Showing South Dakota Board of Regents sites. All education sites
Campuses of the South Dakota Board of Regents. The system office site is listed but not averaged, since it is not a campus homepage.
D 67
Average readability score of 6 fully scanned South Dakota Board of Regents campus sites
13th
of 57 systems, ranked by average readability score
6 of 6
South dakota board of regents campus sites fully scanned
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How South Dakota Board of Regents readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 6 fully scanned South Dakota Board of Regents campus sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 6 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- South Dakota Board of Regents average
- All education average
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| 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 | 4 |
South Dakota Board of Regents by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. South Dakota Board of Regents: 6 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Board of Regents | 67% (4) | 0% (0) | 33% (2) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 South Dakota Board of Regents campus sites by readability score
#1 in South Dakota Board of Regents · U.S. education rank 1
Dakota State University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in South Dakota Board of Regents · U.S. education rank 1
Northern State University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- 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.
South Dakota Board of Regents campuses by readability score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
sdsmt.edu
U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
dsu.edu
Dakota State University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
northern.edu
Northern State University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
usd.edu
University of South Dakota U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
bhsu.edu
Black Hills State University U.S. rank 12 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
sdstate.edu
South Dakota State University U.S. rank 56 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
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 10/27/2026 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. 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.