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.
A 91
Average accessibility score of 16 fully scanned West Virginia public college sites
7th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average accessibility score
16 of 21
West virginia public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades
A 91
Average accessibility score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How West Virginia accessibility 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
View the data table
| 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 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 5 |
| 90 to 100 | 9 |
West Virginia by accessibility 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)
View the data table
| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 56% (9) | 44% (7) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 66% (1,765) | 33% (888) | 1% (34) |
Top 3 West Virginia public college sites by accessibility score
#1 in West Virginia · U.S. education rank 1
BridgeValley Community & Technical College
A 100 accessibility
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in West Virginia · U.S. education rank 1
Fairmont State University
A 100 accessibility
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in West Virginia · U.S. education rank 1
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
A 100 accessibility
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability F
- Readability A
What each check means
- Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio. Text and background colors meet minimum contrast ratios. Users with low vision cannot read your text.
- Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names. A button or link's visible label matches what screen readers announce. Voice control users cannot activate elements by their visible label.
- Links have a discernible name. Links have unique, descriptive text so users know where they go. Screen reader users cannot identify or interact with elements.
- Document has a main landmark. The page has exactly one main content area so screen readers can navigate to it. Screen reader users cannot skip directly to main content.
- Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing. Buttons and interactive elements are large enough to tap easily on touch screens. Users with motor disabilities struggle to tap small buttons.
West Virginia public 4-year institutions by accessibility score
13 sites, 9 fully scanned, average accessibility score 92 (A). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
fairmontstate.edu
Fairmont State University U.S. rank 1 |
32 of 32 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wvsom.edu
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 1 |
29 of 29 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wvstateu.edu
West Virginia State University U.S. rank 1 |
36 of 36 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
marshall.edu
Marshall University U.S. rank 3 |
28 of 29 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
bluefieldstate.edu
Bluefield State University U.S. rank 5 |
32 of 34 checks pass | A |
| 4 |
westliberty.edu
West Liberty University U.S. rank 6 |
30 of 32 checks pass | A |
| 5 |
concord.edu
Concord University U.S. rank 12 |
29 of 33 checks pass | B |
| 6 |
wvup.edu
West Virginia University at Parkersburg U.S. rank 15 |
28 of 33 checks pass | B |
| 7 |
shepherd.edu
Shepherd University U.S. rank 22 |
21 of 27 checks pass | C |
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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 | - | |
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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 | - | |
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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 accessibility score
8 sites, 7 fully scanned, average accessibility score 89 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bridgevalley.edu
BridgeValley Community & Technical College U.S. rank 1 |
23 of 23 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
easternwv.edu
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
29 of 30 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
southernwv.edu
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
31 of 32 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
mctc.edu
Mountwest Community and Technical College U.S. rank 14 |
29 of 34 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
wvncc.edu
West Virginia Northern Community College U.S. rank 14 |
30 of 35 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
pierpont.edu
Pierpont Community and Technical College U.S. rank 15 |
28 of 33 checks pass | B |
| 5 |
blueridgectc.edu
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College U.S. rank 23 |
29 of 38 checks pass | C |
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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 accessibility score
9 sites, 6 fully scanned, average accessibility score 86 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ucwv.edu
University of Charleston U.S. rank 3 |
31 of 32 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
dewv.edu
Davis & Elkins College U.S. rank 6 |
31 of 33 checks pass | A |
| 3 |
wheeling.edu
Wheeling University U.S. rank 14 |
23 of 27 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
catholiciu.edu
Catholic International University U.S. rank 15 |
27 of 32 checks pass | B |
| 5 |
future.edu
Future Generations University U.S. rank 18 |
27 of 33 checks pass | B |
| 6 |
wvwc.edu
West Virginia Wesleyan College U.S. rank 23 |
20 of 26 checks pass | C |
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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 | - | |
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bethanywv.edu
Bethany College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
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hjc.edu
Huntington Junior College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
About accessibility
Meet WCAG standards so every type of user can use your website.
Why it's important
People with disabilities need equal access to information and services online.
Risks
- People with disabilities cannot use your site.
Guidance
What we use to grade accessibility:
Standards
- [accesskey] values are unique
- [aria-*] attributes match their roles
- Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
- button, link, and menuitem elements have accessible names
- ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
- Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
- Elements with role="dialog" or role="alertdialog" have accessible names
- [aria-hidden="true"] is not present on the document <body>
- [aria-hidden="true"] elements do not contain focusable descendents
- ARIA input fields have accessible names
- ARIA meter elements have accessible names
- ARIA progressbar elements have accessible names
- Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes
- [role]s have all required [aria-*] attributes
- Elements with an ARIA [role] that require children to contain a specific [role] have all required children
- [role]s are contained by their required parent element
- [role] values are valid
- Elements with the role=text attribute do not have focusable descendents
- ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
- ARIA tooltip elements have accessible names
- ARIA treeitem elements have accessible names
- [aria-*] attributes have valid values
- [aria-*] attributes are valid and not misspelled
- Buttons have an accessible name
- The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
- Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
- <dl>'s contain only properly-ordered <dt> and <dd> groups, <script>, <template> or <div> elements
- Definition list items are wrapped in <dl> elements
- Document has a <title> element
- ARIA IDs are unique
- No form fields have multiple labels
- <frame> or <iframe> elements have a title
- Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
- <html> element has a [lang] attribute
- <html> element has a valid value for its [lang] attribute
- <html> element has an [xml:lang] attribute with the same base language as the [lang] attribute
- Image elements have [alt] attributes
- Image elements do not have [alt] attributes that are redundant text
- Input buttons have discernible text
- <input type="image"> elements have [alt] text
- Form elements have associated labels
- Links are distinguishable without relying on color
- Links have a discernible name
- Lists contain only <li> elements and script supporting elements (<script> and <template>)
- List items (<li>) are contained within <ul>, <ol> or <menu> parent elements
- The document does not use <meta http-equiv="refresh">
- [user-scalable="no"] is not used in the <meta name="viewport"> element and the [maximum-scale] attribute is not less than 5
- <object> elements have alternate text
- Select elements have associated label elements
- Skip links are focusable
- No element has a [tabindex] value greater than 0
- Tables have different content in the summary attribute and <caption>
- Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing
- Cells in a <table> element that use the [headers] attribute refer to table cells within the same table
- <th> elements and elements with [role="columnheader"/"rowheader"] have data cells they describe
- [lang] attributes have a valid value
- <video> elements contain a <track> element with [kind="captions"]
- All heading elements contain content
- Identical links have the same purpose
- Document has a main landmark
- Elements with visible text labels have matching accessible names
- Tables use <caption> instead of cells with the [colspan] attribute to indicate a caption
- <td> elements in a large <table> have one or more table headers
- Image aspect ratio
- Valid doctype
- Character encoding
Grades/scores
ScanGov
About this ranking
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.