Pennsylvania college websites: readability rankings

Readability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 56 public and 100 private college and university websites in Pennsylvania, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 156
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Pennsylvania college and university sites. All education sites

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

F 50

Average readability score of 51 fully scanned Pennsylvania public college sites

22nd

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average readability score

51 of 56

Pennsylvania public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades

F 56

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

How Pennsylvania readability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 51 fully scanned Pennsylvania public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Pennsylvania average
  • All education average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 919
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 10019

Pennsylvania by readability grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Pennsylvania: 51 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. Pennsylvania
  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)
Pennsylvania37% (19)0% (0)37% (19)
All education sites53% (1,425)0% (0)41% (1,110)

Top 3 Pennsylvania public college sites by readability score

#1 in Pennsylvania · U.S. education rank 1

Butler County Community College

A 100 readability

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

#1 in Pennsylvania · U.S. education rank 1

Cheyney University of Pennsylvania

A 100 readability

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

#1 in Pennsylvania · U.S. education rank 1

Community College of Allegheny County

A 100 readability

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

Most common readability failures among Pennsylvania public college sites

Share of the 51 fully scanned Pennsylvania 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 level37%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Reading level37%19

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

Pennsylvania public 4-year institutions by readability score

38 sites, 35 fully scanned, average readability score 45 (F). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 cheyney.edu
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 esu.edu
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 kutztown.edu
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 berks.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 scranton.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wilkesbarre.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 worldcampus.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 pennwest.edu
Pennsylvania Western University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 temple.edu
Temple University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 upb.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
7 lincoln.edu
Lincoln University U.S. rank 112 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 millersville.edu
Millersville University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 48 		0 of 1 checks pass F
7 psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
7 brandywine.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine U.S. rank 58 		0 of 1 checks pass F
3 greaterallegheny.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny U.S. rank 42 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 harrisburg.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg U.S. rank 56 		0 of 1 checks pass F
7 schuylkill.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
7 ship.edu
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 68 		0 of 1 checks pass F
5 sru.edu
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 56 		0 of 1 checks pass F
7 greensburg.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg U.S. rank 184 		0 of 1 checks pass F
7 pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus U.S. rank 112 		0 of 1 checks pass F
7 wcupa.edu
West Chester University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 156 		0 of 1 checks pass F
commonwealthu.edu
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania 		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 -
iup.edu
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-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 -
pct.edu
Pennsylvania College of Technology 		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 -
2 abington.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington U.S. rank 41 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
2 altoona.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona U.S. rank 27 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
4 beaver.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver U.S. rank 49 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
2 dubois.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois U.S. rank 29 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
2 behrend.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College U.S. rank 27 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
2 fayette.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly U.S. rank 13 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
6 greatvalley.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley U.S. rank 57 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
2 hazleton.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton U.S. rank 21 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
2 lehighvalley.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley U.S. rank 31 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
4 montalto.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto U.S. rank 49 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
2 newkensington.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington U.S. rank 21 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
2 shenango.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango U.S. rank 13 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
4 york.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York U.S. rank 49 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -

Pennsylvania public 2-year institutions by readability score

18 sites, 16 fully scanned, average readability score 56 (F). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 bc3.edu
Butler County Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ccac.edu
Community College of Allegheny County U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 hacc.edu
Harrisburg Area Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lccc.edu
Lehigh Carbon Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 luzerne.edu
Luzerne County Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mc3.edu
Montgomery County Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 northampton.edu
Northampton County Area Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 titusville.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 westmoreland.edu
Westmoreland County Community College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
2 bucks.edu
Bucks County Community College U.S. rank 198 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 cpi.edu
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 ccbc.edu
Community College of Beaver County U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 dccc.edu
Delaware County Community College U.S. rank 96 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 lancasterctc.edu
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center U.S. rank 16 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 pennhighlands.edu
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College U.S. rank 156 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 stevenscollege.edu
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology U.S. rank 32 		0 of 1 checks pass F
ccp.edu
Community College of Philadelphia 		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 -
racc.edu
Reading Area Community 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 -

Pennsylvania private nonprofit institutions by readability score

100 sites, 90 fully scanned, average readability score 51 (F). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 arcadia.edu
Arcadia University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 aspiracitycollege.edu
ASPIRA City College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 brynathyn.edu
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 brynmawr.edu
Bryn Mawr College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 bcs.edu
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 cairn.edu
Cairn University-Langhorne U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 carlow.edu
Carlow University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 chatham.edu
Chatham University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 chc.edu
Chestnut Hill College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 desales.edu
DeSales University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 etown.edu
Elizabethtown College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 gettysburg.edu
Gettysburg College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 gcc.edu
Grove City College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 gmercyu.edu
Gwynedd Mercy University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 harcum.edu
Harcum College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 harrisburgu.edu
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 holyfamily.edu
Holy Family University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 johnson.edu
Johnson College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 keystone.edu
Keystone College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 kings.edu
King's College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 laroche.edu
La Roche University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lasalle.edu
La Salle University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lecom.edu
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lbc.edu
Lancaster Bible College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 lycoming.edu
Lycoming College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 manor.edu
Manor College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 marywood.edu
Marywood University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 mercyhurst.edu
Mercyhurst University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 messiah.edu
Messiah University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 moore.edu
Moore College of Art and Design U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 muhlenberg.edu
Muhlenberg College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 neumann.edu
Neumann University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 orleanstech.edu
Orleans Technical College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 pims.edu
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 pts.edu
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 rmu.edu
Robert Morris University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 rosedaletech.edu
Rosedale Technical College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 sju.edu
Saint Joseph's University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 swarthmore.edu
Swarthmore College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 upenn.edu
University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 scranton.edu
University of Scranton U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wts.edu
Westminster Theological Seminary U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wilkes.edu
Wilkes University U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wilson.edu
Wilson College U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ycp.edu
York College of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 1 		1 of 1 checks pass A
4 albright.edu
Albright College U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 alvernia.edu
Alvernia University U.S. rank 172 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 theamericancollege.edu
American College of Financial Services U.S. rank 116 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 bucknell.edu
Bucknell University U.S. rank 34 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon University U.S. rank 176 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 cedarcrest.edu
Cedar Crest College U.S. rank 60 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 curtis.edu
Curtis Institute of Music U.S. rank 54 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 dickinson.edu
Dickinson College U.S. rank 190 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 drexel.edu
Drexel University U.S. rank 136 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 duq.edu
Duquesne University U.S. rank 72 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 eastern.edu
Eastern University U.S. rank 236 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 fandm.edu
Franklin and Marshall College U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 geneva.edu
Geneva College U.S. rank 126 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 gratz.edu
Gratz College U.S. rank 100 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 iirp.edu
International Institute for Restorative Practices U.S. rank 18 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 lafayette.edu
Lafayette College U.S. rank 142 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 lvc.edu
Lebanon Valley College U.S. rank 18 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 www2.lehigh.edu
Lehigh University U.S. rank 76 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 misericordia.edu
Misericordia University U.S. rank 76 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 missio.edu
Missio Theological Seminary U.S. rank 90 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 moravian.edu
Moravian University U.S. rank 154 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 pafa.org
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts U.S. rank 74 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 pcad.edu
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design U.S. rank 118 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 pcom.edu
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 16 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 pointpark.edu
Point Park University U.S. rank 24 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 rrc.edu
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College U.S. rank 68 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 rosemont.edu
Rosemont College U.S. rank 178 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 scs.edu
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook U.S. rank 224 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 francis.edu
Saint Francis University U.S. rank 212 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 stvincent.edu
Saint Vincent College U.S. rank 86 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 salus.edu
Salus University U.S. rank 226 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 setonhill.edu
Seton Hill University U.S. rank 16 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 thiel.edu
Thiel College U.S. rank 190 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 jefferson.edu
Thomas Jefferson University U.S. rank 104 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 tas.edu
Trinity Anglican Seminary U.S. rank 76 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 unitedlutheranseminary.edu
United Lutheran Seminary U.S. rank 184 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 valleyforge.edu
University of Valley Forge U.S. rank 184 		0 of 1 checks pass F
2 ursinus.edu
Ursinus College U.S. rank 18 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 vfmac.edu
Valley Forge Military College U.S. rank 96 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 waynesburg.edu
Waynesburg University U.S. rank 86 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 westminster.edu
Westminster College U.S. rank 172 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 widener.edu
Widener University U.S. rank 126 		0 of 1 checks pass F
4 woninstitute.edu
Won Institute of Graduate Studies U.S. rank 164 		0 of 1 checks pass F
delval.edu
Delaware Valley University 		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 -
gannon.edu
Gannon University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
haverford.edu
Haverford 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 -
3 lackawanna.edu
Lackawanna College U.S. rank 23 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
mtaloy.edu
Mount Aloysius College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
pit.edu
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
pia.edu
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
saintvincentseminary.edu
Saint Vincent Seminary 		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 -
susqu.edu
Susquehanna University 		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 -
5 meterware.com
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia U.S. rank 251 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
williamson.edu
Williamson College of the Trades 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
yeshivabethmoshe.com
Yeshivath Beth Moshe 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -

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. We could not fully scan 5 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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