What is the average AISO score for higher education websites?

The average AISO score for higher education websites is 47 out of 100, based on a scan of 374 sites. This score combines SEO, readability, engagement, AEO, and WCAG accessibility ratings.

How do higher education websites perform on accessibility?

The average WCAG accessibility score for higher education websites is 66 out of 100. According to the W3C, websites should meet at least WCAG 2.1 Level AA standards. Many higher education sites still lack basic requirements like alt text, proper contrast ratios, and semantic HTML.

Are higher education websites ready for AI search engines?

Most higher education websites are not well-optimized for AI answer engines. The average AEO score is 15 out of 100. Common issues include missing structured data (62% of sites), lack of FAQ sections, and no direct-answer formatting.

What is the biggest weakness of higher education websites?

The biggest weakness for higher education websites is AEO, with an average score of just 15 out of 100. This means most sites in this vertical have significant room for improvement in this area.

Higher Education Website Audit Report - AISO Studio

Full Results

The table below lists all 374 websites ranked by their overall AISO score. Each row shows the total score, letter grade, and individual dimension scores. Use it to see how sites in the higher education space compare against each other.

Domains are partially blurred to protect privacy. Scores range from 0 to 100. Higher is better.

#	Domain	Score	Grade	SEO	Read.	Eng.	AEO	WCAG
1	campus*********	67	C	85	54	75	33	100
2	usc****	64	C	94	35	80	26	100
3	willa*********	64	C	87	61	65	18	100
4	middl*********	64	C	67	54	100	33	67
5	umb****	63	C	75	63	65	26	92
6	muhle*********	63	C	92	34	70	33	100
7	flbo*****	61	C	67	69	68	10	100
8	louis********	61	C	80	49	70	18	100
9	umt****	61	C	87	39	78	18	100
10	usd****	61	C	82	47	85	10	91
11	phoe*******	60	C	94	46	95	28	37
12	cwi****	60	C	89	47	63	18	93
13	kys*****	60	C	70	42	75	26	100
14	une****	60	C	82	38	75	28	92
15	umg*****	60	C	92	26	85	35	72
16	merri********	60	C	89	53	70	26	67
17	montc********	60	C	87	37	80	18	92
18	deni*******	60	C	79	54	70	28	75
19	common***********	60	C	82	43	70	18	100
20	bestco**********	60	C	100	17	75	38	90
21	unc*****	59	D	82	43	75	25	82
22	linco*******	59	D	87	39	85	18	77
23	tam*****	59	D	82	46	60	18	100
24	washi*********	59	D	92	43	60	25	86
25	iwu****	58	D	77	48	68	10	100
26	washb*******	58	D	72	39	78	18	100
27	umd****	58	D	87	41	65	10	100
28	wmic*****	58	D	89	53	75	10	67
29	missou***********	58	D	75	52	55	18	100
30	wou****	58	D	84	65	78	33	20
31	udc****	58	D	77	42	65	18	100
32	ariz*******	57	D	86	30	68	26	92
33	uis****	57	D	87	38	65	10	100
34	fhs*****	57	D	80	45	65	10	100
35	mas*****	57	D	55	77	50	10	100
36	blog.co*************	57	D	90	35	75	33	60
37	ken*****	57	D	67	57	68	10	90
38	osucas*********	57	D	67	57	68	10	92
39	temp******	57	D	75	39	78	18	85
40	ccr*****	57	D	77	36	70	18	100
41	champ********	57	D	82	35	73	10	100
42	seatt*******	57	D	84	36	70	10	100
43	uwsu*******	57	D	91	43	85	18	48
44	edgew*******	57	D	82	40	70	10	100
45	isu****	56	D	75	38	65	18	100
46	mc.***	56	D	81	55	55	18	73
47	carr*******	56	D	77	53	65	10	82
48	unom*******	56	D	62	50	65	20	92
49	unl*****	56	D	77	43	70	10	92
50	ncs*****	56	D	77	51	60	10	92
51	umar*****	56	D	79	25	78	25	90
52	utk****	56	D	89	48	85	10	50
53	uwg*****	56	D	67	45	70	36	69
54	appi******	55	D	77	37	75	10	87
55	universitycol************************	55	D	79	32	70	18	89
56	uiow*****	55	D	72	55	60	10	83
57	central*************	55	D	84	49	85	18	36
58	wku****	55	D	70	45	65	18	86
59	haml*******	55	D	79	36	80	10	82
60	nevada*********	55	D	89	42	80	26	38
61	plymo*******	55	D	79	41	80	18	63
62	buff*******	55	D	90	0	85	25	100
63	salv*****	55	D	84	35	70	10	89
64	sc.***	55	D	67	50	50	28	92
65	utc****	55	D	65	51	60	18	91
66	etam*****	55	D	81	31	75	10	95
67	north*********	55	D	77	32	78	25	73
68	uws*****	55	D	89	36	73	34	44
69	carro*******	55	D	81	45	58	18	82
70	uaf****	54	D	60	51	60	10	100
71	colorad************	54	D	62	61	60	10	85
72	wcs*****	54	D	92	31	85	18	50
73	easte********	54	D	84	36	75	41	34
74	gsu****	54	D	84	41	65	18	72
75	georgia************	54	D	79	41	85	33	29
76	uag*****	54	D	92	0	73	55	65
77	grinn*******	54	D	72	57	55	10	83
78	upik*****	54	D	89	20	83	18	75
79	misso*******	54	D	55	50	63	25	83
80	nwmis*********	54	D	62	25	80	28	92
81	unl****	54	D	70	24	78	18	100
82	uj.***	54	D	81	53	90	10	31
83	brya******	54	D	85	41	48	16	93
84	dsu****	54	D	77	26	75	10	100
85	vsa*****	54	D	85	7	90	10	100
86	radf*******	54	D	70	40	55	18	100
87	conc*******	54	D	79	47	70	10	70
88	asta******	53	D	75	38	80	10	69
89	ku.***	53	D	72	43	60	10	92
90	emman*******	53	D	91	47	75	33	12
91	maryv********	53	D	76	47	68	10	67
92	umont*******	53	D	62	55	55	33	61
93	unh****	53	D	74	46	60	10	83
94	pac*****	53	D	74	44	75	18	56
95	vcs*****	53	D	87	36	55	10	90
96	onu****	53	D	86	43	65	18	56
97	okc*****	53	D	84	51	80	10	34
98	alleg********	53	D	79	24	70	18	91
99	rwu****	53	D	72	29	73	10	100
100	usu****	53	D	72	28	80	10	92
101	www2.tr***********	53	D	92	23	85	33	33
102	faulk*******	52	D	89	28	75	18	57
103	university****************	52	D	82	30	60	10	93
104	berke*******	52	D	84	45	65	26	41
105	colos********	52	D	77	39	55	10	89
106	gbc****	52	D	69	45	60	18	78
107	fgc*****	52	D	69	56	63	10	63
108	illino***********	52	D	70	44	50	10	100
109	usi****	52	D	84	20	70	18	84
110	kcu****	52	D	82	38	65	10	73
111	udme*******	52	D	62	45	60	25	75
112	colleg***********	52	D	82	38	80	25	35
113	alba******	52	D	81	45	50	10	86
114	und****	52	D	77	37	50	10	100
115	leeuni***********	52	D	86	9	85	10	93
116	uc.u*******	52	D	60	37	60	18	100
117	vermon**********	52	D	74	38	65	20	74
118	ucw*****	52	D	86	52	75	10	31
119	uwy*****	52	D	80	38	50	8	100
120	cambrid*************	52	D	82	3	80	20	100
121	nau****	51	D	77	39	85	18	32
122	south*********	51	D	75	40	60	10	83
123	k-st*******	51	D	79	32	55	10	92
124	loyo******	51	D	75	0	80	26	100
125	minns********	51	D	67	56	50	0	90
126	admissio*************	51	D	67	22	75	18	89
127	csn****	51	D	65	44	65	10	83
128	unr****	51	D	84	26	85	18	50
129	usn*****	51	D	79	20	75	10	91
130	uore*******	51	D	74	28	73	18	70
131	noc****	51	D	67	41	90	26	26
132	oreg******	51	D	67	25	73	10	100
133	sche*****	51	D	72	16	90	10	82
134	richm*******	51	D	69	35	55	28	82
135	vsu****	51	D	69	42	73	10	67
136	aam*****	50	D	52	44	75	10	75
137	uni****	50	D	82	0	75	26	92
138	umk*****	50	D	70	53	70	10	47
139	southe**********	50	D	76	48	58	10	63
140	wne****	50	D	87	0	85	10	91
141	smum*****	50	D	79	42	55	18	58
142	brook*******	50	D	79	58	60	10	37
143	ncc*****	50	D	77	32	55	10	92
144	winth*******	50	D	70	46	55	18	67
145	augi*****	50	D	65	29	75	18	71
146	utm****	50	D	60	44	65	10	78
147	potomacst**************	50	D	62	34	63	18	85
148	alas******	49	F	65	31	60	25	75
149	uamo******	49	F	50	47	50	10	100
150	ucc*****	49	F	62	32	58	10	100
151	des*****	49	F	65	35	55	10	92
152	fau****	49	F	70	30	50	10	100
153	uida******	49	F	82	24	55	10	90
154	college***********	49	F	81	22	65	18	70
155	ic.***	49	F	89	24	70	26	41
156	mari******	49	F	82	23	80	10	58
157	bella*********	49	F	92	0	85	18	67
158	lsu****	49	F	65	33	55	10	100
159	huss******	49	F	79	11	85	25	58
160	mns*****	49	F	74	43	63	10	56
161	mnst*******	49	F	67	47	60	10	64
162	ums*****	49	F	70	40	68	26	38
163	hamps********	49	F	70	36	65	18	64
164	rutg*******	49	F	74	34	55	25	62
165	cun*****	49	F	82	24	90	18	33
166	nds*****	49	F	72	49	55	10	65
167	eou****	49	F	69	32	90	10	47
168	uscup*********	49	F	74	54	58	10	50
169	bhs*****	49	F	60	54	35	18	85
170	wis*****	49	F	76	15	70	10	91
171	gcu****	48	F	67	23	83	18	58
172	atu****	48	F	42	54	70	10	70
173	uca****	48	F	82	14	65	10	90
174	color*******	48	F	77	24	75	18	55
175	ucden*******	48	F	94	0	83	26	48
176	cuans*********	48	F	67	15	65	18	93
177	west*******	48	F	69	38	50	18	77
178	ucon*****	48	F	69	5	75	28	80
179	hpu****	48	F	67	42	65	26	41
180	vin*****	48	F	74	31	75	10	53
181	evans*********	48	F	54	45	70	18	53
182	uc.ui*******	48	F	64	36	60	10	82
183	uma****	48	F	57	45	60	10	75
184	linde*********	48	F	74	38	50	18	64
185	creig********	48	F	79	23	60	10	86
186	wpun*****	48	F	69	29	73	26	50
187	nms*****	48	F	66	36	73	18	50
188	okhig*********	48	F	79	0	75	10	100
189	sdbo*****	48	F	82	20	63	10	78
190	vande*********	48	F	84	14	73	10	77
191	utex******	48	F	67	47	55	10	67
192	tnte******	48	F	57	50	60	10	69
193	uta*****	48	F	64	31	60	10	92
194	uvaw*******	48	F	65	35	50	10	92
195	ucda*******	47	F	62	42	70	10	57
196	bridg*********	47	F	57	33	85	18	44
197	ude*****	47	F	67	18	60	10	100
198	csi****	47	F	67	46	60	20	41
199	uml****	47	F	67	26	55	10	91
200	simmons*************	47	F	81	26	90	25	10
201	muw****	47	F	54	47	75	18	38
202	missis*********	47	F	50	29	55	20	100
203	applymo*************	47	F	65	28	55	10	91
204	sem*****	47	F	82	46	60	18	26
205	bismar***********	47	F	79	0	70	10	100
206	northc***********	47	F	65	0	85	10	100
207	upen*****	47	F	77	0	65	18	100
208	brow*****	47	F	77	29	65	38	24
209	ttu****	47	F	62	52	68	33	6
210	uvu****	47	F	57	39	63	10	73
211	wisco********	47	F	79	24	63	10	69
212	uwos*****	47	F	61	51	75	10	36
213	alas*****	46	F	50	52	60	10	58
214	uasys*******	46	F	69	10	65	18	86
215	ucs*****	46	F	70	18	43	30	83
216	ucs*****	46	F	67	37	55	26	48
217	uci****	46	F	66	30	55	10	82
218	wilm*****	46	F	72	20	80	10	60
219	ufl****	46	F	79	22	70	18	44
220	delawarest****************	46	F	73	16	70	10	74
221	chami********	46	F	72	40	55	10	56
222	eiu****	46	F	70	25	65	18	62
223	depa******	46	F	67	19	60	18	82
224	manoa.**********	46	F	79	17	50	10	91
225	msu****	46	F	70	27	73	18	45
226	nshe.n*********	46	F	57	31	60	10	83
227	unc*****	46	F	74	28	70	18	43
228	ncw*****	46	F	86	19	90	26	7
229	uco****	46	F	65	30	65	10	71
230	uah****	45	F	74	19	90	20	24
231	uaa.a*********	45	F	62	29	85	20	28
232	una****	45	F	67	28	75	18	38
233	uar*****	45	F	49	35	68	10	69
234	gsw****	45	F	74	23	70	18	46
235	princet************	45	F	72	42	60	10	42
236	butl******	45	F	61	42	70	10	41
237	xul*****	45	F	54	37	65	18	56
238	umary********	45	F	74	21	65	10	64
239	michi*******	45	F	67	39	50	10	68
240	msst*******	45	F	65	18	50	10	100
241	umwes********	45	F	66	32	60	10	62
242	monmo*******	45	F	71	32	70	10	43
243	pit*****	45	F	65	41	55	18	50
244	scs*****	45	F	65	7	65	10	100
245	bayl******	45	F	67	32	65	10	59
246	wvsta*******	45	F	69	22	73	10	58
247	bigfuture.****************	44	F	74	19	53	10	78
248	ucf****	44	F	89	9	75	18	35
249	purd******	44	F	84	37	65	10	17
250	wich*******	44	F	57	35	58	10	67
251	bake******	44	F	79	12	80	18	38
252	dcc****	44	F	60	14	55	10	100
253	usm.m********	44	F	64	33	65	10	54
254	unm****	44	F	47	19	80	10	82
255	nnm*****	44	F	60	31	55	18	63
256	unc****	44	F	81	23	55	18	47
257	csuo*******	44	F	60	13	70	10	88
258	sdst*******	44	F	67	28	40	10	93
259	tnst*******	44	F	57	38	50	10	75
260	ourdako************	44	F	94	10	65	20	35
261	cwu****	44	F	69	27	63	10	56
262	uab****	43	F	64	35	60	18	38
263	ung****	43	F	46	49	60	10	47
264	hawa******	43	F	47	25	60	10	91
265	bloomin***********	43	F	62	34	60	10	54
266	drak*****	43	F	77	29	65	10	38
267	eku****	43	F	84	13	55	10	69
268	kwu****	43	F	69	37	50	10	50
269	msa.ma**********	43	F	67	17	68	10	63
270	csm*****	43	F	64	0	78	18	73
271	direct**********	43	F	65	7	65	10	91
272	enm*****	43	F	77	0	70	26	53
273	newpa*******	43	F	52	24	70	25	50
274	oregon*********	43	F	72	21	55	10	67
275	charl*********	43	F	76	27	65	10	43
276	utaht*******	43	F	62	34	60	10	53
277	alaska***********	42	F	89	0	75	18	39
278	stateof***********	42	F	77	0	48	20	89
279	boise*********	42	F	67	10	45	10	100
280	illin*******	42	F	84	15	70	26	14
281	educat**********	42	F	80	0	43	10	100
282	mornin*********	42	F	74	35	63	10	26
283	usm*****	42	F	57	0	75	10	92
284	mst****	42	F	52	42	60	10	44
285	educat**********	42	F	50	14	63	10	94
286	csc****	42	F	57	28	80	18	25
287	nheco********	42	F	65	30	50	10	64
288	charl********	42	F	72	37	55	10	36
289	langs*******	42	F	86	0	68	10	58
290	provi*********	42	F	76	5	78	18	39
291	clem*******	42	F	72	36	60	10	32
292	virgi*******	42	F	64	29	60	18	45
293	westli*********	42	F	89	3	73	18	38
294	wvhe******	42	F	62	0	61	10	100
295	vuu****	42	F	56	30	65	10	54
296	washingtondc**********************	42	F	59	35	65	10	44
297	fsu****	41	F	72	14	65	10	53
298	usg****	41	F	55	0	83	10	75
299	massac***********	41	F	82	11	55	18	50
300	montgome*************	41	F	57	26	55	18	59
301	lcuniv**********	41	F	49	34	68	10	47
302	uri****	41	F	59	20	50	10	80
303	comptrol*************	41	F	62	0	65	10	92
304	ush*****	41	F	84	8	80	10	30
305	aubu******	40	F	64	23	65	10	42
306	fiu****	40	F	69	26	55	10	47
307	designego**************	40	F	70	0	58	10	80
308	ou.***	40	F	67	21	65	10	44
309	oregongoe**************	40	F	72	0	73	10	59
310	kutzt*******	40	F	80	29	55	10	28
311	visitrh*************	40	F	74	12	68	18	33
312	wvu****	40	F	59	18	50	18	69
313	visitl**********	40	F	84	0	75	18	31
314	asu****	39	F	69	7	53	18	62
315	frank*******	39	F	75	0	65	33	29
316	dbq****	39	F	62	34	55	10	33
317	umai******	39	F	59	20	50	10	69
318	nebrwe**********	39	F	55	0	60	10	92
319	home.da***********	39	F	62	0	60	10	83
320	hed.******	39	F	52	27	45	10	69
321	carol********	39	F	62	19	65	10	45
322	utrg*****	39	F	74	7	70	10	45
323	uta*****	39	F	62	0	55	10	88
324	wsac*******	39	F	67	0	65	10	73
325	travel***********	39	F	82	0	75	18	26
326	uap*****	38	F	79	0	70	25	21
327	augu*******	38	F	66	7	65	10	56
328	gcs*****	38	F	47	28	68	10	40
329	owu****	38	F	57	10	65	53	1
330	uky****	38	F	47	21	50	10	75
331	bowd*******	38	F	62	11	58	10	64
332	ohe.******	38	F	72	0	55	10	73
333	mhan******	38	F	52	46	48	0	44
334	tcn*****	38	F	62	0	60	10	75
335	asu*****	37	F	86	11	60	0	31
336	uic****	37	F	54	20	43	18	60
337	wnm*****	37	F	52	37	65	18	8
338	osu****	37	F	72	0	55	10	63
339	sc.***	37	F	50	0	68	10	75
340	north*******	37	F	67	3	60	10	56
341	tuft*****	36	F	65	0	58	10	65
342	nsuo*****	36	F	52	10	50	10	71
343	about.u***********	36	F	52	24	50	10	53
344	wsu****	36	F	72	0	68	18	27
345	wvu*****	36	F	47	26	60	18	27
346	dmped*******	36	F	64	0	70	10	50
347	usne******	35	F	71	0	60	10	45
348	ual*****	35	F	69	0	65	10	40
349	ct.***	35	F	57	0	60	10	63
350	lsu*****	35	F	39	50	50	10	21
351	mont*******	35	F	55	0	50	10	77
352	ohi*****	35	F	69	0	60	10	50
353	uvm****	35	F	69	0	60	10	47
354	westmi**********	35	F	57	5	73	10	41
355	ucolle**********	34	F	39	0	75	10	58
356	uprr*****	34	F	45	14	60	10	50
357	coas*******	33	F	77	0	65	18	8
358	ua.***	32	F	59	5	58	10	38
359	discover*************	32	F	47	19	60	10	25
360	sub*****	32	F	49	22	40	0	57
361	usw****	32	F	76	7	50	10	17
362	uno*****	32	F	64	9	60	10	19
363	vsc****	32	F	71	0	50	10	39
364	sheph*******	32	F	47	21	68	10	11
365	nces*******	29	F	57	0	25	0	87
366	www1.*********	28	F	59	0	50	10	29
367	business.a****************	27	F	49	0	50	10	34
368	nextste************	26	F	52	0	43	10	31
369	nj.***	26	F	54	0	65	8	7
370	pass******	25	F	50	13	35	10	20
371	ecm*****	24	F	15	46	15	15	20
372	nyu****	20	F	0	55	0	0	40
373	nd.***	20	F	15	32	15	15	20
374	uga****	11	F	10	0	0	0	60

Higher Education Website Audit Report

Overview

Summary Scores

Key Findings

What This Means

Key Takeaways

How to Improve Your Score

Score Distribution

AISO Score Ranges

Grade Distribution

Dimension Breakdown

Full Results

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average AISO score for higher education websites?

How do higher education websites perform on accessibility?

Are higher education websites ready for AI search engines?

What is the biggest weakness for higher education websites?

How can I check my own website's score?

Methodology

SEO (Technical Search Optimization)

Readability

Engagement

AEO (AI Engine Optimization)

WCAG (Accessibility)

How Does YOUR Higher Education Website Score?