Tennessee college websites ranked by digital experience

Name: Project ScanGov Tennessee college websites ranked by digital experience
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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 26 public and 38 private college and university websites in Tennessee, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 64
Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Tennessee college and university sites. All education sites

Public colleges and universities in Tennessee are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.

B 84

Average overall score of 20 fully scanned Tennessee public college sites

6th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score

20 of 26

Tennessee public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 6, so they're listed without grades

B 85

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

How Tennessee overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 20 fully scanned Tennessee public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Tennessee average
All education average

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How Tennessee overall scores are distributed
Score range	Sites
0 to 9	0
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	5
80 to 89	12
90 to 100	3

Tennessee by overall grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Tennessee: 20 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

TennesseeA (90 to 100): 15% (3 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 85% (17 sites)
All education sitesA (90 to 100): 25% (659 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 73% (1,965 sites)D to F (below 70): 2% (63 sites)

A (90 to 100)
B to C (70 to 89)
D to F (below 70)

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Tennessee by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Tennessee	15% (3)	85% (17)	0% (0)
All education sites	25% (659)	73% (1,965)	2% (63)

Tennessee average score by indicator, compared with all education sites

Average of the 20 fully scanned Tennessee public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.

Accessibility94All education: 91
Botability88All education: 89
Security79All education: 85
Usability61All education: 68
Readability70All education: 56

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Tennessee average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Indicator	Tennessee average	All education average
Accessibility	94	91
Botability	88	89
Security	79	85
Usability	61	68
Readability	70	56

Top 3 Tennessee public college sites by overall score

#1 in Tennessee · U.S. education rank 7

The University of Tennessee Southern

A 94 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability A

#1 in Tennessee · U.S. education rank 7

The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

A 94 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability A

#2 in Tennessee · U.S. education rank 9

The University of Tennessee System Office

A 92 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability F

Most common failures by indicator

The check Tennessee public college sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.

25% (5 of 20 sites) fail this accessibility check: Document has a main landmark. The page has exactly one main content area so screen readers can navigate to it. More accessibility failures.
25% (5 of 20 sites) fail this botability check: Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. More botability failures.
85% (17 of 20 sites) fail this security check: X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. More security failures.
95% (19 of 20 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
30% (6 of 20 sites) fail this readability check: Reading level. Page text reads at or below a 7th grade level so most users can understand it. More readability failures.

Tennessee public 4-year institutions by overall score

12 sites, 11 fully scanned, average overall score 87 (B). Part of the headline average.

Tennessee public 4-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	utsouthern.edu The University of Tennessee Southern U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
1	utk.edu The University of Tennessee-Knoxville U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	tennessee.edu The University of Tennessee System Office U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
3	etsu.edu East Tennessee State University U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade D Usability grade A Readability grade A	B
4	mtsu.edu Middle Tennessee State University U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
5	uthsc.edu The University of Tennessee Health Science Center U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
6	tntech.edu Tennessee Technological University U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
6	utm.edu The University of Tennessee-Martin U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	B
6	memphis.edu University of Memphis U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
7	apsu.edu Austin Peay State University U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
8	utc.edu The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
	tnstate.edu Tennessee State University	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	-

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Tennessee public 2-year institutions by overall score

14 sites, 9 fully scanned, average overall score 79 (C). Part of the headline average.

Tennessee public 2-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	ws.edu Walters State Community College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade D Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
2	nscc.edu Nashville State Community College U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
3	jscc.edu Jackson State Community College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
4	southwest.tn.edu Southwest Tennessee Community College U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
5	columbiastate.edu Columbia State Community College U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
6	tbr.edu Tennessee Board of Regents U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade F	C
7	northeaststate.edu Northeast State Community College U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
8	dscc.edu Dyersburg State Community College U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
9	roanestate.edu Roane State Community College U.S. rank 29	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
	chattanoogastate.edu Chattanooga State Community College	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	-
	clevelandstatecc.edu Cleveland State Community College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	mscc.edu Motlow State Community College	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	-
	pstcc.edu Pellissippi State Community College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-
	volstate.edu Volunteer State Community College	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	-

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Tennessee private nonprofit institutions by overall score

38 sites, 35 fully scanned, average overall score 84 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Tennessee private nonprofit institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	uu.edu Union University U.S. rank 4	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
2	bethelu.edu Bethel University U.S. rank 7	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
3	belmont.edu Belmont University U.S. rank 8	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
4	mtsa.edu Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
4	ogs.edu Omega Graduate School U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
4	visible.edu Visible Music College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
5	king.edu King University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
5	tnwesleyan.edu Tennessee Wesleyan University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
6	midsouthchristian.edu Mid-South Christian College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
7	bryan.edu Bryan College-Dayton U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
7	fhu.edu Freed-Hardeman University U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
7	southern.edu Southern Adventist University U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
7	new.sewanee.edu The University of the South U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
7	vanderbilt.edu Vanderbilt University U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade F	B
8	cn.edu Carson-Newman University U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
8	johnsonu.edu Johnson University U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	B
8	welch.edu Welch College U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
9	baptistu.edu Baptist Health Sciences University U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	B
9	maryvillecollege.edu Maryville College U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
10	abcnash.edu American Baptist College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
10	williamsoncc.edu Williamson Christian College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
11	fisk.edu Fisk University U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
11	loc.edu Le Moyne-Owen College U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
11	lipscomb.edu Lipscomb University U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
12	richmont.edu Richmont Graduate University U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
13	leeuniversity.edu Lee University U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
13	memphisseminary.edu Memphis Theological Seminary U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
13	rhodes.edu Rhodes College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade -	B
14	lanecollege.edu Lane College U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
15	trevecca.edu Trevecca Nazarene University U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	C
16	lmunet.edu Lincoln Memorial University U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
17	sco.edu Southern College of Optometry U.S. rank 29	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
18	guptoncollege.edu John A Gupton College U.S. rank 30	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade -	C
19	mooretech.edu William R Moore College of Technology U.S. rank 32	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	D
20	ptseminary.edu Pentecostal Theological Seminary U.S. rank 35	Accessibility grade D Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	D
	cbu.edu Christian Brothers University	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	-
	milligan.edu Milligan University	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	tusculum.edu Tusculum University	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-

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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 11/8/2026. 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. We could not fully scan 6 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.