Showing Virginia research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Virginia, public and private together.
D 60
Average readability score of 5 fully scanned Virginia research university sites
4th
of 17 states, ranked by average readability score
5 of 7
Virginia 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 Virginia readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 5 fully scanned Virginia 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.
- Virginia 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 |
Virginia research universities by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Virginia research universities: 5 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 60% (3) | 0% (0) | 40% (2) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Virginia research university sites by readability score
#1 in Virginia · U.S. education rank 1
Old Dominion University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability A
#1 in Virginia · U.S. education rank 1
University of Virginia-Main Campus
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability A
#1 in Virginia · U.S. education rank 1
Virginia Commonwealth University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- 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 Virginia by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
odu.edu
Old Dominion University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
virginia.edu
University of Virginia-Main Campus U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
vt.edu
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University U.S. rank 178 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
wm.edu
William & Mary U.S. rank 56 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
jmu.edu
|
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 404 | - | |
|
gmu.edu
George Mason University |
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 10/28/2026. 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.