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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
98% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
67% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.34 s
File size
253.00 kB
Words
538
Media files
28
Number of links
8 internal / 130 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - East Carolina University
The length of the page title is perfect. (287 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Official site of East Carolina University (ECU), Greenville, NC—innovative academics, vibrant campus life, commitment to success.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (806 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.ecu.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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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og:site_nameEast Carolina University
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 538 words. That's ok.
22.3% 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.
6 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 16.43 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 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
4 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
...-2-0/images/ECU_lockup_primary_White.svgEast Carolina University Homepage
.../2026/02/Campus_Photos_Banner-5031-1.jpgAn East Carolina University student and her dog sits on a blanket outside a residence hall using a laptop while smiling and holding her hand in the shape of a pirate's hook.
...uploads/2026/02/Campus_Banner-8945-1.jpgClose-up of a student sketching the East Carolina University cupola in a spiral notebook outdoors.
...loads/2026/02/Untitled-design-copy-2.jpgEast Carolina University researchers wearing life jackets ride in a small boat near a coastal bridge during fieldwork.
...ads/2026/02/Untitled-design-1-copy-1.jpgAn East Carolina University researcher works with laboratory equipment and pipettes while conducting scientific testing.
...t/uploads/2026/04/Untitled-design-13.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/1.pngThe tour bus branded ECU Pirates is seen along with a couple riders disembarking.
...uploads/2026/03/Untitled-design-13-5.pngTwo dental students wearing protective masks and gloves work together during a procedure in a clinical training setting, using overhead equipment while a third student observes nearby.
.../2026/04/Social-Card_20250602_144648.jpgTwo people wearing wetsuits stand on a small boat on a calm body of water under a blue sky. One person holds equipment while the other writes on a clipboard, appearing to record data. In the background, additional team members and a long bridge are visible, suggesting a field research or water-based study activity.
...uploads/2026/03/Untitled-design-13-2.pngA man holds the hands of his two young daughters as he walks across a stage during the Brody School of Medicine’s Match Day ceremony.
...s/2026/03/Pirate-Profiles-600x400-px.pngA student in a black suit sits on a wide window ledge, reading a magazine, with a brick campus building visible outside. A briefcase rests beside them, and a graphic overlay reads “Pirate Profiles” with East Carolina University branding elements in purple and gold.
...te-Profiles-2185x750-px-600-x-400-px.pngSmiling woman with short gray-blonde hair sits with arms crossed at a table in a bright, modern indoor space, looking at the camera. She wears a textured brown top. On the left side of the image, a purple and gold graphic reads “Pirate™ Profiles” with a stylized ECU flag and sunburst design.
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...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pnggirl lunch 🎥: @lillygruebel on TikTok
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pngclock it
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png67°
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.png*hannah montana transition sounds* 🎤🎸✨
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pngIt’s a match! 🎉 Today, our M4s opened their Match Day envelopes and found out where they’re headed next as resident physicians. 🩺
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pngthe ‘90s. what a time to be alive. 📼📹📟
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pngA major investment in the future of medicine at #ECU. 🩺 A transformational $10 million gift from David and Laura Brody, and Hyman and Stacy Brody will support and expand the Brody Scholars Program, strengthening the Brody School of Medicine's nationally recognized work in training physicians who choose primary care specialties and practice in rural communities. 🔗 See how ECU is advancing North Carolina's medical education by visiting the link in our bio.
...s/instagram-feed-pro/img/placeholder.pngit’s #ARRRGH birthday! 🥳   on march 8, 1907, East Carolina University was founded. 🏴‍☠️
...-0/images/social_icons/icon_facebook.pngFacebook
...lleon-2-0/images/social_icons/icon_x.pngX (formerly Twitter)
...0/images/social_icons/icon_instagram.pngInstagram
...2-0/images/social_icons/icon_youtube.pngYouTube
...-0/images/social_icons/icon_linkedin.pngLinkedIn

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
East Carolina University Homepage
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 East Carolina University Homepage
H2 26,000+
H2 425+
H2 R1
H2 Picture Yourself as a Pirate
H3 ECU at a glance
H5 students
H5 student organizations
H5 university
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
There are too few (8) internal links on this page.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (130) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.ecu.edu/Anchor Skip to content
https://accessibility.ecu.edu/...External Subdomain Report an Accessibility Barrier
https://accessibility.ecu.edu/External Subdomain The Department for Disability Support Services
https://www.ecu.edu/IMG-ALT East Carolina University Homepage
https://info.ecu.edu/future-st...External Subdomain Future Student
https://info.ecu.edu/current-s...External Subdomain Current Student
https://info.ecu.edu/ecu-online/External Subdomain Online
https://info.ecu.edu/military/External Subdomain Military
https://info.ecu.edu/parents/External Subdomain Parent
https://info.ecu.edu/alumni/External Subdomain Alumni
https://info.ecu.edu/faculty-a...External Subdomain Faculty or Staff
https://info.ecu.edu/about/External Subdomain About ECU
https://info.ecu.edu/academics/External Subdomain Academics
https://info.ecu.edu/libraries/External Subdomain Libraries
https://info.ecu.edu/sports/External Subdomain Athletics
https://info.ecu.edu/health-sc...External Subdomain Health Sciences
https://info.ecu.edu/research/External Subdomain Research
https://info.ecu.edu/arts/External Subdomain ECUArts
https://give.ecu.edu/External Subdomain GIVE
https://www.ecu.edu/applyAPPLY
https://info.ecu.edu/about/External Subdomain Text duplicate About ECU
https://info.ecu.edu/health-sc...External Subdomain Text duplicate Health Sciences
https://info.ecu.edu/academics/External Subdomain Text duplicate Academics
https://info.ecu.edu/research/External Subdomain Text duplicate Research
https://info.ecu.edu/libraries/External Subdomain Text duplicate Libraries
https://info.ecu.edu/arts/External Subdomain Text duplicate ECUArts
https://info.ecu.edu/sports/External Subdomain Text duplicate Athletics
https://info.ecu.edu/future-st...External Subdomain Text duplicate Future Student
https://info.ecu.edu/parents/External Subdomain Text duplicate Parent
https://info.ecu.edu/current-s...External Subdomain Text duplicate Current Student
https://info.ecu.edu/alumni/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://info.ecu.edu/ecu-online/External Subdomain Text duplicate Online
https://info.ecu.edu/faculty-a...External Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty or Staff
https://info.ecu.edu/military/External Subdomain Text duplicate Military
https://info.ecu.edu/email/External Subdomain Email
https://pirateid.ecu.edu/External Subdomain PirateID
https://ecu.assetworks.cloud/r...External Subdomain Work Request
https://info.ecu.edu/a-z/External Subdomain A-Z Index
https://canvas.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Canvas
https://ecu.teamdynamix.com/TD...External Subdomain IT Help
https://info.ecu.edu/directory/External Subdomain Directory
https://facultysenate.ecu.edu/...External Subdomain Academic Calendar
https://www.ecu.edu/banner/Banner
https://ai.ecu.edu/External Subdomain AI at ECU
https://maps.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Maps
https://calendar.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Event Calendar
https://pirateport.ecu.edu/con...External Subdomain PiratePort
https://thepirateexperience.ec...External Subdomain The Pirate Experience
https://www.ecu.edu/?Anchor Virtual Tour
https://catalog.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Catalog
https://info.ecu.edu/academics/External Subdomain academically rigorous community
https://degrees.ecu.edu/External Subdomain degrees
https://admissions.ecu.edu/apply/External Subdomain Apply now
https://r1.ecu.edu/External Subdomain R1 research institution
https://news.ecu.edu/External Subdomain More News
https://news.ecu.edu/2026/04/1...New window External Subdomain A celebration of research
https://news.ecu.edu/2026/04/0...New window External Subdomain Purple & Gold Bus Tour 2026
https://news.ecu.edu/2026/03/2...New window External Subdomain Sonríe Clinic creates smiles
https://east.ecu.edu/2026/01/3...New window External Subdomain Anchors in Time
https://news.ecu.edu/2026/03/2...New window External Subdomain Match Day 2026
https://news.ecu.edu/2026/03/1...New window External Subdomain Student: Fabiana De La Rosa
IMG-ALT A student in a black suit sits on a wide window ledge, reading a magazine, with a brick campus building visible outside. A briefcase rests beside them, and a...
https://news.ecu.edu/2026/04/0...New window External Subdomain Faculty: Suzanne Lea
IMG-ALT Smiling woman with short gray-blonde hair sits with arms crossed at a table in a bright, modern indoor space, looking at the camera. She wears a textured bro...
https://admissions.ecu.edu/apply/External Subdomain Apply Now
https://admissions.ecu.edu/cam...External Subdomain Schedule a Tour
https://maps.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Campus Maps
https://give.ecu.edu/s/722/19/...External Subdomain Give to ECU
https://admissions.ecu.edu/vir...External Subdomain Text duplicate Virtual Tour
https://admissions.ecu.edu/cam...External Subdomain Schedule a visit
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...External Subdomain ECU Flickr gallery
https://facts.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Discover More
https://info.ecu.edu/future-st...External Subdomain Become a Pirate
https://admissions.ecu.edu/exp...External Subdomain Get Involved
https://r1.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Top-Tier Research
https://calendar.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Event Calendar
https://facultysenate.ecu.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Calendar
https://calendar.ecu.edu/event...External Subdomain ECU Symphony Orchestra
https://calendar.ecu.edu/event...External Subdomain Galileo
https://calendar.ecu.edu/event...External Subdomain Spring 2026 Commencement
https://www.instagram.com/east...New window Nofollow External Subdomain eastcarolinauniv
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain View Instagram post by eastcarolinauniv
https://scontent-ord5-3.cdnins...Nofollow External Subdomain Open post by eastcarolinauniv with ID 17916607098147430
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT girl lunch 🎥: @lillygruebel on TikTok
https://www.instagram.com/east...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate eastcarolinauniv
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate View Instagram post by eastcarolinauniv
https://scontent-ord5-3.cdnins...Nofollow External Subdomain Open post by eastcarolinauniv with ID 17916444918146800
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT clock it
https://www.instagram.com/east...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate eastcarolinauniv
https://www.instagram.com/p/DW...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate View Instagram post by eastcarolinauniv
https://scontent-ord5-3.cdnins...Nofollow External Subdomain Open post by eastcarolinauniv with ID 18097459279960181
https://www.instagram.com/p/DW...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT 67°
https://www.instagram.com/east...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate eastcarolinauniv
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate View Instagram post by eastcarolinauniv
https://scontent-ord5-1.cdnins...Nofollow External Subdomain Open post by eastcarolinauniv with ID 18107970991876482
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT *hannah montana transition sounds* 🎤🎸✨
https://www.instagram.com/east...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate eastcarolinauniv
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate View Instagram post by eastcarolinauniv
https://scontent-ord5-2.cdnins...Nofollow External Subdomain Open post by eastcarolinauniv with ID 18097239152055917
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT It’s a match! 🎉 Today, our M4s opened their Match Day envelopes and found out where they’re headed next as resident physicians. 🩺
https://www.instagram.com/east...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate eastcarolinauniv
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate View Instagram post by eastcarolinauniv
https://scontent-ord5-1.cdnins...Nofollow External Subdomain Open post by eastcarolinauniv with ID 17941552983155655
https://www.instagram.com/reel...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT the ‘90s. what a time to be alive. 📼📹📟
https://www.instagram.com/east...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate eastcarolinauniv
https://www.instagram.com/p/DV...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate View Instagram post by eastcarolinauniv
https://scontent-ord5-3.cdnins...Nofollow External Subdomain Open post by eastcarolinauniv with ID 17862839994605931
https://www.instagram.com/p/DV...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT A major investment in the future of medicine at #ECU. 🩺 A transformational $10 million gift from David and Laura Brody, and Hyman and Stacy Brody will suppor...
https://www.instagram.com/east...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate eastcarolinauniv
https://www.instagram.com/p/DV...New window Nofollow External Subdomain Text duplicate View Instagram post by eastcarolinauniv
https://scontent-ord5-3.cdnins...Nofollow External Subdomain Open post by eastcarolinauniv with ID 18025597226797625
https://www.instagram.com/p/DV...New window Nofollow External Subdomain IMG-ALT it’s #ARRRGH birthday! 🥳 on march 8, 1907, East Carolina University was founded. 🏴‍☠️
https://info.ecu.edu/email/External Subdomain Text duplicate Email
https://canvas.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
https://info.ecu.edu/academics/External Subdomain Anchor Colleges & Schools
https://ithelp.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate IT Help
https://info.ecu.edu/safety-an...External Subdomain Safety
https://jobs.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Jobs
https://info.ecu.edu/directory/External Subdomain Text duplicate Directory
https://maps.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Maps
https://transit.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Transit
https://online.ecu.edu/External Subdomain ECU Online
https://global-affairs.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Global Affairs
https://info.ecu.edu/outreach/External Subdomain Outreach
https://ecu.bncollege.com/External Subdomain Student Stores
https://policy.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Policies (PRR)
https://policy.ecu.edu/052502/External Subdomain Nondiscrimination/Title IX
https://studentaffairs.ecu.edu...External Subdomain Freedom of Expression
https://studentaffairs.ecu.edu...External Subdomain Hazing Prevention
https://give.ecu.edu/External Subdomain GIVE TO ECU
https://www.ecu.edu/applyText duplicate APPLY
https://www.facebook.com/EastC...New window External Subdomain Facebook
IMG-ALT Facebook
https://twitter.com/EastCarolinaNew window External X (formerly Twitter)
IMG-ALT X (formerly Twitter)
https://www.instagram.com/east...New window External Subdomain Instagram
IMG-ALT Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/ECUNew window External Subdomain YouTube
IMG-ALT YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
IMG-ALT LinkedIn
https://www.ecu.edu/termsTerms of Use
https://accessibility.ecu.edu/External Subdomain Accessibility
https://accessibility.ecu.edu/...External Subdomain Report a Barrier
https://www.ecu.edu/Anchor No Text

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ecu.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 (1.34 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 (253 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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This page has backlinks from 1,040 referring domains.
This page has 33,201 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 825 different ip addresses.

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