Showing Montana college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Montana are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
D 64
Average readability score of 16 fully scanned Montana public college sites
13th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average readability score
16 of 16
Montana public college sites fully scanned
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Montana readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 16 fully scanned Montana public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 14 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Montana average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 5 |
| 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 | 9 |
Montana by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Montana: 16 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 56% (9) | 0% (0) | 31% (5) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Montana public college sites by readability score
#1 in Montana · U.S. education rank 1
Aaniiih Nakoda College
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in Montana · U.S. education rank 1
Chief Dull Knife College
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability A
#1 in Montana · U.S. education rank 1
Dawson Community College
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability A
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.
Montana public 4-year institutions by readability score
9 sites, 9 fully scanned, average readability score 56 (F). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ancollege.edu
Aaniiih Nakoda College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
montana.edu
Montana State University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
msubillings.edu
Montana State University Billings U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
msun.edu
Montana State University-Northern U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
skc.edu
Salish Kootenai College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
mtech.edu
Montana Technological University U.S. rank 178 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
stonechild.edu
Stone Child College U.S. rank 112 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
umt.edu
The University of Montana U.S. rank 74 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
umwestern.edu
The University of Montana-Western U.S. rank 26 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
Montana public 2-year institutions by readability score
7 sites, 7 fully scanned, average readability score 80 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
cdkc.edu
Chief Dull Knife College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
dawson.edu
Dawson Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
fvcc.edu
Flathead Valley Community College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
gfcmsu.edu
Great Falls College Montana State University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
fpcc.edu
Fort Peck Community College U.S. rank 144 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
helenacollege.edu
Helena College University of Montana U.S. rank 229 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
| 3 |
milescc.edu
Miles Community College U.S. rank 223 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
Montana private nonprofit institutions by readability score
4 sites, 4 fully scanned. Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
carroll.edu
Carroll College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
rocky.edu
Rocky Mountain College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
montanabiblecollege.edu
Montana Bible College U.S. rank 60 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
uprovidence.edu
University of Providence U.S. rank 76 |
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 10/25/2026 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. 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.