Ohio college websites: usability rankings

Usability 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.

D 60

Average usability score of 34 fully scanned Ohio public college sites

15th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average usability score

34 of 47

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

D 68

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

How Ohio usability 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 90
10 to 190
20 to 291
30 to 394
40 to 494
50 to 597
60 to 693
70 to 798
80 to 896
90 to 1001

Ohio by usability 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)
Ohio3% (1)41% (14)56% (19)
All education sites11% (289)42% (1,124)47% (1,274)

Top 3 Ohio public college sites by usability score

#1 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 2

Miami University-Oxford

A 93 usability

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

#2 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 4

University of Akron Wayne College

B 87 usability

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

#3 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 9

Hocking College

B 81 usability

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

Most common usability 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. Open Graph image alt94%
  2. Open Graph description65%
  3. Open Graph image65%
  4. Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)59%
  5. Open Graph site name56%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Open Graph image alt94%32
Open Graph description65%22
Open Graph image65%22
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)59%20
Open Graph site name56%19

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.
  • Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.
  • Open Graph image. The page has a preview image for social media cards. Shared links have no image on social media.
  • Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). The page's main content loads within 2.5 seconds. Users wait too long and leave your page.
  • 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

Ohio public 4-year institutions by usability score

36 sites, 24 fully scanned, average usability score 63 (D). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 miamioh.edu
Miami University-Oxford U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 wayne.uakron.edu
University of Akron Wayne College U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 neomed.edu
Northeast Ohio Medical University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
4 cotc.edu
Central Ohio Technical College U.S. rank 10 		12 of 15 checks pass B
4 cincinnatistate.edu
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College U.S. rank 10 		12 of 15 checks pass B
4 rhodesstate.edu
James A. Rhodes State College U.S. rank 10 		12 of 15 checks pass B
5 shawnee.edu
Shawnee State University U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
6 bgsu.edu
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
6 clarkstate.edu
Clark State College U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
6 cscc.edu
Columbus State Community College U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
6 edisonohio.edu
Edison State Community College U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
6 uakron.edu
University of Akron Main Campus U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
6 ucblueash.edu
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
6 ucclermont.edu
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
7 csuohio.edu
Cleveland State University U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
7 ohio.edu
Ohio University-Main Campus U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
8 mtc.edu
Marion Technical College U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
8 ysu.edu
Youngstown State University U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
9 lake.wright.edu
Wright State University-Lake Campus U.S. rank 27 		7 of 16 checks pass F
10 centralstate.edu
Central State University U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
11 osu.edu
Ohio State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 33 		5 of 15 checks pass F
11 wright.edu
Wright State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 33 		5 of 15 checks pass F
12 sinclair.edu
Sinclair Community College U.S. rank 34 		5 of 16 checks pass F
13 afit.edu
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management U.S. rank 35 		4 of 14 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 -
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 usability score

11 sites, 10 fully scanned, average usability score 55 (F). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 hocking.edu
Hocking College U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
2 ati.osu.edu
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
3 northweststate.edu
Northwest State Community College U.S. rank 20 		10 of 16 checks pass D
3 owens.edu
Owens Community College U.S. rank 20 		10 of 16 checks pass D
4 sscc.edu
Southern State Community College U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
5 tri-c.edu
Cuyahoga Community College District U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
5 terra.edu
Terra State Community College U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
6 egcc.edu
Eastern Gateway Community College U.S. rank 26 		7 of 15 checks pass F
7 lakelandcc.edu
Lakeland Community College U.S. rank 27 		7 of 16 checks pass F
8 efaculty.starkstate.edu
Stark State College U.S. rank 34 		5 of 16 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 usability score

64 sites, 55 fully scanned, average usability score 70 (C). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 mercycollege.edu
Mercy College of Ohio U.S. rank 1 		16 of 16 checks pass A
1 msj.edu
Mount St. Joseph University U.S. rank 1 		15 of 15 checks pass A
2 artacademy.edu
Art Academy of Cincinnati U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 capital.edu
Capital University U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 lec.edu
Lake Erie College U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 xavier.edu
Xavier University U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
3 aultmancollege.edu
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 bluffton.edu
Bluffton University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 gbs.edu
Gods Bible School and College U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 mvnu.edu
Mount Vernon Nazarene University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 findlay.edu
The University of Findlay U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 tiffin.edu
Tiffin University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 rio.edu
University of Rio Grande U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 ursuline.edu
Ursuline College U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 wilmington.edu
Wilmington College U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 athenaeum.edu
Athenaeum of Ohio U.S. rank 8 		10 of 12 checks pass B
5 cedarville.edu
Cedarville University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
5 ccad.edu
Columbus College of Art & Design U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
5 denison.edu
Denison University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
5 jcu.edu
John Carroll University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
5 marietta.edu
Marietta College U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
5 muskingum.edu
Muskingum University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
5 otterbein.edu
Otterbein University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
5 winebrenner.edu
Winebrenner Theological Seminary U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 antiochcollege.edu
Antioch College U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
6 bw.edu
Baldwin Wallace University U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
6 case.edu
Case Western Reserve University U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
6 cim.edu
Cleveland Institute of Music U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
6 defiance.edu
Defiance College U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
6 kenyon.edu
Kenyon College U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
6 rosedale.edu
Rosedale Bible College U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
6 wooster.edu
The College of Wooster U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
7 pcj.edu
Pontifical College Josephinum U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
8 antioch.edu
Antioch University U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
8 franciscan.edu
Franciscan University of Steubenville U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
8 payneseminary.edu
Payne Theological Seminary U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
9 oberlin.edu
Oberlin College U.S. rank 20 		10 of 16 checks pass D
9 owu.edu
Ohio Wesleyan University U.S. rank 20 		10 of 16 checks pass D
10 heidelberg.edu
Heidelberg University U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
10 onu.edu
Ohio Northern University U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
10 mountunion.edu
University of Mount Union U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
11 unoh.edu
University of Northwestern Ohio U.S. rank 24 		8 of 15 checks pass F
11 valorcollege.edu
Valor Christian College U.S. rank 24 		8 of 15 checks pass F
12 ashland.edu
Ashland University U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
12 mtso.edu
Methodist Theological School in Ohio U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
12 ohiodominican.edu
Ohio Dominican University U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
12 wittenberg.edu
Wittenberg University U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
13 ccms.edu
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science U.S. rank 27 		7 of 16 checks pass F
13 franklin.edu
Franklin University U.S. rank 27 		7 of 16 checks pass F
13 united.edu
United Theological Seminary U.S. rank 27 		7 of 16 checks pass F
13 walsh.edu
Walsh University U.S. rank 27 		7 of 16 checks pass F
14 mccn.edu
Mount Carmel College of Nursing U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
15 lourdes.edu
Lourdes University U.S. rank 34 		5 of 16 checks pass F
15 udayton.edu
University of Dayton U.S. rank 34 		5 of 16 checks pass F
16 oiah.edu
Ohio Institute of Allied Health U.S. rank 37 		4 of 16 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 -
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 -
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 -
ohiochristian.edu
Ohio Christian University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
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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