University of Wisconsin System: usability rankings

Usability scores, grades, and the most common failures for 15 University of Wisconsin System campus websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 15
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing University of Wisconsin System sites. All education sites

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

D 66

Average usability score of 14 fully scanned University of Wisconsin System campus sites

11th

of 57 systems, ranked by average usability score

14 of 14

University of wisconsin system campus sites fully scanned

D 68

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

How University of Wisconsin System usability scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 14 fully scanned University of Wisconsin System campus sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • University of Wisconsin System average
  • All education average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 392
40 to 491
50 to 590
60 to 693
70 to 794
80 to 894
90 to 1000

University of Wisconsin System by usability grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. University of Wisconsin System: 14 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. University of Wisconsin System
  2. All education sites
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
University of Wisconsin System0% (0)57% (8)43% (6)
All education sites11% (289)42% (1,124)47% (1,274)

Top 3 University of Wisconsin System campus sites by usability score

#1 in University of Wisconsin System · U.S. education rank 9

University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex

B 81 usability

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

#1 in University of Wisconsin System · U.S. education rank 9

University of Wisconsin-Superior

B 81 usability

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

#2 in University of Wisconsin System · U.S. education rank 10

University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire

B 80 usability

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

Most common usability failures among University of Wisconsin System campus sites

Share of the 14 fully scanned University of Wisconsin System 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. Open Graph image alt86%
  2. First Contentful Paint (FCP)71%
  3. Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)71%
  4. Page description36%
  5. Open Graph description36%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Open Graph image alt86%12
First Contentful Paint (FCP)71%10
Largest Contentful Paint (LCP)71%10
Page description36%5
Open Graph description36%5

What each check means

  • Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. Screen readers cannot describe shared images.
  • First Contentful Paint (FCP). The page starts displaying content within 1.8 seconds. Users see blank screen and think site is broken.
  • Largest Contentful Paint (LCP). The page's main content loads within 2.5 seconds. Users wait too long and leave your page.
  • Page description. The page has a meta description that summarizes its content for search results. Search results do not show what your page does.
  • Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.

Every education site with one problem

University of Wisconsin System campuses by usability score

14 sites, 14 fully scanned, average usability score 66 (D). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 flex.wisconsin.edu
University of Wisconsin-Parkside Flex U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
1 uwsuper.edu
University of Wisconsin-Superior U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
2 uwec.edu
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire U.S. rank 10 		12 of 15 checks pass B
2 uwsp.edu
University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point U.S. rank 10 		12 of 15 checks pass B
3 uwstout.edu
University of Wisconsin-Stout U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
4 uwm.edu
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
4 uwp.edu
University of Wisconsin-Parkside U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
4 uwplatt.edu
University of Wisconsin-Platteville U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
5 uwgb.edu
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay U.S. rank 18 		10 of 15 checks pass D
5 wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin-Madison U.S. rank 18 		10 of 15 checks pass D
5 uwosh.edu
University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh U.S. rank 18 		10 of 15 checks pass D
6 uwlax.edu
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
7 uww.edu
University of Wisconsin-Whitewater U.S. rank 31 		6 of 16 checks pass F
8 uwrf.edu
University of Wisconsin-River Falls U.S. rank 33 		5 of 15 checks pass F

System office by usability score

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

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 wisconsin.edu
University of Wisconsin-System Administration U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B

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. 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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