Showing Colorado research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Colorado, public and private together.
F 40
Average readability score of 5 fully scanned Colorado research university sites
11th
of 17 states, ranked by average readability score
5 of 5
Colorado research university sites fully scanned
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Colorado readability 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 | 3 |
| 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 | 0 |
| 90 to 100 | 2 |
Colorado research universities by readability 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 | 40% (2) | 0% (0) | 60% (3) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Colorado research university sites by readability score
#1 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 1
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 1
University of Colorado Colorado Springs
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#2 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 68
Colorado School of Mines
F 0 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability F
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
- Education websites that are hard to read: 1,110 of 2,535 fully scanned education sites (44%), with every site listed.
Research universities in Colorado by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
colostate.edu
Colorado State University-Fort Collins U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uccs.edu
University of Colorado Colorado Springs U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
mines.edu
Colorado School of Mines U.S. rank 68 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
colorado.edu
University of Colorado Boulder U.S. rank 124 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
du.edu
University of Denver U.S. rank 148 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
About readability
Write content at a reading level most users can understand.
Why it's important
Plain language helps people understand services and procedures the first time, reducing calls, errors and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your content.
Guidance
What we use to grade readability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- Automated Readability Index (ARI)
- Flesch–Kincaid readability tests
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Plain Writing Act of 2010
Standards
Grades/scores
ScanGov
About this ranking
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.