Showing South Dakota Board of Regents sites. All education sites
Campuses of the South Dakota Board of Regents. The system office site is listed but not averaged, since it is not a campus homepage.
B 87
Average security score of 6 fully scanned South Dakota Board of Regents campus sites
8th
of 57 systems, ranked by average security score
6 of 6
South dakota board of regents campus sites fully scanned
B 85
Average security score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How South Dakota Board of Regents security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 6 fully scanned South Dakota Board of Regents campus sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 6 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- South Dakota Board of Regents average
- All education average
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| 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 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 2 |
| 80 to 89 | 2 |
| 90 to 100 | 2 |
South Dakota Board of Regents by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. South Dakota Board of Regents: 6 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Dakota Board of Regents | 33% (2) | 67% (4) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 South Dakota Board of Regents campus sites by security score
#1 in South Dakota Board of Regents · U.S. education rank 1
Dakota State University
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#1 in South Dakota Board of Regents · U.S. education rank 1
Northern State University
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability F
- Readability A
#2 in South Dakota Board of Regents · U.S. education rank 3
Black Hills State University
B 87 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security B
- Usability B
- Readability F
What each check means
- Errors in the console. The page loads without JavaScript or network errors. Site may have hidden bugs that break features.
- 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.
South Dakota Board of Regents campuses by security score
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
dsu.edu
Dakota State University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
northern.edu
Northern State University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
bhsu.edu
Black Hills State University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
sdstate.edu
South Dakota State University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
sdsmt.edu
U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
usd.edu
University of South Dakota U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
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 10/27/2026 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.