Showing California State University sites. All education sites
Campuses of the California State University. The system office site is listed but not averaged, since it is not a campus homepage.
F 58
Average usability score of 19 fully scanned California State University campus sites
19th
of 57 systems, ranked by average usability score
19 of 22
California state university campus sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 3, so they're listed without grades
D 68
Average usability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How California State University usability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 19 fully scanned California State University campus sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 19 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- California State University 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 | 1 |
| 40 to 49 | 6 |
| 50 to 59 | 3 |
| 60 to 69 | 4 |
| 70 to 79 | 3 |
| 80 to 89 | 1 |
| 90 to 100 | 1 |
California State University by usability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. California State University: 19 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| California State University | 5% (1) | 21% (4) | 74% (14) |
| All education sites | 11% (289) | 42% (1,124) | 47% (1,274) |
Top 3 California State University campus sites by usability score
#1 in California State University · U.S. education rank 1
San Jose State University
A 100 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability A
- Readability F
#3 in California State University · U.S. education rank 14
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt
C 73 usability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- 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.
- Open Graph image. The page has a preview image for social media cards. Shared links have no image on social media.
- 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 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.
California State University campuses by usability score
22 sites, 19 fully scanned, average usability score 58 (F). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
sjsu.edu
San Jose State University U.S. rank 1 |
16 of 16 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
csuci.edu
U.S. rank 4 |
14 of 16 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
humboldt.edu
California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
csus.edu
California State University-Sacramento U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
sonoma.edu
Sonoma State University U.S. rank 14 |
11 of 15 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
csumb.edu
California State University-Monterey Bay U.S. rank 17 |
11 of 16 checks pass | D |
| 5 |
calpoly.edu
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo U.S. rank 18 |
10 of 15 checks pass | D |
| 5 |
sdsu.edu
San Diego State University U.S. rank 18 |
10 of 15 checks pass | D |
| 6 |
fresnostate.edu
California State University-Fresno U.S. rank 19 |
9 of 14 checks pass | D |
| 7 |
csulb.edu
California State University-Long Beach U.S. rank 24 |
8 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 7 |
csustan.edu
California State University-Stanislaus U.S. rank 24 |
8 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 8 |
csub.edu
California State University-Bakersfield U.S. rank 25 |
8 of 16 checks pass | F |
| 9 |
calstatela.edu
California State University-Los Angeles U.S. rank 26 |
7 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
cpp.edu
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona U.S. rank 29 |
6 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
csueastbay.edu
California State University-East Bay U.S. rank 29 |
6 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
csun.edu
California State University-Northridge U.S. rank 29 |
6 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
csusb.edu
California State University-San Bernardino U.S. rank 29 |
6 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 10 |
sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University U.S. rank 29 |
6 of 15 checks pass | F |
| 11 |
csuchico.edu
California State University-Chico U.S. rank 32 |
5 of 14 checks pass | F |
|
csudh.edu
California State University-Dominguez Hills |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 | - | |
|
fullerton.edu
California State University-Fullerton |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
|
csusm.edu
California State University-San Marcos |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 408 | - |
System office by usability score
1 sites, 1 fully scanned. Not part of the average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
calstate.edu
State of California U.S. rank 33 |
5 of 15 checks pass | F |
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 10/27/2026 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 3 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.