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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
86% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
76% 
Server
38% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.66 s
File size
252.20 kB
Words
1636
Media files
39
Number of links
128 internal / 29 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of North Carolina Wilmington | UNCW
The length of the page title is perfect. (430 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
As a Seahawk, your flight is your own. We each launch from communities that have shaped us, and we build new communities as we go—some right here on the UNCW campus.
The meta description is too long: 1095 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 character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
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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og:typewebsite
og:titleUniversity of North Carolina Wilmington
og:descriptionAs a Seahawk, your flight is your own. We each launch from communities that have shaped us, and we build new communities as we go—some right here on the UNCW campus.
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og:image:altUNCW clocktower
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1636 words. That's ok.
27% 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.
28 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 19.47 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 13 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 33 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 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
/_global/img/header_transparent.pngNo alt attribute provided
/_global/img/uncw-logo-teal_222x222.svgUNCW
/_global/img/light-grey-gradient.pngtransparent layer
...eives-25-million-gift-uncw-0008-news.jpgDr. Yousry and Linda Sayed
...nt-fall-2024-20241214-9664-universal.jpgUNCW student smiles holding their diploma during commencement
...tand-pfas-effects-20240321-0339-news.jpgHai Pan, a research specialist in Ralph Mead's research lab, works with students collecting sampling data at the Center for Marine Science.
...lmington-river-walk-20240702-MS18335.jpgRivera located in downtown Wilmington
...g-gan-hall-d-shoot5-universal-notpad.jpgThe Hall D detector at Jefferson Lab in Newport News, Virginia, provides an applied learning and research opportunity for students. From left: Liping Gan (UNCW physics professor); undergraduate students Olivia Nippe-Jeakins (George Washington University), Shane Whaley (UNCW), Ben Simpson (UNCW); Alexander “Sasha” Somov (Jefferson Lab Hall D staff scientist); and Laveen Puthiya Veetil (UNCW postdoctoral scholar).
...ouncements-uncw-homepage-notpad-arts.jpgA photo illustration of individuals performing and the word Kenan Auditorium Presents and 2024-25 Season
...210304-DSC6712-factoid-image-feature.jpgpicture
...rtenay-mencini-story-slider-vertical.jpgCourtenay Mencini ’14
...n-arednt-23011-story-slider-vertical.jpgJayson Arendt ’24
...al/taylor-herr-story-slider-vertical.jpgTaylor Herr '24
...rtenay-mencini-story-slider-expanded.jpgCourtenay Mencini ’14
...40822-ms22992-seahawk-story-expanded.jpgJayson Arendt ’24
...ylor-herr-8611-story-slider-expanded.jpgTaylor Herr '24
...all-20200703-panoramic-image-callout.jpgpanoramic view of Veterans Hall
...y-portrait-2022-3-chancellors-corner.jpgPortrait of Chancellor Volety
/media/images/news-and-events/ocean.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...eives-25-million-gift-uncw-0008-news.jpg${featuredImageAlt}
...-yesterday-coastalwalk-inline-notpad.jpg"Coastal Walk"
.../diploma-fist-20140510-homepage-tabs.jpgHand holding a rolled diploma in the air
.../womens-build-20190507-homepage-tabs.jpgGroup of people at a building site
...valley-OUR-pad-MG-0408-homepage-tabs.jpgGroup of students in front of mountains
...ecoming-20230211-16412-homepage-tabs.jpgGroup of alumni at an event
...8-0294-cropped-factoid-slider-notpad.jpgResearch vessel on the ocean
/_global/img/transparent_3.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ip-20240407-7-factoid-slider-feature.jpgaerial view of the Battleship North Carolina in downtown Wilmington
/_global/img/transparent_3.pngNo alt attribute provided
...gineering-factoid-slider-notpad-our1.jpga man kayaking on a river
/_global/img/transparent_3.pngNo alt attribute provided
...oals-20230620-MS11405-factoid-slider.jpgresearchers working with equipment on a research vessel
/_global/img/transparent_3.pngNo alt attribute provided
...terrain-20230106-0682-factoid-slider.jpgaerial view of Wrightsville Beach coast
/_global/img/transparent_3.pngNo alt attribute provided
...rsal/hawk-20240217-ms20684-universal.jpgseahawk looking to the left
/_global/img/footer_logo.pngUNCW
Video URLWidthHeight
...spring-beauty-reel-30s-hero-homepage.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Seahawks Soar Together
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 51 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 Seahawks Soar Together
H2 SEAHAWKS IN ACTION
H2 UNCW Receives $25 Million Gift
H2 Homecoming 2025
H2 A New Journey Begins: UNCW Celebrates the Class of 2024
H2 Researcher Leads Efforts to Understand PFAS Effects
H2 UNCW Drives $3.2 Billion Economic Growth in NC
H2 Undergraduates Step into Physics Research
H2 Kenan Auditorium Presents 2024-25: Arts, Comedy, Culture
H2 107
H2 8 Years
H2 12th
H2 SEAHAWK STORIES
H2 Courtenay Mencini ’14
H2 Jayson Arendt ’24
H2 Taylor Herr '24
H2 Explore Our Campus. Take the UNCW Virtual Tour
H2 Chancellor’s Corner
H2 UNCW Receives $25 Million Gift to Boost Teacher Education and Healthcare Programs
H2 CHSSA Celebrates Opening of COM Studies Applied Learning Classroom
H2 UNCW Alert System Test March 13
H2 Davis Receives Distinguished Scholar Award
H2 Zachary Long Receives 2025 UNC BOG Teaching Award
H2 CAB Gallery Opening Reception and Artist Talk with Rachel Gloria Adams
H2 Kenan Auditorium Presents Friday, February 28
H2 Intercultural Festival Saturday, March 15
H2 Health and Human Services Week Monday, March 17
H2 EcoInnovate Weekend Friday, March 28
H2 OUR COMMITMENT TO
H2 Educational Excellence
H2 Outreach & Engagement
H2 Global Connections
H2 Alumni & Friends
H2 Research Hubs Dive Deep
H2 Creating a Living Laboratory
H2 Discovering New Knowledge
H2 Collaborative Research
H2 A Transformational Investment
H2 1st
H2 2nd
H2 322
H2 UNCW Homecoming
H2 SAFETY & PUBLIC SERVICES
H2 INFO & CAMPUS SERVICES
H2 MAPS & LOCATIONS
H3 A Message from the Chancellor
H3 Focus on Maritime Cybersecurity and Brain Health
H3 Finding Solutions. Protecting Resources.
H3 Excavating Evidence of Early Agricultural Engineering
H3 Understanding Frying Pan Shoals Ecology
H3 ‘Ecotech’ Helps Coastal Communities 
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 2 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 too many external links (29) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Skip to header
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Skip to Footer
https://uncw.edu/index.htmlIMG-ALT UNCW
/myUNCW/index.htmlmyUNCW
https://alumni.uncw.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
/seahawk-life/get-involved/com...Visitors & Community
/parents-family.htmlParents & Family
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Military & Veterans
/seahawk-life/support-success/...International
https://giving.uncw.edu/New window External Subdomain Donors
/about/university-administrati...Job Seekers
https://uncw.edu/about/index.htmlAbout UNCW
/about/know-us/index.htmlGet to Know Us
/about/leadership/index.htmlLeadership
/about/university-administrati...University Administration
/about/leadership/strategic-pl...Strategic Plan
/about/data-assessment/index.htmlInstitutional Data & Assessment
/about/freedom-of-expression/i...Freedom Of Expression
/about/compliance/index.htmlCompliance
/about/policies/index.htmlPolicies
https://uncw.edu/about/index.htmlLearn More
https://uncw.edu/news/index.htmlNews
/events/index.htmlEvents
https://giving.uncw.edu/External Subdomain Give
/academics/majors-programs/ind...Program Finder
/academics/colleges/index.htmlColleges
/academics/graduate-school/ind...Graduate School
/academics/advising/index.htmlAdvising
/academics/beyond-the-classroo...Beyond the Classroom
https://uncw.edu/calendarNew window Academic Calendar
/academics/catalogues.htmlAcademic Catalogues
https://library.uncw.edu/External Subdomain Library
/academics/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/admissions/undergraduate/appl...Apply
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlVisit
https://giving.uncw.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
/admissions/undergraduate/inde...Undergraduate
/admissions/graduate/index.htmlGraduate
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Text duplicate International
/seahawk-life/money-matters/fi...Financial Aid
/admissions/orientation/index....Orientation
/academics/majors-programs/ind...Text duplicate Program Finder
/admissions/index.htmlText duplicate Apply
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlText duplicate Visit
/admissions/connect.htmlConnect
/seahawk-life/arts/index.htmlArts
/seahawk-life/connections-belo...Connections & Belonging
/seahawk-life/health-wellness/...Health & Wellness
/seahawk-life/money-matters/in...Money Matters
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Support & Success
/seahawk-life/services/index.htmlCampus Services
/seahawk-life/get-involved/ind...Get Involved
/seahawk-life/get-involved/com...Outreach & Engagement
/seahawk-life/index.htmlExplore Seahawk Life
/seahawk-life/dining-housing/h...Housing
/seahawk-life/dining-housing/l...Living Off-Campus
/seahawk-life/dining-housing/d...Dining
/research/index.htmlResearch & Innovation
/research/student/index.htmlStudent Research
/research/centers/index.htmlResearch Centers & Institutes
/research/major-programs/index...Major Research Programs
/myUNCW/research/innovation-co...Innovation & Commercialization
/myUNCW/research/index.htmlSupport for Researchers
https://library.uncw.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/research/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/admissions/undergraduate/appl...Text duplicate Apply
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlText duplicate Visit
https://giving.uncw.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://uncwsports.com/External Athletics
/admissions/index.htmlApply Now
/news/2025/02/uncw-receives-25...Text duplicate Learn More
https://alumni.uncw.edu/homeco...New window External Subdomain More from Homecoming
/news/2024/12/uncw-graduates-e...Commencement Highlights
/news/2024/08/researcher-works...Text duplicate Learn More
/news/2024/09/uncw-drives-thre...Text duplicate Learn More
/news/2024/08/undergraduates-s...Text duplicate Learn More
/seahawk-life/arts/presentsPurchase Tickets
https://www.usnews.com/best-co...New window External Subdomain 107 Among Public National Universities, U.S. News & World Report
/news/2024/07/uncw-earns-spot-...8 Years Featured in the Fiske Guide to Colleges
/news/2025/01/uncw-climbs-in-2...12th Nationally, Best Online Bachelor's Programs, U.S. News & World Report
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Plus Icon
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Plus Icon
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Plus Icon
/news/seahawk-stories/2025/02/...Courtenay Mencini's Story
/news/seahawk-stories/2024/12/...Jayson Arendt 's Story
/news/seahawk-stories/2025/02/...Taylor Herr's Story
https://uncw.edu/Anchor prev
https://uncw.edu/Anchor Next
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlA-TITLE Take a Tour
/about/university-administrati...More from the Chancellor
https://uncw.edu/Anchor NEWS
https://uncw.edu/Anchor EVENTS
/news/2025/02/uncw-receives-25...IMG-ALT ${featuredImageAlt}
/news/2025/02/uncw-receives-25...UNCW Receives $25 Million Gift to Boost Teacher Education and Healthcare Programs
/news/2025/02/uncw-receives-25...Trivial anchor text
Read more
/news/2025/02/chssa-celebrates...CHSSA Celebrates Opening of COM Studies Applied Learning Classroom
/news/2025/02/uncw-alert-syste...UNCW Alert System Test March 13
/news/academic-affairs/cse/202...Davis Receives Distinguished Scholar Award
/news/2025/02/zachary-long-rec...Zachary Long Receives 2025 UNC BOG Teaching Award
https://uncw.edu/news/index.htmlVIEW ALL
/events/2025/02/bloom.htmlIMG-ALT "Coastal Walk"
/events/2025/02/bloom.htmlCAB Gallery Opening Reception and Artist Talk with Rachel Gloria Adams
/events/2025/02/bloom.htmlText duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/events/2025/02/kenan-auditori...Kenan Auditorium Presents Friday, February 28
/events/2025/03/intercultural-...Intercultural Festival Saturday, March 15
/events/2025/03/health-and-hum...Health and Human Services Week Monday, March 17
/events/2025/03/ecoinnovate-we...EcoInnovate Weekend Friday, March 28
/events/index.htmlText duplicate VIEW ALL
/news/2023/01/top-20-online-ba...Top 20 Nationally
/about/know-us/rankings.htmlSee where we rank
/seahawk-life/get-involved/com...Opportunities Await
/seahawk-life/connections-belo...New window Text duplicate Connections & Belonging
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Go Global
/myUNCW/seahawk-life/support-s...Get Connected
https://alumni.uncw.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Connect
https://giving.uncw.edu/getinv...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Get Involved
/news/2024/12/maritime-cyberse...Read the Full Feature Story
/news/2024/07/living-with-wate...READ THE FULL NEWS STORY
/news/2024/02/excavating-evide...Read the full story
/news/2023/10/uncw-studying-fr...Read the Full News Story
/news/2023/05/ncet-receives-ns...Read the full news story
https://alumni.uncw.edu/homeco...New window External Subdomain Celebrate with Us
/admissions/index.htmlText duplicate Apply
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlText duplicate Visit
https://www.givecampus.com/fwsmy9New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://uncw.edu/index.htmlText duplicate IMG-ALT UNCW
https://map.concept3d.com/?id=...External Subdomain UNC WILMINGTON 601 S. COLLEGE ROAD WILMINGTON, NC 28403
/emergency-safety.htmlEmergency & Safety
/myUNCW/about/brand/accessibil...Accessibility
/about/university-administrati...Jobs
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Clery Report
/seahawk-life/support-success/...Title IX
https://uncw.edu/news/index.htmlText duplicate News
/events/index.htmlCalendar
/seahawk-life/services/booksto...Bookstore
https://library.uncw.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
https://alumni.uncw.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://itsappserv01.uncw.edu/...New window External Subdomain Directory
/campus-map/index.htmlMain Campus Map
/seahawk-life/services/parking...Parking Guide
https://map.concept3d.com/?id=...External Subdomain Center for Marine Science Map
/admissions/tours-visits.htmlVirtual Tour Experience
https://www.facebook.com/uncwi...New window External Subdomain facebook
http://twitter.com/uncwilmingtonNew window External twitter
http://www.youtube.com/user/uncwNew window External Subdomain youtube
https://www.instagram.com/uncw...New window External Subdomain instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/New window External Subdomain linkedin
/about-this-site/index.htmlAbout this Site
/about-this-site/copyright-not...Copyright Notice
/about-this-site/feedback.htmlWebsite Feedback Form
https://uncw.edu/top
https://www.facebook.com/uncwi...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate facebook
http://twitter.com/uncwilmingtonNew window External Text duplicate twitter
http://www.youtube.com/user/uncwNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate youtube
https://www.instagram.com/uncw...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate linkedin

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://uncw.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)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.66 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
This page loads 10 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 13 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (252 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 12,169 referring domains.
This page has 156,212 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 6,148 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

Sitemap: http://uncw.edu/google-sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://uncw.edu/google-sitemap.xml

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Disallow: /seahawk-life/services/parking-transportation/media/pdf/parking-zones-map.pdf

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University of North Carolina Wilmington | UNCW
As a Seahawk, your flight is your own. We each launch from communities that have shaped us, and we build new communities as we go—some right here on the UNCW campus.

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UNC Wilmington66%Check
UNCW Homecoming61%Check
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build new55%Check
Campus54%Check
Seahawks54%Check
Seahawk Life53%Check
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