Showing Maryland college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Maryland are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
B 87
Average security score of 28 fully scanned Maryland public college sites
4th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score
28 of 30
Maryland 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 Maryland security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 28 fully scanned Maryland 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.
- Maryland 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 | 1 |
| 70 to 79 | 8 |
| 80 to 89 | 11 |
| 90 to 100 | 8 |
Maryland by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maryland: 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 29% (8) | 68% (19) | 4% (1) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 Maryland public college sites by security score
#1 in Maryland · U.S. education rank 1
Allegany College of Maryland
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in Maryland · U.S. education rank 1
Bowie State University
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability A
#1 in Maryland · U.S. education rank 1
Cecil College
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability A
- Readability F
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.
Maryland public 4-year institutions by security score
14 sites, 13 fully scanned, average security score 86 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bowiestate.edu
Bowie State University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
morgan.edu
Morgan State University 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 |
| 2 |
salisbury.edu
Salisbury University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
towson.edu
Towson University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
umbc.edu
University of Maryland-Baltimore County U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
umaryland.edu
University of Maryland, Baltimore U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
coppin.edu
Coppin State University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
frostburg.edu
Frostburg State University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
smcm.edu
St. Mary's College of Maryland U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
usna.edu
United States Naval Academy U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
ubalt.edu
University of Baltimore U.S. rank 7 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
|
umes.edu
University of Maryland Eastern Shore |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - |
Maryland public 2-year institutions by security score
16 sites, 15 fully scanned, average security score 88 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
allegany.edu
Allegany College of Maryland U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
cecil.edu
Cecil College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
garrettcollege.edu
Garrett College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
worwic.edu
Wor-Wic Community College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
bccc.edu
Baltimore City Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
carrollcc.edu
Carroll Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
chesapeake.edu
Chesapeake College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
csmd.edu
College of Southern Maryland U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
hagerstowncc.edu
Hagerstown Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
harford.edu
Harford Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
montgomerycollege.edu
Montgomery College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
aacc.edu
Anne Arundel Community College U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
ccbcmd.edu
Community College of Baltimore County U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
frederick.edu
Frederick Community College U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
howardcc.edu
Howard Community College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
pgcc.edu
Prince George's Community College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 | - |
Maryland private nonprofit institutions by security score
15 sites, 14 fully scanned, average security score 89 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bhmb.edu
Bais HaMedrash and Mesivta of Baltimore U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
captechu.edu
Capitol Technology University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
hood.edu
Hood College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
loyola.edu
Loyola University Maryland U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wits.edu
Women's Institute of Torah Seminary and College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
goucher.edu
Goucher College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
mcdaniel.edu
McDaniel College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
nirc.edu
Ner Israel Rabbinical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
ndm.edu
Notre Dame of Maryland University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
sjc.edu
St. John's College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
washcoll.edu
Washington College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
mica.edu
Maryland Institute College of Art U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
jhu.edu
Johns Hopkins University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
stevenson.edu
Stevenson University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
msmary.edu
Mount St. Mary's University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
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.