Showing Utah college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Utah are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
C 71
Average readability score of 8 fully scanned Utah public college sites
7th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average readability score
8 of 8
Utah public college sites fully scanned
F 56
Average readability score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Utah readability scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 8 fully scanned Utah public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 7 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Utah average
- All education average
View the data table
| Score range | Sites |
|---|---|
| 0 to 9 | 2 |
| 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 | 5 |
Utah by readability grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Utah: 8 sites. All education: 2687 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
View the data table
| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah | 63% (5) | 0% (0) | 25% (2) |
| All education sites | 53% (1,425) | 0% (0) | 41% (1,110) |
Top 3 Utah public college sites by readability score
#1 in Utah · U.S. education rank 1
Snow College
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability B
- Readability A
#1 in Utah · U.S. education rank 1
Southern Utah University
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in Utah · U.S. education rank 1
University of Utah
A 100 readability
- Accessibility A
- Botability D
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
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.
Utah public 4-year institutions by readability score
7 sites, 7 fully scanned, average readability score 71 (C). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
snow.edu
Snow College U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
suu.edu
Southern Utah University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
utah.edu
University of Utah U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
utahtech.edu
Utah Tech University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uvu.edu
Utah Valley University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
usu.edu
Utah State University U.S. rank 98 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
weber.edu
Weber State University U.S. rank 164 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
Utah public 2-year institutions by readability score
1 sites, 1 fully scanned. Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 |
slcc.edu
Salt Lake Community College U.S. rank 193 |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We were able to fully scan your site. Status 200 | - |
Utah private nonprofit institutions by readability score
4 sites, 3 fully scanned. Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
wgu.edu
Western Governors University U.S. rank 1 |
1 of 1 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
byu.edu
Brigham Young University U.S. rank 144 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
| 2 |
midwifery.edu
Midwives College of Utah U.S. rank 240 |
0 of 1 checks pass | F |
|
ensign.edu
Ensign College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - |
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 10/27/2026 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. 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.