Ohio college websites: security rankings

Security scores, grades, and the most common failures for 47 public and 64 private college and university websites in Ohio, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 111
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Ohio college and university sites. All education sites

Public colleges and universities in Ohio are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.

B 86

Average security score of 34 fully scanned Ohio public college sites

5th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score

34 of 47

Ohio public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 13, so they're listed without grades

B 85

Average security score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites

How Ohio security scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 34 fully scanned Ohio public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Ohio average
  • All education average
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Score rangeSites
0 to 90
10 to 190
20 to 290
30 to 390
40 to 490
50 to 590
60 to 691
70 to 797
80 to 8920
90 to 1006

Ohio by security grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Ohio: 34 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. Ohio
  2. All education sites
  • A (90 to 100)
  • B to C (70 to 89)
  • D to F (below 70)
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GroupA (90 to 100)B to C (70 to 89)D to F (below 70)
Ohio18% (6)79% (27)3% (1)
All education sites19% (505)79% (2,113)3% (69)

Top 3 Ohio public college sites by security score

#1 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 1

Central State University

A 100 security

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability B
  • Security A
  • Usability F
  • Readability A

#1 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 1

Clark State College

A 100 security

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security A
  • Usability C
  • Readability A

#1 in Ohio · U.S. education rank 1

Northwest State Community College

A 100 security

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security A
  • Usability D
  • Readability F

Most common security failures among Ohio public college sites

Share of the 34 fully scanned Ohio public college sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

  1. Errors in the console53%
  2. X-Content-Type-Options50%
  3. Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)3%
  4. Security.txt3%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Errors in the console53%18
X-Content-Type-Options50%17
Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD)3%1
Security.txt3%1

What each check means

  • Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. Site may have hidden bugs that break features.
  • X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. Browsers might run dangerous files by mistake.
  • Sponsored top-level domain (sTLD). The site uses a government-issued domain (.gov, .edu, or .mil). People cannot tell if your site is real government.
  • Security.txt. The site has a security.txt file so researchers know how to report issues. Security researchers cannot report problems to you.

Ohio public 4-year institutions by security score

36 sites, 24 fully scanned, average security score 86 (B). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 centralstate.edu
Central State University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 clarkstate.edu
Clark State College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 shawnee.edu
Shawnee State University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 ucblueash.edu
University of Cincinnati-Blue Ash College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 cscc.edu
Columbus State Community College U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
3 bgsu.edu
Bowling Green State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 cotc.edu
Central Ohio Technical College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 cincinnatistate.edu
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 edisonohio.edu
Edison State Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 rhodesstate.edu
James A. Rhodes State College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 mtc.edu
Marion Technical College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 neomed.edu
Northeast Ohio Medical University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 osu.edu
Ohio State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 sinclair.edu
Sinclair Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 uakron.edu
University of Akron Main Campus U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 wayne.uakron.edu
University of Akron Wayne College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ucclermont.edu
University of Cincinnati-Clermont College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 lake.wright.edu
Wright State University-Lake Campus U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 wright.edu
Wright State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
4 afit.edu
Air Force Institute of Technology-Graduate School of Engineering & Management U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 csuohio.edu
Cleveland State University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 miamioh.edu
Miami University-Oxford U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 ysu.edu
Youngstown State University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 ohio.edu
Ohio University-Main Campus U.S. rank 8 		5 of 8 checks pass D
firelands.bgsu.edu
Bowling Green State University-Firelands 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994 -
kent.edu
Kent State University at Kent 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
lorainccc.edu
Lorain County Community College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
ncstatecollege.edu
North Central State College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 -
lima.osu.edu
Ohio State University-Lima Campus 		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 -
mansfield.osu.edu
Ohio State University-Mansfield Campus 		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 -
osumarion.osu.edu
Ohio State University-Marion Campus 		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 -
newark.osu.edu
Ohio State University-Newark Campus 		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 -
uc.edu
University of Cincinnati-Main Campus 		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 -
utoledo.edu
University of Toledo 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
wsco.edu
Washington State College of Ohio 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994 -
zanestate.edu
Zane State College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -

Ohio public 2-year institutions by security score

11 sites, 10 fully scanned, average security score 86 (B). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 northweststate.edu
Northwest State Community College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 ati.osu.edu
Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 tri-c.edu
Cuyahoga Community College District U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 egcc.edu
Eastern Gateway Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 hocking.edu
Hocking College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 sscc.edu
Southern State Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 terra.edu
Terra State Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 lakelandcc.edu
Lakeland Community College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
3 owens.edu
Owens Community College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
3 efaculty.starkstate.edu
Stark State College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
belmontcollege.edu
Belmont College 		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 -

Ohio private nonprofit institutions by security score

64 sites, 55 fully scanned, average security score 85 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 ashland.edu
Ashland University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 case.edu
Case Western Reserve University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 cedarville.edu
Cedarville University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 ccad.edu
Columbus College of Art & Design U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 jcu.edu
John Carroll University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 lec.edu
Lake Erie College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 mercycollege.edu
Mercy College of Ohio U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 owu.edu
Ohio Wesleyan University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 otterbein.edu
Otterbein University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 wooster.edu
The College of Wooster U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 udayton.edu
University of Dayton U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
3 antiochcollege.edu
Antioch College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 antioch.edu
Antioch University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 artacademy.edu
Art Academy of Cincinnati U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 aultmancollege.edu
Aultman College of Nursing and Health Sciences U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 bw.edu
Baldwin Wallace University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ccms.edu
Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 cim.edu
Cleveland Institute of Music U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 franklin.edu
Franklin University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 gbs.edu
Gods Bible School and College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 heidelberg.edu
Heidelberg University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 kenyon.edu
Kenyon College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 mtso.edu
Methodist Theological School in Ohio U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 mccn.edu
Mount Carmel College of Nursing U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 msj.edu
Mount St. Joseph University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 muskingum.edu
Muskingum University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 oberlin.edu
Oberlin College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 oiah.edu
Ohio Institute of Allied Health U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 onu.edu
Ohio Northern University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 payneseminary.edu
Payne Theological Seminary U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 pcj.edu
Pontifical College Josephinum U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 findlay.edu
The University of Findlay U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 tiffin.edu
Tiffin University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 united.edu
United Theological Seminary U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 rio.edu
University of Rio Grande U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ursuline.edu
Ursuline College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
4 lourdes.edu
Lourdes University U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 ohiodominican.edu
Ohio Dominican University U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 athenaeum.edu
Athenaeum of Ohio U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 bluffton.edu
Bluffton University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 capital.edu
Capital University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 defiance.edu
Defiance College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 denison.edu
Denison University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 franciscan.edu
Franciscan University of Steubenville U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 marietta.edu
Marietta College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 mvnu.edu
Mount Vernon Nazarene University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 rosedale.edu
Rosedale Bible College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 mountunion.edu
University of Mount Union U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 unoh.edu
University of Northwestern Ohio U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 valorcollege.edu
Valor Christian College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 walsh.edu
Walsh University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 wilmington.edu
Wilmington College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 winebrenner.edu
Winebrenner Theological Seminary U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 wittenberg.edu
Wittenberg University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 xavier.edu
Xavier University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
awc.edu
Allegheny Wesleyan College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
cia.edu
Cleveland Institute of Art 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 -
gscollege.edu
Good Samaritan College of Nursing and Health Science 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
hiram.edu
Hiram College 		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 -
kc.edu
Kettering College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
ohiochristian.edu
Ohio Christian University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
thechristcollege.edu
The Christ College of Nursing and Health Sciences 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
tsbc.edu
Tri-State Bible College 		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 -
wilberforce.edu
Wilberforce University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -

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 10/2/2026 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 13 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.

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