Showing California research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in California, public and private together.
B 86
Average overall score of 22 fully scanned California research university sites
4th
of 17 states, ranked by average overall score
22 of 25
California research university sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 3, so they're listed without grades
B 85
Average overall score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How California overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 22 fully scanned California research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 22 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- California average
- All education average
View the data table
| 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 | 14 |
| 90 to 100 | 6 |
California research universities by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. California research universities: 22 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 27% (6) | 73% (16) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
California average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 22 fully scanned California research university sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- California
- All education
View the data table
| Indicator | California average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 95 | 91 |
| Botability | 88 | 89 |
| Security | 87 | 85 |
| Usability | 68 | 68 |
| Readability | 52 | 56 |
Top 3 California research university sites by overall score
#1 in California · U.S. education rank 4
Stanford University
A 97 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability A
- Readability F
#2 in California · U.S. education rank 5
Loyola Marymount University
A 96 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability A
#3 in California · U.S. education rank 7
University of Southern California
A 94 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability A
- Readability F
Most common failures by indicator
The check California research university sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 18% (4 of 22 sites) fail this accessibility check: Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names. A button or link's visible label matches what screen readers announce. More accessibility failures.
- 45% (10 of 22 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
- 59% (13 of 22 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.
- 86% (19 of 22 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
- 45% (10 of 22 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 California by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
stanford.edu
Stanford University U.S. rank 4 |
|
A |
| 2 |
lmu.edu
Loyola Marymount University U.S. rank 5 |
|
A |
| 3 |
usc.edu
University of Southern California U.S. rank 7 |
|
A |
| 4 |
uci.edu
University of California-Irvine U.S. rank 9 |
|
A |
| 5 |
caltech.edu
California Institute of Technology U.S. rank 10 |
|
A |
| 6 |
berkeley.edu
University of California-Berkeley U.S. rank 11 |
|
A |
| 7 |
apu.edu
Azusa Pacific University U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 7 |
fresnostate.edu
California State University-Fresno U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 7 |
sandiego.edu
University of San Diego U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 8 |
chapman.edu
Chapman University U.S. rank 15 |
|
B |
| 8 |
sdsu.edu
San Diego State University U.S. rank 15 |
|
B |
| 9 |
csulb.edu
California State University-Long Beach U.S. rank 16 |
|
B |
| 9 |
cgu.edu
Claremont Graduate University U.S. rank 16 |
|
B |
| 9 |
ucdavis.edu
University of California-Davis U.S. rank 16 |
|
B |
| 10 |
ucla.edu
University of California-Los Angeles U.S. rank 17 |
|
B |
| 10 |
ucsb.edu
University of California-Santa Barbara U.S. rank 17 |
|
B |
| 11 |
ucr.edu
University of California-Riverside U.S. rank 19 |
|
B |
| 11 |
ucsd.edu
University of California-San Diego U.S. rank 19 |
|
B |
| 12 |
csusb.edu
California State University-San Bernardino U.S. rank 20 |
|
B |
| 12 |
llu.edu
Loma Linda University U.S. rank 20 |
|
B |
| 13 |
sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University U.S. rank 23 |
|
C |
| 14 |
csueastbay.edu
California State University-East Bay U.S. rank 24 |
|
C |
|
fullerton.edu
California State University-Fullerton |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
|
ucmerced.edu
University of California-Merced |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
|
ucsc.edu
University of California-Santa Cruz |
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 | - |
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 3 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.