Showing Michigan research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Michigan, public and private together.
D 60
Average readability score of 6 fully scanned Michigan research university sites
4th
of 17 states, ranked by average readability score
6 of 8
Michigan research university sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 2, so they're listed without grades
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Michigan readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 6 fully scanned Michigan 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.
- Michigan average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 2 |
| 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 | 3 |
Michigan research universities by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Michigan research universities: 6 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 50% (3) | 0% (0) | 33% (2) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Michigan research university sites by readability score
#1 in Michigan · U.S. education rank 1
Central Michigan University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability A
#1 in Michigan · U.S. education rank 1
Oakland University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Michigan · U.S. education rank 1
Western Michigan University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability D
- Readability A
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 Michigan by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
cmich.edu
Central Michigan University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
oakland.edu
Oakland University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wmich.edu
Western Michigan University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
mtu.edu
Michigan Technological University U.S. rank 18 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
wayne.edu
Wayne State University U.S. rank 4 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
emich.edu
Eastern Michigan 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 | - | |
| 3 |
msu.edu
Michigan State University U.S. rank 201 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
|
umich.edu
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor |
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 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 10/27/2026 and 11/4/2026. 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 2 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.