Largest university websites: security rankings

Security scores, grades, and the most common failures for 196 sites of universities with 20,000 or more students, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 196
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing sites of universities with 20,000 or more students. All education sites

Institutions with 20,000 or more students, the top IPEDS enrollment band.

B 86

Average security score of 182 fully scanned sites of universities with 20,000 or more students

2nd

of 9 lists, ranked by average security score

182 of 196

Sites of universities with 20,000 or more students fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 14, so they're listed without grades

B 85

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

How Largest universities security scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 182 fully scanned sites of universities with 20,000 or more students, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Largest universities average
  • All education average
View the data table
Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 697
70 to 7941
80 to 8997
90 to 10037

Largest universities by security grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Largest universities: 182 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. Largest universities
  2. All education sites
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
View the data table
GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
Largest universities20% (37)76% (138)4% (7)
All education sites19% (505)79% (2,113)3% (69)

Top 3 sites of universities with 20,000 or more students by security score

#1 in Largest universities · U.S. education rank 1

American River College

A 100 security

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

#1 in Largest universities · U.S. education rank 1

Baylor University

A 100 security

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

#1 in Largest universities · U.S. education rank 1

Boise State University

A 100 security

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

Most common security failures among sites of universities with 20,000 or more students

Share of the 182 fully scanned sites of universities with 20,000 or more students 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-Options55%
  2. Errors in the console40%
  3. Security.txt13%
  4. Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)2%
View the data table
CheckShare failingSites failing
X-Content-Type-Options55%101
Errors in the console40%72
Security.txt13%23
Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)2%4

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.

Largest universities by security score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 arc.losrios.edu
American River College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 baylor.edu
Baylor University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 boisestate.edu
Boise State University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 csulb.edu
California State University-Long Beach U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 calstatela.edu
California State University-Los Angeles U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 cod.edu
College of DuPage U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 collin.edu
Collin County Community College District U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 cornell.edu
Cornell University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 ecu.edu
East Carolina University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 epcc.edu
El Paso Community College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 gvsu.edu
Grand Valley State University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 hccs.edu
Houston Community College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 ivytech.edu
Ivy Tech Community College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 mtsac.edu
Mt San Antonio College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 northeastern.edu
Northeastern University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 okstate.edu
Oklahoma State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 odu.edu
Old Dominion University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 rcc.edu
Riverside City College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 sanjac.edu
San Jacinto Community College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 spcollege.edu
St Petersburg College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 temple.edu
Temple University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 ua.edu
The University of Alabama U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 uconn.edu
University of Connecticut U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 uh.edu
University of Houston U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 uiowa.edu
University of Iowa U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 ku.edu
University of Kansas U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 umgc.edu
University of Maryland Global Campus U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 umd.edu
University of Maryland-College Park U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 umass.edu
University of Massachusetts-Amherst U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 ou.edu
University of Oklahoma-Norman Campus U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 uoregon.edu
University of Oregon 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
1 uopeople.edu
University of the People U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 virginia.edu
University of Virginia-Main Campus U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 usu.edu
Utah State University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 waketech.edu
Wake Technical Community College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 wayne.edu
Wayne State University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 chaffey.edu
Chaffey College U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 cscc.edu
Columbus State Community College U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 frontrange.edu
Front Range Community College U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 gwu.edu
George Washington University U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 msu.edu
Michigan State University U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 shsu.edu
Sam Houston State University U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 tamu.edu
Texas A&M University-College Station U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 txst.edu
Texas State University U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 utsa.edu
The University of Texas at San Antonio U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 utrgv.edu
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 ucr.edu
University of California-Riverside U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 uga.edu
University of Georgia U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 unl.edu
University of Nebraska-Lincoln U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 unc.edu
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 vt.edu
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
3 asu.edu
Arizona State University Digital Immersion U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 auburn.edu
Auburn University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 bakersfieldcollege.edu
Bakersfield College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 bu.edu
Boston University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 byu.edu
Brigham Young University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 cpp.edu
California State Polytechnic University-Pomona U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 fresnostate.edu
California State University-Fresno U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 csus.edu
California State University-Sacramento U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 cpcc.edu
Central Piedmont Community College 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 hunter.cuny.edu
CUNY Hunter College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 depaul.edu
DePaul University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 dmacc.edu
Des Moines Area Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 fau.edu
Florida Atlantic University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 fiu.edu
Florida International University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 fscj.edu
Florida State College at Jacksonville U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 fsu.edu
Florida State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 georgiasouthern.edu
Georgia Southern University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 harvard.edu
Harvard University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 illinoisstate.edu
Illinois State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 bloomington.iu.edu
Indiana University-Bloomington U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 indianapolis.iu.edu
Indiana University-Indianapolis U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 iastate.edu
Iowa State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 kennesaw.edu
Kennesaw State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 liberty.edu
Liberty University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 lbcc.edu
Long Beach City College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 lsu.edu
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 msstate.edu
Mississippi State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 montclair.edu
Montclair State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 nu.edu
National University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University at Raleigh U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 nau.edu
Northern Arizona University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 northwestern.edu
Northwestern University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 nova.edu
Nova Southeastern University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 osu.edu
Ohio State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 oregonstate.edu
Oregon State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 pasadena.edu
Pasadena City College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 pcc.edu
Portland Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 purdueglobal.edu
Purdue University Global U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 rowan.edu
Rowan University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 saddleback.edu
Saddleback College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 sdsu.edu
San Diego State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 smc.edu
Santa Monica College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 southtexascollege.edu
South Texas College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 snhu.edu
Southern New Hampshire University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 syracuse.edu
Syracuse University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 tccd.edu
Tarrant County College District U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 utk.edu
The University of Tennessee-Knoxville U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 utep.edu
The University of Texas at El Paso U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 buffalo.edu
University at Buffalo U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 arizona.edu
University of Arizona U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 uark.edu
University of Arkansas U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 berkeley.edu
University of California-Berkeley U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ucdavis.edu
University of California-Davis U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 uci.edu
University of California-Irvine U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ucsb.edu
University of California-Santa Barbara U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ucf.edu
University of Central Florida 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 udel.edu
University of Delaware U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 manoa.hawaii.edu
University of Hawaii at Manoa U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 illinois.edu
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 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
3 twin-cities.umn.edu
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 olemiss.edu
University of Mississippi U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 missouri.edu
University of Missouri-Columbia U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 unlv.edu
University of Nevada-Las Vegas U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 unr.edu
University of Nevada-Reno U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 unm.edu
University of New Mexico-Main Campus U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 charlotte.edu
University of North Carolina at Charlotte U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 unt.edu
University of North Texas U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 usf.edu
University of South Florida U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 usc.edu
University of Southern California U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 utah.edu
University of Utah U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 washington.edu
University of Washington-Seattle Campus U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 wisc.edu
University of Wisconsin-Madison U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 valenciacollege.edu
Valencia College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 vcu.edu
Virginia Commonwealth University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 wsu.edu
Washington State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 wgu.edu
Western Governors University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
4 keiseruniversity.edu
Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale U.S. rank 4 		6 of 7 checks pass B
4 nyu.edu
New York University U.S. rank 4 		6 of 7 checks pass B
5 broward.edu
Broward College U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 clemson.edu
Clemson University U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 gsu.edu
Georgia State University U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 mtsu.edu
Middle Tennessee State University U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 sac.edu
Santa Ana College U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 uta.edu
The University of Texas at Arlington U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 ucsd.edu
University of California-San Diego U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 uic.edu
University of Illinois Chicago U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 louisville.edu
University of Louisville U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 sc.edu
University of South Carolina-Columbia U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
6 appstate.edu
Appalachian State University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 austincc.edu
Austin Community College District U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 byui.edu
Brigham Young University-Idaho U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 calpoly.edu
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 csun.edu
California State University-Northridge U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 cerritos.edu
Cerritos College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 csn.edu
College of Southern Nevada U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 drexel.edu
Drexel University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 georgetown.edu
Georgetown University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 gatech.edu
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 jhu.edu
Johns Hopkins University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 k-state.edu
Kansas State University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 lonestar.edu
Lone Star College System U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 mdc.edu
Miami Dade College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 missouristate.edu
Missouri State University-Springfield U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 nvcc.edu
Northern Virginia Community College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 purdue.edu
Purdue University-Main Campus U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 sjsu.edu
San Jose State University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 stonybrook.edu
Stony Brook University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 ttu.edu
Texas Tech University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 utexas.edu
The University of Texas at Austin U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 utdallas.edu
The University of Texas at Dallas U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 ucla.edu
University of California-Los Angeles U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 ufl.edu
University of Florida U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 memphis.edu
University of Memphis U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 upenn.edu
University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 uwm.edu
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 uvu.edu
Utah Valley University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 weber.edu
Weber State University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
7 baruch.cuny.edu
CUNY Bernard M Baruch College U.S. rank 7 		6 of 9 checks pass D
7 slcc.edu
Salt Lake Community College U.S. rank 7 		6 of 9 checks pass D
7 swccd.edu
Southwestern College U.S. rank 7 		6 of 9 checks pass D
7 uab.edu
University of Alabama at Birmingham U.S. rank 7 		6 of 9 checks pass D
8 dallascollege.edu
U.S. rank 8 		5 of 8 checks pass D
8 alamo.edu
U.S. rank 8 		5 of 8 checks pass D
8 ohio.edu
Ohio University-Main Campus U.S. rank 8 		5 of 8 checks pass D
jmu.edu
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 404 -
bsu.edu
Ball State University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
fullerton.edu
California State University-Fullerton 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
columbia.edu
Columbia University in the City of New York 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 -
bmcc.cuny.edu
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
elcamino.edu
El Camino Community College District 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
fresnocitycollege.edu
Fresno City College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
gmu.edu
George Mason University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
kent.edu
Kent State University at Kent 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
newbrunswick.rutgers.edu
Rutgers University-New Brunswick 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 -
deltacollege.edu
San Joaquin Delta College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 -
uc.edu
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 -
umich.edu
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because it showed our bot a captcha or browser check instead of the page. Status 996 -
wvu.edu
West Virginia University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -

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 10/25/2026 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 14 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.

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