Washington college websites ranked by digital experience

Name: Project ScanGov Washington college websites ranked by digital experience
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Rankings, grades, and the most common failures for 42 public and 19 private college and university websites in Washington, from ScanGov homepage scans.

Sites: 61
Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Washington college and university sites. All education sites

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

B 83

Average overall score of 36 fully scanned Washington public college sites

7th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score

36 of 42

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

B 85

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

How Washington overall scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 36 fully scanned Washington public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

Washington average
All education average

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How Washington 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	11
80 to 89	20
90 to 100	5

Washington by overall grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Washington: 36 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

WashingtonA (90 to 100): 14% (5 sites)B to C (70 to 89): 86% (31 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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Washington by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Group	A (90 to 100)	B to C (70 to 89)	D to F (below 70)
Washington	14% (5)	86% (31)	0% (0)
All education sites	25% (659)	73% (1,965)	2% (63)

Washington average score by indicator, compared with all education sites

Average of the 36 fully scanned Washington public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.

Accessibility94All education: 91
Botability88All education: 89
Security85All education: 85
Usability56All education: 68
Readability79All education: 56

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Washington average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Indicator	Washington average	All education average
Accessibility	94	91
Botability	88	89
Security	85	85
Usability	56	68
Readability	79	56

Top 3 Washington public college sites by overall score

#1 in Washington · U.S. education rank 5

Olympic College

A 96 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability B
Readability A

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

Walla Walla Community College

A 92 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security A
Usability B
Readability A

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

Eastern Washington University

A 91 overall

Accessibility A
Botability A
Security B
Usability D
Readability A

Most common failures by indicator

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

28% (10 of 36 sites) fail this accessibility check: Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names. A button or link's visible label matches what screen readers announce. More accessibility failures.
53% (19 of 36 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
56% (20 of 36 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.
94% (34 of 36 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
19% (7 of 36 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.

Washington public 4-year institutions by overall score

42 sites, 36 fully scanned, average overall score 83 (B). Part of the headline average.

Washington public 4-year institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	olympic.edu Olympic College U.S. rank 5	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
2	wwcc.edu Walla Walla Community College U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	ewu.edu Eastern Washington University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	A
3	wwu.edu Western Washington University U.S. rank 10	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade F	A
4	uwb.edu University of Washington-Bothell Campus U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	A
5	edmonds.edu Edmonds College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade F	B
5	wvc.edu Wenatchee Valley College U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
6	bigbend.edu Big Bend Community College U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
6	tacoma.uw.edu University of Washington-Tacoma Campus U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
7	cptc.edu Clover Park Technical College U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
7	shoreline.edu Shoreline Community College U.S. rank 14	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade A	B
8	nwic.edu Northwest Indian College U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade -	B
8	pierce.ctc.edu Pierce College District U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade F	B
8	wsu.edu Washington State University U.S. rank 15	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
9	highline.edu Highline College U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade -	B
10	rtc.edu Renton Technical College U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
11	everettcc.edu Everett Community College U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade -	B
11	lowercolumbia.edu Lower Columbia College U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade D Usability grade D Readability grade F	B
11	southseattle.edu South Seattle College U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
11	washington.edu University of Washington-Seattle Campus U.S. rank 19	Accessibility grade A Botability grade F Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade A	B
12	northseattle.edu North Seattle College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
12	seattlecentral.edu Seattle Central College U.S. rank 20	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
13	ghc.edu Grays Harbor College U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade F	B
13	greenriver.edu Green River College U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
13	skagit.edu Skagit Valley College U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
14	spscc.edu South Puget Sound Community College U.S. rank 22	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
15	cwu.edu Central Washington University U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
15	clark.edu Clark College U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
15	lwtech.edu Lake Washington Institute of Technology U.S. rank 23	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
16	scc.spokane.edu Spokane Community College U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
16	sfcc.spokane.edu Spokane Falls Community College U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade B Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
17	cascadia.edu Cascadia College U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade D Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
17	centralia.edu Centralia College U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade A Botability grade D Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
18	btc.edu Bellingham Technical College U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
18	columbiabasin.edu Columbia Basin College U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
18	tacomacc.edu Tacoma Community College U.S. rank 26	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade A	C
	batestech.edu Bates Technical College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999	-
	bellevuecollege.edu Bellevue 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	-
	pencol.edu Peninsula 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	-
	evergreen.edu The Evergreen State 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	-
	whatcom.edu Whatcom Community College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403	-
	yvcc.edu Yakima Valley College	Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998	-

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Washington private nonprofit institutions by overall score

19 sites, 19 fully scanned, average overall score 85 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Washington private nonprofit institutions ranked by overall score
Rank	Site	Indicator grades	Grade
1	seattleu.edu Seattle University U.S. rank 4	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
2	plu.edu Pacific Lutheran University U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade A	A
2	whitworth.edu Whitworth University U.S. rank 9	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	cityu.edu City University of Seattle U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade A	A
3	pnwu.edu Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
3	whitman.edu Whitman College U.S. rank 11	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	A
4	cornish.edu Cornish College of the Arts U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
4	theseattleschool.edu The Seattle School of Theology & Psychology U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade A Readability grade F	B
4	wallawalla.edu Walla Walla University U.S. rank 12	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade A Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
5	northwestu.edu Northwest University U.S. rank 13	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade A	B
6	heritage.edu Heritage University U.S. rank 16	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade C Readability grade -	B
7	sieam.edu Seattle Institute of East Asian Medicine U.S. rank 17	Accessibility grade B Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
8	stmartin.edu Saint Martin's University U.S. rank 18	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
9	gonzaga.edu Gonzaga University U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade B Readability grade F	B
9	perrytech.edu Perry Technical Institute U.S. rank 21	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade B Usability grade F Readability grade A	B
10	pnwcc.edu Pacific Northwest Christian College U.S. rank 24	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade -	C
11	bastyr.edu Bastyr University U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade A Botability grade B Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
11	pugetsound.edu University of Puget Sound U.S. rank 25	Accessibility grade A Botability grade A Security grade C Usability grade F Readability grade F	C
12	nwswb.edu Northwest School of Wooden Boat Building U.S. rank 28	Accessibility grade C Botability grade B Security grade B Usability grade D Readability grade F	C

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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 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.