Virginia college websites: botability rankings

Botability 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.

B 88

Average botability score of 33 fully scanned Virginia public college sites

8th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average botability score

33 of 37

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

B 89

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

How Virginia botability 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 692
70 to 794
80 to 897
90 to 10020

Virginia by botability 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)
Virginia61% (20)33% (11)6% (2)
All education sites71% (1,899)25% (660)5% (128)

Top 3 Virginia public college sites by botability score

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

Blue Ridge Community College

A 100 botability

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

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

Laurel Ridge Community College

A 100 botability

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

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

Mountain Empire Community College

A 100 botability

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

Most common botability 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 the sites failing it, or to its standard when we have no list yet.

  1. Sitemap in robots.txt45%
  2. Link text42%
  3. Sitemap status15%
  4. Sitemap XML15%
  5. Canonical3%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Sitemap in robots.txt45%15
Link text42%14
Sitemap status15%5
Sitemap XML15%5
Canonical3%1

What each check means

  • Sitemap in robots.txt. The robots.txt file links to the sitemap. Search engines take longer to find your pages.
  • Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. Users cannot tell where links go.
  • Sitemap status. The sitemap file loads and returns a successful response. Search engines cannot find all your pages.
  • Sitemap XML. The sitemap file uses the required XML format. Search engines cannot read your sitemap.
  • Canonical. Each page declares a preferred URL so search engines show the right link. Search rankings split across duplicate pages.

Every education site with one problem

Virginia public 4-year institutions by botability score

15 sites, 13 fully scanned, average botability score 87 (B). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 radford.edu
Radford University U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 virginia.edu
University of Virginia-Main Campus U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 vmi.edu
Virginia Military Institute U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 wm.edu
William & Mary U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
2 cnu.edu
Christopher Newport University U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 umw.edu
University of Mary Washington U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 vsu.edu
Virginia State University U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
3 odu.edu
Old Dominion University U.S. rank 3 		8 of 9 checks pass B
4 longwood.edu
Longwood University U.S. rank 11 		8 of 11 checks pass C
4 nsu.edu
Norfolk State University U.S. rank 11 		8 of 11 checks pass C
5 uvawise.edu
University of Virginia's College at Wise U.S. rank 15 		7 of 11 checks pass D
5 vt.edu
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University U.S. rank 15 		7 of 11 checks pass D
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 botability score

22 sites, 20 fully scanned, average botability score 89 (B). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 brcc.edu
Blue Ridge Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 laurelridge.edu
Laurel Ridge Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 mecc.edu
Mountain Empire Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 nvcc.edu
Northern Virginia Community College U.S. rank 1 		9 of 9 checks pass A
1 rbc.edu
Richard Bland College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
1 southside.edu
Southside Virginia Community College U.S. rank 1 		11 of 11 checks pass A
2 es.vccs.edu
Eastern Shore Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 nr.edu
New River Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 patrickhenry.edu
Patrick & Henry Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 rappahannock.edu
Rappahannock Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 vhcc.edu
Virginia Highlands Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
2 vpcc.edu
Virginia Peninsula Community College U.S. rank 2 		10 of 11 checks pass A
3 brightpoint.edu
Brightpoint Community College U.S. rank 3 		8 of 9 checks pass B
4 centralvirginia.edu
Central Virginia Community College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 danville.edu
Danville Community College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 germanna.edu
Germanna Community College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 reynolds.edu
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
4 wcc.vccs.edu
Wytheville Community College U.S. rank 7 		9 of 11 checks pass B
5 pdc.edu
Paul D Camp Community College U.S. rank 11 		8 of 11 checks pass C
5 sw.edu
Southwest Virginia Community College U.S. rank 11 		8 of 11 checks pass 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 -

Virginia private nonprofit institutions by botability score

34 sites, 31 fully scanned, average botability score 88 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

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