Showing University of Massachusetts sites. All education sites
Campuses of the University of Massachusetts. The system office site is listed but not averaged, since it is not a campus homepage.
F 17
Average readability score of 6 fully scanned University of Massachusetts campus sites
29th
of 57 systems, ranked by average readability score
6 of 6
University of massachusetts campus sites fully scanned
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How University of Massachusetts readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 6 fully scanned University of Massachusetts 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.
- University of Massachusetts average
- All education average
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| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 5 |
| 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 | 1 |
University of Massachusetts by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. University of Massachusetts: 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| University of Massachusetts | 17% (1) | 0% (0) | 83% (5) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 University of Massachusetts campus sites by readability score
#1 in University of Massachusetts · U.S. education rank 1
University of Massachusetts-Boston
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability A
#2 in University of Massachusetts · U.S. education rank 24
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
F 0 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
#2 in University of Massachusetts · U.S. education rank 168
University of Massachusetts Global
F 0 readability
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability F
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 Massachusetts campuses by readability score
6 sites, 6 fully scanned, average readability score 17 (F). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
umb.edu
University of Massachusetts-Boston U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
umassmed.edu
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School U.S. rank 24 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
umassglobal.edu
University of Massachusetts Global U.S. rank 168 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
umass.edu
University of Massachusetts-Amherst U.S. rank 74 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
umassd.edu
University of Massachusetts-Dartmouth U.S. rank 20 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
uml.edu
University of Massachusetts-Lowell U.S. rank 84 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
System office by readability score
1 sites, 1 fully scanned. Not part of the average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
massachusetts.edu
University of Massachusetts-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 10/28/2026 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. 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.