Showing Alabama research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Alabama, public and private together.
B 81
Average overall score of 5 fully scanned Alabama research university sites
8th
of 17 states, ranked by average overall score
5 of 5
Alabama research university sites fully scanned
B 85
Average overall score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Alabama overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 5 fully scanned Alabama research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 5 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Alabama average
- All education average
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| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 0 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 2 |
| 90 to 100 | 1 |
Alabama research universities by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Alabama research universities: 5 sites. All education: 2687 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
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| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 20% (1) | 80% (4) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
Alabama average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 5 fully scanned Alabama research university sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- Alabama
- All education
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| Indicator | Alabama average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 92 | 91 |
| Botability | 79 | 89 |
| Security | 86 | 85 |
| Usability | 60 | 68 |
| Readability | 60 | 56 |
Top 3 Alabama research university sites by overall score
#1 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 9
Auburn University
A 92 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
#2 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 17
The University of Alabama
B 84 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability F
#3 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 21
University of South Alabama
B 80 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
Most common failures by indicator
The check Alabama research university sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 60% (3 of 5 sites) fail this accessibility check: Links have a discernible name. Links have unique, descriptive text so users know where they go. More accessibility failures.
- 60% (3 of 5 sites) fail this botability check: Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. More botability failures.
- 60% (3 of 5 sites) fail this security check: X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. More security failures.
- 100% (5 of 5 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
- 40% (2 of 5 sites) fail this readability check: Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. More readability failures.
Research universities in Alabama by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
auburn.edu
Auburn University U.S. rank 9 |
|
A |
| 2 |
ua.edu
The University of Alabama U.S. rank 17 |
|
B |
| 3 |
southalabama.edu
University of South Alabama U.S. rank 21 |
|
B |
| 4 |
uah.edu
University of Alabama in Huntsville U.S. rank 23 |
|
C |
| 5 |
uab.edu
University of Alabama at Birmingham U.S. rank 29 |
|
C |
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 10/28/2026 and 11/1/2026. 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.