Showing San Francisco, CA research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in the San Francisco, CA metropolitan area, public and private together. Metro boundaries follow the Census definition, so a page can cross state lines.
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No average: fewer than 5 San Francisco, CA research university sites were fully scanned (3)
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Not ranked among metro areas
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San francisco, ca research university sites fully scanned
B 85
Average security score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How San Francisco, CA security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 3 fully scanned San Francisco, CA research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 3 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- San Francisco, 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 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 1 |
| 90 to 100 | 0 |
San Francisco, CA research universities by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. San Francisco, CA research universities: 3 sites. All education: 2687 sites.
- A (90 to 100)
- B to C (70 to 89)
- D to F (below 70)
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| Group | A (90 to 100) | B to C (70 to 89) | D to F (below 70) |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco, CA | 0% (0) | 100% (3) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 San Francisco, CA research university sites by security score
#1 in San Francisco, CA · U.S. education rank 3
University of California-Berkeley
B 87 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability C
- Readability A
#2 in San Francisco, CA · U.S. education rank 6
California State University-East Bay
C 75 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability C
- Security C
- Usability F
- Readability A
#2 in San Francisco, CA · U.S. education rank 6
San Francisco State University
C 75 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security C
- 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.
Research universities in San Francisco, CA by security score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
berkeley.edu
University of California-Berkeley U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
csueastbay.edu
California State University-East Bay U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 2 |
sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
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 10/28/2026. 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.