Showing Connecticut college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Connecticut are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
A 92
Average security score of 10 fully scanned Connecticut public college sites
1st
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score
10 of 11
Connecticut public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades
B 85
Average security score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Connecticut security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 10 fully scanned Connecticut public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 10 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Connecticut 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 | 1 |
| 80 to 89 | 4 |
| 90 to 100 | 5 |
Connecticut by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Connecticut: 10 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 50% (5) | 50% (5) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 Connecticut public college sites by security score
#1 in Connecticut · U.S. education rank 1
University of Connecticut
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability F
#1 in Connecticut · U.S. education rank 1
University of Connecticut-Avery Point
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Connecticut · U.S. education rank 1
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability F
What each check means
- Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. Site may have hidden bugs that break features.
- 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.
- X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. Browsers might run dangerous files by mistake.
Connecticut public 4-year institutions by security score
11 sites, 10 fully scanned, average security score 92 (A). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
uconn.edu
University of Connecticut U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
averypoint.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut-Avery Point U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
hartford.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut-Hartford Campus U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
stamford.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut-Stamford U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
waterbury.uconn.edu
University of Connecticut-Waterbury Campus U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
ccsu.edu
Central Connecticut State University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
charteroak.edu
Charter Oak State College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
southernct.edu
Southern Connecticut State University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
uscga.edu
U.S. Coast Guard U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
easternct.edu
Eastern Connecticut State University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
wcsu.edu
Western Connecticut State University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - |
Connecticut private nonprofit institutions by security score
15 sites, 15 fully scanned, average security score 82 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
mitchell.edu
Mitchell College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
newhaven.edu
University of New Haven U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
holyapostles.edu
Holy Apostles College and Seminary U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
qu.edu
Quinnipiac University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
trincoll.edu
Trinity College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
yale.edu
Yale University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
albertus.edu
Albertus Magnus College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
conncoll.edu
Connecticut College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
fairfield.edu
Fairfield University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
goodwin.edu
Goodwin University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
hartfordinternational.edu
Hartford International University for Religion and Peace U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
sacredheart.edu
Sacred Heart University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
bridgeport.edu
University of Bridgeport U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
hartford.edu
University of Hartford U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
wesleyan.edu
Wesleyan University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
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 10/26/2026 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 1 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.