Website reputation report

gradreports.com

Last checked 2 days ago · Point-in-time assessment

72/100Technical Safety ScoreIndependent technical assessment, not a visitor rating
● Evidence is limited

What is this website?

GradReports has published over 34,000 reviews from college students and alumni since 2013. We also feature the best colleges ranked by Salary Score.

No listed local patterns observedHomepage-only analysis is not a malware clearance. Read the scope and findings below.

72/100Safety Score
70%Evidence Confidence
Trust Radar evidence profile Eight evidence dimensions from zero to one hundred. Exact values surround the chart. Threat Intelligence55 Domain History92 Infrastructure92 Website Security82 Security Hygiene65 Transparency56 Reputation50 Operational Stability85
Trust RadarEight observed factors. Select one to inspect its evidence.

How to read this report

Safety Score evaluates observed signals. Evidence Confidence measures how complete, direct, fresh, and consistent those signals are.

No automated scan can guarantee that a website is safe.

Current report context

What changed since the last scan

  • No earlier report to compare
What this scan could verify · 6 observed, 0 unavailable
DNS observed
Registration lookup observed
Network observed
TLS observed
Website response observed
Website content observed

Unavailable and unperformed checks are not clean results. The detailed evidence below remains the source for each conclusion.

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Independent evidence brief

What we observed about gradreports.com

Updated Oct 17, 2026

The latest scan examined 10 public pages on gradreports.com. Website descriptions below come from the site itself. Registration, connection and threat findings were checked separately.

Purpose and visible content

On its About page, the site says: GradReports has published over 34,000 reviews from college students and alumni since 2013. We also feature the best colleges ranked by Salary Score.

Registrar and domain history

Registered on Apr 9, 2013. Registrar: Moniker Online Services LLC.

Recorded expiry date: Apr 9, 2027. Registry data can change.

Connection and hosting evidence

The checked homepage returned HTTP 200 in about 1000 ms.

A valid TLS certificate was observed, expiring Feb 21, 2027.

Threat checks and score context

External malware-provider coverage was unavailable. The report does not treat this missing check as a clean result.

Safety Score: 72/100. Evidence Confidence: 70%. These measure different things.

Community reviews of gradreports.com

No approved reviews yet ☆☆☆☆☆

Visitor experiences are separate from the independent technical Safety Score.

Visitor opinions remain separate from the technical Safety Score.

Public content profile

Pages reviewed on gradreports.com

10 of up to 10 pages

We sampled public pages from this website to understand its subject and contact paths. The titles and short descriptions below come from the website itself. They are not endorsements or independent safety findings.

Data-Driven College Rankings and Reviews | GradReportsCompare over 2,200 colleges using Salary Score, a first of its kind tool based on alumni earnings. View rankings of top colleges and read student reviews. About Us | GradReportsGradReports has published over 34,000 reviews from college students and alumni since 2013. We also feature the best colleges ranked by Salary Score. Contact GradReportshttps://www.gradreports.com/contact GradReports in the NewsSee what the media is saying about GradReports. Find press releases, and articles about OnlineU from local and national media outlets. 2021 Best Colleges in the U.S. by <em>Salary Score</em>™ | GradReportsCompare the best colleges based on alumni earnings reported by the U.S. Department of Education. The top three schools in 2021 are Harvard, MIT, and Yale. Best Colleges by State | GradReportsFind the best colleges in each state based on Salary Score, a measure of alumni earnings in the first year after graduation. 2021 Best Graduate Schools by our <em>Salary Score</em>™ | GradReportsUse our proprietary salary score to explore the best graduate schools and master's programs ranked by alumni earnings. 2021 Best Associate Degrees by Salary Score | GradReportsFind the best associate programs based on alumni earnings and use our salary score tool to compare the top-ranked colleges for an associate degree. Best Doctoral Programs | GradReportsExplore the best doctoral programs ranked by alumni earnings. 2020 Best Online Colleges for Earning Potential | GradReportsExplore data-driven rankings of the best colleges offering online bachelor's degrees, and find the majors with the highest alumni starting salaries.

Public page evidence

Topics and keywords observed on gradreports.com

12 phrases

These phrases were extracted locally from sampled public page metadata. They are observations, not search-volume or ranking estimates.

collegesTitle, H1, Meta description6 sampled pages
salaryTitle, H1, Meta description6 sampled pages
salary scoreTitle, Meta description6 sampled pages
alumni earningsMeta description6 sampled pages
by salaryTitle, H1, Meta description4 sampled pages
colleges inTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
based onMeta description4 sampled pages
programsTitle, H1, Meta description3 sampled pages
salary scoretmH13 sampled pages
rankedMeta description4 sampled pages
reviewsTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages
schoolsTitle, H1, Meta description2 sampled pages

At a glance

Key findings

✓

Report is current

The displayed evidence comes from the published immutable scan.

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Confidence is separate

Unavailable evidence is shown as missing and never counted as clean.

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Verify before sensitive actions

Check the exact URL and context before payments, credentials, or downloads.

Fully explainable

Why this score?

Versioned weights
Threat IntelligenceWeight 25%
55/100

Threat providers were unavailable. The neutral uncertainty baseline is not a clean verdict.

Domain HistoryWeight 10%
92/100

Domain registration age and expiry were checked.

InfrastructureWeight 10%
92/100

Observed DNS records and network address were checked.

Website SecurityWeight 15%
82/100

Observed certificate validity and TLS protocol were checked.

Security HygieneWeight 15%
65/100

Observed security header values were checked for basic protective settings. Empty values, disabled HSTS and unrecognized values receive no credit. This is not a complete browser-policy validation.

TransparencyWeight 5%
56/100

Observed site metadata and About page were checked. Publisher-supplied details are not independently verified.

ReputationWeight 5%
50/100

Popularity is weak context, not proof of safety. Unranked sites use a neutral baseline.

Operational StabilityWeight 15%
85/100

Observed HTTP status and final connection scheme were checked.

Server-side analysis

Automated security checks

Local antivirus and phishing checks

ClamAV · homepage HTMLNo signature match in the sampled HTML
Engine version1.5.4
Signature database date (UTC)2026-10-16T06:24:17+00:00
HTML bytes submitted420,148
Phishing.Database · exact hostnameNot listed in this snapshot
Feed downloaded (UTC)2026-10-17T00:00:07+00:00
Hosts in local snapshot386,082

Sampled scripts and pages

Resource analysis incomplete

3 resources checked · 1 script links observed on the homepage. Partial resource coverage.

ClamAV inspects the fetched homepage HTML on our server. New scans also sample up to four linked scripts and two collected internal pages, with size and time limits. Scripts are not executed. Other downloads, private server files and logged-in pages remain outside this check. A signature match needs investigation and can be a false positive. No match is not a whole-site safety guarantee.

Exact hostname lookup uses a downloaded Phishing.Database snapshot. It does not send this domain to an external lookup API or mark sibling subdomains as harmful. Not listed does not mean safe. Snapshot age is download age, not proof that every entry was recently revalidated.

Homepage HTML only · Eight local rule families · local-security-v2

Checks use the fetched page and redirect chain. Scripts are not executed, forms are not submitted, and linked files are not downloaded. This is not a malware clearance.

Page resource inventory

Linked scripts1
Inline scripts4
Embedded frames1
External script hosts1

Counts describe the sampled HTML, not every resource loaded by the browser. External resources are common and are not automatically harmful.

No listed local patterns observed. The limited rule set cannot detect every threat or behavior.

External threat intelligence

Provider coverageNot checked

Local checks do not query external reputation databases. An unavailable check is never a clean result.

Registration

Domain information

Public RDAP observation
Canonical domaingradreports.com
RegistrarMoniker Online Services LLC
RegisteredApr 9, 2013
Domain age13 years
ExpiresApr 9, 2027
Registry statusesclient transfer prohibited
Report statePublished

Infrastructure

Network & hosting

Observed endpoint, not legal location
IP address3.227.131.140
Autonomous systemUnavailable
Network organizationUnavailable
Observed countryUnavailable
CDNNot detected
Web application firewallNot detected

At a glance

Infrastructure summary

Observed during this scan

A compact view of the connection, DNS and security surface. These observations describe what the scanner could verify at scan time and do not prove ownership or ongoing availability.

HTTP response200 · https://www.gradreports.com/
Endpoint3.227.131.140
NetworkUnavailable
CDN and WAFNot detected · Not detected
DNS surface16 records · 4 nameservers · 5 mail exchangers
Protection signals3 security headers · 3 technologies · DNSSEC unknown

Page telemetry

Observed page statistics

Safe metadata only

These counters describe the fetched response and sampled HTML. Script counts describe references in the markup, not a complete browser network log. Cookie counts cover observed response headers.

Response size420,148 bytes
HTTP check duration1,000 ms
Cookies observed4
Script resources1 · 1 external hosts
Frames and sampled checks1 frames · 3 resources checked

Encrypted transport

TLS certificate

Valid when observed
StatusValid when observed
ProtocolTLSv1.2
IssuercountryName=US, organizationName=Amazon, commonName=Amazon RSA 2048 M01
Valid fromAug 8, 2026
Valid untilFeb 21, 2027
Certificate names*.beta.gradreports.com · *.edit.gradreports.com · *.gradreports.com · *.staging.gradreports.com · gradreports.com

Resolution

DNS footprint

DNSKEY status unknown

DNSKEY presence does not verify the DNSSEC signature chain. Missing records can mean no record was returned or the lookup was unavailable.

A3.227.131.140TTL —
A35.170.251.83TTL —
NSns-1364.awsdns-42.orgTTL —
NSns-1913.awsdns-47.co.ukTTL —
NSns-277.awsdns-34.comTTL —
NSns-825.awsdns-39.netTTL —
MX1 aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX10 aspmx2.googlemail.comTTL —
MX10 aspmx3.googlemail.comTTL —
MX5 alt1.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
MX5 alt2.aspmx.l.google.comTTL —
TXTactiveprospect-domain-verification=8G0ZVLB2S1646rriREQPaQ==TTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=8lfF8VVCL2-2BPDwflyx41RE-sWI0FheFEp31mkgifoTTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=99OfDlZL2ZeEX9Cp9dPx-rJTqvBfj0qWq9FkHkNluuITTL —
TXTgoogle-site-verification=J5jW51epn73QPszMNxkNtycbZhdOkJGAjzAzjUZDeLITTL —
TXTv=spf1 include:_spf.google.com ~allTTL —

DNS observations · no external lookup API

Domain email protection

Exact-host SPF and DMARC observations help the owner investigate email impersonation risks. They are separate from website malware checks and do not change the Safety Score.

SPFPolicy record observed, not fully validated
DMARCNo matching record returned for this exact hostname

What to do next

Review the records with your mail administrator. Inventory legitimate senders and test SPF and DKIM alignment before enforcing a stricter DMARC policy. Fix duplicate records and investigate overly permissive SPF rules.

This bounded check does not send email, probe SMTP, evaluate recursive SPF includes, verify DKIM signatures or apply organizational-domain DMARC inheritance. A missing subdomain record does not prove that no inherited protection exists. A DNS timeout is unknown, not an absent record. A policy record is not proof that messages authenticate successfully.

Responsible disclosure

security.txt

RFC 9116 observation

No readable security.txt file was observed at the standard locations. This is informational and is not evidence of malware.

Browser protections

Security headers

3 observed
referrer-policypresent strict-origin-when-cross-origin
x-content-type-optionspresent nosniff
x-frame-optionspresent SAMEORIGIN

Response headers

Cookie protections

Passive observation
Cookies observed4
Missing Secure4
Missing HttpOnly3
Missing SameSite0

Only cookie attribute counts are retained. Cookie names and values are never stored. These observations are not proof of compromise and do not independently change the Safety Score.

Detected stack

Technologies

Google Tag Manager 96% Nginx 93% Tailwind CSS 72%

Versions are shown only when publicly exposed by the page or response headers. An observed version is not, by itself, proof of a vulnerability.

JavaScript library advisories

JavaScript advisory analysis could not be completed or no eligible script files were sampled. No clean result is implied.

Recommended maintenance checks

NginxReview the Nginx branch and keep security patches current. Avoid exposing detailed server version headers.

About this website

What the site says about itself

GradReports has published over 34,000 reviews from college students and alumni since 2013. We also feature the best colleges ranked by Salary Score.

View the site's About page ↗

This is publisher supplied information. The independent safety findings are shown separately.

Publisher supplied

Public contact details

These details were observed on the website, not independently verified as an active support channel.

Emailpress@optimal.comSource: https://www.gradreports.com/contact

Structured facts

Website identity & response

Public page metadata
Page titleData-Driven College Rankings and Reviews | GradReports
First headingCollege and University Reviews
DescriptionCompare over 2,200 colleges using Salary Score, a first of its kind tool based on alumni earnings. View rankings of top colleges and read student reviews.
Canonical URLhttps://www.gradreports.com/
Final URLhttps://www.gradreports.com/
HTTP response200 · text/html; charset=utf-8 · 1000 ms
Languageen
Structured typesItemList · ListItem
Page page detectedhttps://www.gradreports.com/pressAbout page detectedhttps://www.gradreports.com/aboutContact page detectedhttps://www.gradreports.com/contact
1100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
en100% evidence confidence
1100% evidence confidence
missing100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
Dns consistency.cname present100% evidence confidence
unavailable100% evidence confidence
5100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
16100% evidence confidence
3100% evidence confidence
Local cookies.cookies missing samesite100% evidence confidence
4100% evidence confidence
2100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors credentials with wildcard100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.cors wildcard origin100% evidence confidence
Local headers.csp present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.hsts present100% evidence confidence
Local headers.permissions policy present100% evidence confidence

Connection path

Redirect chain

1 recorded hops
Hop 1https://www.gradreports.com/

The chain is shown exactly as observed by the scanner. A redirect is not itself a malware finding, but unexpected domains or an HTTP downgrade deserve review.

Premium monitoring

Catch downtime and security changes automatically

Regular checks, availability history, and alert emails are reserved for Premium websites. Free reports remain point-in-time scans and do not create recurring server work.

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Compared with the previous scan

What changed

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Explainable matching

Digital fingerprint

fingerprint-v1
clear-orbit-trace-543

Comparable components help find technically related websites. A match does not prove common ownership.

DnsHashed private comparison value
TechnologiesHashed private comparison value

Material changes only

Change history

Show change history

No meaningful changes recorded yet.

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Visual evidence

Website screenshot

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Questions about gradreports.com

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Is gradreports.com safe to visit?

The latest Safety Score is 72/100 with 70% Evidence Confidence. This is a point-in-time assessment of observed technical signals, not a guarantee. Check the exact address and avoid entering payment details if anything looks unusual.

Did the scan detect malware on gradreports.com?

ClamAV found no signature match in the sampled homepage HTML. External scripts, downloads and private server files were not checked. This is not a whole-site malware clearance.

When was gradreports.com registered?

The public registry record shows Apr 9, 2013. Registration details may be privacy-protected or updated later.

Did gradreports.com have a valid TLS certificate?

The scanner observed a valid TLS certificate using TLSv1.2. A valid certificate alone does not establish that the site is safe.

How does gradreports.com describe itself?

The website's About page describes its purpose in the report above. This is publisher-supplied information and is separate from independent security findings.

Can a paid listing change this website's score?

No. Premium placement and owner-supplied pages are labelled separately. Technical evidence, the Safety Score and moderation decisions remain independent.

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