Admissions.ucsd.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
79% 
Page quality
58% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
73% 
Server
31% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.25 s
File size
40.50 kB
Words
339
Media files
15
Number of links
80 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Admissions
The page title is too short. (105 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The page title is only one word.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Learn about Admissions at UC San Diego: We don’t just think outside the box, we break it apart and build a better one.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (728 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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)
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
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
ORGANIZATIONUniversity of California, San Diego
robotsindex,follow,noarchive
SITEAdmissions
PAGETITLEAdmissions
DESCRIPTIONLearn about Admissions at UC San Diego: We don’t just think outside the box, we break it apart and build a better one.
format-detectiontelephone=no
id81fb35ba0aaf69f538f4135e11ef4942
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 339 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
19.5% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 12 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The amount of tags is very high (8). We recommend using a maximum of 7 tags for this page.
The following tag is repeated too often: undergraduate admissions
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
/_resources/img/logo_UCSD.pngUC San Diego
ucsd.edu/_resources/img/icon_search.pngsearch-icon
ucsd.edu/_resources/img/icon_check.pngcheck
/_resources/img/logo_UCSD.pngUC San Diego
ucsd.edu/_resources/img/icon_search.pngsearch-icon
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
/_resources/img/icon_arrow.pngarrow
...age-slider-brand/2024/aug_admissions.jpgStudents walking on campus
...der-brand/2024/unique_college_system.jpgGeisel Library
...slider-brand/2024/2024-July---Majors.jpgStudents dancing at recital
/_resources/img/logo_UCSD_white.pngUC San Diego
/_resources/img/twitter-x-logo.svgTwitter

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
UC APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 UC APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN
H1 UC APPLICATION IS NOW OPEN Duplicate text
H1 UNIQUE COLLEGE SYSTEM
H1 UNIQUE COLLEGE SYSTEM Duplicate text
H1 DISCOVER YOUR PASSION
H1 DISCOVER YOUR PASSION Duplicate text
H2 First-Year Admissions
H2 Transfer Admissions
H2 WHY UC SAN DIEGO?
H2 Join Our Mailing List
H2 Academics and Finances
H3 Understand our Majors and Schools
H3 Information About Cost and Financial Aid
H3 Frequently Asked Questions
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 22 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
http://www.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT UC San Diego
https://admission.universityof...External Subdomain Apply Now
IMG-ALT check
https://admissions.ucsd.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT UC San Diego
https://admissions.ucsd.edu/Undergraduate Admissions
/apply/index.htmlApply
/first-year/index.htmlFirst-Year
/transfer/index.htmlTransfer
/international/index.htmlInternational
/military-connected/index.htmlMilitary-Connected
/why/index.htmlWhy
/why/majors/index.htmlMajors
/why/colleges/index.htmlColleges
/why/career-internships/index....Career Prep & Internships
/why/campus-life/index.htmlCommunities
/why/cost-aid/index.htmlCost & Financial Aid
https://police.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Health & Safety
/visit/housing/index.htmlHousing
/why/location/index.htmlLocation
/why/student-life/index.htmlStudent Life
/visit/index.htmlVisit
/visit/events/index.htmlEvents
/visit/tours/index.htmlTours
/resources/index.htmlResources
/contact/index.htmlContact Us
/contact/mailing-list.htmlMailing List
/resources/publications.htmlPublications
/resources/event-recordings.htmlEvent Recordings
/faq/index.htmlFAQs
/parents/index.htmlParents & Families
/counselors/index.htmlCounselors
/español/index.htmlRecursos en Español
/first-year/index-sp.htmlEstudiantes de Primer Año
/transfer/index-sp.htmlEstudiantes de Transferencia
/visit/index-sp.htmlConectar Ven a Vernos
/why/majors/index-sp.htmlLicenciaturas y Programas
/why/campus-life/index-sp.htmlComunidad y Cultura
/why/cost-aid/index-sp.htmlAyuda Financiera
https://parents.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Mas Recursos Para Padres En Español
https://apply.universityofcali...External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
/apply/index.htmlText duplicate Apply
/first-year/index.htmlText duplicate First-Year
/transfer/index.htmlText duplicate Transfer
/international/index.htmlText duplicate International
/military-connected/index.htmlText duplicate Military-Connected
/why/index.htmlText duplicate Why
/why/majors/index.htmlText duplicate Majors
/why/colleges/index.htmlText duplicate Colleges
/why/career-internships/index....Text duplicate Career Prep & Internships
/why/campus-life/index.htmlText duplicate Communities
/why/cost-aid/index.htmlText duplicate Cost & Financial Aid
https://police.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Health & Safety
/visit/housing/index.htmlText duplicate Housing
/why/location/index.htmlText duplicate Location
/why/student-life/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Visit
/visit/events/index.htmlText duplicate Events
/visit/tours/index.htmlText duplicate Tours
/resources/index.htmlText duplicate Resources
/contact/index.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
/contact/mailing-list.htmlText duplicate Mailing List
/resources/publications.htmlText duplicate Publications
/resources/event-recordings.htmlText duplicate Event Recordings
/faq/index.htmlText duplicate FAQs
/parents/index.htmlText duplicate Parents & Families
/counselors/index.htmlText duplicate Counselors
/español/index.htmlText duplicate Recursos en Español
/first-year/index-sp.htmlText duplicate Estudiantes de Primer Año
/transfer/index-sp.htmlText duplicate Estudiantes de Transferencia
/visit/index-sp.htmlText duplicate Conectar Ven a Vernos
/why/majors/index-sp.htmlText duplicate Licenciaturas y Programas
/why/campus-life/index-sp.htmlText duplicate Comunidad y Cultura
/why/cost-aid/index-sp.htmlText duplicate Ayuda Financiera
https://parents.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Mas Recursos Para Padres En Español
https://apply.universityofcali...External Subdomain GET STARTED TODAY
/why/colleges/index.htmlSubdomain EXPLORE OUR COLLEGES
/why/majors/index.htmlEXPLORE 160+ MAJORS
https://admissions.ucsd.edu/Anchor Previous
https://admissions.ucsd.edu/Anchor Next
/first-year/index.htmlFreshman Admissions
A-TITLE Freshman Admissions
/transfer/index.htmlTransfer Admissions
A-TITLE Transfer Admissions
/why/index.htmlLearn More
/why/departments/index.htmlSubdomain Majors and Schools
https://fas.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Cost and Financial Aid
/faq/index.htmlSubdomain Frequently Asked Questions
https://ucsd.edu/External Text duplicate IMG-ALT UC San Diego
https://www.instagram.com/ucsd...New window External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://twitter.com/ucsdadmiss...New window External Twitter
IMG-ALT Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.tiktok.com/@ucsand...New window External Subdomain TikTok
A-TITLE TikTok
https://www.facebook.com/UCSDA...New window External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/UCSanD...New window External Subdomain YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube
https://accessibility.ucsd.edu...External Subdomain Accessibility
/contact/feedback-form.htmlFeedback
https://police.ucsd.edu/alerts...External Subdomain Text duplicate Health & Safety
https://ucsd.edu/about/privacy...External Privacy Policy
https://ucsd.edu/about/terms-o...External Terms of Use
/contact/Text duplicate Contact Us
https://accessibility.ucsd.edu...External Subdomain Text duplicate Accessibility
/contact/feedback-form.htmlText duplicate Feedback
https://police.ucsd.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Health & Safety
https://ucsd.edu/about/privacy...External Text duplicate Privacy Policy
/terms-of-use/Text duplicate Terms of Use
/contact/Contact

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://admissions.ucsd.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.25 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.
A Content Delivery Network like Bootstrap CDN can save bandwidth for Bootstrap front-end component library.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (41 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateFri, 15 Nov 2024 03:07:19 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length41504
serverApache/2.4.57 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
last-modifiedTue, 05 Nov 2024 20:11:19 GMT
etag"a220-6263001272420"
accept-rangesbytes
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,290 referring domains.
This page has 4,851 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 501 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

No valid Robots.txt file was found.

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Learn about Admissions at UC San Diego: We don’t just think outside the box, we break it apart and build a better one.

Most important keywords

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Admissions84%Check
UC SAN DIEGO63%Check
APPLICATION54%Check
OPEN54%Check
SAN52%Check
DIEGO52%Check
San Diego52%Check
Learn46%Check
just46%Check
think46%Check
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