Bethany Global University U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade -	B
11	hamline.edu Hamline University U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
11	nwhealth.edu Northwestern Health Sciences University U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
11	wp.stolaf.edu St Olaf College U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
12	bcsmn.edu Bethlehem College & Seminary U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
12	crown.edu Crown College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
13	dunwoody.edu Dunwoody College of Technology U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
13	smumn.edu Saint Mary's University of Minnesota U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
14	unitedseminary.edu United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
15	mlc-wels.edu Martin Luther College U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
16	mcad.edu Minneapolis College of Art and Design U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
	blc.edu Bethany Lutheran 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	-
	oakhills.edu Oak Hills Christian College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	unwsp.edu University of Northwestern-St Paul	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-

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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 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.