Showing Alabama research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Alabama, public and private together.
B 86
Average security score of 5 fully scanned Alabama research university sites
6th
of 17 states, ranked by average security score
5 of 5
Alabama research university sites fully scanned
B 85
Average security score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Alabama security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 5 fully scanned Alabama research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 5 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Alabama 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 | 1 |
| 70 to 79 | 1 |
| 80 to 89 | 1 |
| 90 to 100 | 2 |
Alabama research universities by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Alabama research universities: 5 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 40% (2) | 40% (2) | 20% (1) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 Alabama research university sites by security score
#1 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 1
The University of Alabama
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability F
#1 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 1
University of South Alabama
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#2 in Alabama · U.S. education rank 3
Auburn University
B 87 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
Research universities in Alabama by security score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
ua.edu
The University of Alabama U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
southalabama.edu
University of South Alabama U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
auburn.edu
Auburn University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
uah.edu
University of Alabama in Huntsville U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
uab.edu
University of Alabama at Birmingham U.S. rank 7 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
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 11/1/2026. 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.