Showing District of Columbia research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in District of Columbia, public and private together.
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No average: fewer than 5 District of Columbia research university sites were fully scanned (4)
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Not ranked among states
4 of 5
District of columbia research university sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades
B 85
Average overall score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How District of Columbia overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 4 fully scanned District of Columbia research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 4 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- District of Columbia 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 | 0 |
District of Columbia research universities by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. District of Columbia research universities: 4 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| District of Columbia | 0% (0) | 100% (4) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
District of Columbia average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 4 fully scanned District of Columbia research university sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- District of Columbia
- All education
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| Indicator | District of Columbia average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 93 | 91 |
| Botability | 81 | 89 |
| Security | 88 | 85 |
| Usability | 73 | 68 |
| Readability | 50 | 56 |
Top 3 District of Columbia research university sites by overall score
#1 in District of Columbia · U.S. education rank 13
George Washington University
B 88 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability C
- Security B
- Usability A
- Readability F
#2 in District of Columbia · U.S. education rank 15
The Catholic University of America
B 86 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#3 in District of Columbia · U.S. education rank 16
Howard University
B 85 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability F
Most common failures by indicator
The check District of Columbia research university sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 50% (2 of 4 sites) fail this accessibility check: Links have a discernible name. Links have unique, descriptive text so users know where they go. More accessibility failures.
- 100% (4 of 4 sites) fail this botability check: Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. More botability failures.
- 50% (2 of 4 sites) fail this security check: Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. More security failures.
- 75% (3 of 4 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. More usability failures.
- 50% (2 of 4 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 District of Columbia by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
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| 1 |
gwu.edu
George Washington University U.S. rank 13 |
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B |
| 2 |
catholic.edu
The Catholic University of America U.S. rank 15 |
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B |
| 3 |
howard.edu
Howard University U.S. rank 16 |
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B |
| 4 |
georgetown.edu
Georgetown University U.S. rank 19 |
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B |
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american.edu
American 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 | - |
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 11/7/2026 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 1 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.