Showing Virginia research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Virginia, public and private together.
D 69
Average usability score of 5 fully scanned Virginia research university sites
7th
of 17 states, ranked by average usability score
5 of 7
Virginia research university sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 2, so they're listed without grades
D 68
Average usability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Virginia usability 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 | 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 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 1 |
| 90 to 100 | 0 |
Virginia research universities by usability 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)
View the data table
| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia | 0% (0) | 60% (3) | 40% (2) |
| All education sites | 11% (289) | 42% (1,124) | 47% (1,274) |
Top 3 Virginia research university sites by usability score
#1 in Virginia · U.S. education rank 6
University of Virginia-Main Campus
B 85 usability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability A
#2 in Virginia · U.S. education rank 14
Virginia Commonwealth University
C 73 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#2 in Virginia · U.S. education rank 14
William & Mary
C 73 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability F
What each check means
- 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.
- Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. Screen readers cannot describe shared images.
- Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.
- Open Graph image. The page has a preview image for social media cards. Shared links have no image 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 Virginia by usability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
virginia.edu
University of Virginia-Main Campus U.S. rank 6 |
12 of 14 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 2 |
wm.edu
William & Mary U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
odu.edu
Old Dominion University U.S. rank 21 |
9 of 15 checks pass | D |
| 4 |
vt.edu
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University U.S. rank 24 |
8 of 15 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 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 10/25/2026 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.