Pennsylvania college websites: security rankings

Security scores, grades, and the most common failures for 56 public and 100 private college and university websites in Pennsylvania, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 156
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Pennsylvania college and university sites. All education sites

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

B 85

Average security score of 51 fully scanned Pennsylvania public college sites

6th

of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score

51 of 56

Pennsylvania public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades

B 85

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

How Pennsylvania security scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 51 fully scanned Pennsylvania public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Pennsylvania 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 7916
80 to 8929
90 to 1005

Pennsylvania by security grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Pennsylvania: 51 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. Pennsylvania
  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)
Pennsylvania10% (5)88% (45)2% (1)
All education sites19% (505)79% (2,113)3% (69)

Top 3 Pennsylvania public college sites by security score

#1 in Pennsylvania · U.S. education rank 1

Lancaster County Career and Technology Center

A 100 security

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

#1 in Pennsylvania · U.S. education rank 1

Lehigh Carbon Community College

A 100 security

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

#1 in Pennsylvania · U.S. education rank 1

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

A 100 security

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

Most common security failures among Pennsylvania public college sites

Share of the 51 fully scanned Pennsylvania 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 console43%
  2. Security.txt43%
  3. X-Content-Type-Options39%
View the data table
CheckShare failingSites failing
Errors in the console43%22
Security.txt43%22
X-Content-Type-Options39%20

What each check means

  • 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.
  • X-Content-Type-Options. The site tells browsers not to guess the type of files it serves. Browsers might run dangerous files by mistake.

Pennsylvania public 4-year institutions by security score

38 sites, 35 fully scanned, average security score 84 (B). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 worldcampus.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 temple.edu
Temple University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 abington.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 altoona.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 beaver.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 brandywine.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 dubois.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 fayette.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 greatvalley.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 greaterallegheny.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 hazleton.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 newkensington.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 schuylkill.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 scranton.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 shenango.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 wilkesbarre.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 york.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
3 cheyney.edu
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 esu.edu
East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 lincoln.edu
Lincoln University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 millersville.edu
Millersville University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 sru.edu
Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 upb.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh-Bradford U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
4 berks.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 behrend.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 harrisburg.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 lehighvalley.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 montalto.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 kutztown.edu
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 ship.edu
Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 greensburg.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh-Greensburg U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 wcupa.edu
West Chester University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 pennwest.edu
Pennsylvania Western University U.S. rank 7 		6 of 9 checks pass D
commonwealthu.edu
Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania 		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 -
iup.edu
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-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 -
pct.edu
Pennsylvania College of Technology 		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 -

Pennsylvania public 2-year institutions by security score

18 sites, 16 fully scanned, average security score 85 (B). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 lancasterctc.edu
Lancaster County Career and Technology Center U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 lccc.edu
Lehigh Carbon Community College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 westmoreland.edu
Westmoreland County Community College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 northampton.edu
Northampton County Area Community College U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
3 bc3.edu
Butler County Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 cpi.edu
Central Pennsylvania Institute of Science and Technology U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ccac.edu
Community College of Allegheny County U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 hacc.edu
Harrisburg Area Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 luzerne.edu
Luzerne County Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 mc3.edu
Montgomery County Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
4 bucks.edu
Bucks County Community College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 ccbc.edu
Community College of Beaver County U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 dccc.edu
Delaware County Community College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 pennhighlands.edu
Pennsylvania Highlands Community College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 stevenscollege.edu
Thaddeus Stevens College of Technology U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
4 titusville.pitt.edu
University of Pittsburgh-Titusville U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
ccp.edu
Community College of Philadelphia 		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 -
racc.edu
Reading Area Community 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 -

Pennsylvania private nonprofit institutions by security score

100 sites, 90 fully scanned, average security score 84 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 albright.edu
Albright College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 bcs.edu
Byzantine Catholic Seminary of Saints Cyril and Methodius U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 cmu.edu
Carnegie Mellon University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 chc.edu
Chestnut Hill College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 curtis.edu
Curtis Institute of Music U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 eastern.edu
Eastern University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 kings.edu
King's College U.S. rank 1 		9 of 9 checks pass A
1 lecom.edu
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 lycoming.edu
Lycoming College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 pims.edu
Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science Inc U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 rrc.edu
Reconstructionist Rabbinical College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 sju.edu
Saint Joseph's University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 setonhill.edu
Seton Hill University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 swarthmore.edu
Swarthmore College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 jefferson.edu
Thomas Jefferson University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 ursinus.edu
Ursinus College U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 widener.edu
Widener University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 iirp.edu
International Institute for Restorative Practices U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
3 alvernia.edu
Alvernia University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 theamericancollege.edu
American College of Financial Services U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 arcadia.edu
Arcadia University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 aspiracitycollege.edu
ASPIRA City College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 brynathyn.edu
Bryn Athyn College of the New Church U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 brynmawr.edu
Bryn Mawr College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 cairn.edu
Cairn University-Langhorne U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 carlow.edu
Carlow University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 cedarcrest.edu
Cedar Crest College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 desales.edu
DeSales University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 dickinson.edu
Dickinson College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 gettysburg.edu
Gettysburg College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 gratz.edu
Gratz College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 harrisburgu.edu
Harrisburg University of Science and Technology U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 keystone.edu
Keystone College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 laroche.edu
La Roche University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 marywood.edu
Marywood University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 mercyhurst.edu
Mercyhurst University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 messiah.edu
Messiah University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 misericordia.edu
Misericordia University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 missio.edu
Missio Theological Seminary U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 moore.edu
Moore College of Art and Design U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 moravian.edu
Moravian University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 pcom.edu
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 meterware.com
Talmudical Yeshiva of Philadelphia U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 thiel.edu
Thiel College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 unitedlutheranseminary.edu
United Lutheran Seminary U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 scranton.edu
University of Scranton U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 valleyforge.edu
University of Valley Forge U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 waynesburg.edu
Waynesburg University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ycp.edu
York College of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
4 etown.edu
Elizabethtown College U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 gmercyu.edu
Gwynedd Mercy University U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 harcum.edu
Harcum College U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 pointpark.edu
Point Park University U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 bucknell.edu
Bucknell University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 chatham.edu
Chatham University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 drexel.edu
Drexel University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 geneva.edu
Geneva College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 gcc.edu
Grove City College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 holyfamily.edu
Holy Family University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 johnson.edu
Johnson College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 lasalle.edu
La Salle University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 lackawanna.edu
Lackawanna College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 lafayette.edu
Lafayette College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 lbc.edu
Lancaster Bible College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 lvc.edu
Lebanon Valley College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 www2.lehigh.edu
Lehigh University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 manor.edu
Manor College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 muhlenberg.edu
Muhlenberg College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 neumann.edu
Neumann University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 orleanstech.edu
Orleans Technical College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 pafa.org
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 pcad.edu
Pennsylvania College of Art and Design U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 pts.edu
Pittsburgh Theological Seminary U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 rmu.edu
Robert Morris University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 rosedaletech.edu
Rosedale Technical College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 rosemont.edu
Rosemont College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 scs.edu
Saint Charles Borromeo Seminary-Overbrook U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 francis.edu
Saint Francis University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 stvincent.edu
Saint Vincent College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 salus.edu
Salus University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 tas.edu
Trinity Anglican Seminary U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 upenn.edu
University of Pennsylvania U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 vfmac.edu
Valley Forge Military College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 westminster.edu
Westminster College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 wts.edu
Westminster Theological Seminary U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 wilkes.edu
Wilkes University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 wilson.edu
Wilson College U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 woninstitute.edu
Won Institute of Graduate Studies U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 duq.edu
Duquesne University U.S. rank 7 		6 of 9 checks pass D
6 fandm.edu
Franklin and Marshall College U.S. rank 7 		6 of 9 checks pass D
delval.edu
Delaware Valley 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 -
gannon.edu
Gannon University 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -
haverford.edu
Haverford 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 -
mtaloy.edu
Mount Aloysius College 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
pit.edu
Pennsylvania Institute of Technology 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
pia.edu
Pittsburgh Institute of Aeronautics 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
saintvincentseminary.edu
Saint Vincent Seminary 		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 -
susqu.edu
Susquehanna 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 -
williamson.edu
Williamson College of the Trades 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 -
yeshivabethmoshe.com
Yeshivath Beth Moshe 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 -

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. We could not fully scan 5 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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