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WKU - Western Kentucky University
Exceptional academic programs, applied learning opportunities, and world-renowned faculty are only part of what makes the WKU experience unparalleled.
Seo
Title
The title tag is perfect.
WKU - Western Kentucky University
Meta description
The meta description tag is good.
Exceptional academic programs, applied learning opportunities, and world-renowned faculty are only part of what makes the WKU experience unparalleled.
Headings
There is no h1 tag on the webpage.
  1. Students
  2. Faculty/Staff
  3. Parents
  4. Alumni
  5. Climb With Us
  6. Bowling Green, KY
  7. WKU by the Numbers
  8. Rewarding Hard Work and Increasing Access
  9. News
  10. Events
  1. Browse
  2. 22.7 Average Class Size
  3. 16,750.7K Total Enrollment
  4. Top 100 Cities in the U.S.
  5. 190 Academic Programs
  6. 84% Freshmen Receiving Scholarship Aid
  7. 1 in 4 Campuses in the World Named a Safe Community
  8. WKU listed in 'Guide to Green Colleges' for 13th straight year
  9. Calleigh Powell crowned WKU's 2022 Homecoming queen
  10. WKU dedicates Munday Hall in honor of first Black undergraduate student
  11. Head for the Hill
  12. Veterans Day Ceremony
  13. WKU Football vs. Rice
  14. Hilltopper Basketball vs. University of ...
Content keywords
The content has relevant keywords.
wkuwesternkentuckyuniversity
Image keywords
There are 2 images with missing alt attributes.
  1. https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1499053690403848&ev=PageView&noscript=1
  2. https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=500568924714295&ev=PageView&noscript=1
SEO friendly URL
The URL is SEO friendly.
https://www.wku.edu/
404 page
The website has 404 error pages.
https://www.wku.edu/404-f59dddf00de2a0a91fb21aef19589a53
Robots.txt
The webpage can be accessed by search engines.
Noindex
The webpage does not have a noindex tag set.
In-page links
The number of links on the webpage is okay.
  1. ITS Service Desk
  2. Western Kentucky University
  3. Apply
  4. Visit
  5. About WKU
  6. Academics
  7. Admissions
  8. Student Life
  9. Campus Safety
  10. iWKU Mobile App
  11. Dining
  12. Transportation
  13. Diversity
  14. Academic Calendar
  15. Human Resources
  16. Health & Wellness
  17. Family Programs
  18. Campus Safety
  19. Cost of Attendance
  20. What majors and programs are available at WKU?
  21. How do I apply for financial aid and scholarships?
  22. Where can I register for a campus tour?
  23. What housing options are available?
  24. How can I contact an academic advisor?
  25. Apply
  26. Visit
  27. The Hilltopper Guarantee
  28. Apply Now
  29. Visit Campus
  30. About WKU
  31. Academics
  32. Admissions
  33. Student Life
  34. College of Education & Behavioral Sciences
  35. College of Health & Human Services
  36. Gordon Ford College of Business
  37. Ogden College of Science & Engineering
  38. Potter College of Arts & Letters
  39. Undergraduate
  40. Graduate
  41. International
  42. Transfer
  43. Online
  44. Learn More
  45. Regional Campuses
  46. Intercultural Student Engagement Center
  47. Mahurin Honors College
  48. Study Abroad & Global Learning
  49. Research & Creative Activity
  50. Scholarships
  51. Tuition & Fees
  52. Cost of Attendance
  53. Financial Aid
  54. Scholarships
  55. WKU listed in 'Guide to Green Colleges' for 13th straight year Date Posted: November 01, 2022 Western Kentucky University has been recognized as one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges for the 13th consecutive year, according to The Princeton Review®....
  56. Calleigh Powell crowned WKU's 2022 Homecoming queen Date Posted: October 29, 2022 Calleigh Powell of Vevay, Indiana, was crowned WKU’s 2022 Homecoming queen on Saturday....
  57. WKU dedicates Munday Hall in honor of first Black undergraduate student Date Posted: October 28, 2022 Western Kentucky University dedicated Munday Hall on Friday, October 28, in honor of Margaret E. Munday, the first Black undergraduate student to enroll at the university....
  58. View All News
  59. View All Events
  60. About WKU
  61. Academics
  62. Admissions
  63. Student Life
  64. Transparency & Accountability
  65. Accessibility
  66. Title IX
  67. Careers
  68. Statement of Non-Discrimination
  69. Contact Us
  70. Site Index
  71. Privacy Statement
Language
The webpage has the language declared.
en
Favicon
The webpage has a favicon.
https://www.wku.edu/_resources/images/favicons/safari-pinned-tab.svg
Performance
Text compression
The HTML file is compressed.
Load time
The webpage loaded in 0.16 seconds.
Page size
The size of the HTML webpage is 11,552.00.
HTTP requests
There are fewer than 20 HTTP requests on the webpage.
  1. https://app.wku.edu/boilerplate/js/font-awesome/all.min.js
  2. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/js/modernizr.js
  3. https://apply.wku.edu/ping
  4. https://app.wku.edu/boilerplate/js/jquery/jquery.min.js
  5. https://app.wku.edu/boilerplate/js/tether/tether.min.js
  6. https://app.wku.edu/boilerplate/js/bootstrap/bootstrap.min.js
  7. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/js/stickyfill-min.js
  8. https://app.wku.edu/boilerplate/js/boilerplate/boilerplate.js
  9. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/js/wku.js?v=20200818
  1. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/css/bootstrap-min.css?v=20200818
  1. https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1499053690403848&ev=PageView&noscript=1
  2. https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=500568924714295&ev=PageView&noscript=1
  3. https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=100991150318331&ev=PageView&noscript=1
  4. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/images/wku-logo-no-cupola.svg
  5. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/images/mywku-logo.png
  6. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/images/mywku-logo.png
  7. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/videos/homepage-hero/campus-spotlight-poster.jpg
  8. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/images/wku-logo-no-cupola.svg
  9. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/images/wku-logo.svg
  1. https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-T7HX7HQ
Image format
There are 6 images that are not using the AVIF, WebP format.
  1. https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=1499053690403848&ev=PageView&noscript=1
  2. https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=500568924714295&ev=PageView&noscript=1
  3. https://www.facebook.com/tr?id=100991150318331&ev=PageView&noscript=1
  4. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/images/mywku-logo.png
  5. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/images/mywku-logo.png
  6. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/videos/homepage-hero/campus-spotlight-poster.jpg
JavaScript defer
The are 8 javascript resources without the defer attribute.
  1. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/js/modernizr.js
  2. https://apply.wku.edu/ping
  3. https://app.wku.edu/boilerplate/js/jquery/jquery.min.js
  4. https://app.wku.edu/boilerplate/js/tether/tether.min.js
  5. https://app.wku.edu/boilerplate/js/bootstrap/bootstrap.min.js
  6. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/js/stickyfill-min.js
  7. https://app.wku.edu/boilerplate/js/boilerplate/boilerplate.js
  8. https://www.wku.edu/_resources/js/wku.js?v=20200818
DOM size
The DOM size is optimal.
The HTML file has 552 DOM nodes.
Security
HTTPS encryption
The webpage uses HTTPS encryption.
The HTML file has https://www.wku.edu/ DOM nodes.
Mixed content
There are no mixed content resources on the webpage.
Server signature
The webpage has a public server signature.
Apache
Unsafe cross-origin links
The webpage has 5 unsafe cross-origin links.
Plaintext email
The webpage does not contain any plaintext emails.
Miscellaneous
Structured data
The webpage has structured data.
      Meta viewport
      The webpage has a meta viewport tag set.
      width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
      Character set
      The webpage has a charset value set.
      utf-8
      Sitemap
      No sitemaps found.
      Content length
      The webpage has 1,089 words.
      Text to HTML ratio
      The text to HTML ratio is 15%.
      Inline CSS
      The webpage contains inline CSS code.
      1. display:none
      2. display:none
      3. display:none
      4. display:none;visibility:hidden
      Deprecated HTML
      There are no deprecated HTML tags on the webpage.