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.
F 57
Average usability score of 16 fully scanned Montana public college sites
17th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average usability score
16 of 16
Montana public college sites fully scanned
D 68
Average usability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Montana usability 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 16 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Montana average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 0 |
| 10 to 19 | 0 |
| 20 to 29 | 1 |
| 30 to 39 | 2 |
| 40 to 49 | 1 |
| 50 to 59 | 4 |
| 60 to 69 | 4 |
| 70 to 79 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 2 |
| 90 to 100 | 0 |
Montana by usability 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 | 0% (0) | 25% (4) | 75% (12) |
| All education sites | 11% (289) | 42% (1,124) | 47% (1,274) |
Top 3 Montana public college sites by usability score
#1 in Montana · U.S. education rank 9
Flathead Valley Community College
B 81 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
#2 in Montana · U.S. education rank 10
The University of Montana-Western
B 80 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
#3 in Montana · U.S. education rank 14
Aaniiih Nakoda College
C 73 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
What each check means
- Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. Screen readers cannot describe shared images.
- First Contentful Paint (FCP). The page starts displaying content within 1.8 seconds. Users see blank screen and think site is broken.
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). The page's main content loads within 2.5 seconds. Users wait too long and leave your page.
- Open Graph image. The page has a preview image for social media cards. Shared links have no image on social media.
- Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. Site name missing in social media shares.
Every education site with one problem
- Education websites missing Open Graph tags: 1,859 of 2,687 fully scanned education sites (69%), with every site listed.
Montana public 4-year institutions by usability score
9 sites, 9 fully scanned, average usability score 57 (F). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
umwestern.edu
The University of Montana-Western U.S. rank 10 |
12 of 15 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
ancollege.edu
Aaniiih Nakoda College U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 2 |
skc.edu
Salish Kootenai College U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
umt.edu
The University of Montana U.S. rank 18 |
10 of 15 checks pass | D |
| 4 |
stonechild.edu
Stone Child College U.S. rank 21 |
9 of 15 checks pass | D |
| 5 |
msubillings.edu
Montana State University Billings U.S. rank 25 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
mtech.edu
Montana Technological University U.S. rank 25 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 6 |
montana.edu
Montana State University U.S. rank 33 |
5 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
msun.edu
Montana State University-Northern U.S. rank 36 |
4 of 15 checks pass | F |
Montana public 2-year institutions by usability score
7 sites, 7 fully scanned, average usability score 57 (F). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
fvcc.edu
Flathead Valley Community College U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
cdkc.edu
Chief Dull Knife College U.S. rank 17 |
11 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 2 |
dawson.edu
Dawson Community College U.S. rank 17 |
11 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 3 |
fpcc.edu
Fort Peck Community College U.S. rank 25 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 3 |
gfcmsu.edu
Great Falls College Montana State University U.S. rank 25 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
helenacollege.edu
Helena College University of Montana U.S. rank 26 |
7 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 5 |
milescc.edu
Miles Community College U.S. rank 33 |
5 of 15 checks pass | F |
Montana private nonprofit institutions by usability score
4 sites, 4 fully scanned. Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
uprovidence.edu
University of Providence U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
carroll.edu
Carroll College U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
rocky.edu
Rocky Mountain College U.S. rank 9 |
13 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
montanabiblecollege.edu
Montana Bible College U.S. rank 11 |
11 of 14 checks pass | C |
About usability
Optimize content structure so users quickly find what they need.
Why it's important
Well-written pages help people understand laws, services, and procedures without confusion, reducing calls and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your information.
Guidance
What we use to grade usability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Google Search Central
- Web Vitals / Core Web Vitals
- Open Graph
Standards
- Page title
- Page description
- Viewport meta tag
- www resolution
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- First Contentful Paint (FCP)
- Interaction to Next Paint (INP)
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Time to First Byte (TTFB)
- Open Graph site name
- Open Graph type
- Open Graph title
- Open Graph description
- Open Graph URL
- Open Graph image
- Open Graph image alt
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.