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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
87% 
Page structure
39% 
Link structure
40% 
Server
76% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.73 s
File size
143.00 kB
Words
881
Media files
29
Number of links
93 internal / 25 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - New College of Florida
The length of the page title is perfect. (275 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Florida’s public honors college, educating free thinkers, risk takers and trailblazers. Discover a public arts and science education driven by your curiosity, career aspirations, and individual learning style on a beautiful bayfront campus in Sarasota.
The meta description is too long: 1503 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.ncf.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)
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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mobile-web-app-capableyes
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descriptionFlorida’s public honors college, educating free thinkers, risk takers and trailblazers. Discover a public arts and science education driven by your curiosity, career aspirations, and individual learning style on a beautiful bayfront campus in Sarasota.
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og:typewebsite
og:titleNew College of Florida
og:descriptionFlorida’s public honors college, educating free thinkers, risk takers and trailblazers. Discover a public arts and science education driven by your curiosity, career aspirations, and individual learning style on a beautiful bayfront campus in Sarasota.
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og:image:height1080
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 881 words. That's ok.
21.9% 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.
7 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 18.73 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 18 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
14 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
...dia/img/TightNCF_Logo_Horiz_CMYK_REV.svgNew College of Florida Logo
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngNCF Spring 2025 Socratic Stage Announcement
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngPhoto of Academic Center with NCF sign in front
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...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngNo alt attribute provided
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngStudents attend Florida Civics and Debate Initiative at New College of Florida
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngGovernor Ron DeSantis, Border Czar Tom Homan, and Former Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf interviewed by New College of Florida President Richard Corcoran at Socratic Stage Event
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...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngNo alt attribute provided
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngSocratic Stage Spring 2025
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngNo alt attribute provided
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngAcademic Center with NCF Sign
...ontent/uploads/2023/12/community_img.pngSmiling College age girl wearing a suit sits in beautiful wooden classroom where three teachers stand behind a table that has a large New College sign on it.
...oads/2024/04/LaurelStat_alt-1024x640.pngNew College of Florida logo situated between two laurels. Subtext underneath reads, "Number One Public Liberal Arts College in America"
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngA Portrait of Marine Biologist Sydney Haas
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngA Portrait of Mariano Jimenez, Jr. Speaking at an event using a microphone.
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngA Photo of 5 students from the The NCF Treeleaders Club, wearing their club uniforms, posing with 3 faculty.
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngA Photo of Associate Professor Sherry Yu teaching a class.
...imary/static-html/images/placeholder.pngA portrait of Elizabeth Moore, philanthropist
...dia/img/TightNCF_Logo_Horiz_CMYK_REV.svgNew College of Florida Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
New College of Florida New College of Florida Logo
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 32 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 New College of Florida New College of Florida Logo
H1 Empty heading
H2 An Exceptional Education at an Affordable Price
H2 Meet the faces at New College
H3 New College Announces 2025 Socratic Stage Series: A National Forum for Free Speech, Debate, and Civil Discourse
H3 Trending Now
H3 Events
H3 Join Our Community of Risk Takers and Trailblazers
H3 #1
H3 #1 Duplicate text
H3 #6
H3 Top 10
H3 Visit our Bayfront Campus
H3 Take the next step
H4 New College Alumni Association Announcement of Elections
H4 WATCH: Allan Dershowitz on the Significance of New College
H4 South Florida State College and New College of Florida Sign Transfer Agreement
H4 New College of Florida Hosts Florida Civics & Debate Championship, Showcasing the Next Generation of Thinkers & Leaders
H4 New College Hosts Socratic Stage on Immigration Policy Featuring Gov. DeSantis, Border Czar Homan & Fmr DHS Sec. Wolf
H4 Fortune Magazine Ranks New College Of Florida’s Master’s In Applied Data Science Among Nation’s Top Programs
H4 Alan Dershowitz Announced as 2025 New College of Florida Commencement Speaker
H4 College Football’s Lost Virtue: A Critical Analysis of Modern College Football’s Departure from Traditional Values
H4 New College Highlighted as an Example of Classical Education Thriving in Florida
H4 New College of Florida Will Host First Things Magazine’s Inaugural “Neuhaus Lecture” Featuring Renowned Political Theorist Patrick J. Deneen
H4 New College of Florida Receives $1 Million Gift from Beruff Family to Build “Field of Dreams”
H4 Relive the Chamber Orchestra of NCF Winter Concert
H4 New College Double Graduate Joshua Ingram Named to SRQ Magazine’s 35 Under 35 List
H4 Socratic Stage: The Government’s Role in the Censorship Industry
H4 Dr. David Rohrbacher Named Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs for New College
H4 New College Faculty Podcast: Mighty Banyans on the Bay (Episode 8)
H4 New College Announces 2025 Socratic Stage Series: A National Forum for Free Speech, Debate, and Civil Discourse Duplicate text
H4 Alan Dershowitz Announced as 2025 New College of Florida Commencement Speaker Duplicate text
H4 VOTE: New College Alumni Association Elections
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
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.
14 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 5 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 25 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.ncf.edu/Anchor Skip To Main Content
https://www.ncf.edu/Anchor Skip To Chatbot
https://www.ncf.edu/Subdomain New College of Florida
IMG-ALT New College of Florida Logo
https://www.ncf.edu/why-new/Subdomain Why New College
https://www.ncf.edu/academics/Subdomain Academics
https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/Subdomain Admissions
https://www.ncf.edu/life-at-new/Subdomain Student Life
https://www.ncf.edu/news/Subdomain News
https://www.ncf.edu/about/Subdomain About
/socraticstage/Subdomain Socratic Stage
https://www.ncf.edu/resources/Subdomain Resources
https://www.ncf.edu/visit/Subdomain Visit
https://www.ncf.edu/events/Subdomain Events
https://apply.ncf.edu/register...New window External Subdomain Request Information
https://myncf.ncf.edu/_layouts...External Subdomain Log In
https://apply.ncf.edu/apply/External Subdomain Apply Today
https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com...New window External Subdomain Give
https://www.ncf.edu/why-new/Subdomain Text duplicate Why New College
https://www.ncf.edu/academics/Subdomain Text duplicate Academics
https://www.ncf.edu/admissions/Subdomain Text duplicate Admissions
https://www.ncf.edu/life-at-new/Subdomain Text duplicate Student Life
https://www.ncf.edu/news/Subdomain Text duplicate News
https://www.ncf.edu/about/Subdomain Text duplicate About
/socraticstage/Subdomain Text duplicate Socratic Stage
https://www.ncf.edu/resources/Subdomain Text duplicate Resources
https://www.ncf.edu/visit/Subdomain Text duplicate Visit
https://www.ncf.edu/events/Subdomain Text duplicate Events
https://apply.ncf.edu/register...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Request Information
https://myncf.ncf.edu/_layouts...External Subdomain Text duplicate Log In
https://apply.ncf.edu/apply/External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply Today
https://host.nxt.blackbaud.com...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
/news/new-college-announces-20...Subdomain IMG-ALT NCF Spring 2025 Socratic Stage Announcement
/news/new-college-announces-20...Subdomain New College Announces 2025 Socratic Stage Series: A National Forum for Free Speech, Debate, and Civil Discourse
/news/?filters[category]=trend...Subdomain Anchor Trending Now
/news/new-college-alumni-assoc...Subdomain IMG-ALT Photo of Academic Center with NCF sign in front
/news/new-college-alumni-assoc...Subdomain New College Alumni Association Announcement of Elections
/news/watch-allan-dershowitz-o...Subdomain No Text
/news/watch-allan-dershowitz-o...Subdomain WATCH: Allan Dershowitz on the Significance of New College
/news/south-florida-state-coll...Subdomain No Text
/news/south-florida-state-coll...Subdomain South Florida State College and New College of Florida Sign Transfer Agreement
/news/new-college-of-florida-h...Subdomain IMG-ALT Students attend Florida Civics and Debate Initiative at New College of Florida
/news/new-college-of-florida-h...Subdomain New College of Florida Hosts Florida Civics & Debate Championship, Showcasing the Next Generation of Thinkers & Leaders
/news/new-college-hosts-socrat...Subdomain IMG-ALT Governor Ron DeSantis, Border Czar Tom Homan, and Former Acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf interviewed by New College of Florida President Rich...
/news/new-college-hosts-socrat...Subdomain New College Hosts Socratic Stage on Immigration Policy Featuring Gov. DeSantis, Border Czar Homan & Fmr DHS Sec. Wolf
/news/new-college-of-florida-n...Subdomain No Text
/news/new-college-of-florida-n...Subdomain Fortune Magazine Ranks New College Of Florida’s Master’s In Applied Data Science Among Nation’s Top Programs
/news/alan-dershowitz-announce...Subdomain No Text
/news/alan-dershowitz-announce...Subdomain Alan Dershowitz Announced as 2025 New College of Florida Commencement Speaker
/news/colleges-footballs-lost-...Subdomain No Text
/news/colleges-footballs-lost-...Subdomain College Football’s Lost Virtue: A Critical Analysis of Modern College Football’s Departure from Traditional Values
/news/new-college-highlighted-...Subdomain No Text
/news/new-college-highlighted-...Subdomain New College Highlighted as an Example of Classical Education Thriving in Florida
/news/new-college-of-florida-w...Subdomain No Text
/news/new-college-of-florida-w...Subdomain New College of Florida Will Host First Things Magazine’s Inaugural “Neuhaus Lecture” Featuring Renowned Political Theorist Patrick J. Deneen
/news/new-college-of-florida-r...Subdomain No Text
/news/new-college-of-florida-r...Subdomain New College of Florida Receives $1 Million Gift from Beruff Family to Build “Field of Dreams”
/news/relive-the-chamber-orche...Subdomain No Text
/news/relive-the-chamber-orche...Subdomain Relive the Chamber Orchestra of NCF Winter Concert
/news/new-college-double-gradu...Subdomain No Text
/news/new-college-double-gradu...Subdomain New College Double Graduate Joshua Ingram Named to SRQ Magazine’s 35 Under 35 List
/news/socratic-stage-the-gover...Subdomain No Text
/news/socratic-stage-the-gover...Subdomain Socratic Stage: The Government’s Role in the Censorship Industry
/news/dr-david-rohrbacher-name...Subdomain No Text
/news/dr-david-rohrbacher-name...Subdomain Dr. David Rohrbacher Named Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs for New College
/news/new-college-faculty-podc...Subdomain No Text
/news/new-college-faculty-podc...Subdomain New College Faculty Podcast: Mighty Banyans on the Bay (Episode 8)
/news/new-college-announces-20...Subdomain IMG-ALT Socratic Stage Spring 2025
/news/new-college-announces-20...Subdomain Text duplicate New College Announces 2025 Socratic Stage Series: A National Forum for Free Speech, Debate, and Civil Discourse
/news/alan-dershowitz-announce...Subdomain No Text
/news/alan-dershowitz-announce...Subdomain Text duplicate Alan Dershowitz Announced as 2025 New College of Florida Commencement Speaker
/event/vote-new-college-alumni...Subdomain IMG-ALT Academic Center with NCF Sign
/event/vote-new-college-alumni...Subdomain VOTE: New College Alumni Association Elections
/why-new/curriculum/Individualized degree plan
/why-new/hands-on-learning/Hands-on learning
/why-new/personalized-career-p...Personalized career prep
/why-new/holistic-student-supp...Holistic student support
https://www.ncf.edu/why-new/Why New College?
https://www.usnews.com/news/be...New window External Subdomain US News and World Report ranks the Florida Public University System
https://us.fulbrightonline.org...New window External Subdomain New College is the top producer of Fulbright ‘Scholars in Florida. Over the past 15 years New College has accounted for 77% of all Fulbrights awarded to Flor...
https://www.usnews.com/best-co...New window External Subdomain Public liberal arts college in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report
https://www.forbes.com/sites/m...New window External Subdomain Fiske Guide to Colleges ranks New College a “Best Buy” public college
https://www.ncf.edu/why-new/Text duplicate Why New College?
/news/student-spotlight-sydney...Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read More
/directory/mariano-jimenez/Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/news/new-college-treeleaders-...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/news/associate-professor-sher...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/news/new-college-of-florida-f...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://www.ncf.edu/visit/Visit Us
/admissions/first-year-students/First-Year Students
/admissions/transfer-students/Transfer Students
/admissions/international-stud...International Students
/admissions/ms-in-applied-data...M.S. in Applied Data Science Applicants
https://www.ncf.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate New College of Florida
IMG-ALT New College of Florida Logo
https://www.facebook.com/newco...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Linkedin
https://twitter.com/NewCollege...New window External Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.google.com/maps/se...New window External Subdomain 5800 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL 34243
https://www.ncf.edu/campus-map/Subdomain Campus Map
https://www.ncf.edu/directory/Subdomain Directory
https://www.ncf.edu/departments/Subdomain Department Directory
/departments/communication-mar...Subdomain Media Contacts & Resources
https://www.schooljobs.com/car...External Subdomain Careers
https://www.ncf.edu/library/Subdomain Jane Bancroft Cook Library
https://www.ncf.edu/alumni/Subdomain Foundation
https://www.bkstr.com/newcolle...External Subdomain Textbook Orders
https://www.bkstr.com/newcolle...External Subdomain NCF Store
/public-notices/Subdomain Public Notices
https://myncf.ncf.edu/External Subdomain myNCF
/departments/campus-police/eme...Subdomain Emergency Procedures
/report-a-problem/Subdomain Report a Problem
/site-accessibility/Subdomain Accessibility & Privacy Policy
https://www.ncf.edu/copyright/Subdomain Copyright
/sitemap_index.xmlNew window Site Map
https://www.facebook.com/newco...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Linkedin
https://twitter.com/NewCollege...New window External Text duplicate Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Youtube

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ncf.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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 0.73 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (143 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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x-tec-api-roothttps://www.ncf.edu/wp-json/tribe/events/v1/
x-tec-api-originhttps://www.ncf.edu
x-cacheablebot
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x-cache-groupbot
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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 491 referring domains.
This page has 1,455 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 416 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Sitemap: https://www.ncf.edu/sitemap_index.xml

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Home - New College of Florida
Florida’s public honors college, educating free thinkers, risk takers and trailblazers. Discover a public arts and science education driven by your curiosity, career aspirations, and individual learning style on a beautiful bayfront campus in Sarasota.

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