Showing Colorado research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Colorado, public and private together.
B 85
Average overall score of 5 fully scanned Colorado research university sites
5th
of 17 states, ranked by average overall score
5 of 5
Colorado research university sites fully scanned
B 85
Average overall score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Colorado overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 5 fully scanned Colorado 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.
- Colorado 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 | 0 |
| 80 to 89 | 4 |
| 90 to 100 | 1 |
Colorado research universities by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Colorado 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 20% (1) | 80% (4) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
Colorado average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 5 fully scanned Colorado research university sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- Colorado
- All education
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| Indicator | Colorado average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 90 | 91 |
| Botability | 88 | 89 |
| Security | 87 | 85 |
| Usability | 73 | 68 |
| Readability | 40 | 56 |
Top 3 Colorado research university sites by overall score
#1 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 10
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
A 91 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#2 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 14
Colorado School of Mines
B 87 overall
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability F
#3 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 16
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
B 85 overall
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
Most common failures by indicator
The check Colorado 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: Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names. A button or link's visible label matches what screen readers announce. More accessibility failures.
- 60% (3 of 5 sites) fail this botability check: Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. 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.
- 80% (4 of 5 sites) fail this usability check: First Contentful Paint (FCP). The page starts displaying content within 1.8 seconds. More usability failures.
- 60% (3 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 Colorado by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
colostate.edu
Colorado State University-Fort Collins U.S. rank 10 |
|
A |
| 2 |
mines.edu
Colorado School of Mines U.S. rank 14 |
|
B |
| 3 |
uccs.edu
University of Colorado Colorado Springs U.S. rank 16 |
|
B |
| 4 |
colorado.edu
University of Colorado Boulder U.S. rank 19 |
|
B |
| 5 |
du.edu
University of Denver U.S. rank 20 |
|
B |
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 11/7/2026. 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.