Tennessee college websites: usability rankings

Usability scores, 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.

D 61

Average usability score of 20 fully scanned Tennessee public college sites

14th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average usability score

20 of 26

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

D 68

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

How Tennessee usability 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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Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 391
40 to 492
50 to 598
60 to 692
70 to 791
80 to 895
90 to 1001

Tennessee by usability grade, compared with all education sites

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

  1. Tennessee
  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)
Tennessee5% (1)30% (6)65% (13)
All education sites11% (289)42% (1,124)47% (1,274)

Top 3 Tennessee public college sites by usability score

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

East Tennessee State University

A 93 usability

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security D
  • Usability A
  • Readability A

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

The University of Tennessee Health Science Center

B 81 usability

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

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

The University of Tennessee Southern

B 81 usability

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

Most common usability failures among Tennessee public college sites

Share of the 20 fully scanned Tennessee public college 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 alt95%
  2. Open Graph image80%
  3. Open Graph description65%
  4. Open Graph site name60%
  5. Open Graph title55%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Open Graph image alt95%19
Open Graph image80%16
Open Graph description65%13
Open Graph site name60%12
Open Graph title55%11

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.
  • Open Graph image. The page has a preview image for social media cards. Shared links have no image on social media.
  • Open Graph description. The page has a description for social media previews. Shared links have no description on social media.
  • Open Graph site name. The site has a name for social media and browser display. Site name missing in social media shares.
  • Open Graph title. The page has a title for social media previews. Shared links have no title on social media.

Every education site with one problem

Tennessee public 4-year institutions by usability score

12 sites, 11 fully scanned, average usability score 67 (D). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 etsu.edu
East Tennessee State University U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 uthsc.edu
The University of Tennessee Health Science Center U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
2 utsouthern.edu
The University of Tennessee Southern U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
2 tennessee.edu
The University of Tennessee System Office U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
3 utk.edu
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville U.S. rank 10 		12 of 15 checks pass B
4 mtsu.edu
Middle Tennessee State University U.S. rank 14 		11 of 15 checks pass C
5 tntech.edu
Tennessee Technological University U.S. rank 18 		10 of 15 checks pass D
6 utm.edu
The University of Tennessee-Martin U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
6 memphis.edu
University of Memphis U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
7 apsu.edu
Austin Peay State University U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
7 utc.edu
The University of Tennessee-Chattanooga U.S. rank 29 		6 of 15 checks pass F
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 -

Tennessee public 2-year institutions by usability score

14 sites, 9 fully scanned, average usability score 55 (F). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 ws.edu
Walters State Community College U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
2 tbr.edu
Tennessee Board of Regents U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
3 southwest.tn.edu
Southwest Tennessee Community College U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
4 columbiastate.edu
Columbia State Community College U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
4 dscc.edu
Dyersburg State Community College U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
4 jscc.edu
Jackson State Community College U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
4 northeaststate.edu
Northeast State Community College U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
4 roanestate.edu
Roane State Community College U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
5 nscc.edu
Nashville State Community College U.S. rank 30 		5 of 13 checks pass F
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 -

Tennessee private nonprofit institutions by usability score

38 sites, 35 fully scanned, average usability score 76 (C). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 bethelu.edu
Bethel University U.S. rank 1 		16 of 16 checks pass A
2 belmont.edu
Belmont University U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 johnsonu.edu
Johnson University U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 mtsa.edu
Middle Tennessee School of Anesthesia Inc U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 ogs.edu
Omega Graduate School U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 tnwesleyan.edu
Tennessee Wesleyan University U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 uu.edu
Union University U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
2 vanderbilt.edu
Vanderbilt University U.S. rank 2 		15 of 16 checks pass A
3 fhu.edu
Freed-Hardeman University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 southern.edu
Southern Adventist University U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
3 new.sewanee.edu
The University of the South U.S. rank 4 		14 of 16 checks pass B
4 abcnash.edu
American Baptist College U.S. rank 5 		13 of 15 checks pass B
5 visible.edu
Visible Music College U.S. rank 6 		12 of 14 checks pass B
6 cn.edu
Carson-Newman University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 fisk.edu
Fisk University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 king.edu
King University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 maryvillecollege.edu
Maryville College U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
6 trevecca.edu
Trevecca Nazarene University U.S. rank 9 		13 of 16 checks pass B
7 midsouthchristian.edu
Mid-South Christian College U.S. rank 10 		12 of 15 checks pass B
8 williamsoncc.edu
Williamson Christian College U.S. rank 11 		11 of 14 checks pass C
9 bryan.edu
Bryan College-Dayton U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
9 lanecollege.edu
Lane College U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
9 leeuniversity.edu
Lee University U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
9 memphisseminary.edu
Memphis Theological Seminary U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
9 richmont.edu
Richmont Graduate University U.S. rank 13 		12 of 16 checks pass C
10 loc.edu
Le Moyne-Owen College U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
10 welch.edu
Welch College U.S. rank 17 		11 of 16 checks pass D
11 baptistu.edu
Baptist Health Sciences University U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
11 guptoncollege.edu
John A Gupton College U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
11 lipscomb.edu
Lipscomb University U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
11 ptseminary.edu
Pentecostal Theological Seminary U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
11 rhodes.edu
Rhodes College U.S. rank 23 		9 of 16 checks pass F
12 lmunet.edu
Lincoln Memorial University U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
12 sco.edu
Southern College of Optometry U.S. rank 25 		8 of 16 checks pass F
13 mooretech.edu
William R Moore College of Technology U.S. rank 34 		5 of 16 checks pass F
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 -

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.

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