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Meta information
61% 
Page quality
77% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
83% 
Server
59% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.34 s
File size
140.50 kB
Words
1586
Media files
54
Number of links
199 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 626 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
N.C. A&T State University is an academic community focused on students - providing them with interdisciplinary learning opportunities, teaching them with faculty renowned for excellence, connecting them to cutting edge discoveries in research, and encouraging them to serve their communities. The N.C. A&T Fall Career Fair, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, will go forward as scheduled.
The meta description is too long: 2462 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
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)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
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

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descriptionN.C. A&T State University is an academic community focused on students - providing them with interdisciplinary learning opportunities, teaching them with faculty renowned for excellence, connecting them to cutting edge discoveries in research, and encouraging them to serve their communities. The N.C. A&T Fall Career Fair, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, will go forward as scheduled.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1586 words. That's ok.
30.9% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
21 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.03 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 12 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 32 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
23 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
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
/_global/images/logo-main-white.pngNorth Carolina A&T University Main Logo
/_global/images/logo-main-blue.pngNorth Carolina A&T University Main Logo Mobile
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/_global/images/program-clear.pngBe a Catalyst
.../images/icons/icon-agriculture-color.svgNo alt attribute provided
/_global/images/program-clear.pngTest Alt
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/_global/images/icons/icon-health-color.svgNo alt attribute provided
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...obal/images/icons/icon-science-color.svgNo alt attribute provided
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...bal/images/icons/icon-graduate-color.svgNo alt attribute provided
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/_global/images/icons/icon-nano-color.svgNo alt attribute provided
/_global/images/program-clear-small.pngBe a Catalyst
/_global/images/icons/icon-agriculture.svgNo alt attribute provided
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/_global/images/icons/icon-arts.svgNo alt attribute provided
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/_global/images/icons/icon-education.svgNo alt attribute provided
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/_global/images/icons/icon-engineering.svgNo alt attribute provided
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/_global/images/icons/icon-health.svgNo alt attribute provided
/_global/images/program-clear-small.pngTest Alt
/_global/images/icons/icon-science.svgNo alt attribute provided
/_global/images/program-clear-small.pngTest Alt
/_global/images/icons/icon-graduate.svgNo alt attribute provided
/_global/images/program-clear-small.pngTest Alt
/_global/images/icons/icon-nano.svgNo alt attribute provided
/_global/images/testimonial-clear.pngKyla Henry
/_global/images/testimonial-clear.pngMac Rubio
/_global/images/testimonial-clear.pngNakyla Carter
/_global/images/testimonial-clear.pngJustin Anderson
/_global/images/arrow-white.svgClick Arrow
/_global/images/pencil-white.svgNo alt attribute provided
/_global/images/news-clear.pngA man sits at a table across from a Cone Health nurse reviewing his health information
/_global/images/news-clear.pngNursing students study and take notes at a table with a computer and notebooks
/_global/images/news-clear.pngA&T students walking through the Stallings Lobby at the Student Center
/_global/images/back-to-top.svgNo alt attribute provided
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
N.C. A&T State University
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 N.C. A&T State University
H1 Welcomes Chancellor-elect
H1 Dr. James R. Martin II
H2 What we've done is great. What we'll do is even better.
H2 Move Forward With Purpose
H2 Turning Promising Students Into Accomplished Graduates
H2 What's Happening On Campus
H2 #AGGIESDO
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
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 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://ncat.edu/Anchor Skip To Main Site Navigation
https://ncat.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://ncat.edu/Anchor Skip To Footer
https://ncat.edu/index.phpIMG-ALT North Carolina A&T University Main Logo
https://ncat.edu/visit/index.phpVisit
/admissions/apply/index.phpApply
https://ncat.edu/give/index.phpGive
/academics/index.phpAcademics
/academics/majors-minors-and-p...Majors, Minors & Programs
/academics/colleges-department...Colleges & Departments
/academics/academic-resources/...Academic Resources
http://online.ncat.edu/index.htmlExternal Subdomain A&T Online
/academics/graduate-programs/i...Graduate Programs
/transfer-students/index.phpTransfer Students
https://ncat.edu/honors/index.phpHonors College
/academics/continuing-educatio...Continuing Education
/academics/summer-sessions/ind...Summer Sessions
/academics/international-affai...International Affairs and Programs
/provost/index.phpOffice of the Provost
/about/accreditation.phpAccreditation
/admissions/index.phpAdmissions
/admissions/undergraduate/inde...Undergraduate Admissions
/admissions/graduate/index.phpGraduate Admissions
/registrar/index.phpReadmission
/admissions/professional-progr...Professional Programs
/admissions/financial-aid/cost...Cost to Attend
/admissions/financial-aid/inde...Financial Aid
/admissions/apply/index.phpApply Now
/research/index.phpResearch
/provost/undergraduate-researc...Undergraduate Research
/research/economic-development...Economic Development
/research/technology-transfer/...Technology Transfer
/research/centers/index.phpResearch Centers & Institutes
https://hub.ncat.edu/administr...External Subdomain Life Sciences
/research/public-information/i...Public Information
/news/categories/research-and-...Research News
/campus-life/index.phpCampus Life
/campus-life/explore-our-campu...Explore Our Campus
/campus-life/student-affairs/d...Housing
/campus-life/sports-and-fitnes...Sports & Fitness
/campus-life/arts-and-culture/...Arts & Culture
/campus-life/student-affairs/d...Student Activities
/campus-life/student-affairs/d...Aggie Student Wellness
/campus-life/safety/index.phpStudent Safety
/campus-life/campus-enterprise...Campus Enterprises
/campus-life/student-affairs/i...Student Affairs
/campus-life/student-affairs/d...University Events Calendar
/campus-life/student-affairs/d...1891Connect Events Calendar
/athletics/index.phpAthletics
https://ncataggies.com/New window External N.C. A&T Athletics
/campus-life/sports-and-fitnes...Campus Recreation Center
/campus-life/sports-and-fitnes...Intramural Sports and Clubs
https://ncat.edu/about/index.phpAbout
/about/initiatives/index.phpInitiatives
/about/accreditation.phpText duplicate Accreditation
/about/facts/index.phpFacts and Points of Pride
/about/rankings-and-recognitio...Rankings & Recognition
/about/hr/diversity_inclusion/...Diversity and Inclusion
/about/history-and-traditions/...A&T History
/about/leadership/index.phpLeadership
/about/jobs/index.phpJobs
/about/hr/index.phpDivision of Human Resources
https://ncat.edu/visit/index.phpVisit Us
/about/leadership/chancellor/u...University Relations
https://ncat.edu/news/index.phpAggie Newsroom
https://ncat.edu/visit/index.phpText duplicate Visit
/admissions/apply/index.phpText duplicate Apply
https://ncat.edu/give/index.phpText duplicate Give
/current-students/index.phpCurrent Students
/faculty-and-staff/index.phpFaculty & Staff
/give/advancement/alumni-relat...Alumni
/parents-and-families/index.phpParents & Families
/community/index.phpCommunity
https://hub.ncat.edu/index.phpExternal Subdomain AGGIE HUB
http://aggieaccess.ncat.edu/New window External Subdomain Aggie Access Online
A-TITLE Aggie Access Online opens in a new window
https://ncat.cherwellondemand....New window External Subdomain Aggie Help
A-TITLE Aggie Help opens in a new window
https://blackboard.ncat.edu/New window External Subdomain Blackboard
A-TITLE Blackboard opens in a new window
/employee-directory.phpEmployee Directory
https://outlook.com/owa/ncat.eduNew window External Employee Email
A-TITLE Employee Email opens in a new window
https://accounts.google.com/si...New window External Subdomain Student Email
A-TITLE Student Email opens in a new window
/about/administrative-offices.phpAdministrative Offices
/admissions/financial-aid/inde...Text duplicate Financial Aid
/visit/directions-and-parking.phpDirections & Parking
https://www.ncat.edu/library/New window Subdomain Bluford Library
A-TITLE Bluford Library opens in a new window
/about/jobs/index.phpEmployment Opportunities
https://ncat.edu/Anchor Welcome
https://ncat.edu/Anchor Text duplicate About
https://ncat.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Academics
https://ncat.edu/Anchor What You'll Do
https://ncat.edu/Anchor News and Events
/chancellor-elect/index.phpTrivial anchor text
Read More
/about/rankings-and-recognitio...power of our students to change the world
https://ncat.edu/about/index.phpAs a land grant, doctoral research university
/campus-life/explore-our-campu...Explore Our Campus Now
https://ncat.edu/Anchor Select Degree Program
/cobe/academic-departments/acc...Accounting
/ced/departments/leadership-st...Adult Education
/caes/departments/agribusiness...Agricultural and Environmental Systems
/caes/departments/agribusiness...Agricultural Education
/caes/departments/animal-scien...Animal Science
/cost/departments/applied-engi...Applied Engineering Technology
/cost/departments/mathematics/...Applied Mathematics
/academics/graduate-programs/c...Applied Science and Technology
/cost/departments/physics/inde...Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology
/cost/departments/applied-engi...Automotive Engineering Technology
/coe/departments/cbbe/index.phpBioengineering
/caes/departments/natural-reso...Biological Engineering
/cost/departments/biology/inde...Biology
/cost/departments/built-enviro...Built Environment
https://ncat.edu/undergrad-bueditBusiness Information Technology
/cobe/academic-departments/bis...Business Teacher Education
/coe/departments/cbbe/index.phpChemical Engineering
/cost/departments/chemistry/in...Chemistry
/caes/departments/family-and-c...Child Development Early Education and Family Studies
/coe/departments/caee/index.phpCivil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering
/coe/departments/cdse/index.phpComputational Data Science and Engineering
/coe/departments/ece/index.phpComputer Engineering
/coe/departments/cs/index.phpComputer Science
https://ncat.edu/Construction Management
/cahss/departments/criminal-ju...Criminal Justice
/cobe/academic-departments/eco...Economics
/coe/departments/ece/index.phpElectrical Engineering
/cost/departments/computer-sys...Electronics Technology
/ced/departments/educator-prep...Elementary Education and Special Education
/cahss/departments/english/ind...English
/cahss/departments/english/ind...English and African American Literature
https://ncat.edu/Environmental Health and Safety
/caes/departments/family-and-c...Family and Consumer Science
/cobe/academic-departments/acc...Finance
/caes/departments/family-and-c...Food and Nutritional Sciences
/cost/departments/built-enviro...Geomatics
/cahss/departments/history-and...History
/coe/departments/ise/index.phpIndustrial and Systems Engineering
/cost/departments/computer-sys...Information Technology
/cahss/departments/journalism-...Journalism and Mass Communication
/chhs/departments/kinesiology/...Kinesiology
/caes/departments/animal-scien...Laboratory Animal Science
https://ncat.edu/Landscape Architecture
/ced/departments/leadership-st...Leadership Studies and Adult Education
/cahss/departments/liberal-stu...Liberal Studies
/cobe/academic-departments/man...Management
/cobe/academic-departments/mar...Marketing and Supply Chain Management
/cost/departments/mathematics/...Mathematics
/coe/departments/me/index.phpMechanical Engineering
https://ncat.edu/Mental Health Counseling
/cahss/departments/visual-and-...Music
https://ncat.edu/jsnn/index.phpNanoengineering
/chhs/departments/the-school-o...Nursing
https://ncat.edu/cert-oshOccupational Safety and Health
/cost/departments/physics/inde...Physics
/cahss/departments/history-and...Political Science
/cahss/departments/visual-and-...Professional Theater
/chhs/departments/psychology/i...Psychology
/ced/departments/educator-prep...Reading Education
/ced/departments/counseling-de...Rehabilitation Counseling
/ced/departments/leadership-st...School Administration
/ced/departments/counseling-de...School Counseling
/cost/departments/biology/inde...Secondary Education (Biology Education)
https://ncat.edu/Speech
/chhs/departments/social-work-...Social Work
/chhs/departments/social-work-...Sociology
/cobe/academic-departments/mar...Supply Chain Management
/ced/departments/educator-prep...Teaching
https://ncat.edu/tgc/index.phpTechnology Education
/cost/departments/applied-engi...Technology Management
/cahss/departments/visual-and-...VIsual Arts, Design
/academics/majors-minors-and-p...View All Programs
https://ncat.edu/caes/index.phpText duplicate View All Programs
https://ncat.edu/cahss/index.phpText duplicate View All Programs
https://ncat.edu/cobe/index.phpText duplicate View All Programs
https://ncat.edu/ced/index.phpText duplicate View All Programs
https://ncat.edu/coe/index.phpText duplicate View All Programs
https://ncat.edu/chhs/index.phpText duplicate View All Programs
https://ncat.edu/cost/index.phpText duplicate View All Programs
https://ncat.edu/tgc/index.phpText duplicate View All Programs
https://ncat.edu/jsnn/index.phpText duplicate View All Programs
https://ncat.edu/caes/index.phpCollege of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
IMG-ALT Be a Catalyst
https://ncat.edu/cahss/index.phpCollege of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences
IMG-ALT Test Alt
https://ncat.edu/cobe/index.phpCollege of Business and Economics
IMG-ALT Test Alt
https://ncat.edu/ced/index.phpCollege of Education
IMG-ALT Test Alt
https://ncat.edu/coe/index.phpCollege of Engineering
IMG-ALT Test Alt
https://ncat.edu/chhs/index.phpCollege of Health and Human Sciences
IMG-ALT Test Alt
https://ncat.edu/cost/index.phpCollege of Science and Technology
IMG-ALT Test Alt
https://ncat.edu/tgc/index.phpThe Graduate College
IMG-ALT Test Alt
https://ncat.edu/jsnn/index.phpJoint School of Nanoscience & Nanoengineering
IMG-ALT Test Alt
https://aggieadmissions.ncat.e...External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
/news/2024/06/building-a-bette...IMG-ALT A man sits at a table across from a Cone Health nurse reviewing his health information
/news/2024/06/building-a-bette...A&T, Cone Health to Host “Building a Better You” Community Wellness Fair on June 29
/news/categories/chhs-news.phpSubdomain Text duplicate College of Health and Human Sciences
/news/2024/06/all-of-us-hbcu-r...IMG-ALT Nursing students study and take notes at a table with a computer and notebooks
/news/2024/06/all-of-us-hbcu-r...A&T, CIHDER Host All of Us HBCU Road Tour on June 29 to Address Health Disparities
/news/categories/chhs-news.phpSubdomain Text duplicate College of Health and Human Sciences
/news/2024/06/20-million-dolla...IMG-ALT A&T students walking through the Stallings Lobby at the Student Center
/news/2024/06/20-million-dolla...A&T Receives $20M Gift to Support Student Needs, Key Priorities
/news/categories/university-ad...Subdomain University Advancement
/news/categories/students-news...Subdomain Students
https://ncat.edu/news/index.phpView All News
/calendar/2024/06/common-threa...Jun 27, 2024 Common Thread Theatre Collective Kicks Off Third Season with "Fat Ham"
/calendar/2024/06/all-of-us-hb...Jun 29, 2024 All of Us HBCU Road Tour
/calendar/2024/06/building-a-b...Jun 29, 2024 "Building a Better You"
/calendar/index.phpView All Events
https://www.facebook.com/ncats...New window External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook opens in a new window.
https://twitter.com/ncatsuaggiesNew window External Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter opens in a new window.
https://www.instagram.com/ncat...New window External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram opens in a new window.
https://www.youtube.com/user/n...New window External Subdomain YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube opens in a new window.
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
A-TITLE LinkedIn opens in a new window.
https://ncat.edu/Anchor Back to Top
A-TITLE Back to Top
https://goo.gl/maps/bHUMzUVA5gN2External 1601 E. Market Street, Greensboro, NC 27411
/about/initiatives/mission-and...Mission
https://ncat.edu/legal/index.phpLegal / Title IX
/about/jobs/index.phpEmployment
/_files/pdfs/legal/privacy_pol...Privacy Policy
/contact-us/index.phpContact Us
/sitemap/index.phpSite Map
https://www.facebook.com/ncats...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook opens in a new window.
https://twitter.com/ncatsuaggiesNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter opens in a new window.
https://www.instagram.com/ncat...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram opens in a new window.
https://www.youtube.com/user/n...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube opens in a new window.
https://ncat.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Back to Top

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://ncat.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.34 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page loads 6 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 12 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (141 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/1.1

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 6,040 referring domains.
This page has 437,583 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 3,505 different ip addresses.
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Disallow: /_cms-includes/
Disallow: /_favicon/
Disallow: /_widgets/
Disallow: /interior/
Disallow: /wysiwyg/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /asset-factories/
Disallow: /_global/
Disallow: /_includes/
Disallow: /default404/
Disallow: /interior/


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Allow: /_includes/_directory-details/photo-employee-listing.php


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Welcome to North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University
N.C. A&T State University is an academic community focused on students - providing them with interdisciplinary learning opportunities, teaching them with faculty renowned for excellence, connecting them to cutting edge discoveries in research, and encouraging them to serve their communities. The N.C. A&T Fall Career Fair, scheduled for 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Wednesday, will go forward as scheduled.

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