Montana University System: security rankings

Security scores, grades, and the most common failures for 8 Montana University System campus websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 8
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing Montana University System sites. All education sites

Campuses of the Montana University System. The system office site is listed but not averaged, since it is not a campus homepage.

B 81

Average security score of 8 fully scanned Montana University System campus sites

14th

of 57 systems, ranked by average security score

8 of 8

Montana university system campus sites fully scanned

B 85

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

How Montana University System security scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 8 fully scanned Montana University System campus sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • Montana University System 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 690
70 to 794
80 to 894
90 to 1000

Montana University System by security grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. Montana University System: 8 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. Montana University System
  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)
Montana University System0% (0)100% (8)0% (0)
All education sites19% (505)79% (2,113)3% (69)

Top 3 Montana University System campus sites by security score

#1 in Montana University System · U.S. education rank 3

Great Falls College Montana State University

B 87 security

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

#1 in Montana University System · U.S. education rank 3

Miles Community College

B 87 security

  • Accessibility B
  • Botability C
  • Security B
  • Usability F
  • Readability -

#1 in Montana University System · U.S. education rank 3

Montana State University

B 87 security

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

Most common security failures among Montana University System campus sites

Share of the 8 fully scanned Montana University System campus sites failing each check. A site can fail more than one check. Each check links to its standard and how to fix it.

  1. X-Content-Type-Options88%
  2. Errors in the console50%
  3. Security.txt13%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
X-Content-Type-Options88%7
Errors in the console50%4
Security.txt13%1

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.

Montana University System campuses by security score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 gfcmsu.edu
Great Falls College Montana State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
1 milescc.edu
Miles Community College U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
1 montana.edu
Montana State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
1 umwestern.edu
The University of Montana-Western U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
2 msun.edu
Montana State University-Northern U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
3 helenacollege.edu
Helena College University of Montana U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
3 msubillings.edu
Montana State University Billings U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
3 umt.edu
The University of Montana U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C

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 11/7/2026. 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.

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