Showing University of California sites. All education sites
Campuses of the University of California. The system office site is listed but not averaged, since it is not a campus homepage.
C 75
Average readability score of 8 fully scanned University of California campus sites
7th
of 57 systems, ranked by average readability score
8 of 10
University of california 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 University of California readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 8 fully scanned University of California 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.
- University of California average
- All education average
View the data table
| 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 | 6 |
University of California by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. University of California: 8 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of California | 75% (6) | 0% (0) | 25% (2) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 University of California campus sites by readability score
#1 in University of California · U.S. education rank 1
University of California-Berkeley
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in University of California · U.S. education rank 1
University of California-Davis
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in University of California · U.S. education rank 1
University of California-Irvine
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security B
- 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.
University of California campuses by readability score
10 sites, 8 fully scanned, average readability score 75 (C). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
berkeley.edu
University of California-Berkeley U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ucdavis.edu
University of California-Davis U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uci.edu
University of California-Irvine U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ucr.edu
University of California-Riverside U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ucsf.edu
University of California-San Francisco U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ucsb.edu
University of California-Santa Barbara U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
ucla.edu
University of California-Los Angeles U.S. rank 98 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
ucsd.edu
University of California-San Diego U.S. rank 124 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
ucmerced.edu
University of California-Merced |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
|
ucsc.edu
University of California-Santa Cruz |
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 | - |
System office by readability score
1 sites, 1 fully scanned. Not part of the average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ucop.edu
University of California-System Administration Central Office U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
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 11/7/2026. 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.