Uiw.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
76% 
Page structure
99% 
Link structure
65% 
Server
46% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.19 s
File size
187.90 kB
Words
1287
Media files
21
Number of links
115 internal / 88 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of the Incarnate Word | UIW Home
The length of the page title is perfect. (402 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), the largest Catholic university in Texas, is committed to challenging students to think critically with their education and to leverage their God-given talents to make positive impacts.
The meta description is too long: 1345 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.uiw.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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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 1287 words. That's ok.
26.3% 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.
12 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 15.26 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 20 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 26 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
2 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/images/menu-open.svgMain Menu
https://www.uiw.edu/_global/images/logo.svgUniversity of the Incarnate Word Logo
/_global/images/logo-mobile.svgUniversity of the Incarnate Word
/_global/images/menu-close.svgClose Main Menu
/_imgs/placeholders/default-black-bg.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/_global/images/impact-clear.pngNo alt attribute provided
/_imgs/students-with-staff-member.jpgStudents with member of staff
/_imgs/home/uiw-explore-slider-4.jpgPeople gathered around the Clock Tower
/_global/images/cardinal-head.pngCardinal logo
/_imgs/home/hp-photo-1172x650.jpgUIW health professions students smiling and standing for photo
/_global/images/cardinal-head.pngCardinal logo
https://www.uiw.edu/assets/default-bg.jpgBajio 2025 Graduate
https://www.uiw.edu/assets/default-bg.jpgUIW-CHRISTUS inaugural cohort
https://www.uiw.edu/assets/default-bg.jpgDr. Richard Pineda/Director, Liza and Jack Lewis Center of the Americas
...s/badges/usnwr-social-mobility-large.pngU.S. News and World Report Social Mobility Badge
/_imgs/badges/usnwr-nursing-bsn-large.pngU.S. News and World Report Nursing (BSN) Badge
...ges/usnwr-best-online-bachelor-large.pngU.S. News and World Report Bachelor Badge
...best-online-veterans-bachelors-large.pngU.S. News and World Report Vets Badge
/_global/images/logo-footer.svgUniversity of the Incarnate Word Footer Logo
...mages/sisters-of-charity-logo-footer.svgSisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome, Cardinals!
The H1 heading is too short (19 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome, Cardinals!
H2 UIW By the Numbers
H2 Explore Our Degree Programs
H2 Admissions Events
H2 Campus Tour Options
H2 Explore Incarnate Word
H2 UIW News
H2 Campus Events
H2 Named a Best College by U.S. News & World Report
H2 About the University of the Incarnate Word
H2 UIW Emergency Preparedness
H3 Academics at UIW
H3 Admissions
H3 Take the UIW Virtual Tour
H3 Schools and Colleges
H3 Transfer Get In Friday (TGIF)
H3 Saturday Office Hours
H3 Cardinal Student Service Center
H3 UIW Celebrates 2025 Graduates from Mexico Campuses
H3 UIW and CHRISTUS Health Introduce First Paid Nursing Internship, Continuing a Legacy of Care
H3 UIW Welcomes New Director of the Liza and Jack Lewis Center of the Americas
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 too many external links (88) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.uiw.edu/Anchor Skip To Main Site Navigation
https://www.uiw.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://www.uiw.edu/Anchor Skip To Footer
https://www.uiw.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT University of the Incarnate Word Logo
https://go.uiw.edu/New window External Subdomain GoUIW
https://apps.uiw.edu/New window External Subdomain Cardinal Apps
https://my.uiw.edu/mail/index....External Subdomain Email
/alumni/index.htmlAlumni
https://my.uiw.edu/library/ind...External Subdomain UIW Libraries
/one-stop/index.htmlStudent Service Center
https://my.uiw.edu/staff/index...External Subdomain Employees
https://help.uiw.edu/support/homeNew window External Subdomain Help Desk
/gouiw/apply.htmlNew window Apply
/admissions/visit.htmlNew window Visit
/give/index.htmlNew window Give To UIW
/about/index.htmlAbout Us
/academics/index.htmlAcademics
/chass/index.htmlSubdomain College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
/education/index.htmlSubdomain Dreeben School of Education
/hebsba/index.htmlSubdomain H-E-B School of Business and Administration
/smse/index.htmlSubdomain School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering
/smd/index.htmlSubdomain School of Media and Design
https://sps.uiw.edu/index.htmlExternal Subdomain School of Professional Studies
https://pharmacy.uiw.edu/index...External Subdomain Feik School of Pharmacy
https://nursing-and-health-pro...External Subdomain Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions
https://osteopathic-medicine.u...External Subdomain School of Osteopathic Medicine
https://optometry.uiw.edu/inde...External Subdomain Rosenberg School of Optometry
https://rehab-sciences.uiw.edu...External Subdomain School of Rehabilitation Sciences
/academics/academic-programs.htmlAcademic Programs
https://my.uiw.edu/library/ind...External Subdomain Text duplicate UIW Libraries
/orgs/index.htmlResearch and Graduate Studies
/studyabroad/index.htmlStudy Abroad
https://global.uiw.edu/index.htmlExternal Subdomain Global Online
/admissions/index.htmlAdmissions
/admissions/freshman-admission...Freshman Students
/healthprofessions/index.htmlDirect Admit
/admissions/transfer-admission...Transfer Students
/admissions/graduate/index.htmlGraduate Students
/admissions/readmission/index....Readmission to UIW
/admissions/internationaladmis...International Students
/military-veteran-services/adm...Military and Veterans
https://sps.uiw.edu/admissions...External Subdomain Text duplicate School of Professional Studies
https://global.uiw.edu/admisio...External Subdomain Text duplicate Global Online
/admissions/brainpower-connect...Brainpower Connection
/admissions/early-college/inde...Early College
https://pharmacy.uiw.edu/admis...External Subdomain Text duplicate Feik School of Pharmacy
https://nursing-and-health-pro...External Subdomain Text duplicate Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions
https://optometry.uiw.edu/admi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Rosenberg School of Optometry
https://osteopathic-medicine.u...External Subdomain Text duplicate School of Osteopathic Medicine
https://rehab-sciences.uiw.edu...External Subdomain Text duplicate School of Rehabilitation Sciences
/finaid/index.htmlFinancial Aid
/finaid/newtouiw.htmlAid and Award Process
/finaid/costs/index.htmlEstimate Your Costs
/finaid/costs/uiwnpc.htmlCalculators
/finaid/scholarships.htmlScholarship Resources
/finaid/wkpgeligibility.htmlWork Study
/finaid/loanasst1.htmlLoan Assistance
/finaid/forms.htmlForms
https://my.uiw.edu/business-of...External Subdomain Tuition and Fees
/finaid/verification-process.htmlVerification Process
/finaid/Policies.htmlConsumer Information
/finaid/faqs.htmlFAQs
https://my.uiw.edu/campuslife/...External Subdomain Campus Life
https://my.uiw.edu/housing/ind...External Subdomain Residence Life
/studentlife/index.htmlStudent Life
https://my.uiw.edu/student-adv...External Subdomain Student Advocacy
https://my.uiw.edu/wellness/in...External Subdomain Wellness & Sports
https://my.uiw.edu/counseling/...External Subdomain Counseling
https://my.uiw.edu/health/inde...External Subdomain Health Services
/military-veteran-services/ind...Military and Veterans Center
https://my.uiw.edu/ministry/in...External Subdomain Mission and Ministry
https://my.uiw.edu/studentsucc...External Subdomain Academic Support
https://my.uiw.edu/advising/in...External Subdomain Advising
https://my.uiw.edu/tutoringser...External Subdomain Tutoring
https://my.uiw.edu/sds/index.htmlExternal Subdomain Student Disabilities Services
https://my.uiw.edu/wlc/index.htmlExternal Subdomain Writing and Learning Center
https://my.uiw.edu/career/inde...External Subdomain Career Services
https://my.uiw.edu/testingserv...External Subdomain Testing Services
https://my.uiw.edu/trio/index....External Subdomain TRiO Program
/first-generation/index.htmlFirst-Generation
https://my.uiw.edu/new_student...External Subdomain New Student Programs
https://my.uiw.edu/registrar/i...External Subdomain Registrar
https://my.uiw.edu/registrar/r...External Subdomain Register for Classes
https://my.uiw.edu/registrar/g...External Subdomain Apply to Graduate
https://my.uiw.edu/registrar/t...External Subdomain Transcripts
https://my.uiw.edu/registrar/a...External Subdomain Academic Calendar
https://my.uiw.edu/business-of...External Subdomain Business Office
https://my.uiw.edu/business-of...External Subdomain View Bill/How to Pay
https://my.uiw.edu/police/park...External Subdomain Parking Permit
/studyabroad/index.htmlText duplicate Study Abroad
https://pharmacy.uiw.edu/stude...External Subdomain Text duplicate Feik School of Pharmacy
https://osteopathic-medicine.u...External Subdomain Text duplicate School of Osteopathic Medicine
https://optometry.uiw.edu/stud...External Subdomain Text duplicate Rosenberg School of Optometry
https://rehab-sciences.uiw.edu...External Subdomain Text duplicate School of Rehabilitation Sciences
https://my.uiw.edu/internation...External Subdomain International Student and Scholar Services
https://sps.uiw.edu/student-su...External Subdomain SPS Student Services
https://my.uiw.edu/titleix/ind...External Subdomain Title IX Office
https://uiwcardinals.com/New window External Athletics
/academics/uiw-online.htmlOnline
https://www.uiw.edu/system.htmlNew window Subdomain Global
https://www.uiw.edu/system.htmlSubdomain University of the Incarnate Word System
A-TITLE University of the Incarnate Word System opens in a new window
/about/index.htmlAll Campuses
/admissions/resources/whyuiw.htmlUIW - San Antonio, Texas
http://www.ciw.edu.mx/index.ph...External Subdomain CIW - Mexico City, Mexico
http://uiwbajio.mx/External Campus Bajio - Irapuato, Mexico
/esc/index.htmlSubdomain UIW - Strasbourg, France
https://www.uiw.edu/uiw-health/Subdomain Residency and Clinic Sites
/hebsba/entrepreneurship-center/Subdomain Beckendorf Family Center
https://my.uiw.edu/medical-tou...External Subdomain Center for Medical Tourism
/lewiscenter/index.htmlSubdomain Lewis Center of the Americas
/international-affairs/index.htmlSubdomain Office of International Affairs
/chass/academics/departments/p...Subdomain The Pastoral Institute
/admissions/brainpower-connect...Text duplicate Brainpower Connection
/healthprofessions/health-prof...Health Profession Pathways
https://sps.uiw.edu/future-car...External Subdomain Academic Programming
/military-veteran-services/par...Subdomain Military Partnerships
/christus/index.htmlCHRISTUS Health
/studyabroad/index.htmlText duplicate Study Abroad
/eccl/global/index.htmlEttling - Global Engagement
/studyabroad/programs/global-b...Global BBA
/studyabroad/programs/duel-deg...Subdomain International Double Degree Program
/academics/uiw-online.htmlUIW Online
/admissions/internationaladmis...International Admissions
https://my.uiw.edu/internation...External Subdomain Text duplicate International Student and Scholar Services
/international-affairs/interna...Subdomain International Visiting Groups
https://www.amormeus.org/External Subdomain Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word
/president/board-of-trustees.htmlBoard of Trustees
/gouiw/apply.htmlNew window Text duplicate Apply
/admissions/visit.htmlNew window Text duplicate Visit
/give/index.htmlNew window Text duplicate Give To UIW
https://my.uiw.edu/housing/uiw...External Subdomain View Move-In Details
/gouiw/apply.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Apply
https://give.uiw.edu/campaigns...External Subdomain Anchor Give
/admissions/eventregistration....Subdomain Text duplicate Visit
/admissions/visit.htmlStart Your Journey Today
/numbers/index.html#1 Largest Catholic university in Texas
/news/2024/11/uiw-military-ran...Subdomain #1 Ranked in the Nation for Military Veterans
/numbers/index.html#1 Nationally among Catholic universities graduating Hispanic students with bachelor’s degrees
/numbers/index.html23 NCAA Division I Teams
/numbers/index.html$212 Million in financial aid awarded annually to UIW students
/numbers/index.htmlUIW By The Numbers
/finaid/_archive/estimateyourc...tuition
/admissions/_archive/index2.htmlhow to apply
/admissions/freshman-admission...Undergraduate
/admissions/graduate/index.htmlGraduate
/admissions/internationaladmis...International
https://sps.uiw.edu/admissions/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Online
/admissions/_archive/eventregi...Admissions Events
/smse/news-and-events/events/2...Subdomain Launch Experience
/chass/index.htmlSubdomain College of Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences
/education/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Dreeben School of Education
https://pharmacy.uiw.edu/index...External Subdomain Text duplicate Feik School of Pharmacy
/hebsba/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate H-E-B School of Business and Administration
https://nursing-and-health-pro...External Subdomain Text duplicate Ila Faye Miller School of Nursing and Health Professions
https://optometry.uiw.edu/inde...External Subdomain Text duplicate Rosenberg School of Optometry
/smse/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate School of Mathematics, Science and Engineering
/smd/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate School of Media and Design
https://osteopathic-medicine.u...External Subdomain Text duplicate School of Osteopathic Medicine
https://rehab-sciences.uiw.edu...External Subdomain Text duplicate School of Rehabilitation Sciences
https://sps.uiw.edu/index.htmlExternal Subdomain Text duplicate School of Professional Studies
https://my.uiw.edu/library/ind...External Subdomain Text duplicate UIW Libraries
/admissions/eventregistration....Subdomain admission events page
/admissions/resources/uiw-admi...college fair schedule
https://uiw.elluciancrmrecruit...New window External Subdomain Register for TGIF
https://uiw.elluciancrmrecruit...New window External Subdomain Register for Saturday Office Hours
/one-stop/index.htmlIMG-ALT Students with member of staff
/one-stop/index.htmlNew window Visit the Cardinal Student Service Center
/admissions/visit.htmlSchedule a Tour Here
/healthprofessions/index.htmlExplore UIW Health Professions
/news/2025/07/uiw-celebrates-2...IMG-ALT Bajio 2025 Graduate
/news/2025/07/uiw-celebrates-2...UIW Celebrates 2025 Graduates from Mexico Campuses
/news/2025/07/honoring-history...IMG-ALT UIW-CHRISTUS inaugural cohort
/news/2025/07/honoring-history...UIW and CHRISTUS Health Introduce First Paid Nursing Internship, Continuing a Legacy of Care
/news/2025/07/uiw-welcomes-new...IMG-ALT Dr. Richard Pineda/Director, Liza and Jack Lewis Center of the Americas
/news/2025/07/uiw-welcomes-new...UIW Welcomes New Director of the Liza and Jack Lewis Center of the Americas
/news/index.htmlView All News
https://events.uiw.edu/External Subdomain View All Events
/about/index.htmlDiscover More
/preparedness/index.htmlVisit Preparedness page for updates
https://www.uiw.edu/Anchor Back to Top
A-TITLE To top of page
https://www.uiw.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT University of the Incarnate Word Footer Logo
https://www.uiw.edu/map/New window Subdomain 4301 Broadway, San Antonio, Texas 78209
https://my.uiw.edu/ada/index.htmlNew window External Subdomain ADA/Section 504
A-TITLE ADA/Section 504 opens in a new window
/finaid/Policies.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Consumer Information
/contact/index.htmlSubdomain Contact UIW
https://my.uiw.edu/faculty/ind...New window External Subdomain Faculty Home
A-TITLE Faculty Home opens in a new window
https://my.uiw.edu/staff/index...New window External Subdomain Staff Home
A-TITLE Staff Home opens in a new window
https://map.concept3d.com/?id=...New window External Subdomain Facilities and Map
A-TITLE Facilities and Map opens in a new window
https://my.uiw.edu/police/inde...New window External Subdomain University Police
A-TITLE University Police opens in a new window
https://my.uiw.edu/library/ind...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate UIW Libraries
A-TITLE UIW Libraries opens in a new window
https://my.uiw.edu/studentcond...New window External Subdomain Report An Incident
A-TITLE Report An Incident opens in a new window
/giving/index.htmlSubdomain Ways to Give
/privacy-policy-and-disclaimer...Subdomain Privacy Policy and Disclaimer
https://my.uiw.edu/titleix/ind...New window External Subdomain Title IX
A-TITLE Title IX opens in a new window
https://jobs.uiw.edu/New window External Subdomain Employment
A-TITLE Employment opens in a new window
/preparedness/index.htmlSubdomain Health Preparedness
https://www.uiw.edu/policy/New window Subdomain Policy Library
A-TITLE Policy Library opens in a new window
https://www.facebook.com/uiwca...New window External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook opens in a new window.
https://twitter.com/uiwcardinalsNew window External Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter opens in a new window.
https://www.instagram.com/uiwc...New window External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE Instagram opens in a new window.
https://www.youtube.com/user/u...New window External Subdomain YouTube
A-TITLE YouTube opens in a new window.
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
A-TITLE LinkedIn opens in a new window.
https://www.amormeus.org/en/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word Logo

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.uiw.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
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 (1.19 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 19 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 20 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (188 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-encodinggzip
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
content-security-policyworker-src 'none';
content-length18983
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 603 referring domains.
This page has 3,480 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 469 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

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Disallow: /subsite/dev
Disallow: /_cms-includes
Disallow: /_cms
Disallow: /_tests
Disallow: /_resources
Disallow: /test
Disallow: /_tmp
Disallow: /_archive
Disallow: /_dev
Sitemap: https://www.uiw.edu/site-map.xml

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www.uiw.edu
University of the Incarnate Word | UIW Home
University of the Incarnate Word (UIW), the largest Catholic university in Texas, is committed to challenging students to think critically with their education and to leverage their God-given talents to make positive impacts.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
UIW76%Check
Incarnate68%Check
Word68%Check
Incarnate Word68%Check
University63%Check
Cardinal63%Check
UIW campus59%Check
Student58%Check
Cardinal Student Service56%Check
Catholic University55%Check

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