36.1% of the 3,553 scored sites in Colleges and universities are gated: AI crawlers are turned away by their robots.txt (RCH-1) or by their security (RCH-2). A further 359 refused the scanner and are not counted.

Sites

1,283 of 3,553 scored sites

Group

Colleges and universities

Test

RCH-1

Test

RCH-2

Edition

Census Q4 2026, Index 12.1, computed 2026-11-06

Caveat

A public roster, not a random sample of the web; says nothing about sites outside Colleges and universities.

How to check

• The group and its sites: Colleges and universities.
• How the census is run: methodology.
• The figures: summary.json or claims.json.
• Every published figure: all claims for the United States.

Link to this claim: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/higher-ed-gated

Cite as TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4

Source reply: Source: TEN7 Readiness Index Census 2026-Q4 (Index 12.1). Colleges and universities, United States, n = 3,553. Public rosters, not a random sample of the web. Figures are CC BY 4.0. Data: https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims/higher-ed-gated