Showing Maine college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Maine are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
B 83
Average security score of 12 fully scanned Maine public college sites
8th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score
12 of 13
Maine 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 Maine security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 12 fully scanned Maine public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 12 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Maine 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 | 4 |
| 80 to 89 | 8 |
| 90 to 100 | 0 |
Maine by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Maine: 12 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 0% (0) | 100% (12) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 Maine public college sites by security score
#1 in Maine · U.S. education rank 3
Central Maine Community College
B 87 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability -
#1 in Maine · U.S. education rank 3
Maine Maritime Academy
B 87 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security B
- Usability D
- Readability F
#1 in Maine · U.S. education rank 3
Southern Maine Community College
B 87 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- 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.
Maine public 4-year institutions by security score
7 sites, 6 fully scanned, average security score 87 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
mainemaritime.edu
Maine Maritime Academy U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
umaine.edu
University of Maine U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
uma.edu
University of Maine at Augusta U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
umpi.edu
University of Maine at Presque Isle U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
maine.edu
University of Maine-System Central Office U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
usm.maine.edu
University of Southern Maine U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
|
umfk.maine.edu
University of Maine at Fort Kent |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because its security certificate didn't pass validation. Status 993 | - |
Maine public 2-year institutions by security score
6 sites, 6 fully scanned, average security score 79 (C). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
cmcc.edu
Central Maine Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
smccme.edu
Southern Maine Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
emcc.edu
Eastern Maine Community College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 2 |
kvcc.me.edu
Kennebec Valley Community College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 2 |
nmcc.edu
Northern Maine Community College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 2 |
wccc.me.edu
Washington County Community College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
Maine private nonprofit institutions by security score
12 sites, 10 fully scanned, average security score 85 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
bates.edu
Bates College U.S. rank 2 |
8 of 9 checks pass | B |
| 1 |
husson.edu
Husson University U.S. rank 2 |
8 of 9 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
bowdoin.edu
Bowdoin College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
coa.edu
College of the Atlantic U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
meca.edu
Maine College of Art & Design U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
sjcme.edu
Saint Joseph's College of Maine U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
landingschool.edu
The Landing School U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
une.edu
University of New England U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
idsva.edu
Institute for Doctoral Studies in the Visual Arts U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
unity.edu
Unity Environmental University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
mchp.edu
Maine College of Health Professions |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
|
mainemedia.edu
Maine Media College |
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 10/28/2026 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. 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.