Showing Colorado college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Colorado are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
B 84
Average security score of 28 fully scanned Colorado public college sites
7th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score
28 of 30
Colorado public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 2, so they're listed without grades
B 85
Average security score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Colorado security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 28 fully scanned Colorado public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 28 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Colorado 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 | 11 |
| 80 to 89 | 14 |
| 90 to 100 | 3 |
Colorado by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Colorado: 28 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado | 11% (3) | 89% (25) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 Colorado public college sites by security score
#1 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 1
Adams State University
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability C
- Readability A
#1 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 1
Colorado School of Mines
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability F
#1 in Colorado · U.S. education rank 1
Colorado State University Pueblo
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
What each check means
- X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. Browsers might run dangerous files by mistake.
- Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. Site may have hidden bugs that break features.
- Security.txt. The site has a security.txt file so researchers know how to report issues. Security researchers cannot report problems to you.
- Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD). The site uses a government-issued domain (.gov, .edu, or .mil). People cannot tell if your site is real government.
Colorado public 4-year institutions by security score
26 sites, 25 fully scanned, average security score 84 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
adams.edu
Adams State University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
mines.edu
Colorado School of Mines U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
csupueblo.edu
Colorado State University Pueblo U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
frontrange.edu
Front Range Community College U.S. rank 2 |
8 of 9 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
aims.edu
Aims Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
arapahoe.edu
Arapahoe Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
coloradomtn.edu
Colorado Mountain College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
csuglobal.edu
Colorado State University Global U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
colostate.edu
Colorado State University-Fort Collins U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
csusystem.edu
Colorado State University-System Office U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
pikespeak.edu
Pikes Peak State College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
pueblocc.edu
Pueblo Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
trinidadstate.edu
Trinidad State College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
colorado.edu
University of Colorado Boulder U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
uccs.edu
University of Colorado Colorado Springs U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
western.edu
Western Colorado University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
coloradomesa.edu
Colorado Mesa University U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
ccd.edu
Community College of Denver U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
usafa.edu
Department of the Air Force U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
fortlewis.edu
Fort Lewis College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
msudenver.edu
Metropolitan State University of Denver U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
morgancc.edu
Morgan Community College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
rrcc.edu
Red Rocks Community College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
cu.edu
University of Colorado System Office U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
unco.edu
University of Northern Colorado U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
cncc.edu
Colorado Northwestern Community College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
Colorado public 2-year institutions by security score
4 sites, 3 fully scanned. Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
otero.edu
Otero College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
ccaurora.edu
Community College of Aurora U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 2 |
njc.edu
Northeastern Junior College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
lamarcc.edu
Lamar Community College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - |
Colorado private nonprofit institutions by security score
9 sites, 9 fully scanned, average security score 84 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
coloradocollege.edu
Colorado College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
naropa.edu
Naropa University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
ccu.edu
Colorado Christian University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
denverseminary.edu
Denver Seminary U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
itea.edu
Institute of Taoist Education and Acupuncture U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
iliff.edu
Iliff School of Theology U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
nbc.edu
Nazarene Bible College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
du.edu
University of Denver U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
regis.edu
Regis University U.S. rank 7 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
About security
Secure your site and protect users with proper security practices.
Why it's important
Strong defenses prevent hackers from stealing personal information and other confidential data.
Risks
- Hackers can steal private information from your site.
Guidance
What we use to grade security:
- CISA Website Security
- 21st Century Integrated Digital Experience Act (IDEA)
- CISA Cybersecurity Performance Goals
- RFC 9116
- OWASP Top 10
- U.S. Federal Website Standards
Standards
- Content security policy (CSP)
- HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS)
- security.txt
- X-Content-Type-Options
- Errors in the console
- Clickjacking mitigation
- Paste preventing inputs
- Hypertext Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS)
- Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)
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 2 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.