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QS World University Rankings 2025

Northwestern University

This report is based on an automated assessment of 25 webpages on 15th February 2026.
78
%Good

Accessibility

  • 20th place in QS World University Rankings 2025
  • 336th place in US Higher Education

WCAG Levels

These measure compliance against the WCAG 2.2 standard. What does this mean?
  • Level A - 86.9%
  • Level AA - 67.7%
  • Level AAA - 65.4%

Recommendations

Accessibility recommendations
PriorityRecommendationProgress
Highest Priority
Ensure controls change appearance when they are selected
WCAG 2.0 AA 2.4.7
10%
High Priority
Ensure PDFs have a title
WCAG 2.0 A 2.4.2
0%
High Priority
Ensure controls clearly indicate when they are selected
WCAG 2.2 AAA 2.4.13
72.4%
High Priority
Ensure content is not too difficult to understand
WCAG 2.0 AAA 3.1.5
40.9%
High Priority
Ensure form controls contrast sufficiently with their surroundings
WCAG 2.1 AA 1.4.11
53.5%

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