Kentucky college websites: security rankings

Security scores, grades, and the most common failures for 24 public and 24 private college and university websites in Kentucky, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 48
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Kentucky college and university sites. All education sites

Public colleges and universities in Kentucky are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.

B 82

Average security score of 24 fully scanned Kentucky public college sites

9th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score

24 of 24

Kentucky public college sites fully scanned

B 85

Average security score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites

How Kentucky security scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 24 fully scanned Kentucky public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Kentucky average
  • All education average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 690
70 to 7913
80 to 899
90 to 1002

Kentucky by security grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Kentucky: 24 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. Kentucky
  2. All education sites
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
Kentucky8% (2)92% (22)0% (0)
All education sites19% (505)79% (2,113)3% (69)

Top 3 Kentucky public college sites by security score

#1 in Kentucky · U.S. education rank 1

Eastern Kentucky University

A 100 security

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security A
  • Usability B
  • Readability F

#1 in Kentucky · U.S. education rank 1

Kentucky State University

A 100 security

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability B
  • Security A
  • Usability F
  • Readability F

#2 in Kentucky · U.S. education rank 2

Western Kentucky University

B 88 security

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability D
  • Security B
  • Usability C
  • Readability A

Most common security failures among Kentucky public college sites

Share of the 24 fully scanned Kentucky public college sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

  1. X-Content-Type-Options79%
  2. Errors in the console58%
  3. Security.txt8%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
X-Content-Type-Options79%19
Errors in the console58%14
Security.txt8%2

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.

Kentucky public 4-year institutions by security score

8 sites, 8 fully scanned, average security score 88 (B). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 eku.edu
Eastern Kentucky University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 kysu.edu
Kentucky State University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 wku.edu
Western Kentucky University U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
3 moreheadstate.edu
Morehead State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 nku.edu
Northern Kentucky University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 uky.edu
University of Kentucky U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
4 murraystate.edu
Murray State University U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 louisville.edu
University of Louisville U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C

Kentucky public 2-year institutions by security score

16 sites, 16 fully scanned, average security score 79 (C). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 bluegrass.kctcs.edu
Bluegrass Community and Technical College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
1 maysville.kctcs.edu
Maysville Community and Technical College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
1 somerset.kctcs.edu
Somerset Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
1 southcentral.kctcs.edu
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
1 southeast.kctcs.edu
Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 ashland.kctcs.edu
Ashland Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
2 bigsandy.kctcs.edu
Big Sandy Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
2 elizabethtown.kctcs.edu
Elizabethtown Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
2 gateway.kctcs.edu
Gateway Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
2 hazard.kctcs.edu
Hazard Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
2 henderson.kctcs.edu
Henderson Community College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
2 hopkinsville.kctcs.edu
Hopkinsville Community College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
2 jefferson.kctcs.edu
Jefferson Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
2 madisonville.kctcs.edu
Madisonville Community College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
2 owensboro.kctcs.edu
Owensboro Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
2 westkentucky.kctcs.edu
West Kentucky Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C

Kentucky private nonprofit institutions by security score

24 sites, 22 fully scanned, average security score 84 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 bellarmine.edu
Bellarmine University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 georgetowncollege.edu
Georgetown College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 kcu.edu
Kentucky Christian University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 ucumberlands.edu
University of the Cumberlands U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 alc.edu
Alice Lloyd College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 asburyseminary.edu
Asbury Theological Seminary U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 berea.edu
Berea College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 ccbbc.edu
Clear Creek Baptist Bible College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 kwc.edu
Kentucky Wesleyan College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 lpts.edu
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 thomasmore.edu
Thomas More University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 transy.edu
Transylvania University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 lindsey.edu
Lindsey Wilson College U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 brescia.edu
Brescia University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 campbellsville.edu
Campbellsville University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 centre.edu
Centre College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 frontier.edu
Frontier Nursing University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 kmbc.edu
Kentucky Mountain Bible College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 simmonscollegeky.edu
Simmons College of Kentucky U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 spalding.edu
Spalding University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 sbts.edu
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 unionky.edu
Union Commonwealth University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
lextheo.edu
Lexington Theological Seminary 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
midway.edu
Midway University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -

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 10/28/2026 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. 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.

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