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Section 504 & ADA Title II — 2026

University Website Accessibility Scorecard 2026

WCAG 2.1 AA accessibility scores for 42 university and college websites — ranked worst to best. 12 of 42 sites fail minimum accessibility standards required under Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.

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81
Avg Score / 100
12
Sites Failing (of 42)
11
Sites with Critical Violations

Why this matters: Universities and colleges receiving federal funding must comply with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act and the ADA Title II 2026 deadline. Non-compliant institutions face OCR complaints, DOJ enforcement, and risk losing federal funding. Learn about university accessibility requirements →

University & College Sites — 42 scanned

# Site Score Critical Issues Status Report
1
www.columbia.edu
 30/100 1 critical FAIL View Report →
2
www.psu.edu
 38/100 1 critical FAIL View Report →
3
www.caltech.edu
 40/100 2 critical FAIL View Report →
4
www.tulane.edu
 40/100 2 critical FAIL View Report →
5
www.brown.edu
 65/100 1 critical FAIL View Report →
6
www.bu.edu
 65/100 1 critical FAIL View Report →
7
www.nyu.edu
 65/100 1 critical FAIL View Report →
8
www.rice.edu
 65/100 1 critical FAIL View Report →
9
www.ucsd.edu
 65/100 1 critical FAIL View Report →
10
www.vanderbilt.edu
 65/100 1 critical FAIL View Report →
11
www.wustl.edu
 65/100 1 critical FAIL View Report →
12
stephanus.tlg.uci.edu
 73/100 None FAIL View Report →
13
www.caspercollege.edu
 80/100 None PASS View Report →
14
www.uga.edu
 80/100 None PASS View Report →
15
psu.edu
 83/100 None PASS View Report →
16
rush.edu
 85/100 None PASS View Report →
17
www.ufl.edu
 85/100 None PASS View Report →
18
ucsf.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
19
web.mit.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
20
www.american.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
21
www.berkeley.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
22
www.cornell.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
23
www.dartmouth.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
24
www.duke.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
25
www.emory.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
26
www.fordham.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
27
www.harvard.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
28
www.lehigh.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
29
www.mit.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
30
www.northwestern.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
31
www.stanford.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
32
www.tufts.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
33
www.uchicago.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
34
www.ucla.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
35
www.upenn.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
36
www.usc.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
37
www.uvu.edu
 90/100 None PASS View Report →
38
www.alaska.edu
 95/100 None PASS View Report →
39
dap.berkeley.edu
 100/100 None PASS View Report →
40
www.georgetown.edu
 100/100 None PASS View Report →
41
www.otc.edu
 100/100 None PASS View Report →
42
www.yale.edu
 100/100 None PASS View Report →
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About This Data

Scores are calculated from automated WCAG 2.1 AA scans using axe-core. Formula: Score = 100 − (critical × 25) − (serious × 10) − (moderate × 5) − (minor × 2), minimum 0. Color coding: Red < 50 · Yellow 50–79 · Green ≥ 80. Scans cover the homepage only. Last updated: 2026-05-05.