Showing North Carolina research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in North Carolina, public and private together.
B 88
Average overall score of 8 fully scanned North Carolina research university sites
2nd
of 17 states, ranked by average overall score
8 of 9
North carolina 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 North Carolina overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 8 fully scanned North Carolina research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 8 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- North Carolina 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 | 1 |
| 80 to 89 | 3 |
| 90 to 100 | 4 |
North Carolina research universities by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. North Carolina research universities: 8 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 50% (4) | 50% (4) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
North Carolina average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 8 fully scanned North Carolina research university sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- North Carolina
- All education
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| Indicator | North Carolina average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 95 | 91 |
| Botability | 93 | 89 |
| Security | 86 | 85 |
| Usability | 72 | 68 |
| Readability | 43 | 56 |
Top 3 North Carolina research university sites by overall score
#1 in North Carolina · U.S. education rank 7
East Carolina University
A 94 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in North Carolina · U.S. education rank 7
Wake Forest University
A 94 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability A
- Readability A
#2 in North Carolina · U.S. education rank 10
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
A 91 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
Most common failures by indicator
The check North Carolina research university sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 38% (3 of 8 sites) fail this accessibility check: Links have a discernible name. Links have unique, descriptive text so users know where they go. More accessibility failures.
- 38% (3 of 8 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
- 63% (5 of 8 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.
- 88% (7 of 8 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
- 50% (4 of 8 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 North Carolina by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ecu.edu
East Carolina University U.S. rank 7 |
|
A |
| 1 |
wfu.edu
Wake Forest University U.S. rank 7 |
|
A |
| 2 |
charlotte.edu
University of North Carolina at Charlotte U.S. rank 10 |
|
A |
| 3 |
unc.edu
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill U.S. rank 11 |
|
A |
| 4 |
duke.edu
Duke University U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 5 |
ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University at Raleigh U.S. rank 16 |
|
B |
| 6 |
uncw.edu
University of North Carolina Wilmington U.S. rank 20 |
|
B |
| 7 |
ncat.edu
North Carolina A & T State University U.S. rank 22 |
|
C |
|
uncg.edu
University of North Carolina at Greensboro |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994 | - |
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 11/7/2026. 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. 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.