Admission.ucla.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
85% 
Page quality
83% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
93% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.05 s
File size
52.10 kB
Words
719
Media files
29
Number of links
48 internal / 26 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
UCLA Undergraduate Admission
The length of the page title is perfect. (290 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Visit UCLA Admission to learn about applying and explore UCLA’s academics, campus life, tuition, financial aid, research, internships, study abroad programs and more.
The meta description is too long: 1033 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://admission.ucla.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
The specified alternate links have no errors.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
descriptionVisit UCLA Admission to learn about applying and explore UCLA’s academics, campus life, tuition, financial aid, research, internships, study abroad programs and more.
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MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
twitter:cardsummary
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og:site_nameUndergraduate Admission
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://admission.ucla.edu/node/1
og:titleHomepage
og:descriptionVisit UCLA Admission to learn about applying and explore UCLA’s academics, campus life, tuition, financial aid, research, internships, study abroad programs and more.
og:imagehttps://admission.ucla.edu/sites/default/files/slider-main-image/01-three-students.jpg
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 719 words. That's ok.
28.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
17 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 13.14 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
4 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...stom/admissions2020/images/logo-ucla.svgUCLA
...om/admissions2020/images/icons/globe.svgNo alt attribute provided
...issions2020/images/icons/pause-white.svgPlay and Pause
.../slider-main-image/01-three-students.jpgFemale students work together on a robotics project.
...der-main-image/02-medical-student-2x.jpgMedical students practice a procedure on a dummy.
...t/files/slider-main-image/03-cycling.jpgStudents help the environment by taking advantage of the bike share program.
.../files/slider-main-image/05-royce-2x.jpgStudents make their way across Dickson Plaza on a sunny day on campus
...files/slider-main-image/04-garden-2x.jpgStudents care for plants in the organic garden on campus.
.../slider-main-image/06-beach-group-2x.jpgStudents link hands and share a moment while looking out at the ocean.
...iles/testimonials/rachel-sumekh@2x_0.jpgA headshot of UCLA graduate Rachel Sumekh
...iles/basic-blade/fish-farming-cage_0.jpgDivers survey a submersible cage used to farm cobia off the coast of Puerto Rico in connection with UCLA research.
.../default/files/basic-blade/belonging.jpgImage Collage.
...files/testimonials/conner-ching@2x_0.jpgA headshot of UCLA student Connor Ching
...lt/files/slider-mid/01-campus-aerial.jpgA lot of campus is visible in this aerial shot of UCLA.
...default/files/slider-mid/[email protected]Royce Hall, one of UCLA’s four original buildings, basks in the sunlight.
...t/files/slider-mid/[email protected]Students make their way up Janss Steps, which served as the original entrance to UCLA.
...es/slider-mid/[email protected]Students study in Powell Library, the main undergraduate library on campus.
...les/slider-mid/[email protected]Students head down Janss Steps and enjoy the sun on Wilson Plaza.
...lt/files/slider-mid/06-bruin-bear-JW.jpgStudents pass by The Bruin Statue and John Wooden Center.
...efault/files/slider-mid/[email protected]Pauley Pavilion, UCLA’s renowned venue for sporting events, concerts and more, reflects the sunlight.
.../files/slider-mid/08-cos-bombshelter.jpgStudents study, eat and relax at the Bombshelter Bistro in the Court of Sciences.
...les/slider-mid/09-ostin-music-center.jpgThe Evelyn and Mo Ostin Music Center catches light and shadows from nearby trees.
...t/files/slider-mid/10-bunche-walkway.jpgStudents head to and from north campus by passing under Bunche Hall.
...les/slider-mid/[email protected]The iconic gothic spires Kerckhoff Hall bask in the afternoon sun.
.../files/slider-mid/[email protected]Students walk past undergraduate housing known as Saxon Suites.
...s2020/images/admission-dept-logo-wht.svgUndergraduate Admissions Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Want to make the world better? Let’s go.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Want to make the world better? Let’s go.
H2 Language switcher
H2 Desktop Header Navigation
H2 Main navigation
H2 Search
H2 How Our New Students See the World
H2 Testimonials
H2 Testimonials Duplicate text
H2 Get a Feel for Campus
H2 Important Information
H2 Footer Menu
H2 Mobile Social Media
H2 Desktop Social Media
H3 Discover Answers to Questions that Matter
H3 Find Community, Support and Collaboration
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (26) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://admission.ucla.edu/Anchor Skip to navigation
https://admission.ucla.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://admission.ucla.edu/Anchor Skip to footer
https://ucla.edu/External IMG-ALT UCLA
https://admission.ucla.edu/esEspañol
https://admission.ucla.edu/Undergraduate Admission
https://bruins.admission.ucla....External Subdomain Applicant Login
https://connect.admission.ucla...External Subdomain Request Information
https://admission.ucla.edu/applyApply
/apply/first-yearFirst-Years
/apply/transferTransfers
/apply/personal-insight-questionsPersonal Insight Questions
A-TITLE Answering personal insight questions is a key part of your UCLA application. Learn more about the requirements and get helpful tips on how to best answer the...
/apply/majorsMajors
/apply/minorsMinors
/apply/transferring-creditsTransferring Credits
A-TITLE Understand how UCLA assigns course credit. Learn how the course credits you complete at other schools will transfer to UCLA and help you progress toward your...
/exploreExplore
/explore/academicsAcademics
/explore/campus-lifeCampus Life
/explore/belongingBelonging
/explore/clubs-organizationsClubs & Organizations
/explore/housing-diningHousing & Dining
/explore/los-angelesLos Angeles & Westwood
/explore/internshipsInternships & Experiential Learning
/explore/study-abroadStudy Abroad
/explore/researchResearch
/explore/student-outcomesStudent Outcomes
https://admission.ucla.edu/visitVisit
/visit/campus-toursCampus Tours
/visit/eventsEvents
/visit/maps-and-parkingMaps & Parking
/tuition-aidTuition & Aid
/tuition-aid/tuition-feesTuition & Fees
/tuition-aid/financial-aid-and...Financial Aid & Scholarships
/tuition-aid/net-price-calculatorNet Price Calculator
/admitted-studentsAdmitted Students
/admitted-students/first-year-...First-Year New Student Checklist
/admitted-students/transfer-ch...Transfer New Student Checklist
/contactContact
/exploreExplore UCLA
https://30under30.universityof...External Subdomain Read about the non-profit Rachel started as a student
/explore/academicsExplore academics
/explore/belongingLearn about belonging
https://admission.ucla.edu/applyText duplicate Apply
/tuition-aidText duplicate Tuition & Aid
/visit/campus-toursText duplicate Campus Tours
/visit/eventsAdmission Events
https://connect.admission.ucla...External Subdomain Text duplicate Request Information
https://www.instagram.com/ucla...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/uclaa...External Subdomain No Text
/visit/maps-and-parkingText duplicate Maps & Parking
/visit/campus-toursText duplicate Campus Tours
/visit/eventsText duplicate Admission Events
https://www.youvisit.com/tour/...External Subdomain Virtual Tour
/publicationsPublications
/contactContact Us
https://facebook.com/UCLAExternal Facebook
https://instagram.com/ucla/External Instagram
https://linkedin.com/school/ucla/External LinkedIn
https://x.com/uclaExternal Twitter
https://youtube.com/user/UCLAExternal YouTube
https://tiktok.com/@ucla?lang=enExternal TikTok
https://threads.net/@uclaExternal Threads
https://bso.ucla.edu/External Subdomain Emergency
https://ucpd.ucla.edu/reports-...External Subdomain Security & Fire Safety
https://ucla.edu/accessibilityExternal Accessibility
https://ucla.edu/terms-of-use/External Privacy & Terms of Use
https://facebook.com/UCLAExternal Text duplicate Facebook
https://instagram.com/ucla/External Text duplicate Instagram
https://linkedin.com/school/ucla/External Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://x.com/uclaExternal Text duplicate Twitter
https://youtube.com/user/UCLAExternal Text duplicate YouTube
https://tiktok.com/@ucla?lang=enExternal Text duplicate TikTok
https://threads.net/@uclaExternal Text duplicate Threads
https://admission.ucla.edu/Anchor No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://admission.ucla.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.05 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (52 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 159 referring domains.
This page has 394 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 147 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

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# you save bandwidth and server resources.
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# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
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# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
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Disallow: /user/login
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admission.ucla.edu
UCLA Undergraduate Admission
Visit UCLA Admission to learn about applying and explore UCLA’s academics, campus life, tuition, financial aid, research, internships, study abroad programs and more.

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