[The Census](https://readinessindex.io/census)

[Q4 2026](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4)

[Published figures](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims)

higher-ed-gated

Crawler access

36.1%

# 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.

Sites1,283 of 3,553 scored sites

Group[Colleges and universities](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/education/higher-ed)

Test[RCH-1](https://openstandard.readinessindex.io/tests/#rch-1)

Test[RCH-2](https://openstandard.readinessindex.io/tests/#rch-2)

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

CaveatA 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](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/education/higher-ed).
- How the census is run: [methodology](https://readinessindex.io/census/methodology).
- The figures: [summary.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/data/summary.json) or [claims.json](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims.json).
- Every published figure: [all claims for the United States](https://readinessindex.io/census/2026-Q4/us/claims).

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