Report for www.saic.edu
Summary
Overall9.5
The overall score for this website.
Accessibility9.8
How accessible the website is to mobile and disabled users.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Experience9.3
How satisfying the website is likely to be for users.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Marketing9.3
How well marketed and popular the website is.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Technology9.1
How well designed and built the website is.
The following tests contribute to this score:
Nibbler tested a sample of 5 pages from this website at 11:00 PM on Jun 22, 2022 (BST).
Top priorities for website improvement
- Ensure your web server returns a 404 HTTP status code for error pages. (read more)
- Provide all descriptive information about a link within the anchor itself as the title attribute is not used by screen readers. (read more)
- Consider the amount of text on this website and increase it if appropriate. (read more)
Server behavior7.2
404 page
Compression
- This website does not return a 404 error HTTP status code for missing pages. This is bad because search engines like Google might mistake this for a real page of content.
- Ensure your web server returns a 404 HTTP status code for error pages.
- This website was served with GZIP encoding. This is very good because it reduces the loading time of a web page.
- One page of this website returns page content with or without a trailing slash on its URL, but it uses a canonical tag to denote the correct versions. This is ideal, as search engines will know which version to index.
- 3 of the pages of this website return page content with or without a trailing slash on their URLs, but they use a canonical tag to denote the correct version. This is usually ideal, as search engines will know which version to index, but there are links on this website which point to the non canonical version.
- Make sure all internal links to this page go to the canonical version.
Incorrectly linked pages
- Make sure all internal links to this page go to the canonical version.
- This website follows the best practice of using a permanent (HTTP 301) redirect from http://saic.edu to http://www.saic.edu. This is ideal.
Popularity8.0
155,262 Most popular website in the world
There has been no mentionable change in this website's popularity recently.
- This is the 155,262 most popular website in the world.
- Over the past 3 months, this website has experienced no measurable change in popularity.
- This website accounts for 91.5% of the Internet traffic to saic.edu and its subdomains.
Source: Alexa
Meta tags8.4
This is how this website will look in Google search listings:
Best Art School & Top Fine Arts College in The US - School of the Art ...
www.saic.edu/
Internationally regarded as one of the best art schools and top fine arts colleges in the US, SAIC offers a comprehensive education centered in the visual and related ...
- All pages include at least some metadata, but only 80.0% of pages have a description meta tag. The description meta data is important as it appears on Google's search result pages.
- Make sure that all the pages of this website include a meta description. If you don't include one, Google will choose a sample of text from the page to appear in the search engine result. By including a meta description, you can control how your search engine result will appear.
Meta Tags (name attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| www.saic.edu/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| www.saic.edu/ | author | School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) |
| www.saic.edu/ | description | Internationally regarded as one of the best art schools and top fine arts colleges in the US, SAIC offers a comprehensive education centered in the visual and related arts. |
| www.saic.edu/ | dc.author | School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) |
| www.saic.edu/ | dc.description | Internationally regarded as one of the best art schools and top fine arts colleges in the US, SAIC offers a comprehensive education centered in the visual and related arts. |
| www.saic.edu/ | facebook-domain-verification | 8mosxnbb9mif86huutdxr55hkokfs7 |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | handheldfriendly | true |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | mobileoptimized | width |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | viewport | width=device-width |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | generator | Drupal 7 (https://drupal.org) |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | twitter:card | summary_large_image |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | twitter:url | https://www.saic.edu/support-saic |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | twitter:title | Support SAIC |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | handheldfriendly | true |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | mobileoptimized | width |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | description | Freshman Admissions Events and deadlines Transfer Admissions Events and deadlines |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | viewport | width=device-width |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | generator | Drupal 7 (https://drupal.org) |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | twitter:card | summary_large_image |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | twitter:url | https://www.saic.edu/calendar |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | twitter:title | Calendars & Events |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | twitter:description | Freshman Admissions Events and deadlines Transfer Admissions Events and deadlines |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | handheldfriendly | true |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | mobileoptimized | width |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | description | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SAIC The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is committed to an equitable, just environment where the voices of all our students, faculty, and staff are valued and respected. |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | viewport | width=device-width |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | generator | Drupal 7 (https://drupal.org) |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | twitter:card | summary_large_image |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | twitter:url | https://www.saic.edu/about/diversity |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | twitter:title | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SAIC |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | twitter:description | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SAIC The School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) is committed to an equitable, just environment where the voices of all our students, faculty, and staff are valued and respected. |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | viewport | width=device-width, initial-scale=1 |
| www.saic.edu/news | handheldfriendly | true |
| www.saic.edu/news | mobileoptimized | width |
| www.saic.edu/news | viewport | width=device-width |
| www.saic.edu/news | generator | Drupal 7 (https://drupal.org) |
| www.saic.edu/news | twitter:card | summary_large_image |
| www.saic.edu/news | twitter:url | https://www.saic.edu/news |
| www.saic.edu/news | twitter:title | School of the Art Institute of Chicago News |
| www.saic.edu/news | viewport | width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,minimum-scale=1.0,viewport-fit=cover |
| www.saic.edu/news | description | Read the latest stories about the SAIC community. |
| www.saic.edu/news | twitter:image | https://www.saic.edu/sites/default/files/shorthand/8337/7bmlBgxARj/assets/CRWXYe4f0h/saic_exterior3-2-tw.gif |
| www.saic.edu/news | twitter:card | summary_large_image |
| www.saic.edu/news | twitter:title | School of the Art Institute of Chicago News |
| www.saic.edu/news | twitter:description | Read the latest stories about the SAIC community. |
| www.saic.edu/news | generator | Shorthand |
Meta Tags (http-equiv attribute)
| Page URL | Name | Content |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | cleartype | on |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | cleartype | on |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | cleartype | on |
| www.saic.edu/news | cleartype | on |
| www.saic.edu/news | X-UA-Compatible | IE=edge,chrome=1 |
Amount of content8.6
Rendering Chart...
- This website has an average of 543 words per page. The amount of content on a website has been shown to correlate with its search engine ranking.
- Consider the amount of text on this website and increase it if appropriate.
Amount of content discovered
| Page | Characters | Words |
| www.saic.edu/ | 3098 | 431 |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | 4612 | 629 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | 3121 | 397 |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | 7728 | 1076 |
| www.saic.edu/news | 1297 | 183 |
Internal links9.1
- Additional information has been provided for 3 links by using a title attribute. There is a common misconception that this benefits screen reader users. All useful text should be in the anchor itself.
- Provide all descriptive information about a link within the anchor itself as the title attribute is not used by screen readers.
Weak title text
- Provide all descriptive information about a link within the anchor itself as the title attribute is not used by screen readers.
- 4 links are weakly described. Common weak links include 'click here' and 'read more'. These links fail to describe the content the link points to.
- Consider using descriptive words or phrases (e.g. 'News', 'September 2012 financial results') in your anchor tag to benefit search engine optimization.
Weak link text
Link URL Link text Page URL www.saic.edu/new-faculty Read more www.saic.edu/ www.saic.edu/new-faculty Read more www.saic.edu/support-saic/ www.saic.edu/new-faculty Read more www.saic.edu/calendar/ www.saic.edu/new-faculty Read more www.saic.edu/about/diversity/
- Consider using descriptive words or phrases (e.g. 'News', 'September 2012 financial results') in your anchor tag to benefit search engine optimization.
- 21 links have no text describing their destination. Links on a page should describe their destination for the benefit of both screen readers and search engine spiders.
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text.
Empty link text
- Add meaningful anchor text that describes the link's destination. If the link contains an image, ensure you have provided alt text.
Images9.8
11% of images have a clearly defined size
5 images are being resized by the browser
- Most images (89.0%) don't have defined sizes using width and height attributes in the HTML. These attributes are optional, but strongly recommended as they help the browser arrange the page faster.
- Add width and height attributes to all image tags. The width and height you specify should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use CSS.
Non Explicitly Sized Images
- Add width and height attributes to all image tags. The width and height you specify should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use CSS.
- 5 images are being stretched in the browser.
- The width and height you specify in an image tag should be the same as the source image. If you want to resize an image in the browser, use the CSS width and height properties.
Twitter10.0
This website is linked with the Twitter account @saic_news
This website's Twitter account has
13,080 followers
- This website was found to link the Twitter account School of the Art Institute of Chicago (@saic_news).
- This website's Twitter account has made 4,839 tweets to 13,080 followers.
Source: Twitter
Mobile10.0
- All of this website appears to be optimised for viewing on a mobile phone or a tablet.
Media specific CSS detected
Analytics10.0
100% of pages use analytics
Multiple Analytics Solutions
- Every page in this website is using some form of analytics software. This is excellent and should allow for a complete analysis of visitor behavior.
Analytics Software Found
| Software Name |
| Google Tag Manager |
| Google Analytics |
Page titles10.0
100% of pages have defined titles
0% of page titles are weak
- All pages were found to use page titles appropriately. Page titles appear in search results and at the top of the browser's window when visiting the site. Appropriate page titles are particularly important for search engine optimization.
Headings10.0
- All pages were found to use defined headings. This is excellent as it allows visitors and search engines to summarize the content of webpages quickly. Correctly defined headings aid accessibility and are particularly important for search engine optimization.
Page headings detail
| URL | Heading | Level |
| www.saic.edu/ | Six SAIC Community Members Named 2022 Guggenheim Fellows | H1 |
| www.saic.edu/ | SAIC Community Members Receive Prestigious American Academy of Arts and Letters Awards | H1 |
| www.saic.edu/ | CAPX Internships Set Students on the Right Path | H1 |
| www.saic.edu/ | Congratulations to the Class of 2022 | H2 |
| www.saic.edu/ | Summer at SAIC | H2 |
| www.saic.edu/ | Take a Campus Tour | H2 |
| www.saic.edu/ | Summer Programs for Kids, Teens, and Adults | H2 |
| www.saic.edu/ | Read Spring 2022: Collection Three of SAIC Magazine | H2 |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | Support SAIC | H1 |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | Quicklinks | H4 |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | Gateways | H4 |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | Academic Resources | H4 |
| www.saic.edu/support-saic/ | Artwork by Heidi Wanzek (BFA 2021) | H6 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Calendars & Events | H1 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Freshman Admissions | H3 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Transfer Admissions | H3 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Graduate Admissions | H3 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Academic Calendar | H3 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Career and Professional Experience (CAPX) | H3 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Public Events and Programs | H3 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Student Events | H3 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Registration, Payment Dates, and Deadlines | H3 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Quicklinks | H4 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Gateways | H4 |
| www.saic.edu/calendar/ | Academic Resources | H4 |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SAIC | H1 |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | H2 | |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at SAIC | H2 |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | SAIC's Diversity Mission Statement: | H3 |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | Anti-Racism Efforts | H3 |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | Quicklinks | H4 |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | Gateways | H4 |
| www.saic.edu/about/diversity/ | Academic Resources | H4 |
| www.saic.edu/news | School of the Art Institute of Chicago News | H1 |
| www.saic.edu/news | School of the Art Institute of Chicago News | H1 |
| www.saic.edu/news | {{[http://www.saic.edu/news/facultystaff]faculty}}Nick Cave:Artist, Community Builder, and Educator | H1 |
| www.saic.edu/news | School of the Art Institute of Chicago | H3 |
Incoming links10.0
2,647,920 pages link to this website
9,119 domains link to this website
- There are 2,647,920 pages on 9,119 domains linking to this website. The volume and quality of incoming links is known to influence a website's search engine ranking.
- To appear higher in search engine results, consider link building activity as a way to build your search ranking. Be careful though, because incoming links which are obviously artificial are likely to be detected by search engines and could have an adverse effect.
Source: Ahrefs
Printability10.0
100% of pages are optimized for printing
- All pages of this website appear to be optimized for printing (using CSS).
Media specific CSS detected
URL format10.0
Every URL is well written
- This website uses appropriate web addresses (URLs) throughout. This is excellent and will help search engine placement, usability and the marketability of this website.
Freshness10.0
Last updated June 22, 2022
- It looks like this website was last updated on Wednesday, June 22, 2022. This is good because visitors perceive up-to-date websites as more credible. Websites that are updated regularly are also spidered by search engines more often.
- To find this information we used the last modified dates reported by this website's server in addition to looking for dates written on each page.
All dates found
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