University of North Carolina: readability rankings

Readability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 17 University of North Carolina campus websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 17
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Campuses of the University of North Carolina. The system office site is listed but not averaged, since it is not a campus homepage.

F 57

Average readability score of 15 fully scanned University of North Carolina campus sites

19th

of 57 systems, ranked by average readability score

15 of 16

University of north carolina campus sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades

F 56

Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites

How University of North Carolina readability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 15 fully scanned University of North Carolina campus sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Distribution of 14 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.

  • University of North Carolina average
  • All education average
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How University of North Carolina readability scores are distributed
Score rangeSites
0 to 96
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 690
70 to 790
80 to 890
90 to 1008

University of North Carolina by readability grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. University of North Carolina: 15 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. University of North CarolinaA (90 to 100): 53% (8 sites)D to F (below 70): 40% (6 sites)
  2. All education sitesA (90 to 100): 53% (1,425 sites)D to F (below 70): 41% (1,110 sites)
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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University of North Carolina by readability grade, compared with all education sites
GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
University of North Carolina53% (8)0% (0)40% (6)
All education sites53% (1,425)0% (0)41% (1,110)

Top 3 University of North Carolina campus sites by readability score

#1 in University of North Carolina · U.S. education rank 1

East Carolina University

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security A
  • Usability C
  • Readability A

#1 in University of North Carolina · U.S. education rank 1

Elizabeth City State University

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security B
  • Usability B
  • Readability A

#1 in University of North Carolina · U.S. education rank 1

North Carolina A & T State University

A 100 readability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security B
  • Usability F
  • Readability A

Most common readability failures among University of North Carolina campus sites

Share of the 15 fully scanned University of North Carolina campus sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to the sites failing it, or to its standard when we have no list yet.

  1. Reading level40% (6 of 15 sites)
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Most common readability failures among University of North Carolina campus sites
CheckShare failingSites failing
Reading level40%6

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

University of North Carolina campuses by readability score

16 sites, 15 fully scanned, average readability score 57 (F). Part of the headline average.

University of North Carolina campuses ranked by readability score
Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 ecu.edu
East Carolina University U.S. rank 1
1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ecsu.edu
Elizabeth City State University U.S. rank 1
1 of 1 checks pass A
1 ncat.edu
North Carolina A & T State University U.S. rank 1
1 of 1 checks pass A
1 nccu.edu
North Carolina Central University U.S. rank 1
1 of 1 checks pass A
1 uncp.edu
University of North Carolina at Pembroke U.S. rank 1
1 of 1 checks pass A
1 uncsa.edu
University of North Carolina School of the Arts U.S. rank 1
1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wcu.edu
Western Carolina University U.S. rank 1
1 of 1 checks pass A
1 wssu.edu
Winston-Salem State University U.S. rank 1
1 of 1 checks pass A
4 appstate.edu
Appalachian State University U.S. rank 136
0 of 1 checks pass F
4 uncfsu.edu
Fayetteville State University U.S. rank 228
0 of 1 checks pass F
2 new.unca.edu
University of North Carolina Asheville U.S. rank 20
0 of 1 checks pass F
2 unc.edu
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill U.S. rank 42
0 of 1 checks pass F
2 charlotte.edu
University of North Carolina at Charlotte U.S. rank 28
0 of 1 checks pass F
4 uncw.edu
University of North Carolina Wilmington U.S. rank 136
0 of 1 checks pass F
3 ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University at Raleigh U.S. rank 85
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 -
uncg.edu
University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994 -

System office by readability score

1 sites, 1 fully scanned. Not part of the average.

System office ranked by readability score
Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 northcarolina.edu
University of North Carolina System U.S. rank 70
0 of 1 checks pass F

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 11/7/2026. 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 1 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.

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