Udel.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
84% 
Page structure
91% 
Link structure
76% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.04 s
File size
92.50 kB
Words
705
Media files
34
Number of links
101 internal / 35 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of Delaware
The length of the page title is perfect. (202 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The University of Delaware is a diverse institution of higher learning, fostering excellence in research. UD has eight colleges, providing outstanding undergraduate, graduate and professional education, serving the local, regional, national and international communities.
There are more than one meta descriptions on the page. Only one is allowed.
The meta description is too long: 1643 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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twitter:titleUniversity of Delaware
twitter:descriptionThe University of Delaware is a diverse institution of higher learning, fostering excellence in research. UD has eight colleges, providing outstanding undergraduate, graduate and professional education, serving the local, regional, national and international communities.
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og:titleUniversity of Delaware
og:descriptionThe University of Delaware is a diverse institution of higher learning, fostering excellence in research. UD has eight colleges, providing outstanding undergraduate, graduate and professional education, serving the local, regional, national and international communities.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 705 words. That's ok.
28.2% 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 15.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, user-scalable=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
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)
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
...in/graphics/udelLogoImages/logo-udel.pngUniversity of DelawareUniversity of Delaware
...udelLogoImages/icon-header-visit-23c.pngVisitVisit
...udelLogoImages/icon-header-apply-23b.pngApplyApply
...s/udelLogoImages/icon-header-give-23.pngGiveGive
...cs/udelLogoImages/icon-header-search.pngSearchSearch
...udelLogoImages/icon-header-visit-23c.pngVisitVisit
...udelLogoImages/icon-header-apply-23b.pngApplyApply
...s/udelLogoImages/icon-header-give-23.pngGiveGive
...cs/udelLogoImages/icon-header-search.pngSearchSearch
...ommon-clientlibs/img/ud-header-print.pngUniversity of Delaware Logo
...abs/Campus-Spring-Mobile-Homepage-v2.jpgStill image of the University of Delaware's campus in Spring of 2025.Welcome to UD
...5-202-udaily---story--page--800x533.jpegA group of graduates enjoy commencement with their classmates.Congratulations Class of 2025!
...5-156-udaily---story--page--800x533.jpegPresident Assanis celebrates the Class of 2025.President Assanis celebrates the Class of 2025.
...5-169-udaily---story--page--800x533.jpegGraduates spanned in age from 16 to 92 and hailed from 51 states and territories and 45 countries.Graduates spanned in age from 16 to 92 and hailed from 51 states and territories and 45 countries.
...5-479-udaily---story--page--800x533.jpegCommencement Speaker and UD Alum, Matt O'Donnell.Commencement Speaker and UD Alum, Matt O'Donnell.
...cs/udelLogoImages/udaily-logo-header.pngUDaily
...2-003-udaily---story--page--800x533.jpegLaura CarlsonLaura Carlson
...latforms/default/about/widget_footer.pngLocalist Online Calendar Software
...g/1656533556002/students-square-gold.pngTwo students smiling on The GreenTwo students smiling on The Green
...hics/udelLogoImages/ud-monogram-2018.pngDare to be first.Dare to be first.
...eople/students/footer-udinphotos-pfw.jpgView photo galleries of UD events, students, and our campus
.../students/footer-majorfinder-esports.JPGView available undergraduate majors
.../footer-graduate-program-finder-bmeg.jpgView available programs for graduate students
.../main/graphics/socialIcons/instagram.pngInstagramInstagram
...s/main/graphics/socialIcons/facebook.pngFacebookFacebook
...s/main/graphics/socialIcons/linkedin.pngLinkedinLinkedin
...es/main/graphics/socialIcons/youtube.pngYoutubeYoutube
...elImages/main/graphics/socialIcons/x.pngTwitterTwitter
.../main/graphics/socialIcons/instagram.pngInstagramInstagram
...s/main/graphics/socialIcons/facebook.pngFacebookFacebook
...s/main/graphics/socialIcons/linkedin.pngLinkedinLinkedin
...es/main/graphics/socialIcons/youtube.pngYoutubeYoutube
...elImages/main/graphics/socialIcons/x.pngTwitterTwitter
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Your future starts now. Become a Blue Hen.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 27 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 Your future starts now. Become a Blue Hen.
H2 Find your major
H2 #UDGrad2025
H2 Empty heading
H2 Congrats, Blue Hens!
H2 Take Advantage of Summer Session
H2 UD Among Best in the Nation
H2 The latest news from the University of Delaware
H2 Today's Stories
H2 Campus Events
H3 Undergraduate Programs
H3 Graduate Programs
H3 Congratulations to the Class of 2025!
H3 Commencement Website
H3 Empty heading
H3 Learn More About Summer Session >
H3 Read The Latest Rankings Announcement >
H3 Events Calendar >
H3 UD's commitment to an equitable and inclusive environment
H3 EXPLORE
H3 ACADEMICS
H3 SERVICES
H3 CONNECT
H4 Empty heading
H4 Choose from over 150 undergraduate majors and minors, or more than 250 graduate and post-baccalaureate programs.
H4 The Class of 2025 reflects on their time at the University of Delaware, including their shared vision for the future and gratitude for those who helped them along the way.
H4 Empty heading
H4 Summer Session offers students the chance to get ahead or catch up, with condensed classes allowing students to earn credit quickly. Registration is now open.
H4 Empty heading
H4 The quality of a University of Delaware education continues to win national recognition with the rankings for its impact on student outcomes and superb learning environment. UD ranks #10 out of 235...
H4 The University of Delaware does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, marita...
H4 Office of Equity & Inclusion
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 too many external links (35) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.udel.edu/Anchor Skip to site content
https://www.udel.edu/home/IMG-ALT University of Delaware
https://www.udel.edu/about/visit/Subdomain IMG-ALT Visit
A-TITLE Visit
https://www.udel.edu/apply/Subdomain IMG-ALT Apply
A-TITLE Apply
/alumni-friends/give/Subdomain IMG-ALT Give
A-TITLE Give
https://my.udel.edu/External Subdomain MyUD
A-TITLE MyUD
http://www1.udel.edu/maps/External Subdomain Maps
A-TITLE Maps
http://www1.udel.edu/peoplesea...External Subdomain People Directory
A-TITLE People Directory
https://www1.udel.edu/mail/External Subdomain Email
A-TITLE Email
/faculty-staff/human-resources...Subdomain Careers
A-TITLE Careers
https://library.udel.edu/External Subdomain Library
A-TITLE Library
https://www.udel.edu/home/a-z/A-Z Index
A-TITLE A-Z Index
https://www.udel.edu/udaily/News
A-TITLE News
https://events.udel.edu/External Subdomain Events
A-TITLE Events
/students/safety/Safety at UD
A-TITLE Safety at UD
https://www.udel.edu/about/visit/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Visit
A-TITLE Visit
https://www.udel.edu/apply/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Apply
A-TITLE Apply
/alumni-friends/give/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Give
A-TITLE Give
https://my.udel.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate MyUD
A-TITLE MyUD
http://www1.udel.edu/maps/External Subdomain Text duplicate Maps
A-TITLE Maps
http://www1.udel.edu/peoplesea...External Subdomain Text duplicate People Directory
A-TITLE People Directory
https://www1.udel.edu/mail/External Subdomain Text duplicate Email
A-TITLE Email
/faculty-staff/human-resources...Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
A-TITLE Careers
https://library.udel.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
A-TITLE Library
https://www.udel.edu/home/a-z/Text duplicate A-Z Index
A-TITLE A-Z Index
https://www.udel.edu/udaily/Text duplicate News
A-TITLE News
https://events.udel.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Events
A-TITLE Events
/students/safety/Text duplicate Safety at UD
A-TITLE Safety at UD
https://www.udel.edu/about/About UD
/about/leadership/Leadership
/about/mission/Mission
https://www.udel.edu/about/visit/Experience UD
/about/ud-state-delaware/UD and the State of Delaware
/about/history/History
/about/facts-figures/Facts & Figures
/about/ud-community/UD Community
/about/values/Values
/about/freedom-of-expression/Freedom of Expression at UD
/about/key-issues/Key Issues
https://www.udel.edu/apply/Prospective Students
/apply/undergraduate-admissions/Undergraduate Admissions
/apply/career-outcomes/Success After UD
/apply/graduate-admissions/Graduate Admissions
/apply/professional-continuing...Professional & Continuing Studies
/apply/online-programs/Online Programs
https://www.udel.edu/students/Current Students
https://events.udel.edu/search...External Subdomain Academic Calendar
/students/reslife/Housing
/students/student-financial-se...Finances & Aid
https://www.advising.udel.edu/External Subdomain Advising
/students/safety/Safety
/students/orientation/Orientation & Transition Programs
/students/diversity-inclusion/Student Diversity & Inclusion
/students/health-wellbeing/Student Wellbeing
/students/support/Student Support
/students/traditions/Blue Hen Traditions
/faculty-staff/Faculty & Staff
/faculty-staff/human-resources/Human Resources
/faculty-staff/experts/Experts
/faculty-staff/employee-resour...Employee Resources
/faculty-staff/faculty-affairs/Faculty Affairs
/faculty-staff/media-experts/Media Experts
/alumni-friends/Alumni & Friends
/alumni-friends/connect/Connect
/alumni-friends/give/Text duplicate Give
/alumni-friends/resources/Resources
/alumni-friends/about/About
https://www.udel.edu/academics/Academics
/academics/colleges/Colleges
https://library.udel.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/academics/programs/Programs
/academics/global/UD Global
/academics/registrar/Registrar
/academics/online/Online
/research-innovation/Research & Innovation
https://research.udel.edu/External Subdomain Research at UD
/research-innovation/horn/Horn Entrepreneurship
/research-innovation/star/STAR Campus
/research-innovation/innovatio...Innovation Gateway
/research-innovation/research-...Research Experts
https://www.udel.edu/athletics/Athletics
https://bluehens.com/External BlueHens.com
/content/udel/en/apply/undergr...Undergraduate Programs
/content/udel/en/academics/col...Graduate Programs
/content/udel/en/students/comm...Commencement Website
/content/udel/en/academics/win...Learn More About Summer Session >
/content/udel/en//udaily/2024/...Read The Latest Rankings Announcement >
/content/udel/en/udaily/2025/m...IMG-ALT Laura Carlson
/content/udel/en/udaily/2025/m...Trivial anchor text
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/udaily/2025/may/luis-moreno-m...First Generation Blue Hen Scholar
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/udaily/2025/may/thomas-leitch...Let’s go to the movies
A-TITLE Let’s go to the movies
/udaily/2025/may/UD-President-...University of Delaware president announces plans to step down
A-TITLE University of Delaware president announces plans to step down
/udaily/2025/may/memorial-hall...Happy 100th, Memorial
A-TITLE Happy 100th, Memorial
/udaily/2025/may/commencement-...UD Commencement 2025
A-TITLE UD Commencement 2025
/udaily/2025/may/honorary-degr...Honorary degrees to be awarded
A-TITLE Honorary degrees to be awarded
/udaily/2025/may/cornelia-meis...Striving for perfection
A-TITLE Striving for perfection
/udaily/2025/may/dylan-marx-yo...Fast-tracking college
A-TITLE Fast-tracking college
https://www.udel.edu/udaily/More UD News
https://www.localist.com/?utm_...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Localist Online Calendar Software
A-TITLE Widget powered by Localist Event Calendar Software
https://events.udel.edu/External Subdomain Events Calendar >
https://sites.udel.edu/oei/New window External Subdomain Office of Equity & Inclusion
https://www.udel.edu/Anchor TOP
https://www.udel.edu/udphotos/Explore UD in Photos
IMG-ALT View photo galleries of UD events, students, and our campus
A-TITLE Explore UD in Photos
/apply/undergraduate-admission...Undergraduate Major Finder
IMG-ALT View available undergraduate majors
A-TITLE Undergraduate Major Finder
/academics/colleges/grad/prosp...Graduate Program Finder
IMG-ALT View available programs for graduate students
A-TITLE Graduate Program Finder
https://www.udel.edu/home/UD Home
https://www.udel.edu/about/About Us
A-TITLE About Us
https://www.udel.edu/athletics/Text duplicate Athletics
A-TITLE Athletics
https://www.udel.edu/udaily/UDaily
A-TITLE UDaily
/apply/undergraduate-admission...Virtual Tour
A-TITLE Virtual Tour
/faculty-staff/human-resources...Employment
A-TITLE Employment
/apply/undergraduate-admissions/Text duplicate Undergraduate Admissions
A-TITLE Undergraduate Admissions
/academics/colleges/grad/Text duplicate Graduate Admissions
A-TITLE Graduate Admissions
/academics/colleges/Text duplicate Colleges
A-TITLE Colleges
https://library.udel.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
A-TITLE Library
/research-innovation/Research
A-TITLE Research
/home/legal-notices/accessibil...Accessibility Notice
A-TITLE Accessibility Notice
https://www1.udel.edu/peoplese...External Subdomain Text duplicate People Directory
A-TITLE People Directory
https://my.udel.edu/External Subdomain My UD
A-TITLE My UD
https://www1.udel.edu/police/External Subdomain Campus Safety
A-TITLE Campus Safety
https://www.udel.edu/home/a-z/A to Z Index
A-TITLE A to Z Index
/home/contact-ud/Contact Us
https://goo.gl/maps/kYvTqC5k5okExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/udel...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/udela...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/s...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Linkedin
A-TITLE Linkedin
https://www.youtube.com/univde...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Youtube
A-TITLE Youtube
https://twitter.com/UDelawareExternal IMG-ALT Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/udel...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/udela...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/s...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Linkedin
A-TITLE Linkedin
https://www.youtube.com/univde...External Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Youtube
A-TITLE Youtube
https://twitter.com/UDelawareExternal Text duplicate IMG-ALT Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
/home/comments/Comments
/home/legal-notices/Legal Notices
/home/legal-notices/accessibil...Accessibility

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.udel.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.04 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (93 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateThu, 29 May 2025 00:50:47 GMT
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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,883 referring domains.
This page has 98,594 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,410 different ip addresses.

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www.udel.edu
University of Delaware
The University of Delaware is a diverse institution of higher learning, fostering excellence in research. UD has eight colleges, providing outstanding undergraduate, graduate and professional education, serving the local, regional, national and international communities.

Most important keywords

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Graduate60%Check
UD President58%Check
Undergraduate56%Check
Blue54%Check
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