Showing Texas research university sites. All education sites
R1 and R2 universities in Texas, public and private together.
B 85
Average security score of 21 fully scanned Texas research university sites
7th
of 17 states, ranked by average security score
21 of 22
Texas research university sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 1, so they're listed without grades
B 85
Average security score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How Texas security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 21 fully scanned Texas research university sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 21 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- Texas 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 | 6 |
| 80 to 89 | 11 |
| 90 to 100 | 3 |
Texas research universities by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Texas research universities: 21 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 14% (3) | 81% (17) | 5% (1) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 Texas research university sites by security score
#1 in Texas · U.S. education rank 1
Baylor University
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability C
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability F
#1 in Texas · U.S. education rank 1
Rice University
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability A
#1 in Texas · U.S. education rank 1
University of Houston
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- 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.
- 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 Texas by security score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
baylor.edu
Baylor University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
rice.edu
Rice University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
uh.edu
University of Houston U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
shsu.edu
Sam Houston State University U.S. rank 2 |
8 of 9 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
tamu.edu
Texas A&M University-College Station U.S. rank 2 |
8 of 9 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
txst.edu
Texas State University U.S. rank 2 |
8 of 9 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
utsa.edu
The University of Texas at San Antonio U.S. rank 2 |
8 of 9 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
utrgv.edu
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley U.S. rank 2 |
8 of 9 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
tarleton.edu
Tarleton State University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
tamucc.edu
Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
tcu.edu
Texas Christian University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
utep.edu
The University of Texas at El Paso U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
uttyler.edu
The University of Texas at Tyler U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
unt.edu
University of North Texas U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 4 |
tamuk.edu
Texas A&M University-Kingsville U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
uta.edu
The University of Texas at Arlington U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
smu.edu
Southern Methodist University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
ttu.edu
Texas Tech University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
utexas.edu
The University of Texas at Austin U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
utdallas.edu
The University of Texas at Dallas U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 6 |
tsu.edu
Texas Southern University U.S. rank 7 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
|
pvamu.edu
Prairie View A & M University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asks crawlers to wait longer than we can. Status 997 | - |
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. We could not fully scan 1 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.