The Pennsylvania State University: security rankings

Security scores, grades, and the most common failures for 22 The Pennsylvania State University campus websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 22
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing The Pennsylvania State University sites. All education sites

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

B 85

Average security score of 22 fully scanned The Pennsylvania State University campus sites

10th

of 57 systems, ranked by average security score

22 of 22

The pennsylvania state university campus sites fully scanned

B 85

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

How The Pennsylvania State University security scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 22 fully scanned The Pennsylvania State University campus sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • The Pennsylvania State University 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 796
80 to 8915
90 to 1001

The Pennsylvania State University by security grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. The Pennsylvania State University: 22 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. The Pennsylvania State University
  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)
The Pennsylvania State University5% (1)95% (21)0% (0)
All education sites19% (505)79% (2,113)3% (69)

Top 3 The Pennsylvania State University campus sites by security score

#1 in The Pennsylvania State University · U.S. education rank 1

Pennsylvania State University-World Campus

A 100 security

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

#2 in The Pennsylvania State University · U.S. education rank 2

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington

B 88 security

  • Accessibility A
  • Botability A
  • Security B
  • Usability D
  • Readability -

#2 in The Pennsylvania State University · U.S. education rank 2

Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona

B 88 security

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

Most common security failures among The Pennsylvania State University campus sites

Share of the 22 fully scanned The Pennsylvania State University 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. Security.txt91%
  2. Errors in the console27%
  3. X-Content-Type-Options5%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
Security.txt91%20
Errors in the console27%6
X-Content-Type-Options5%1

What each check means

  • Security.txt. The site has a security.txt file so researchers know how to report issues. Security researchers cannot report problems to you.
  • 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.

The Pennsylvania State University campuses by security score

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 worldcampus.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-World Campus U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
2 abington.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Abington U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 altoona.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Altoona U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 beaver.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Beaver U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 brandywine.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 dubois.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBois U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 fayette.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Fayette- Eberly U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 greatvalley.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Great Valley U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 greaterallegheny.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Greater Allegheny U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 hazleton.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Hazleton U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 newkensington.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State New Kensington U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 schuylkill.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Schuylkill U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 scranton.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Scranton U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 shenango.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Shenango U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 wilkesbarre.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Wilkes-Barre U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
2 york.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State York U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
3 berks.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Berks U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
3 behrend.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Erie-Behrend College U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
3 harrisburg.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Harrisburg U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
3 lehighvalley.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Lehigh Valley U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
3 montalto.psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Mont Alto U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
4 psu.edu
Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus 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 10/27/2026 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.

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