ncsu.edu Website Health Report
NC State University
Discover North Carolina State University, a leading public research university located in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Analyzed 8/2/2026, 3:45:52 AM · https://ncsu.edu
Summary
As of August 2, 2026, ncsu.edu scores 65/100 overall (grade C), ranking #412 of 995 websites in the E:LAB STUDIO database — the top 42%. Its strongest area is SEO (100/100); its weakest is Schema (20/100).
Its AI-search visibility (AEO) score is 35/100 — a measure of how citable the page is to AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. 1 structured-data type detected (WebPage). Top fixes: Organization schema, FAQ schema, Author / publish date present.
Speed scores 74/100: the server answered in 582ms, the HTML weighs 178 KB, compression is on, and 15 render-blocking resources sit in <head>. Security scores 60/100: the site is served over HTTPS and is missing the Content-Security-Policy, X-Content-Type-Options, Referrer-Policy headers.
Detected tech stack: WordPress, WordPress 6.8.3. Compared with the database average (61/100 overall), ncsu.edu scores 4 points higher.
How to improve
22Based on this report, here are the highest-impact fixes across SEO, AI-search visibility, speed and security:
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SEO
- ✓Title tag present10/10
- ✓Meta description present10/10
- ✓H1 heading present10/10
- ✓Canonical URL set10/10
- ✓Open Graph tags present10/10
- ✓sitemap.xml found10/10
- ✓robots.txt found10/10
- ✓Images have alt text10/10
- ✓Internal links present10/10
- ✓Structured data present10/10
AI Visibility (AEO)
- ✗Organization schema0/15
- ✗FAQ schema0/15
- ✓Substantive, descriptive content (heuristic)15/15
- ✓Company/brand identity (About page or Org schema)10/10
- ✗Author / publish date present0/10
- ✗Structured heading (single clear H1)0/10
- ✓External source/citation links10/10
- ✗Industry/location info0/10
- ✗Price/product info0/5
Schema
- ✓Any JSON-LD present20/20
- ✗Organization0/15
- ✗FAQPage0/15
- ✗LocalBusiness0/15
- ✗Article or Product0/15
- ✗Breadcrumb0/10
- ✗Author/date structured0/10
Technical
- ✓robots.txt found15/15
- ✓sitemap.xml found15/15
- ✓Canonical URL set15/15
- ✓Mobile viewport meta15/15
- ✓Language attribute set10/10
- ✓Open Graph tags10/10
- ✓Title length is optimal10/10
- ✓Description length is optimal10/10
Speed
- ◐Fast server response (TTFB)20/25
- ✓HTML delivered quickly15/15
- ✓Compression enabled15/15
- ◐HTML payload is lean8/10
- ✓Browser caching headers10/10
- ✗Few render-blocking resources0/15
- ◐Images are lazy-loaded3/5
- ◐Images have explicit dimensions3/5
Security
- ✓Served over HTTPS20/20
- ✓HTTP redirects to HTTPS10/10
- ✓TLS certificate not near expiry5/5
- ✓HSTS header15/15
- ✗Content-Security-Policy header0/12
- ✗X-Content-Type-Options: nosniff0/8
- ✗Clickjacking protection0/8
- ✗Referrer-Policy header0/7
- ✗Permissions-Policy header0/5
- ✓No mixed content5/5
- ✓Server version not disclosed5/5
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FAQ about ncsu.edu
What is ncsu.edu's SEO score?
ncsu.edu scores 100/100 for on-page SEO and 65/100 overall (grade C) — rank #412 of 995 sites in the E:LAB STUDIO database.
Is ncsu.edu visible to AI search engines like ChatGPT?
Its AI-visibility score is low at 35/100. Priority gaps: Organization schema, FAQ schema.
What technology does ncsu.edu use?
From its public HTML we detected WordPress, WordPress 6.8.3.
What should ncsu.edu fix first?
Based on this report: Organization schema, FAQ schema. The full prioritized list is in the "How to improve" section below.
When was this report generated?
On August 2, 2026, from publicly fetched HTML. Anyone can re-run the analysis for free to refresh it.
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