Showing Tennessee research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Tennessee, public and private together.
B 88
Average overall score of 6 fully scanned Tennessee research university sites
2nd
of 17 states, ranked by average overall score
6 of 7
Tennessee 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 Tennessee overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 6 fully scanned Tennessee research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 6 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Tennessee 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 | 5 |
| 90 to 100 | 1 |
Tennessee research universities by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Tennessee research universities: 6 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 17% (1) | 83% (5) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
Tennessee average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 6 fully scanned Tennessee research university sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- Tennessee
- All education
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| Indicator | Tennessee average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 96 | 91 |
| Botability | 90 | 89 |
| Security | 75 | 85 |
| Usability | 76 | 68 |
| Readability | 83 | 56 |
Top 3 Tennessee research university sites by overall score
#1 in Tennessee · U.S. education rank 7
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
A 94 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
#2 in Tennessee · U.S. education rank 12
East Tennessee State University
B 89 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security D
- Usability A
- Readability A
#3 in Tennessee · U.S. education rank 13
Middle Tennessee State University
B 88 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability C
- Readability A
Most common failures by indicator
The check Tennessee research university sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 33% (2 of 6 sites) fail this accessibility check: Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names. A button or link's visible label matches what screen readers announce. More accessibility failures.
- 67% (4 of 6 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
- 83% (5 of 6 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.
- 83% (5 of 6 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
- 17% (1 of 6 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 Tennessee by overall score
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
utk.edu
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville U.S. rank 7 |
|
A |
| 2 |
etsu.edu
East Tennessee State University U.S. rank 12 |
|
B |
| 3 |
mtsu.edu
Middle Tennessee State University U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 3 |
vanderbilt.edu
Vanderbilt University U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 4 |
tntech.edu
Tennessee Technological University U.S. rank 17 |
|
B |
| 4 |
memphis.edu
University of Memphis U.S. rank 17 |
|
B |
|
tnstate.edu
Tennessee State 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 10/28/2026 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.