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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
77% 
Page structure
67% 
Link structure
57% 
Server
58% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.76 s
File size
92.80 kB
Words
840
Media files
6
Number of links
80 internal / 129 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
UNC System – UNC System
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (259 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.northcarolina.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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robotsmax-image-preview:large
generatorWordPress 6.5.5
langen-us
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 840 words. That's ok.
16.7% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 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 22.57 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 5 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Empty bold or strong tags were found on this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
...mages/unc-system-logo-white_7ed71d38.svgThe University of North Carolina System
...nt/uploads/website-icons/009-paper-1.svgNews icon
...nt/uploads/website-icons/009-paper-1.svgNews icon
...heme/dist/images/arrow-left_291b0ce9.svgScroll to the previous institution
...eme/dist/images/arrow-right_58628fee.svgScroll to the next institution
/wp-content/uploads/full-color-logo-2.svgThe University of North Carolina System

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Instruction Research Outreach
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 41 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Instruction Research Outreach
H2 Facts and Figures
H2 UNC System at a Glance
H2 Institutions and Affiliates
H2 Big Difference, Big Impact
H2 The NC Promise Tuition Plan
H2 Stay Connected
H2 Resources
H2 About Us
H3 Subcommittee on Laboratory Schools to meet November 19, 2024
H3 UNC System hosting College Day for high school students impacted by Hurricane Helene
H3 UNC Board of Governors to meet in regular session November 14, 2024
H3 Appalachian State University
H3 East Carolina University
H3 Elizabeth City State University
H3 Fayetteville State University
H3 North Carolina A&T State University
H3 North Carolina Central University
H3 North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
H3 North Carolina State University
H3 UNC Asheville
H3 UNC-Chapel Hill
H3 UNC Charlotte
H3 UNC Greensboro
H3 UNC Pembroke
H3 UNC School of the Arts
H3 UNC Wilmington
H3 Western Carolina University
H3 Winston-Salem State University
H3 UNC Health
H3 PBS North Carolina
H3 The North Carolina Arboretum
H3 The University of North Carolina Press
H3 The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA)
H3 ECU, Fayetteville State University advance partnership to benefit students, region
H3 UNCW to Offer New Programs in Cybersecurity and Intelligent Systems Engineering
H3 Elizabeth City State University, United Airlines Launch Partnership
H3 FSU clears $1.6 million in student balances
H3 Students Apply Storytelling Skills to Curb Spread of Coronavirus
H3 $25 million in U.S. Coast Guard funding will benefit ECSU students, community
H3 Affordability at $500 per semester
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (129) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.northcarolina.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.northcarolina.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT The University of North Carolina System
https://www.northcarolina.edu/Subdomain Resources
https://myapps.northcarolina.e...External Subdomain Directory
/news-archive/Subdomain All News
/apps/policy/index.phpSubdomain UNC Policy Manual and Code
/apps/programs/index.phpSubdomain Programs and Degrees
/offices-and-services/digital-...Subdomain UNC Language Exchange
/offices-and-services/academic...Subdomain State Authorization
/post-secondary-education-comp...Subdomain Post-Secondary Education Complaints
https://securelb.imodules.com/...External Subdomain Give
https://myapps.northcarolina.e...External Subdomain Careers
/contact/Subdomain Contact the UNC System
https://www.northcarolina.edu/Subdomain Info For…
/students/Subdomain Students
/for-media/Subdomain The Media
/about-us/Subdomain About Us
/impact/Subdomain Impact
/institutions/Institutions and Affiliates
/offices-and-services/Subdomain Offices and Services
/leadership-and-governance/Subdomain Leadership and Governance
https://www.northcarolina.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate Resources
https://myapps.northcarolina.e...External Subdomain Text duplicate Directory
/news-archive/Subdomain Text duplicate All News
/apps/policy/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate UNC Policy Manual and Code
/apps/programs/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Programs and Degrees
/offices-and-services/digital-...Subdomain Text duplicate UNC Language Exchange
/offices-and-services/academic...Subdomain Text duplicate State Authorization
/post-secondary-education-comp...Subdomain Text duplicate Post-Secondary Education Complaints
https://securelb.imodules.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://myapps.northcarolina.e...External Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
/contact/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact the UNC System
https://www.northcarolina.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate Info For…
/students/Subdomain Text duplicate Students
/for-media/Subdomain Text duplicate The Media
https://nextncscholarship.org/External Learn about the Next NC Scholarship
/impact/stats-data-reports/int...Subdomain View new interactive data dashboards
/apps/bog/index.phpSubdomain Board of Governors Meetings & Materials
/offices-and-services/stats-da...View Stats, Data and Reports
/news/subcommittee-on-laborato...Subdomain Subcommittee on Laboratory Schools to meet November 19, 2024
/news/unc-system-hosting-colle...Subdomain UNC System hosting College Day for high school students impacted by Hurricane Helene
/news/unc-board-of-governors-t...Subdomain UNC Board of Governors to meet in regular session November 14, 2024
/newsView All News Stories
/institution/appalachian-state...Subdomain Appalachian State University
https://www.appstate.edu/External Subdomain View Appalachian State University Online
https://www.facebook.com/appal...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/appstateNew window External Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/apps...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/A...New window External Subdomain YouTube
/institution/east-carolina-uni...Subdomain East Carolina University
https://www.ecu.edu/External Subdomain View East Carolina University Online
https://www.facebook.com/EastC...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/EastCarolinaNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/east...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/ECUNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/elizabeth-city-st...Subdomain Elizabeth City State University
https://www.ecsu.edu/External Subdomain View Elizabeth City State University Online
https://www.facebook.com/Eliza...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/ecsuNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/ecsu...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/ECSUVi...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/fayetteville-stat...Subdomain Fayetteville State University
https://www.uncfsu.edu/External Subdomain View Fayetteville State University Online
https://www.facebook.com/Admis...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/uncfsuNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/user/f...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/north-carolina-at...Subdomain North Carolina A&T State University
https://www.ncat.edu/External Subdomain View North Carolina A&T State University Online
https://www.facebook.com/ncats...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/ncatsuaggiesNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/ncat...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/n...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/north-carolina-ce...Subdomain North Carolina Central University
https://www.nccu.edu/External Subdomain View North Carolina Central University Online
https://www.facebook.com/NCCUE...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/NCCUNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/nccu...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/north-carolina-sc...Subdomain North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics
https://www.ncssm.edu/External Subdomain View North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics Online
https://www.facebook.com/NCSSMNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/NCSSMNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/ncss...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/N...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/north-carolina-st...Subdomain North Carolina State University
https://www.ncsu.edu/External Subdomain View North Carolina State University Online
https://www.facebook.com/ncstateNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/ncstateNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/ncst...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/N...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/unc-asheville/Subdomain UNC Asheville
https://www.unca.edu/External Subdomain View UNC Asheville Online
https://www.facebook.com/UNCAs...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/UncAvlNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/unc_...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/unc-chapel-hill/Subdomain UNC-Chapel Hill
https://www.unc.edu/External Subdomain View UNC-Chapel Hill Online
https://www.facebook.com/uncch...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/uncNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/uncc...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/unc-charlotte/Subdomain UNC Charlotte
https://www.uncc.edu/External Subdomain View UNC Charlotte Online
https://www.facebook.com/UNCCh...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/UNCCharlotteNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/uncc...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/u...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/unc-greensboro/Subdomain UNC Greensboro
https://www.uncg.edu/External Subdomain View UNC Greensboro Online
https://www.facebook.com/uncg1...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/UNCGNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/uncg/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/uncgNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/unc-pembroke/Subdomain UNC Pembroke
https://www.uncp.edu/External Subdomain View UNC Pembroke Online
https://www.facebook.com/uncpe...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/uncpembrokeNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/uncp...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/user/u...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/unc-school-of-the...Subdomain UNC School of the Arts
https://www.uncsa.edu/External Subdomain View UNC School of the Arts Online
https://www.facebook.com/uncsc...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/uncschoolo...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/uncsa/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/uncsa/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/unc-wilmington/Subdomain UNC Wilmington
https://www.uncw.edu/External Subdomain View UNC Wilmington Online
https://www.facebook.com/uncwi...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/uncwilmingtonNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/uncw...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/uncwNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/western-carolina-...Subdomain Western Carolina University
https://www.wcu.edu/External Subdomain View Western Carolina University Online
https://www.facebook.com/Weste...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/wcuNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/west...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/W...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/winston-salem-sta...Subdomain Winston-Salem State University
https://www.wssu.edu/External Subdomain View Winston-Salem State University Online
https://www.facebook.com/WSSU1892New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/wssuramsNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/wssu...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/wssu1892New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/unc-health-care-s...Subdomain UNC Health
http://www.unchealthcare.org/External Subdomain View UNC Health Online
https://www.facebook.com/unche...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/unc_health...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/unch...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/unchea...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/pbs-north-carolina/Subdomain PBS North Carolina
https://www.pbsnc.org/External Subdomain View PBS North Carolina Online
https://www.facebook.com/MyPBSNC/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/MyPBSNCNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://instagram.com/MyPBSNCNew window External Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
/institution/the-north-carolin...Subdomain The North Carolina Arboretum
http://www.ncarboretum.org/External Subdomain View The North Carolina Arboretum Online
https://www.facebook.com/theno...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/TheNCArbor...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/then...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
/institution/the-university-of...Subdomain The University of North Carolina Press
https://uncpress.org/External View The University of North Carolina Press Online
https://www.facebook.com/UNCPr...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/UNCPressBlogNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/uncp...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
/institution/the-north-carolin...Subdomain The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA)
http://www.ncseaa.edu/External Subdomain View The North Carolina State Education Assistance Authority (NCSEAA) Online
/institutionsSee All Institutions and Affiliates
/news/ecu-fayetteville-state-u...Subdomain ECU, Fayetteville State University advance partnership to benefit students, region
/news/ecu-fayetteville-state-u...Subdomain Read Full Story
/news/uncw-to-offer-new-progra...Subdomain UNCW to Offer New Programs in Cybersecurity and Intelligent Systems Engineering
/news/uncw-to-offer-new-progra...Subdomain Text duplicate Read Full Story
/news/elizabeth-city-state-uni...Subdomain Elizabeth City State University, United Airlines Launch Partnership
/news/elizabeth-city-state-uni...Subdomain Text duplicate Read Full Story
/news/fsu-clears-16-million-in...Subdomain FSU clears $1.6 million in student balances
/news/fsu-clears-16-million-in...Subdomain Text duplicate Read Full Story
/news/students-apply-storytell...Subdomain Students Apply Storytelling Skills to Curb Spread of Coronavirus
/news/students-apply-storytell...Subdomain Text duplicate Read Full Story
/news/25-million-in-u-s-coast-...Subdomain $25 million in U.S. Coast Guard funding will benefit ECSU students, community
/news/25-million-in-u-s-coast-...Subdomain Text duplicate Read Full Story
/news-archive/View All News
/future-students/nc-promise/Subdomain Learn More About NC Promise
/contact/Subdomain Contact
https://www.facebook.com/uncsy...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/unc_systemNew window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/UNC_...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://vimeo.com/uncsystemNew window External Vimeo
/privacy-policySubdomain Privacy Policy
/apps/policy/index.phpText duplicate UNC Policy Manual and Code
/for-media/public-meetings/Public Meetings
/offices-and-services/governan...Safety
https://northcarolina.co1.qual...External Subdomain Web User Survey
https://myapps.northcarolina.e...External Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
https://myapps.northcarolina.e...External Subdomain Intranet Login
/wp-login.php?action=shibbolethWebsite Login
/apps/signin.htmApps Login
https://myapps.northcarolina.e...External Subdomain please submit an accessibility barrier report

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.northcarolina.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.76 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 10 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 5 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A Content Delivery Network like Google Hosted Libraries can save bandwidth for the JQuery files.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (93 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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serverApache/2.4.37 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) OpenSSL/1.1.1k
x-powered-byPHP/7.4.33
cache-controlmax-age=3600, must-revalidate
hummingbird-cacheServed
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
content-security-policyframe-ancestors 'self' *.northcarolina.edu;
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
x-varnish40607898 37459454
age3070
via1.1 varnish (Varnish/6.6)
accept-rangesbytes
content-length15302
connectionkeep-alive
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http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,258 referring domains.
This page has 77,440 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,969 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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