Showing Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education sites. All education sites
Campuses of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education. The system office site is listed but not averaged, since it is not a campus homepage.
F 50
Average readability score of 8 fully scanned Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education campus sites
23rd
of 57 systems, ranked by average readability score
8 of 10
Pennsylvania state system of higher education campus 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 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 8 fully scanned Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education campus sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 8 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education average
- All education average
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| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 4 |
| 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 | 4 |
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education: 8 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education | 50% (4) | 0% (0) | 50% (4) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education campus sites by readability score
#1 in Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education · U.S. education rank 1
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania
A 100 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability D
- Readability A
#1 in Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education · U.S. education rank 1
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education · U.S. education rank 1
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability B
- 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.
Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education campuses by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
cheyney.edu
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
esu.edu
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
kutztown.edu
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
pennwest.edu
Pennsylvania Western University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
millersville.edu
Millersville University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 48 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
ship.edu
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 68 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
sru.edu
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 56 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
wcupa.edu
West Chester University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 156 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
commonwealthu.edu
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania |
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 | - | |
|
iup.edu
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main Campus |
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 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 11/1/2026. 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.