Showing Ohio research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Ohio, public and private together.
F 38
Average readability score of 9 fully scanned Ohio research university sites
12th
of 17 states, ranked by average readability score
9 of 12
Ohio research university sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 3, so they're listed without grades
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Ohio readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 9 fully scanned Ohio 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.
- Ohio average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 5 |
| 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 |
Ohio research universities by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Ohio research universities: 9 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio | 33% (3) | 0% (0) | 56% (5) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Ohio research university sites by readability score
#1 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 1
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 1
University of Akron Main Campus
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 1
University of Dayton
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability F
- 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 Ohio by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bgsu.edu
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uakron.edu
University of Akron Main Campus U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
udayton.edu
University of Dayton U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
case.edu
Case Western Reserve University U.S. rank 40 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
csuohio.edu
Cleveland State University U.S. rank 124 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
miamioh.edu
Miami University-Oxford U.S. rank 12 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 4 |
osu.edu
Ohio State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 206 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
wright.edu
Wright State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 178 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
kent.edu
Kent State University at Kent |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
| 3 |
ohio.edu
Ohio University-Main Campus U.S. rank 195 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
|
uc.edu
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus |
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 | - | |
|
utoledo.edu
University of Toledo |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - |
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 10/25/2026 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 3 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.