South Carolina college websites ranked by digital experience

Name: Project ScanGov South Carolina college websites ranked by digital experience
Creator: ScanGov
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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 29 public and 22 private college and university websites in South Carolina, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 51
Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing South Carolina college and university sites. All education sites

Public colleges and universities in South Carolina are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.

B 87

Average overall score of 28 fully scanned South Carolina public college sites

3rd

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score

28 of 29

South carolina public college 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 South Carolina overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 28 fully scanned South Carolina public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

South Carolina average
All education average

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How South Carolina overall scores are distributed
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	1
80 to 89	20
90 to 100	7

South Carolina by overall grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. South Carolina: 28 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

South CarolinaA (90 to 100): 25% (7 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 75% (21 sites)
All education sitesA (90 to 100): 25% (659 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 73% (1,965 sites)D to F (below 70): 2% (63 sites)

A (90 to 100)
B to C (70 to 89)
D to F (below 70)

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South Carolina by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
South Carolina	25% (7)	75% (21)	0% (0)
All education sites	25% (659)	73% (1,965)	2% (63)

South Carolina average score by indicator, compared with all education sites

Average of the 28 fully scanned South Carolina public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.

Accessibility94All education: 91
Botability93All education: 89
Security85All education: 85
Usability71All education: 68
Readability61All education: 56

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South Carolina average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Indicator	South Carolina average	All education average
Accessibility	94	91
Botability	93	89
Security	85	85
Usability	71	68
Readability	61	56

Top 3 South Carolina public college sites by overall score

#1 in South Carolina · U.S. education rank 4

Lander University

A 97 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability A
Readability F

#2 in South Carolina · U.S. education rank 6

University of South Carolina-Upstate

A 95 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security C
Usability A
Readability A

#3 in South Carolina · U.S. education rank 7

Citadel Military College of South Carolina

A 94 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security C
Usability B
Readability A

Most common failures by indicator

The check South Carolina public college sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.

29% (8 of 28 sites) fail this accessibility check: Document has a main landmark. The page has exactly one main content area so screen readers can navigate to it. More accessibility failures.
32% (9 of 28 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
71% (20 of 28 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.
86% (24 of 28 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
39% (11 of 28 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.

South Carolina public 4-year institutions by overall score

14 sites, 13 fully scanned, average overall score 88 (B). Part of the headline average.

South Carolina public 4-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	lander.edu Lander University U.S. rank 4	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
2	uscupstate.edu University of South Carolina-Upstate U.S. rank 6	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
3	citadel.edu Citadel Military College of South Carolina U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	clemson.edu Clemson University U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
5	web.musc.edu Medical University of South Carolina U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
5	sc.edu University of South Carolina-Columbia U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
6	usca.edu University of South Carolina Aiken U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	B
7	charleston.edu College of Charleston U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
8	fmarion.edu Francis Marion University U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
8	gvltec.edu Greenville Technical College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
8	uscb.edu University of South Carolina Beaufort U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
9	scsu.edu South Carolina State University U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
10	winthrop.edu Winthrop University U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
	coastal.edu	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-

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South Carolina public 2-year institutions by overall score

15 sites, 15 fully scanned, average overall score 87 (B). Part of the headline average.

South Carolina public 2-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	tridenttech.edu Trident Technical College U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
2	cctech.edu Central Carolina Technical College U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
3	wiltech.edu Williamsburg Technical College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
4	denmarktech.edu Denmark Technical College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
4	octech.edu Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
4	ptc.edu Piedmont Technical College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
5	fdtc.edu Florence-Darlington Technical College U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
5	netc.edu Northeastern Technical College U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
5	sccsc.edu Spartanburg Community College U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
6	atc.edu Aiken Technical College U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
7	midlandstech.edu Midlands Technical College U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
8	tcl.edu Technical College of the Lowcountry U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
8	yorktech.edu York Technical College U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
9	hgtc.edu Horry-Georgetown Technical College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
9	tctc.edu Tri-County Technical College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade F	B

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South Carolina private nonprofit institutions by overall score

22 sites, 19 fully scanned, average overall score 88 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

South Carolina private nonprofit institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	allenuniversity.edu Allen University U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
1	newberry.edu Newberry College U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
1	smcsc.edu Spartanburg Methodist College U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
2	converse.edu Converse University U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
2	presby.edu Presbyterian College U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
3	claflin.edu Claflin University U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
4	acba.edu American College of the Building Arts U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
4	columbiasc.edu Columbia College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	ciu.edu Columbia International University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
4	furman.edu Furman University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
5	bju.edu Bob Jones University U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	B
6	swu.edu Southern Wesleyan University U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
7	andersonuniversity.edu Anderson University U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
7	limestone.edu Limestone University U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade -	B
8	benedict.edu Benedict College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
8	ngu.edu North Greenville University U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade F	B
9	coker.edu Coker University U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
10	voorhees.edu Voorhees University U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
10	wofford.edu Wofford College U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
	erskine.edu Erskine College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	morris.edu Morris College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	sherman.edu Sherman College of Chiropractic	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asks crawlers to wait longer than we can. Status 997	-

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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 10/27/2026 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.