Showing West Virginia college and university sites. All education sites
Public colleges and universities in West Virginia are ranked and averaged together; private nonprofit institutions are listed below with their own average.
B 87
Average security score of 16 fully scanned West Virginia public college sites
4th
of 48 states and territories, ranked by average security score
16 of 21
West virginia public college sites fully scanned. We couldn't fully scan 5, so they're listed without grades
B 85
Average security score of all 2,687 fully scanned education sites
How West Virginia security scores are distributed
Smoothed distribution of the 16 fully scanned West Virginia public college sites, score 0 to 100. Height shows how many sites score near each value.
Distribution of 16 scores. The data table lists counts by score range.
- West Virginia 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 | 0 |
| 70 to 79 | 4 |
| 80 to 89 | 9 |
| 90 to 100 | 3 |
West Virginia by security grade, compared with all education sites
Share of fully scanned sites in each grade band. West Virginia: 16 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) |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Virginia | 19% (3) | 81% (13) | 0% (0) |
| All education sites | 19% (505) | 79% (2,113) | 3% (69) |
Top 3 West Virginia public college sites by security score
#1 in West Virginia · U.S. education rank 1
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability C
- Readability F
#1 in West Virginia · U.S. education rank 1
Marshall University
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability A
- Security A
- Usability B
- Readability A
#1 in West Virginia · U.S. education rank 1
West Virginia State University
A 100 security
- Accessibility A
- Botability B
- Security A
- Usability D
- Readability A
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.
- Security.txt. The site has a security.txt file so researchers know how to report issues. Security researchers cannot report problems to you.
West Virginia public 4-year institutions by security score
13 sites, 9 fully scanned, average security score 87 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
marshall.edu
Marshall University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 1 |
wvstateu.edu
West Virginia State University U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
bluefieldstate.edu
Bluefield State University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
concord.edu
Concord University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
shepherd.edu
Shepherd University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
westliberty.edu
West Liberty University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
wvsom.edu
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
fairmontstate.edu
Fairmont State University U.S. rank 5 |
7 of 9 checks pass | C |
| 4 |
wvup.edu
West Virginia University at Parkersburg U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
glenville.edu
Glenville State University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We couldn't fully scan your site because it responded without any page content. Status 995 | - | |
|
potomacstatecollege.edu
Potomac State College of West Virginia University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
|
wvu.edu
West Virginia University |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - | |
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wvutech.edu
West Virginia University Institute of Technology |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 403 | - |
West Virginia public 2-year institutions by security score
8 sites, 7 fully scanned, average security score 85 (B). Part of the headline average.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
easternwv.edu
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
bridgevalley.edu
BridgeValley Community & Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
pierpont.edu
Pierpont Community and Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
southernwv.edu
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
wvncc.edu
West Virginia Northern Community College U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
blueridgectc.edu
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
mctc.edu
Mountwest Community and Technical College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
newriver.edu
New River Community and Technical College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
West Virginia private nonprofit institutions by security score
9 sites, 6 fully scanned, average security score 83 (B). Ranked among themselves. Not part of the public average above.
| Rank | Site | Checks passed | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
dewv.edu
Davis & Elkins College U.S. rank 1 |
8 of 8 checks pass | A |
| 2 |
catholiciu.edu
Catholic International University U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 2 |
ucwv.edu
University of Charleston U.S. rank 3 |
7 of 8 checks pass | B |
| 3 |
future.edu
Future Generations University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
wvwc.edu
West Virginia Wesleyan College U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
| 3 |
wheeling.edu
Wheeling University U.S. rank 6 |
6 of 8 checks pass | C |
|
abc.edu
Appalachian Bible College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We didn't scan your site because its robots.txt asked us not to. Status 998 | - | |
|
bethanywv.edu
Bethany College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - | |
|
hjc.edu
Huntington Junior College |
Not fully scanned, so not graded. We weren't able to fully scan your site. Status 999 | - |
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 11/8/2026. 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 5 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.