Showing Montana college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in Montana are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
B 86
Average security score of 16 fully scanned Montana public college sites
5th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score
16 of 16
Montana public college sites fully scanned
B 85
Average security score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Montana security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 16 fully scanned Montana public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 16 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Montana 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 | 10 |
| 90 to 100 | 2 |
Montana by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Montana: 16 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Montana | 13% (2) | 88% (14) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 Montana public college sites by security score
#1 in Montana · U.S. education rank 1
Chief Dull Knife College
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability A
#1 in Montana · U.S. education rank 1
Dawson Community College
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability A
#2 in Montana · U.S. education rank 2
Flathead Valley Community College
B 88 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- 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.
- Security.txt. The site has a security.txt file so researchers know how to report issues. Security researchers cannot report problems to you.
Montana public 4-year institutions by security score
9 sites, 9 fully scanned, average security score 83 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
mtech.edu
Montana Technological University U.S. rank 2 |
8 of 9 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
ancollege.edu
Aaniiih Nakoda College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
montana.edu
Montana State University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
skc.edu
Salish Kootenai College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
stonechild.edu
Stone Child College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
umwestern.edu
The University of Montana-Western U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
msun.edu
Montana State University-Northern U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
msubillings.edu
Montana State University Billings U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
umt.edu
The University of Montana U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
Montana public 2-year institutions by security score
7 sites, 7 fully scanned, average security score 89 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
cdkc.edu
Chief Dull Knife College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
dawson.edu
Dawson Community College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
fvcc.edu
Flathead Valley Community College U.S. rank 2 |
8 of 9 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
fpcc.edu
Fort Peck Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
gfcmsu.edu
Great Falls College Montana State University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
milescc.edu
Miles Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
helenacollege.edu
Helena College University of Montana U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
Montana private nonprofit institutions by security score
4 sites, 4 fully scanned. Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
montanabiblecollege.edu
Montana Bible College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
carroll.edu
Carroll College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
rocky.edu
Rocky Mountain College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
uprovidence.edu
University of Providence U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
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 10/25/2026 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. 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.