Where does PSU Websites Stand on Extra-Functional Property and Quality Characteristics

Accessibility of websites of the higher educational institutions in the US and EU countries are mandated and protected by the law. Many studies focus on these important requirements and report lack of conformance for many such institutions. Apart from accessibility and usability, there are more to extra-functional and quality characteristics for any websites. In this project, we applied different open-source and freely available testing tools to the websites of more than twenty campuses of Pennsylvania State University. We report on our approach, different testing tools used, and initial findings of our investigation which include interesting insights, anomalies, and compliance issues for PSU websites.