Showing South Carolina college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in South Carolina are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
B 85
Average security score of 28 fully scanned South Carolina public college sites
6th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score
28 of 29
South carolina public college 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 South Carolina security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 28 fully scanned South Carolina public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 28 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- South Carolina 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 | 8 |
| 80 to 89 | 14 |
| 90 to 100 | 5 |
South Carolina by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. South Carolina: 28 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Carolina | 18% (5) | 79% (22) | 4% (1) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 South Carolina public college sites by security score
#1 in South Carolina · U.S. education rank 1
Aiken Technical College
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in South Carolina · U.S. education rank 1
College of Charleston
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in South Carolina · U.S. education rank 1
Tri-County Technical College
A 100 security
- Accessibility B
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability D
- 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.
South Carolina public 4-year institutions by security score
14 sites, 13 fully scanned, average security score 82 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
charleston.edu
College of Charleston U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
usca.edu
University of South Carolina Aiken U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
fmarion.edu
Francis Marion University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
lander.edu
Lander University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
web.musc.edu
Medical University of South Carolina U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
uscb.edu
University of South Carolina Beaufort U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
clemson.edu
Clemson University U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
sc.edu
University of South Carolina-Columbia U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
citadel.edu
Citadel Military College of South Carolina U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
gvltec.edu
Greenville Technical College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
scsu.edu
South Carolina State University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
uscupstate.edu
University of South Carolina-Upstate U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 5 |
winthrop.edu
Winthrop University U.S. rank 7 |
6 of 9 checks pass | D |
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coastal.edu
|
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 | - |
South Carolina public 2-year institutions by security score
15 sites, 15 fully scanned, average security score 88 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
atc.edu
Aiken Technical College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
tctc.edu
Tri-County Technical College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
tridenttech.edu
Trident Technical College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
cctech.edu
Central Carolina Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
denmarktech.edu
Denmark Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
fdtc.edu
Florence-Darlington Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
hgtc.edu
Horry-Georgetown Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
midlandstech.edu
Midlands Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
octech.edu
Orangeburg Calhoun Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
ptc.edu
Piedmont Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
tcl.edu
Technical College of the Lowcountry U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
wiltech.edu
Williamsburg Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
yorktech.edu
York Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
netc.edu
Northeastern Technical College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
sccsc.edu
Spartanburg Community College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
South Carolina private nonprofit institutions by security score
22 sites, 19 fully scanned, average security score 87 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
claflin.edu
Claflin University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
ciu.edu
Columbia International University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
newberry.edu
Newberry College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
swu.edu
Southern Wesleyan University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
allenuniversity.edu
Allen University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
andersonuniversity.edu
Anderson University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
benedict.edu
Benedict College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
bju.edu
Bob Jones University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
coker.edu
Coker University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
columbiasc.edu
Columbia College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
converse.edu
Converse University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
smcsc.edu
Spartanburg Methodist College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
voorhees.edu
Voorhees University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
wofford.edu
Wofford College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
acba.edu
American College of the Building Arts U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
furman.edu
Furman University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
limestone.edu
Limestone University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
ngu.edu
North Greenville University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
presby.edu
Presbyterian College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
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erskine.edu
Erskine College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
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morris.edu
Morris College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
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sherman.edu
Sherman College of Chiropractic |
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 | - |
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Risks
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Guidance
What we use to grade security:
- CISA Website Security
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- CISA Cybersecurity Performance Goals
- RFC 9116
- OWASP Top 10
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- security.txt
- X-Content-Type-Options
- Errors in the console
- Clickjacking mitigation
- Paste preventing inputs
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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 10/27/2026 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.