Showing Los Angeles, CA research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in the Los Angeles, CA metropolitan area, public and private together. Metro boundaries follow the Census definition, so a page can cross state lines.
B 88
Average security score of 9 fully scanned Los Angeles, CA research university sites
3rd
of 8 metro areas, ranked by average security score
9 of 10
Los angeles, ca research university 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 Los Angeles, CA security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 9 fully scanned Los Angeles, CA research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 9 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Los Angeles, CA 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 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 2 |
| 90 to 100 | 4 |
Los Angeles, CA research universities by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Los Angeles, CA research universities: 9 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles, CA | 44% (4) | 44% (4) | 11% (1) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 Los Angeles, CA research university sites by security score
#1 in Los Angeles, CA · U.S. education rank 1
Azusa Pacific University
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability F
#1 in Los Angeles, CA · U.S. education rank 1
California Institute of Technology
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability A
- Readability A
#1 in Los Angeles, CA · U.S. education rank 1
California State University-Long Beach
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- 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.
Research universities in Los Angeles, CA by security score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
apu.edu
Azusa Pacific University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
caltech.edu
California Institute of Technology 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 |
lmu.edu
Loyola Marymount University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
uci.edu
University of California-Irvine U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
usc.edu
University of Southern California U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
cgu.edu
Claremont Graduate University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
ucla.edu
University of California-Los Angeles U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
chapman.edu
Chapman University U.S. rank 7 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
|
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 | - |
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.