Showing West Virginia college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in West Virginia are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
B 84
Average overall score of 16 fully scanned West Virginia public college sites
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of 48 states and territories, ranked by average overall score
16 of 21
West virginia public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades
B 85
Average overall score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How West Virginia overall scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 16 fully scanned West Virginia public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 16 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- West Virginia average
- All education average
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| 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 | 4 |
| 80 to 89 | 9 |
| 90 to 100 | 3 |
West Virginia by overall grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. West Virginia: 16 sites. All education: 2687 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
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| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 19% (3) | 81% (13) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 25% (659) | 73% (1,965) | 2% (63) |
West Virginia average score by indicator, compared with all education sites
Average of the 16 fully scanned West Virginia public college sites, score 0 to 100. The comparison covers 2687 fully scanned education sites.
- West Virginia
- All education
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| Indicator | West Virginia average | All education average |
|---|---|---|
| Accessibility | 91 | 91 |
| Botability | 91 | 89 |
| Security | 87 | 85 |
| Usability | 66 | 68 |
| Readability | 47 | 56 |
Top 3 West Virginia public college sites by overall score
#1 in West Virginia · U.S. education rank 6
Marshall University
A 95 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability A
#2 in West Virginia · U.S. education rank 10
West Liberty University
A 91 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
#3 in West Virginia · U.S. education rank 11
Bluefield State University
A 90 overall
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
Most common failures by indicator
The check West Virginia public college sites fail most often in each indicator. Each indicator page lists the top five.
- 38% (6 of 16 sites) fail this accessibility check: Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio. Text and background colors meet minimum contrast ratios. More accessibility failures.
- 50% (8 of 16 sites) fail this botability check: Link text. Links use descriptive text that tells users and search engines where they go. More botability failures.
- 69% (11 of 16 sites) fail this security check: Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. More security failures.
- 88% (14 of 16 sites) fail this usability check: Open Graph image alt. The social media preview image has alt text for screen readers. More usability failures.
- 50% (8 of 16 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.
West Virginia public 4-year institutions by overall score
13 sites, 9 fully scanned, average overall score 85 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
marshall.edu
Marshall University U.S. rank 6 |
|
A |
| 2 |
westliberty.edu
West Liberty University U.S. rank 10 |
|
A |
| 3 |
bluefieldstate.edu
Bluefield State University U.S. rank 11 |
|
A |
| 4 |
wvstateu.edu
West Virginia State University U.S. rank 12 |
|
B |
| 5 |
concord.edu
Concord University U.S. rank 13 |
|
B |
| 6 |
wvsom.edu
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 18 |
|
B |
| 7 |
fairmontstate.edu
Fairmont State University U.S. rank 19 |
|
B |
| 8 |
shepherd.edu
Shepherd University U.S. rank 28 |
|
C |
| 8 |
wvup.edu
West Virginia University at Parkersburg U.S. rank 28 |
|
C |
|
glenville.edu
Glenville State University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
|
potomacstatecollege.edu
Potomac State College of West Virginia University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
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wvu.edu
West Virginia University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
|
wvutech.edu
West Virginia University Institute of Technology |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - |
West Virginia public 2-year institutions by overall score
8 sites, 7 fully scanned, average overall score 84 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
easternwv.edu
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College U.S. rank 12 |
|
B |
| 2 |
southernwv.edu
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College U.S. rank 14 |
|
B |
| 3 |
mctc.edu
Mountwest Community and Technical College U.S. rank 15 |
|
B |
| 3 |
wvncc.edu
West Virginia Northern Community College U.S. rank 15 |
|
B |
| 4 |
pierpont.edu
Pierpont Community and Technical College U.S. rank 18 |
|
B |
| 5 |
bridgevalley.edu
BridgeValley Community & Technical College U.S. rank 22 |
|
C |
| 6 |
blueridgectc.edu
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College U.S. rank 26 |
|
C |
|
newriver.edu
New River Community and Technical College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
West Virginia private nonprofit institutions by overall score
9 sites, 6 fully scanned, average overall score 86 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Indicator grades | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
dewv.edu
Davis & Elkins College U.S. rank 10 |
|
A |
| 1 |
ucwv.edu
University of Charleston U.S. rank 10 |
|
A |
| 2 |
catholiciu.edu
Catholic International University U.S. rank 11 |
|
A |
| 3 |
future.edu
Future Generations University U.S. rank 19 |
|
B |
| 4 |
wheeling.edu
Wheeling University U.S. rank 20 |
|
B |
| 5 |
wvwc.edu
West Virginia Wesleyan College U.S. rank 22 |
|
C |
|
abc.edu
Appalachian Bible College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 | - | |
|
bethanywv.edu
Bethany College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
|
hjc.edu
Huntington Junior College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
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. We could not fully scan 5 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.