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psu.edu

Category: Education

Scanned: May 17, 2026, 10:26 PM UTC · First seen: May 17, 2026 · Threat Engines: 0 / 92 · Times Scanned: 1
99 / 100 Trust Score Based on scan findings at the time of analysis
No Threats Found
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Screenshot of psu.edu Captured May 17, 2026
https://psu.edu
Screenshot of psu.edu
39 years
Very Popular - #1,161 Tranco rank (>10M monthly visitors)
Not listed (92 checked)
✓ Valid (TLS)
AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL)
Seattle, United States
Vercel
Next.js
99.83.249.53
Domain & WHOIS Information
Registrar Unknown
Registered July 14, 1986
Expires July 31, 2027
Name Servers NS6.PSU.EDU
DNSSEC Unknown
Hosting AWS Global Accelerator (GLOBAL)
Reputation & Threat Check 92 security engines checked
File Scan Summary Powered by Quttera Engine
9 files scanned
No threats
9
Low Risk
0
Medium Risk
0
High Risk
0
No threats Low Risk Medium Risk High Risk
www.psu.edu%3A443.http-redirect 78 B No threats
www.psu.edu%3A443/# 276.9 KB No threats
www.psu.edu/copyright-information 203.8 KB No threats
www.psu.edu/business-and-industry 295.0 KB No threats
www.psu.edu/accessibilitystatement 204.3 KB No threats
www.psu.edu/admission#continuing 239.8 KB No threats
www.psu.edu/contact-us 203.2 KB No threats
www.psu.edu/admission#prof 239.8 KB No threats
www.psu.edu/corporate-partners 211.9 KB No threats
External Links & Domains
234
External Links
All Clean
0
Iframes
Clean
172
Referenced Domains
All Clean
0
Flagged Resources
None Detected
http://equity.psu.edu/student-disability-resources/campus-disability-coordinatorsNot flagged
http://equity.psu.edu/student-disability-resources/contactNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/1060-1ae0ed3d5345c374.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/1163-734e6633e0ff8886.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/1309-692bdc06c7c42bfa.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/14aeac6e-99806b3cf8c74589.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/1528-f6ff037bf6a98646.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/1641-b54214c20cba351a.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/1dd3208c-5dda107b194ce164.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/2306-f2d1f285c1633282.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/370-f334132f0a06a1ac.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/3919-e78cb1851f4434e0.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/3986-a0623fd4a22ad7ab.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/5168-5dae27bc77ab4fdd.jsNot flagged
http://psu.edu/_next/static/chunks/5173-07b07068dc19bbd9.jsNot flagged
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academicinfluence.comNot flagged
accounts.psu.eduNot flagged
affirmativeaction.psu.eduNot flagged
agsci.psu.eduNot flagged
altoona.psu.eduNot flagged
app.meadowfi.comNot flagged
app.powerbi.comNot flagged
apply.psu.eduNot flagged
arl.psu.eduNot flagged
arts.psu.eduNot flagged
assets.ctfassets.netNot flagged
beaver.psu.eduNot flagged
behrend.psu.eduNot flagged
berks.psu.eduNot flagged
blueband.psu.eduNot flagged
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psu.edu Overview

Description of psu.edu

psu.edu appears to be the primary web domain for The Pennsylvania State University, commonly known as Penn State. The homepage branding, page title, and metadata indicate that it serves as the university’s main public-facing website, presenting information about academics, admissions, costs and aid, research, athletics, news, and institutional details.

Based on the domain, content, and screenshot, the site appears to be operated by Penn State as an official higher-education portal rather than a commercial or promotional microsite. The domain has a long registration history dating back to 1986, and the site structure references numerous university subdomains related to campuses, administration, student services, and academic units, which is consistent with a large established public university.

Safety Assessment for psu.edu

The available scan results are strongly consistent with a legitimate institutional website. At the time of this scan, 0 out of 92 security engines flagged the domain, the malware scan reported no flagged files out of 9 scanned, and no external links or referenced domains were flagged in the sampled results. In addition, the domain was reported as clean across the checked blacklist and threat-database sources.

Contextual indicators also support a low-risk assessment. The domain is very old, highly visible in web traffic rankings, and the screenshot matches the expected appearance of a major university homepage rather than a phishing lure, fake storefront, or malware delivery page. No signs of brand impersonation, deceptive offers, or suspicious download prompts were evident from the provided data.

Based on available data, no threats were detected at the time of this scan.

Technical Description

The site presented a valid SSL/TLS certificate at the time of testing, with certificate issuance associated with Amazon and an expiry date in 2026-09-06. The web infrastructure appears to use Vercel for frontend delivery and AWS Global Accelerator hosting, with the resolved server IP located in Seattle, United States. The listed nameservers are institution-branded PSU nameservers, which is consistent with an established organizational domain.

No iframes were detected in the provided scan sample, and no flagged files, malicious outbound links, or blacklist hits were reported. DNSSEC status was listed as unknown rather than confirmed enabled, so that control could not be verified from the supplied data.

HTTP Redirect Chain
301 https://psu.edu/
200 https://www.psu.edu/
Website Insights
#1,161
Tranco Rank
Very Popular
Visitors >10M/mo
Category: Education
Rank History (30 days)
Apr 6 May 16
7 cookies detected
Essential3
Analytics2
Advertising2
Social0
7 1st party cookies
0 3rd party (trackers)
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