Showing Mississippi college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Mississippi are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
B 88
Average security score of 23 fully scanned Mississippi public college sites
3rd
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score
23 of 25
Mississippi 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 Mississippi security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 23 fully scanned Mississippi public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 23 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Mississippi 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 | 6 |
| 80 to 89 | 11 |
| 90 to 100 | 6 |
Mississippi by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Mississippi: 23 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mississippi | 26% (6) | 74% (17) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 Mississippi public college sites by security score
#1 in Mississippi · U.S. education rank 1
Board of Trustees-Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability F
#1 in Mississippi · U.S. education rank 1
East Mississippi Community College
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability C
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability F
#1 in Mississippi · U.S. education rank 1
Holmes Community College
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability D
- 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.
- Security.txt. The site has a security.txt file so researchers know how to report issues. Security researchers cannot report problems to you.
Mississippi public 4-year institutions by security score
9 sites, 8 fully scanned, average security score 84 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
mississippi.edu
Board of Trustees-Mississippi State Institutions of Higher Learning U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
msstate.edu
Mississippi State University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
muw.edu
Mississippi University for Women U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
olemiss.edu
University of Mississippi U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
usm.edu
University of Southern Mississippi U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
mvsu.edu
Mississippi Valley State University U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
alcorn.edu
Alcorn State University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
jsums.edu
Jackson State University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
deltastate.edu
Delta State University |
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 | - |
Mississippi public 2-year institutions by security score
16 sites, 15 fully scanned, average security score 89 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
eastms.edu
East Mississippi Community College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
holmescc.edu
Holmes Community College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
jcjc.edu
Jones County Junior College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
mccb.edu
Mississippi Community College Board U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
nemcc.edu
Northeast Mississippi Community College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
colin.edu
Copiah-Lincoln Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
hindscc.edu
Hinds Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
iccms.edu
Itawamba Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
meridiancc.edu
Meridian Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
msdelta.edu
Mississippi Delta Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
mgccc.edu
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
northwestms.edu
Northwest Mississippi Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
eccc.edu
East Central Community College U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
smcc.edu
Southwest Mississippi Community College U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
prcc.edu
Pearl River Community College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
coahomacc.edu
Coahoma Community College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 404 | - |
Mississippi private nonprofit institutions by security score
9 sites, 8 fully scanned, average security score 84 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
mc.edu
Mississippi College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
millsaps.edu
Millsaps College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
southeasternbaptist.edu
Southeastern Baptist College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
tougaloo.edu
Tougaloo College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
wbs.edu
Wesley Biblical Seminary U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
belhaven.edu
Belhaven University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
bmc.edu
Blue Mountain Christian University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
wmcarey.edu
William Carey University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
rustcollege.edu
Rust 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 10/27/2026 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.