Showing Tennessee research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Tennessee, public and private together.
C 76
Average usability score of 6 fully scanned Tennessee research university sites
2nd
of 17 states, ranked by average usability score
6 of 7
Tennessee research university sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades
D 68
Average usability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Tennessee usability 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
View the data table
| 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 | 1 |
| 60 to 69 | 1 |
| 70 to 79 | 1 |
| 80 to 89 | 1 |
| 90 to 100 | 2 |
Tennessee research universities by usability 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)
View the data table
| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 33% (2) | 33% (2) | 33% (2) |
| All education sites | 11% (289) | 42% (1,124) | 47% (1,274) |
Top 3 Tennessee research university sites by usability score
#1 in Tennessee · U.S. education rank 2
East Tennessee State University
A 93 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security D
- Usability A
- Readability A
#1 in Tennessee · U.S. education rank 2
Vanderbilt University
A 93 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security C
- Usability A
- Readability F
#2 in Tennessee · U.S. education rank 10
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
B 80 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability A
What each check means
- Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. Screen readers cannot describe shared images.
- First Contentful Paint (FCP). The page starts displaying content within 1.8 seconds. Users see blank screen and think site is broken.
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). The page's main content loads within 2.5 seconds. Users wait too long and leave your page.
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS). Page content stays in place as the page loads. Users click wrong buttons by mistake.
- Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.
Every education site with one problem
- Education websites missing Open Graph tags: 1,859 of 2,687 fully scanned education sites (69%), with every site listed.
Research universities in Tennessee by usability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
etsu.edu
East Tennessee State University U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
vanderbilt.edu
Vanderbilt University U.S. rank 2 |
15 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
utk.edu
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville U.S. rank 10 |
12 of 15 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
mtsu.edu
Middle Tennessee State University U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
tntech.edu
Tennessee Technological University U.S. rank 18 |
10 of 15 checks pass | D |
| 5 |
memphis.edu
University of Memphis U.S. rank 25 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
|
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 usability
Optimize content structure so users quickly find what they need.
Why it's important
Well-written pages help people understand laws, services, and procedures without confusion, reducing calls and office visits.
Risks
- Users cannot understand your information.
Guidance
What we use to grade usability:
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
- Google Search Central
- Web Vitals / Core Web Vitals
- Open Graph
Standards
- Page title
- Page description
- Viewport meta tag
- www resolution
- Cumulative Layout Shift (CLS)
- First Contentful Paint (FCP)
- Interaction to Next Paint (INP)
- Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)
- Time to First Byte (TTFB)
- Open Graph site name
- Open Graph type
- Open Graph title
- Open Graph description
- Open Graph URL
- Open Graph image
- Open Graph image alt
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 10/28/2026 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.