Ohio college websites: readability rankings

Readability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 47 public and 64 private college and university websites in Ohio, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 111
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Ohio college and university sites. All education sites

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

F 55

Average readability score of 34 fully scanned Ohio public college sites

20th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average readability score

34 of 47

Ohio public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 13, so they're listed without grades

F 56

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

How Ohio readability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 34 fully scanned Ohio public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Ohio average
  • All education average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 915
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 690
70 to 790
80 to 890
90 to 10018

Ohio by readability grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Ohio: 34 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. Ohio
  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)
Ohio53% (18)0% (0)44% (15)
All education sites53% (1,425)0% (0)41% (1,110)

Top 3 Ohio public college sites by readability score

#1 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 1

Bowling Green State University-Main Campus

A 100 readability

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

#1 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 1

Central Ohio Technical College

A 100 readability

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

#1 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 1

Central State University

A 100 readability

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

Most common readability failures among Ohio public college sites

Share of the 34 fully scanned Ohio 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. Reading level44%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Reading level44%15

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

Ohio public 4-year institutions by readability score

36 sites, 24 fully scanned, average readability score 52 (F). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 bgsu.edu
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cotc.edu
Central Ohio Technical College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 centralstate.edu
Central State University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cincinnatistate.edu
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 clarkstate.edu
Clark State College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cscc.edu
Columbus State Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 edisonohio.edu
Edison State Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mtc.edu
Marion Technical College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 neomed.edu
Northeast Ohio Medical University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 sinclair.edu
Sinclair Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 uakron.edu
University of Akron Main Campus U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wayne.uakron.edu
University of Akron Wayne College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
4 afit.edu
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management U.S. rank 244 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 csuohio.edu
Cleveland State University U.S. rank 124 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 rhodesstate.edu
James A. Rhodes State College U.S. rank 68 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 miamioh.edu
Miami University-Oxford U.S. rank 12 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 osu.edu
Ohio State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 206 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 shawnee.edu
Shawnee State University U.S. rank 68 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 ucblueash.edu
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College U.S. rank 20 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 ucclermont.edu
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College U.S. rank 40 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 lake.wright.edu
Wright State University-Lake Campus U.S. rank 166 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 wright.edu
Wright State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 178 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 ysu.edu
Youngstown State University U.S. rank 200 		0 of 1 checks pass F
firelands.bgsu.edu
Bowling Green State University-Firelands 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994 -
kent.edu
Kent State University at Kent 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
lorainccc.edu
Lorain County Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
ncstatecollege.edu
North Central State College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
lima.osu.edu
Ohio State University-Lima Campus 		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 -
mansfield.osu.edu
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus 		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 -
osumarion.osu.edu
Ohio State University-Marion Campus 		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 -
newark.osu.edu
Ohio State University-Newark Campus 		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 -
3 ohio.edu
Ohio University-Main Campus U.S. rank 195 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
uc.edu
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 		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 -
utoledo.edu
University of Toledo 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
wsco.edu
Washington State College of Ohio 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994 -
zanestate.edu
Zane State College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -

Ohio public 2-year institutions by readability score

11 sites, 10 fully scanned, average readability score 60 (D). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 tri-c.edu
Cuyahoga Community College District U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 egcc.edu
Eastern Gateway Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 hocking.edu
Hocking College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 owens.edu
Owens Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 sscc.edu
Southern State Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 terra.edu
Terra State Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
2 lakelandcc.edu
Lakeland Community College U.S. rank 248 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 northweststate.edu
Northwest State Community College U.S. rank 62 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 ati.osu.edu
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 efaculty.starkstate.edu
Stark State College U.S. rank 228 		0 of 1 checks pass F
belmontcollege.edu
Belmont 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 -

Ohio private nonprofit institutions by readability score

64 sites, 55 fully scanned, average readability score 57 (F). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 antioch.edu
Antioch University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 artacademy.edu
Art Academy of Cincinnati U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 athenaeum.edu
Athenaeum of Ohio U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 aultmancollege.edu
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 capital.edu
Capital University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ccms.edu
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 defiance.edu
Defiance College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 denison.edu
Denison University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 jcu.edu
John Carroll University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lec.edu
Lake Erie College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 marietta.edu
Marietta College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mercycollege.edu
Mercy College of Ohio U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 msj.edu
Mount St. Joseph University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mvnu.edu
Mount Vernon Nazarene University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 muskingum.edu
Muskingum University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 oberlin.edu
Oberlin College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ohiodominican.edu
Ohio Dominican University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 owu.edu
Ohio Wesleyan University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wooster.edu
The College of Wooster U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 tiffin.edu
Tiffin University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 udayton.edu
University of Dayton U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mountunion.edu
University of Mount Union U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 unoh.edu
University of Northwestern Ohio U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 rio.edu
University of Rio Grande U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ursuline.edu
Ursuline College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 valorcollege.edu
Valor Christian College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 walsh.edu
Walsh University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 winebrenner.edu
Winebrenner Theological Seminary U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 xavier.edu
Xavier University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
5 antiochcollege.edu
Antioch College U.S. rank 184 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 ashland.edu
Ashland University U.S. rank 162 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 bluffton.edu
Bluffton University U.S. rank 120 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 case.edu
Case Western Reserve University U.S. rank 40 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 cedarville.edu
Cedarville University U.S. rank 72 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 cim.edu
Cleveland Institute of Music U.S. rank 130 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 ccad.edu
Columbus College of Art & Design U.S. rank 48 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 franciscan.edu
Franciscan University of Steubenville U.S. rank 160 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 franklin.edu
Franklin University U.S. rank 236 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 heidelberg.edu
Heidelberg University U.S. rank 162 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 kenyon.edu
Kenyon College U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 lourdes.edu
Lourdes University U.S. rank 232 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 mtso.edu
Methodist Theological School in Ohio U.S. rank 186 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 onu.edu
Ohio Northern University U.S. rank 156 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 otterbein.edu
Otterbein University U.S. rank 42 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 payneseminary.edu
Payne Theological Seminary U.S. rank 172 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 pcj.edu
Pontifical College Josephinum U.S. rank 184 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 rosedale.edu
Rosedale Bible College U.S. rank 126 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 findlay.edu
The University of Findlay U.S. rank 46 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 united.edu
United Theological Seminary U.S. rank 168 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 wilmington.edu
Wilmington College U.S. rank 88 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 wittenberg.edu
Wittenberg University U.S. rank 126 		0 of 1 checks pass F
awc.edu
Allegheny Wesleyan College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
2 bw.edu
Baldwin Wallace University U.S. rank 39 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
cia.edu
Cleveland Institute of Art 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
4 gbs.edu
Gods Bible School and College U.S. rank 119 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
gscollege.edu
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
hiram.edu
Hiram 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 -
kc.edu
Kettering College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
6 mccn.edu
Mount Carmel College of Nursing U.S. rank 243 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
ohiochristian.edu
Ohio Christian University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
6 oiah.edu
Ohio Institute of Allied Health U.S. rank 239 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
thechristcollege.edu
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
tsbc.edu
Tri-State Bible 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 -
wilberforce.edu
Wilberforce University 		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 10/2/2026 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 13 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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