Virginia college websites: accessibility rankings

Accessibility scores, 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.

A 94

Average accessibility score of 33 fully scanned Virginia public college sites

4th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average accessibility score

33 of 37

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

A 91

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

How Virginia accessibility 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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Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 690
70 to 790
80 to 893
90 to 10030

Virginia by accessibility grade, compared with all education sites

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

  1. Virginia
  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)
Virginia91% (30)9% (3)0% (0)
All education sites66% (1,765)33% (888)1% (34)

Top 3 Virginia public college sites by accessibility score

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

Blue Ridge Community College

A 100 accessibility

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

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

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College

A 100 accessibility

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

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

Laurel Ridge Community College

A 100 accessibility

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

Most common accessibility failures among Virginia public college sites

Share of the 33 fully scanned Virginia public college sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

  1. Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order24%
  2. Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio18%
  3. Links have a discernible name18%
  4. Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing18%
  5. Document has a main landmark12%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order24%8
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio18%6
Links have a discernible name18%6
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing18%6
Document has a main landmark12%4

What each check means

Virginia public 4-year institutions by accessibility score

15 sites, 13 fully scanned, average accessibility score 93 (A). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 radford.edu
Radford University U.S. rank 1 		31 of 31 checks pass A
1 umw.edu
University of Mary Washington U.S. rank 1 		28 of 28 checks pass A
2 vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University U.S. rank 2 		33 of 34 checks pass A
3 cnu.edu
Christopher Newport University U.S. rank 3 		32 of 33 checks pass A
3 vt.edu
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University U.S. rank 3 		28 of 29 checks pass A
3 vsu.edu
Virginia State University U.S. rank 3 		25 of 26 checks pass A
4 nsu.edu
Norfolk State University U.S. rank 6 		29 of 31 checks pass A
4 wm.edu
William & Mary U.S. rank 6 		29 of 31 checks pass A
5 uvawise.edu
University of Virginia's College at Wise U.S. rank 7 		24 of 26 checks pass A
6 longwood.edu
Longwood University U.S. rank 9 		27 of 30 checks pass A
6 vmi.edu
Virginia Military Institute U.S. rank 9 		30 of 33 checks pass A
7 odu.edu
Old Dominion University U.S. rank 12 		29 of 33 checks pass B
8 virginia.edu
University of Virginia-Main Campus U.S. rank 17 		32 of 39 checks pass B
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 -

Virginia public 2-year institutions by accessibility score

22 sites, 20 fully scanned, average accessibility score 94 (A). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 brcc.edu
Blue Ridge Community College U.S. rank 1 		33 of 33 checks pass A
1 reynolds.edu
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College U.S. rank 1 		29 of 29 checks pass A
1 laurelridge.edu
Laurel Ridge Community College U.S. rank 1 		31 of 31 checks pass A
1 southside.edu
Southside Virginia Community College U.S. rank 1 		31 of 31 checks pass A
2 germanna.edu
Germanna Community College U.S. rank 2 		33 of 34 checks pass A
3 centralvirginia.edu
Central Virginia Community College U.S. rank 3 		32 of 33 checks pass A
3 danville.edu
Danville Community College U.S. rank 3 		30 of 31 checks pass A
3 mecc.edu
Mountain Empire Community College U.S. rank 3 		30 of 31 checks pass A
3 nvcc.edu
Northern Virginia Community College U.S. rank 3 		28 of 29 checks pass A
4 es.vccs.edu
Eastern Shore Community College U.S. rank 6 		31 of 33 checks pass A
4 patrickhenry.edu
Patrick & Henry Community College U.S. rank 6 		31 of 33 checks pass A
4 pdc.edu
Paul D Camp Community College U.S. rank 6 		31 of 33 checks pass A
4 rbc.edu
Richard Bland College U.S. rank 6 		28 of 30 checks pass A
4 sw.edu
Southwest Virginia Community College U.S. rank 6 		27 of 29 checks pass A
4 vhcc.edu
Virginia Highlands Community College U.S. rank 6 		29 of 31 checks pass A
4 vpcc.edu
Virginia Peninsula Community College U.S. rank 6 		31 of 33 checks pass A
5 brightpoint.edu
Brightpoint Community College U.S. rank 9 		29 of 32 checks pass A
5 nr.edu
New River Community College U.S. rank 9 		30 of 33 checks pass A
5 rappahannock.edu
Rappahannock Community College U.S. rank 9 		30 of 33 checks pass A
6 wcc.vccs.edu
Wytheville Community College U.S. rank 12 		29 of 33 checks pass B
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 -

Virginia private nonprofit institutions by accessibility score

34 sites, 31 fully scanned, average accessibility score 87 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 marybaldwin.edu
Mary Baldwin University U.S. rank 1 		30 of 30 checks pass A
1 richmond.edu
University of Richmond U.S. rank 1 		30 of 30 checks pass A
2 roanoke.edu
Roanoke College U.S. rank 2 		33 of 34 checks pass A
3 vcom.edu
Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 3 		25 of 26 checks pass A
3 hsc.edu
Hampden-Sydney College U.S. rank 3 		28 of 29 checks pass A
3 home.hamptonu.edu
Hampton University U.S. rank 3 		32 of 33 checks pass A
3 liberty.edu
Liberty University U.S. rank 3 		28 of 29 checks pass A
3 rmc.edu
Randolph-Macon College U.S. rank 3 		29 of 30 checks pass A
4 su.edu
Shenandoah University U.S. rank 6 		30 of 32 checks pass A
4 lynchburg.edu
University of Lynchburg U.S. rank 6 		30 of 32 checks pass A
5 sbc.edu
Sweet Briar College U.S. rank 7 		26 of 28 checks pass A
6 ferrum.edu
Ferrum College U.S. rank 8 		32 of 35 checks pass A
6 upsem.edu
Union Presbyterian Seminary U.S. rank 8 		31 of 34 checks pass A
7 bluefield.edu
Bluefield University U.S. rank 9 		28 of 31 checks pass A
8 bridgewater.edu
Bridgewater College U.S. rank 12 		28 of 32 checks pass B
8 vuim.edu
Virginia University of Integrative Medicine U.S. rank 12 		29 of 33 checks pass B
9 marymount.edu
Marymount University U.S. rank 13 		25 of 29 checks pass B
9 schs.edu
Southside College of Health Sciences U.S. rank 13 		25 of 29 checks pass B
9 vuu.edu
Virginia Union University U.S. rank 13 		26 of 30 checks pass B
10 bsmcon.edu
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing U.S. rank 14 		29 of 34 checks pass B
11 smhsomi.edu
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging U.S. rank 15 		22 of 26 checks pass B
12 emu.edu
Eastern Mennonite University U.S. rank 16 		25 of 30 checks pass B
12 phc.edu
Patrick Henry College U.S. rank 16 		25 of 30 checks pass B
12 regent.edu
Regent University U.S. rank 16 		30 of 36 checks pass B
13 divinemercy.edu
Divine Mercy University U.S. rank 18 		27 of 33 checks pass B
14 asl.edu
Appalachian School of Law U.S. rank 19 		16 of 20 checks pass B
15 wp.vul.edu
Virginia University of Lynchburg U.S. rank 20 		27 of 34 checks pass C
16 emoryhenry.edu
Emory & Henry University U.S. rank 21 		25 of 32 checks pass C
17 averett.edu
Averett University U.S. rank 26 		22 of 30 checks pass C
18 agora.edu
Agora University U.S. rank 28 		20 of 28 checks pass C
19 vbts.edu
Virginia Beach Theological Seminary U.S. rank 31 		13 of 19 checks pass D
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 -

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.

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