Virginia college websites ranked by digital experience

Name: Project ScanGov Virginia college websites ranked by digital experience
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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 37 public and 34 private college and university websites in Virginia, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 71
Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Virginia college and university sites. All education sites

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

B 87

Average overall score of 33 fully scanned Virginia public college sites

3rd

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score

33 of 37

Virginia public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 4, so they're listed without grades

B 85

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

How Virginia overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 33 fully scanned Virginia public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Virginia average
All education average

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How Virginia 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	3
80 to 89	14
90 to 100	16

Virginia by overall grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Virginia: 33 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

VirginiaA (90 to 100): 48% (16 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 52% (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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Virginia by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Virginia	48% (16)	52% (17)	0% (0)
All education sites	25% (659)	73% (1,965)	2% (63)

Virginia average score by indicator, compared with all education sites

Average of the 33 fully scanned Virginia public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.

Accessibility94All education: 91
Botability88All education: 89
Security86All education: 85
Usability73All education: 68
Readability67All education: 56

Virginia
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Virginia average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Indicator	Virginia average	All education average
Accessibility	94	91
Botability	88	89
Security	86	85
Usability	73	68
Readability	67	56

Top 3 Virginia public college sites by overall score

#1 in Virginia · U.S. education rank 4

Radford University

A 97 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability B
Readability A

#2 in Virginia · U.S. education rank 5

Blue Ridge Community College

A 96 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability B
Readability A

#3 in Virginia · U.S. education rank 10

Laurel Ridge Community College

A 91 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability C
Readability F

Most common failures by indicator

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

24% (8 of 33 sites) fail this accessibility check: Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order. Page headings follow a logical order without skipping levels. More accessibility failures.
45% (15 of 33 sites) fail this botability check: Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. More botability failures.
64% (21 of 33 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.
76% (25 of 33 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
33% (11 of 33 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.

Virginia public 4-year institutions by overall score

15 sites, 13 fully scanned, average overall score 86 (B). Part of the headline average.

Virginia public 4-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	radford.edu Radford University U.S. rank 4	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	vcu.edu Virginia Commonwealth University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
2	vmi.edu Virginia Military Institute U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	cnu.edu Christopher Newport University U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	umw.edu University of Mary Washington U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	vsu.edu Virginia State University U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
4	virginia.edu University of Virginia-Main Campus U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
4	wm.edu William & Mary U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
5	odu.edu Old Dominion University U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
6	longwood.edu Longwood University U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
7	uvawise.edu University of Virginia's College at Wise U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
8	vt.edu Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
9	nsu.edu Norfolk State University U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
	jmu.edu	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 404	-
	gmu.edu George Mason 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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Virginia public 2-year institutions by overall score

22 sites, 20 fully scanned, average overall score 87 (B). Part of the headline average.

Virginia public 2-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	brcc.edu Blue Ridge Community College U.S. rank 5	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	laurelridge.edu Laurel Ridge Community College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	A
2	mecc.edu Mountain Empire Community College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
2	patrickhenry.edu Patrick & Henry Community College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	pdc.edu Paul D Camp Community College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
2	rbc.edu Richard Bland College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
2	southside.edu Southside Virginia Community College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	A
3	centralvirginia.edu Central Virginia Community College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade A	A
3	vhcc.edu Virginia Highlands Community College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	vpcc.edu Virginia Peninsula Community College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	danville.edu Danville Community College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
5	brightpoint.edu Brightpoint Community College U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
5	es.vccs.edu Eastern Shore Community College U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
6	reynolds.edu J Sargeant Reynolds Community College U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade D Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
7	nr.edu New River Community College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
7	sw.edu Southwest Virginia Community College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade C Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
8	nvcc.edu Northern Virginia Community College U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
9	germanna.edu Germanna Community College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
9	rappahannock.edu Rappahannock Community College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
10	wcc.vccs.edu Wytheville Community College U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
	mgcc.edu Mountain Gateway Community College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995	-
	tcc.edu Tidewater 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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Virginia private nonprofit institutions by overall score

34 sites, 31 fully scanned, average overall score 83 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Virginia private nonprofit institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	marybaldwin.edu Mary Baldwin University U.S. rank 3	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
2	rmc.edu Randolph-Macon College U.S. rank 6	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
3	ferrum.edu Ferrum College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
4	hsc.edu Hampden-Sydney College U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
4	liberty.edu Liberty University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
4	richmond.edu University of Richmond U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
5	home.hamptonu.edu Hampton University U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
5	su.edu Shenandoah University U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
5	vuim.edu Virginia University of Integrative Medicine U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade F	A
6	marymount.edu Marymount University U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
7	divinemercy.edu Divine Mercy University U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade F	B
7	roanoke.edu Roanoke College U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
7	lynchburg.edu University of Lynchburg U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
8	bluefield.edu Bluefield University U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
9	vcom.edu Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
9	sbc.edu Sweet Briar College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
10	phc.edu Patrick Henry College U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
11	averett.edu Averett University U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
11	bridgewater.edu Bridgewater College U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
11	regent.edu Regent University U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
12	upsem.edu Union Presbyterian Seminary U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
13	asl.edu Appalachian School of Law U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
14	emoryhenry.edu Emory & Henry University U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	C
15	emu.edu Eastern Mennonite University U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
16	vbts.edu Virginia Beach Theological Seminary U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade D Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade D Readability grade -	C
17	agora.edu Agora University U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade D Readability grade F	C
18	wp.vul.edu Virginia University of Lynchburg U.S. rank 27	Accessibility grade C Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
19	schs.edu Southside College of Health Sciences U.S. rank 28	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade -	C
20	vuu.edu Virginia Union University U.S. rank 29	Accessibility grade B Botability grade C Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade -	C
21	bsmcon.edu Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing U.S. rank 30	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
22	smhsomi.edu Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging U.S. rank 31	Accessibility grade B Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade -	C
	ascent.edu Ascent College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	randolphcollege.edu Randolph 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	-
	svu.edu Southern Virginia 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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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 10/25/2026 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 4 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.