University of North Carolina: security rankings

Security scores, grades, and the most common failures for 17 University of North Carolina campus websites, from ScanGov homepage scans.

  • Sites: 17
  • Last scan: 11/8/2026

Showing University of North Carolina sites. All education sites

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

B 85

Average security score of 15 fully scanned University of North Carolina campus sites

10th

of 57 systems, ranked by average security score

15 of 16

University of north carolina campus 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 University of North Carolina security scores are distributed

Smoothed distribution of the 15 fully scanned University of North Carolina campus sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.

  • University of North Carolina 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 691
70 to 793
80 to 899
90 to 1002

University of North Carolina by security grade, compared with all education sites

Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. University of North Carolina: 15 sites. All education: 2687 sites.

  1. University of North Carolina
  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)
University of North Carolina13% (2)80% (12)7% (1)
All education sites19% (505)79% (2,113)3% (69)

Top 3 University of North Carolina campus sites by security score

#1 in University of North Carolina · U.S. education rank 1

East Carolina University

A 100 security

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

#1 in University of North Carolina · U.S. education rank 1

University of North Carolina School of the Arts

A 100 security

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

#2 in University of North Carolina · U.S. education rank 2

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

B 88 security

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

Most common security failures among University of North Carolina campus sites

Share of the 15 fully scanned University of North Carolina 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-Options60%
  2. Errors in the console40%
  3. Security.txt20%
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CheckShare failingSites failing
X-Content-Type-Options60%9
Errors in the console40%6
Security.txt20%3

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.

University of North Carolina campuses by security score

16 sites, 15 fully scanned, average security score 85 (B). Part of the headline average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 ecu.edu
East Carolina University U.S. rank 1 		8 of 8 checks pass A
1 uncsa.edu
University of North Carolina School of the Arts U.S. rank 1 		9 of 9 checks pass A
2 unc.edu
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill U.S. rank 2 		8 of 9 checks pass B
3 ecsu.edu
Elizabeth City State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ncat.edu
North Carolina A & T State University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 nccu.edu
North Carolina Central University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 ncsu.edu
North Carolina State University at Raleigh U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 new.unca.edu
University of North Carolina Asheville U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 charlotte.edu
University of North Carolina at Charlotte U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 uncp.edu
University of North Carolina at Pembroke U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
3 wcu.edu
Western Carolina University U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B
4 wssu.edu
Winston-Salem State University U.S. rank 5 		7 of 9 checks pass C
5 appstate.edu
Appalachian State University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
5 uncfsu.edu
Fayetteville State University U.S. rank 6 		6 of 8 checks pass C
6 uncw.edu
University of North Carolina Wilmington U.S. rank 7 		6 of 9 checks pass D
uncg.edu
University of North Carolina at Greensboro 		Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't scan your site because the page never finished loading in our browser. Status 994 -

System office by security score

1 sites, 1 fully scanned. Not part of the average.

Rank Site Checks passed Grade
1 northcarolina.edu
University of North Carolina System U.S. rank 3 		7 of 8 checks pass B

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 11/7/2026. 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. 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.

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