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Netherlands Netherlands · Amsterdam Completed: Apr 21, 2026 19:33 UTC
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C72

Site Health

Score: 72 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Decent speed, but optimizing further could improve engagement.

Several missing protections leave your users and data exposed.

Several issues make your site difficult for assistive technology users.

Well-optimized for search — your content is discoverable.

Good server performance with room for optimization.

Mostly compliant — a few items need attention.

Rich content metadata — your pages look great everywhere.

Heavier than average — reducing page weight saves energy and bandwidth.

How is this calculated?

The overall score is a weighted average of individual category scores. Categories with more impact on user experience and security carry more weight.

Performance 25%Security 25%Accessibility 15%SEO 10%Infrastructure 10%Compliance 8%Content 5%Sustainability 2%

Weights reflect general web best practices. Individual needs may differ.

How the composite score is calculated

How you compare

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Top Priorities (5)

1

Content-Security-Policy header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers
2

HSTS header is missing

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Security Headers
3

No Content-Security-Policy header found

Security gaps expose your site and users to attacks, eroding trust.

Security › Content Security Policy
4

Page weighs 14.0 MB (12.5 MB transferred)

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Page Weight Budget
5

5 button(s) with no accessible text

Accessibility issues exclude users with disabilities — up to 15% of your potential audience.

Accessibility › Link & Button Quality
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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Quick Wins

3

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

2

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

0

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

0

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

← Low effort High effort →
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What fixing these means

Your site performs reasonably well, but a few targeted fixes could meaningfully improve results. Your LCP of 49.1s exceeds Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold and the 1 performance issue below directly contributes to it. Addressing the critical issues below would have the most immediate impact on your user trust.

3 security gaps detected — browsers may warn visitors about your site.
Your LCP is 49.1s — fixing the 1 performance critical could bring it under Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.
1 accessibility issue excludes users who rely on assistive technology.

Conversion Barriers

3 critical 4 warning

7 barrier(s) likely increasing bounce by ~30%.

Speed (2)

Page takes 49.1s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 46.6s over the 2.5s threshold

Fix: Optimize render-blocking resources, preload the hero image, and compress images

Page feels frozen for 984ms

+5% bounce

Clicks on the primary CTA are ignored while JavaScript runs

Fix: Break up long tasks; defer non-critical JavaScript to post-hydration

Trust (2)

No HSTS header

+1% bounce

Returning visitors are briefly exposed to downgrade attacks on first request

Fix: Set Strict-Transport-Security: max-age=31536000; includeSubDomains

No Content-Security-Policy header

+1% bounce

Higher XSS blast radius — one compromised script can exfiltrate the checkout form

Fix: Ship a reporting-only CSP first, then enforce once violations are clean

Content (1)

Content is hard to read

+2% bounce

Graduate-level reading difficulty — limits the addressable audience for product or blog pages

Fix: Shorten sentences; replace jargon with plain language; target Flesch ease ≥60

Navigation (2)

7 link(s) with generic text ("click here", "read more")

+1% bounce

Screen-reader users navigating by link list see no context — and search engines can't infer relevance

Fix: Rewrite with descriptive phrases that identify the destination

3 broken link(s) on the page

+5% bounce

Clicks land on 404s — trust drops and the session often ends

Fix: Fix or remove the broken destinations surfaced on the Content tab

Preliminary CRO audit — each barrier links to the tab with detailed analysis.

Return on Investment

$500 investment → $3.16/month returns + USD 157,500 risk avoided

Payback period: > 2 years First-year ROI: -92%

Investment

$500

5h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

$3.16 /mo

~$38 / year

  • Bandwidth savings $3.16

Regulatory risk avoided

USD 157,500

if kept compliant

  • ADA Title III USD 150,000
  • CCPA/CPRA USD 7,500

$150 — in quick wins — start here for the fastest payback

Figures combine localized regulatory fine ceilings, search/conversion value priced against local CPC, and bandwidth waste estimates. Results depend on implementation quality and audience composition. Not legal or financial advice.

Full methodology & sources

Estimated Remediation Cost

$500

5.0 developer hours at $100/hr

Based on United States rates ($100/hr)

Quick wins
$150 3 fixes in ~90 minutes

Start here for the best return on investment

Cost by category

Cost by effort level

Adjust assumptions
$ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

$13,128 / month at risk

~$157,538 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

$157,500

ADA Title IIICCPA/CPRA
  • No privacy policy link detected
    CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
  • Trackers detected but no cookie policy found
    CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500
  • Trackers detected but no privacy policy found
    CCPA/CPRA: USD 2,500 – USD 7,500

+2 more

Bandwidth Waste

$3.16 /mo

39453.1 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB

  • Optimize transfer: save ~3.9 MB per page load
    Saves $3.16/mo

Compliance figures represent the statutory maximum fine for the most severe triggered category, capped per regulation — not the sum of per-finding penalties. Based on published regulatory fine ranges. This is not legal advice.

Compliance methodology · SEO assumptions · Bandwidth model

Your performance is already good — improvements may show diminishing returns

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Purchases, signups, or key actions

Optional — for revenue estimation

additional conversions/month

more engaged visitors from reduced bounce

potential monthly revenue
Current bounce (est.)
After fixes (est.)
Estimated bounce reduction

Fix 5 critical issues to capture this value

How this is calculated

Based on Google/Deloitte research ("Milliseconds Make Millions") showing a ~7% bounce rate increase per additional second of LCP above the 2.5s "Good" threshold.

Your site's LCP: → estimated after fixes.

These are estimates based on industry research — actual results vary

Bounce-rate model & assumptions

Your data stays in your browser — nothing is sent to our servers

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Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse.

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Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
93
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
81
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience.

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

25.93 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

49.12 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

984 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.000

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

27.39 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

63.72 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

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Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more

Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_768_2x/public/lg_...0.0 ms801.4 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...0.0 ms551.7 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...0.0 ms531.3 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...0.0 ms483.9 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_768_2x/public/mos...0.0 ms470.6 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...0.0 ms393.5 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_768_2x/public/mos...0.0 ms393.3 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...0.0 ms382.9 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...0.0 ms372.6 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...0.0 ms335.3 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one_third_500_2x/public/...0.0 ms330.7 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_half_500_2x/public/rutge...0.0 ms322.9 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...0.0 ms294.8 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_half_500_2x/public/2022-...0.0 ms275.1 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one_third_500_2x/public/...0.0 ms266.7 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/4x3_half_default_1_5x/public/...0.0 ms239.0 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1x/public/l...0.0 ms205.3 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one_third_500_2x/public/...0.0 ms205.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one_third_500_2x/public/...0.0 ms203.8 KiB
/js/sharethis.js600.0 s46.9 KiB
cdn.blueconic.net/rutgers.js600.0 s40.4 KiB
scripts.clarity.ms/0.8.59/clarity.js86400.0 s26.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_eighth_default_2x/public/...0.0 ms8.8 KiB
cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=010071235655526915878:dsnrkxoa9pg0.0 ms3.7 KiB
www.google.com/cse/static/style/look/v6/default.css3000.0 s1.2 KiB
buttons-config.sharethis.com/js/5db74cb3020ee70012a2ad99.js60.0 s612 B
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/organism...0.0 ms518 B

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:21.843 source:map[column:37926 line:2 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]]]
headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:32.669 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:3.561 source:map[column:16711 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/node_modules/scrollmagic/scrollmagic/minified/ScrollMagic.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.631 source:map[column:6942 line:11 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/node_modules/swiper/dist/js/swiper.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.217 source:map[column:17000 line:11 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/node_modules/swiper/dist/js/swiper.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.142 source:map[column:22779 line:11 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/node_modules/swiper/dist/js/swiper.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:3.554 source:map[column:49637 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.56 source:map[column:50335 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.406 source:map[column:50393 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.327 source:map[column:50457 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:9.871 source:map[column:84992 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:1.125 source:map[column:51395 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.265 source:map[column:1122 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/js/vendor/ally.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.805 source:map[column:1886 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/js/vendor/ally.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.417 source:map[column:2321 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/js/vendor/ally.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
Get Ready for Rutgers Day! section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.home-page-mosaic-wrapper > article.background-image
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_768_2x/public/lg_...801.1 KiB712.7 KiB
Picture Yourself at Rutgers div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...551.4 KiB499.9 KiB
People Are Asking... … div.c--component > div.f--field > div.right-container > div.cc--component-container
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...483.6 KiB432.2 KiB
Internships and Career Success section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.home-page-mosaic-wrapper > article.background-image
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_768_2x/public/mos...470.3 KiB381.9 KiB
People Are Asking... … div.c--component > div.f--field > div.right-container > div.cc--component-container
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...382.6 KiB331.2 KiB
People Are Asking... … div.c--component > div.f--field > div.right-container > div.cc--component-container
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...372.3 KiB320.9 KiB
Estimate Your Cost of Attending Rutgers section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.home-page-mosaic-wrapper > article.background-image
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_768_2x/public/mos...393.0 KiB304.5 KiB
Cochrane’s Tavern, used as George Washington’s Headquarters on the corner of Al… div.c--component > div.image-link > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one_third_500_2x/public/...330.5 KiB295.9 KiB
Members of the Marching Scarlet Knights perform on the College Avenue campus du… div.c--component > div.image-link > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_half_500_2x/public/rutge...322.6 KiB288.1 KiB
People Are Asking... … div.c--component > div.f--field > div.right-container > div.cc--component-container
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...335.0 KiB283.6 KiB
People Are Asking... … div.c--component > div.f--field > div.right-container > div.cc--component-container
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/public...294.5 KiB243.1 KiB
People explore booths at Rutgers Day on Busch Campus article.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_half_500_2x/public/2022-...274.8 KiB240.2 KiB
From Left to Right: Keshav Badri, Amisha Rastogi and Jacob Oblander div.c--component > div.image-link > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one_third_500_2x/public/...266.4 KiB231.8 KiB
Spotlight: Rutgers School of Dental Medicine section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.home-page-mosaic-wrapper > article.background-image
/sites/default/files/styles/4x3_half_default_1_5x/public/...238.7 KiB190.5 KiB
Cassandra “Cassie” Vega poses for a photo with her right arm resting on a firep… div.c--component > div.image-link > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one_third_500_2x/public/...205.0 KiB170.4 KiB
Diana Griebell (SSW ’26) Taub Fellowship recipient; is an end-of-life guide, so… div.c--component > div.image-link > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one_third_500_2x/public/...203.5 KiB168.9 KiB
Picture Yourself at Rutgers div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image
www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/lg_nr17cacruday_a0502.jpg634.6 KiB156.0 KiB

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]
items: [map[duration:1112.554 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:5454.949 label:Resource load delay subpart:resourceLoadDelay] map[duration:721.53 label:Resource load duration subpart:resourceLoadDuration] map[duration:127.302 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]
lhId: page-1-DIV
nodeLabel: Picture Yourself at Rutgers
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,3,MAIN,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV
selector: div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image
snippet: <div class="background-image hero-bg-image layout-left responsiveBackground" style="background-image: url(&quot;https://www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/…&quot;);" aria-label="Picture Yourself at Rutgers" data-current-src="https://www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/…">

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-1-DIV
nodeLabel: Picture Yourself at Rutgers
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,3,MAIN,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV
selector: div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image
snippet: <div class="background-image hero-bg-image layout-left responsiveBackground" style="background-image: url(&quot;https://www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/…&quot;);" aria-label="Picture Yourself at Rutgers" data-current-src="https://www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1_5x/…">

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 offer many benefits over HTTP/1.1, such as multiplexing. Learn more about using modern HTTP.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLProtocol
www.rutgers.edu/http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/core/components/progress.modul...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/core/components/ajax-progress....http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/align.module...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/fieldgroup.m...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/container-in...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/clearfix.mod...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/details.modu...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/hidden.modul...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/item-list.mo...http/1.1
www.rutgers.edu/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/js.module.css?tbdmp0http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/nowrap.modul...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/position-con...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/reset-appear...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/resize.modul...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/system-statu...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/system-statu...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/system-statu...http/1.1
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/tablesort.mo...http/1.1
www.rutgers.edu/themes/contrib/stable/css/media/oembed.formatter.css?tbdmp0http/1.1
www.rutgers.edu/themes/contrib/stable/css/views/views.module.css?tbdmp0http/1.1
www.rutgers.edu/modules/contrib/paragraphs/css/paragraphs.unpublished.css?tbdmp0http/1.1
/modules/contrib/social_media_links/css/social_media_link...http/1.1
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...http/1.1
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/bu...http/1.1
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/ca...http/1.1
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/organism...http/1.1
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/ic...http/1.1
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Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
value: no origins were preconnected
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 1.2 s
URLTime Spent
rutgers.edu/1.2 s
www.rutgers.edu/0.0 ms

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 3.3 s 671.2 KiB
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Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more

This is the Lighthouse audit fired when too much JS is shipped relative to what executes. The fix isn't a config flag — it requires bundle analysis (webpack-bundle-analyzer, rollup-plugin-visualizer), splitting routes into chunks, lazy-loading off-screen components, and removing unused dependencies. Fundamentally different from minification: minifying reduces byte count, this reduces what's downloaded at all.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling, and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to reduce Javascript execution time.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation3.8 s
Other2.4 s
Style & Layout960 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation510 ms
Parse HTML & CSS508 ms
Rendering200 ms
Garbage Collection124 ms

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Layout shift culprits
Optimize DOM size
Optimize viewport for mobile
User Timing marks and measures 5 user timings
Avoid long main-thread tasks 20 long tasks found
Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 150 ms
Server Backend Latencies 90 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Initial server response time was short Root document took 160 ms
Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found
INP breakdown
Avoid non-composited animations
93

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

ARIA

Using ARIA attributes in roles where they are prohibited can mean that important information is not communicated to users of assistive technologies. Learn more about prohibited ARIA roles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Picture Yourself at Rutgers div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Best practices

Touch targets with sufficient size and spacing help users who may have difficulty targeting small controls to activate the targets. Learn more about touch targets.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Arts div.text-container > div.right-col > div.f--field > a
Information Session div.text-container > div.right-col > div.f--field > a
Honors and Awards div.text-container > div.right-col > div.f--field > a

These items highlight common accessibility best practices.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Watch Video div.c--component > div.text-wrapper > div.video-link-list-wrapper > a.icon-play
Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Identical links have the same purpose.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
ARIA IDs are unique
No form fields have multiple labels
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
Form elements have associated labels
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Skip links are focusable.
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
81

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
SharedStorage
Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No browser errors logged to the console
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
100

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse. — Desktop

54
Performance Overall performance score (0–100) based on Core Web Vitals and other metrics. 90+ is good.
96
Accessibility Measures how accessible the page is for users with disabilities. Checks color contrast, ARIA labels, and semantic HTML.
81
Best Practices Checks for modern web development best practices including HTTPS, no console errors, and secure JavaScript.
100
SEO Measures basic SEO optimizations: meta tags, crawlability, link text, and mobile friendliness.

Core Web Vitals

Key metrics that affect user experience. — Desktop

First Contentful Paint First Contentful Paint — how long until the browser renders the first piece of content. Under 1.8s is good.

6.42 s

Largest Contentful Paint Largest Contentful Paint — how long until the largest visible element loads. Under 2.5s is good.

10.18 s

Total Blocking Time Total Blocking Time — total time the main thread was blocked, preventing user input. Under 200ms is good.

84 ms

Cumulative Layout Shift Cumulative Layout Shift — measures visual stability. How much the page layout shifts during loading. Under 0.1 is good.

0.007

Speed Index Speed Index — how quickly content is visually displayed during load. Under 3.4s is good.

10.33 s

Time to Interactive Time to Interactive — how long until the page is fully interactive and responds to user input. Under 3.8s is good.

16.42 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

54

Performance

Insights

Remove large, duplicate JavaScript modules from bundles to reduce unnecessary bytes consumed by network activity.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Polyfills and transforms enable older browsers to use new JavaScript features. However, many aren't necessary for modern browsers. Consider modifying your JavaScript build process to not transpile Baseline features, unless you know you must support older browsers. Learn why most sites can deploy ES6+ code without transpiling

Why this matters

Shipping ES5 transpiled code to modern browsers wastes bytes — every user with an evergreen browser pays for compatibility you don't need.

Learn more

Most users today run browsers that natively support ES6+, async/await, optional chaining, and the rest of modern JavaScript. Transpiling to ES5 'just in case' adds 20-40% to your bundle for no benefit. Configure your build to target a modern browserslist, or ship a differential bundle pair (modern + legacy) with the module/nomodule pattern.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

3rd party code can significantly impact load performance. Reduce and defer loading of 3rd party code to prioritize your page's content.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A long cache lifetime can speed up repeat visits to your page. Learn more about caching.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

RequestCache TTLTransfer Size
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/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/public/lg_q...0.0 ms1.4 MiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/public/lg_n...0.0 ms1.4 MiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/public/lg_N...0.0 ms1.1 MiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/public/lg_q...0.0 ms1.1 MiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/public/lg_q...0.0 ms1.0 MiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/public/lg_q...0.0 ms937.0 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/public/lg_q...0.0 ms783.6 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_half_500_2x/public/rutge...0.0 ms322.9 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_half_500_2x/public/2022-...0.0 ms275.1 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_1024_1x/public/lg...0.0 ms243.6 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/4x3_half_default_1_5x/public/...0.0 ms239.0 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_default_1x/public/l...0.0 ms205.3 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_1024_1x/public/mo...0.0 ms151.8 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one-third_1024_1x/public...0.0 ms144.5 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one-third_1024_1x/public...0.0 ms125.9 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_1024_1x/public/mo...0.0 ms122.0 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one-third_1024_1x/public...0.0 ms104.0 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one-third_1024_1x/public...0.0 ms96.8 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...0.0 ms73.2 KiB
/js/sharethis.js600.0 s46.9 KiB
cdn.blueconic.net/rutgers.js600.0 s40.4 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...0.0 ms22.0 KiB
scripts.clarity.ms/0.8.59/clarity.js86400.0 s26.2 KiB
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_eighth_default_2x/public/...0.0 ms8.8 KiB
cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=010071235655526915878:dsnrkxoa9pg0.0 ms4.0 KiB
www.google.com/cse/static/style/look/v6/default.css3000.0 s1.2 KiB
buttons-config.sharethis.com/js/5db74cb3020ee70012a2ad99.js60.0 s611 B
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/organism...0.0 ms519 B

Your first network request is the most important. Reduce its latency by avoiding redirects, ensuring a fast server response, and enabling text compression.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

A forced reflow occurs when JavaScript queries geometric properties (such as offsetWidth) after styles have been invalidated by a change to the DOM state. This can result in poor performance. Learn more about forced reflows and possible mitigations.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:source label:Top function call valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:16.338 source:map[column:37926 line:2 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]]]
headings: [map[key:source label:Source valueType:source-location] map[granularity:1 key:reflowTime label:Total reflow time valueType:ms]]
items: [map[reflowTime:30.362 source:map[type:text value:[unattributed]]] map[reflowTime:28.366 source:map[column:28 line:659 type:source-location url:https://platform-api.sharethis.com/js/sharethis.js urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:2.474 source:map[column:16711 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/node_modules/scrollmagic/scrollmagic/minified/ScrollMagic.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:2.676 source:map[column:6942 line:11 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/node_modules/swiper/dist/js/swiper.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:2.149 source:map[column:17000 line:11 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/node_modules/swiper/dist/js/swiper.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.663 source:map[column:22779 line:11 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/node_modules/swiper/dist/js/swiper.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:4.861 source:map[column:84992 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.566 source:map[column:50335 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.389 source:map[column:50393 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.307 source:map[column:50457 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.213 source:map[column:49637 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.16 source:map[column:49615 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.725 source:map[column:51395 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/core/assets/vendor/jquery/jquery.min.js?v=3.7.1 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.181 source:map[column:1122 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/js/vendor/ally.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.809 source:map[column:1886 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/js/vendor/ally.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.438 source:map[column:2321 line:1 type:source-location url:https://www.rutgers.edu/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/js/vendor/ally.min.js?tbdmp0 urlProvider:network]] map[reflowTime:0.196 source:map[column:31518 line:1 type:source-location url:https://scripts.clarity.ms/0.8.59/clarity.js urlProvider:network]]]

Reducing the download time of images can improve the perceived load time of the page and LCP. Learn more about optimizing image size

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLResource SizeEst Savings
Picture Yourself at Rutgers div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/public/lg_n...1.5 MiB1.3 MiB
section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image > div.map-mask section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image > div.map-mask
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/public/lg_n...1.4 MiB1.2 MiB
Show your Scarlet pride this summer with limited-edition America 250 designs on… div.c--component > div.f--field > div.right-container > div.cc--component-container
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/public/lg_q...1.1 MiB920.7 KiB
Members of the Marching Scarlet Knights perform on the College Avenue campus du… div.c--component > div.image-link > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_half_500_2x/public/rutge...322.6 KiB301.1 KiB
People explore booths at Rutgers Day on Busch Campus article.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_half_500_2x/public/2022-...274.8 KiB252.5 KiB
Get Ready for Rutgers Day! section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.home-page-mosaic-wrapper > article.background-image
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_1024_1x/public/lg...243.3 KiB222.2 KiB
Spotlight: Rutgers School of Dental Medicine section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.home-page-mosaic-wrapper > article.background-image
/sites/default/files/styles/4x3_half_default_1_5x/public/...238.7 KiB190.5 KiB
Picture Yourself at Rutgers div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image
www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/lg_nr17cacruday_a0502.jpg634.6 KiB156.0 KiB
Cochrane’s Tavern, used as George Washington’s Headquarters on the corner of Al… div.c--component > div.image-link > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one-third_1024_1x/public...144.2 KiB135.0 KiB
Internships and Career Success section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.home-page-mosaic-wrapper > article.background-image
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_1024_1x/public/mo...151.5 KiB130.4 KiB
From Left to Right: Keshav Badri, Amisha Rastogi and Jacob Oblander div.c--component > div.image-link > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one-third_1024_1x/public...125.6 KiB116.4 KiB
Estimate Your Cost of Attending Rutgers section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.home-page-mosaic-wrapper > article.background-image
/sites/default/files/styles/1x1_quarter_1024_1x/public/mo...121.7 KiB100.6 KiB
Cassandra “Cassie” Vega poses for a photo with her right arm resting on a firep… div.c--component > div.image-link > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one-third_1024_1x/public...103.7 KiB94.4 KiB
Diana Griebell (SSW ’26) Taub Fellowship recipient; is an end-of-life guide, so… div.c--component > div.image-link > div.f--field > img
/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_one-third_1024_1x/public...96.6 KiB87.3 KiB

Each subpart has specific improvement strategies. Ideally, most of the LCP time should be spent on loading the resources, not within delays.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:label label:Subpart valueType:text] map[key:duration label:Duration valueType:ms]]
items: [map[duration:2047.4510002441407 label:Time to first byte subpart:timeToFirstByte] map[duration:4286.586999755859 label:Resource load delay subpart:resourceLoadDelay] map[duration:839.727 label:Resource load duration subpart:resourceLoadDuration] map[duration:143.406 label:Element render delay subpart:elementRenderDelay]]
lhId: page-0-DIV
nodeLabel: Picture Yourself at Rutgers
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,3,MAIN,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV
selector: div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image
snippet: <div class="background-image hero-bg-image layout-left responsiveBackground" style="background-image: url(&quot;https://www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/…&quot;);" aria-label="Picture Yourself at Rutgers" data-current-src="https://www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/publi…">

Optimize LCP by making the LCP image discoverable from the HTML immediately, and avoiding lazy-loading

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

lhId: page-0-DIV
nodeLabel: Picture Yourself at Rutgers
path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,2,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,3,MAIN,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,1,DIV,0,DIV,0,SECTION,0,DIV,0,DIV
selector: div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image
snippet: <div class="background-image hero-bg-image layout-left responsiveBackground" style="background-image: url(&quot;https://www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/…&quot;);" aria-label="Picture Yourself at Rutgers" data-current-src="https://www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/styles/16x9_full_1024_1x/publi…">

HTTP/2 and HTTP/3 offer many benefits over HTTP/1.1, such as multiplexing. Learn more about using modern HTTP.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

URLProtocol
www.rutgers.edu/http/1.1
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/...http/1.1
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/...http/1.1
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/...http/1.1
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/...http/1.1
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/...http/1.1
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/pattern_lab/source/...http/1.1
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...http/1.1
www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/lg_questionbox-nr26ru250merch7587sm.jpghttp/1.1
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www.rutgers.edu/sites/default/files/lg_questionbox-nr18oit_students5396n.jpghttp/1.1
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/organism...http/1.1
www.rutgers.edu/themes/custom/rutgers_edu/favicon.icohttp/1.1

Avoid chaining critical requests by reducing the length of chains, reducing the download size of resources, or deferring the download of unnecessary resources to improve page load.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

description: [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints help the browser establish a connection earlier in the page load, saving time when the first request for that origin is made. The following are the origins that the page preconnected to.
title: Preconnected origins
value: no origins were preconnected
description: Add [preconnect](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/lighthouse/performance/uses-rel-preconnect/) hints to your most important origins, but try to use no more than 4.
title: Preconnect candidates

Requests are blocking the page's initial render, which may delay LCP. Deferring or inlining can move these network requests out of the critical path.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

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www.rutgers.edu/modules/contrib/google_tag/js/gtag.js?tbdmp01.7 KiB194 ms
www.rutgers.edu/core/misc/drupalSettingsLoader.js?v=10.6.21.1 KiB194 ms
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/css/news_mobile_menu-...492 B194 ms
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/css/new_mini_news_log...705 B194 ms
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/css/new_logo_header-7...592 B194 ms
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/css/new_logo_footer-f...425 B194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/node_mod...19.7 KiB194 ms
/sites/default/files/asset_injector/css/contextual_link_t...1.5 KiB194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/style/css/overrides...6.3 KiB194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/node_mod...3.7 KiB194 ms
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...12.6 KiB194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/su...5.1 KiB194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...7.3 KiB194 ms
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/organism...9.0 KiB194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/librarie...110.3 KiB1.1 s
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/base/sec...5.3 KiB194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/pa...4.7 KiB194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/organism...122.1 KiB1.1 s
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...5.9 KiB194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...71.2 KiB758 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...51.1 KiB570 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/ic...45.1 KiB570 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...62.0 KiB758 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/im...4.6 KiB194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/organism...54.3 KiB570 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...7.7 KiB194 ms
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...24.5 KiB382 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...40.4 KiB570 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/ca...5.1 KiB194 ms
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/bu...9.5 KiB194 ms
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www.rutgers.edu/modules/contrib/paragraphs/css/paragraphs.unpublished.css?tbdmp0426 B194 ms
www.rutgers.edu/themes/contrib/stable/css/media/oembed.formatter.css?tbdmp0415 B194 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/tablesort.mo...745 B194 ms
www.rutgers.edu/themes/contrib/stable/css/views/views.module.css?tbdmp0805 B194 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/system-statu...625 B194 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/system-statu...928 B194 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/system-statu...1.1 KiB194 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/resize.modul...641 B194 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/reset-appear...645 B194 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/position-con...465 B194 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/nowrap.modul...465 B570 ms
www.rutgers.edu/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/js.module.css?tbdmp0774 B194 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/item-list.mo...656 B570 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/hidden.modul...1.7 KiB570 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/details.modu...474 B570 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/clearfix.mod...677 B570 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/container-in...593 B570 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/fieldgroup.m...465 B570 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/system/components/align.module...855 B570 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/core/components/ajax-progress....1.4 KiB570 ms
/themes/contrib/stable/css/core/components/progress.modul...1.2 KiB194 ms
cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/font-awesome/6.6.0/css/all.min.css18.9 KiB396 ms
/css?family=Oswald:400,500,600,700|PT+Serif:400,400i,700,...1.9 KiB214 ms

Consider setting font-display to swap or optional to ensure text is consistently visible. swap can be further optimized to mitigate layout shifts with font metric overrides.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

These insights are also available in the Chrome DevTools Performance Panel - record a trace to view more detailed information.

Time to Interactive is the amount of time it takes for the page to become fully interactive. Learn more about the Time to Interactive metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

TTI

Redirects introduce additional delays before the page can be loaded. Learn how to avoid page redirects.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 652 ms
URLTime Spent
rutgers.edu/652 ms
www.rutgers.edu/0.0 ms

Keep the server response time for the main document short because all other requests depend on it. Learn more about the Time to First Byte metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 503 ms
URLTime Spent
www.rutgers.edu/603 ms

The maximum potential First Input Delay that your users could experience is the duration of the longest task. Learn more about the Maximum Potential First Input Delay metric.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Diagnostics

Minifying CSS files can reduce network payload sizes. Learn how to minify CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 390 ms 671.2 KiB
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/ic...45.1 KiB44.2 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...71.2 KiB14.4 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/organism...122.1 KiB14.3 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/librarie...110.3 KiB14.0 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...62.0 KiB12.3 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/organism...54.3 KiB9.4 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...51.1 KiB8.9 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...24.5 KiB8.8 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...40.4 KiB7.7 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...12.6 KiB6.1 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/molecule...12.1 KiB5.6 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/organism...11.0 KiB5.5 KiB
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/bu...9.5 KiB5.2 KiB
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/base/sec...5.3 KiB4.5 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/ca...5.1 KiB4.5 KiB
/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/su...5.1 KiB4.4 KiB
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/profiles/rutgers/themes/rutgers_main/components/atoms/im...4.6 KiB4.4 KiB
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Reduce unused JavaScript and defer loading scripts until they are required to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused JavaScript.

Why this matters

Multi-megabyte JavaScript bundles delay every interactive feature on the page.

Learn more

This is the Lighthouse audit fired when too much JS is shipped relative to what executes. The fix isn't a config flag — it requires bundle analysis (webpack-bundle-analyzer, rollup-plugin-visualizer), splitting routes into chunks, lazy-loading off-screen components, and removing unused dependencies. Fundamentally different from minification: minifying reduces byte count, this reduces what's downloaded at all.

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Consider reducing the time spent parsing, compiling and executing JS. You may find delivering smaller JS payloads helps with this. Learn how to minimize main-thread work

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

CategoryTime Spent
Script Evaluation957 ms
Other762 ms
Style & Layout316 ms
Parse HTML & CSS126 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation125 ms
Rendering61 ms
Garbage Collection33 ms

Minifying JavaScript files can reduce payload sizes and script parse time. Learn how to minify JavaScript.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

More information about the performance of your application. These numbers don't directly affect the Performance score.

Layout shift culprits
Optimize DOM size
Optimize viewport for mobile
User Timing marks and measures 5 user timings
JavaScript execution time 0.8 s
Avoid long main-thread tasks 7 long tasks found
Image elements have explicit `width` and `height`
Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration
Network Requests
Network Round Trip Times 150 ms
Server Backend Latencies 20 ms
Tasks
Diagnostics
Metrics
Screenshot Thumbnails
Final Screenshot
Script Treemap Data
Resources Summary
Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found
INP breakdown
Avoid non-composited animations
96

Accessibility

These checks highlight opportunities to improve the accessibility of your web app. Automatic detection can only detect a subset of issues and does not guarantee the accessibility of your web app, so manual testing is also encouraged.

ARIA

Using ARIA attributes in roles where they are prohibited can mean that important information is not communicated to users of assistive technologies. Learn more about prohibited ARIA roles.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Picture Yourself at Rutgers div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image
Rutgers campus gate div.cl--component-list > section.cc--component-container > div.c--component > div.background-image

These are opportunities to improve the usage of ARIA in your application which may enhance the experience for users of assistive technology, like a screen reader.

Visible text labels that do not match the accessible name can result in a confusing experience for screen reader users. Learn more about accessible names.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
Watch Video div.c--component > div.text-wrapper > div.video-link-list-wrapper > a.icon-play
Interactive controls are keyboard focusable
Interactive elements indicate their purpose and state
The page has a logical tab order
Visual order on the page follows DOM order
User focus is not accidentally trapped in a region
The user's focus is directed to new content added to the page
HTML5 landmark elements are used to improve navigation
Offscreen content is hidden from assistive technology
Custom controls have associated labels
Custom controls have ARIA roles
`[aria-*]` attributes match their roles
`[aria-hidden="true"]` is not present on the document `<body>`
`[role]`s have all required `[aria-*]` attributes
`[role]` values are valid
`[aria-*]` attributes have valid values
`[aria-*]` attributes are valid and not misspelled
Buttons have an accessible name
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
`[user-scalable="no"]` is not used in the `<meta name="viewport">` element and the `[maximum-scale]` attribute is not less than 5.
ARIA attributes are used as specified for the element's role
`[aria-hidden="true"]` elements do not contain focusable descendents
Background and foreground colors have a sufficient contrast ratio
Document has a `<title>` element
`<html>` element has a `[lang]` attribute
`<html>` element has a valid value for its `[lang]` attribute
Links are distinguishable without relying on color.
Links have a discernible name
Lists contain only `<li>` elements and script supporting elements (`<script>` and `<template>`).
List items (`<li>`) are contained within `<ul>`, `<ol>` or `<menu>` parent elements
No element has a `[tabindex]` value greater than 0
Touch targets have sufficient size and spacing.
Heading elements appear in a sequentially-descending order
Document has a main landmark.
Deprecated ARIA roles were not used
Identical links have the same purpose.
`[accesskey]` values are unique
`button`, `link`, and `menuitem` elements have accessible names
Elements with `role="dialog"` or `role="alertdialog"` have accessible names.
ARIA input fields have accessible names
ARIA `meter` elements have accessible names
ARIA `progressbar` elements have accessible names
Elements with an ARIA `[role]` that require children to contain a specific `[role]` have all required children.
`[role]`s are contained by their required parent element
Elements with the `role=text` attribute do not have focusable descendents.
ARIA toggle fields have accessible names
ARIA `tooltip` elements have accessible names
ARIA `treeitem` elements have accessible names
The page contains a heading, skip link, or landmark region
`<dl>`'s contain only properly-ordered `<dt>` and `<dd>` groups, `<script>`, `<template>` or `<div>` elements.
Definition list items are wrapped in `<dl>` elements
ARIA IDs are unique
No form fields have multiple labels
`<frame>` or `<iframe>` elements have a title
`<html>` element has an `[xml:lang]` attribute with the same base language as the `[lang]` attribute.
Input buttons have discernible text.
`<input type="image">` elements have `[alt]` text
Form elements have associated labels
The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`
`<object>` elements have alternate text
Select elements have associated label elements.
Skip links are focusable.
Cells in a `<table>` element that use the `[headers]` attribute refer to table cells within the same table.
`<th>` elements and elements with `[role="columnheader"/"rowheader"]` have data cells they describe.
`[lang]` attributes have a valid value
`<video>` elements contain a `<track>` element with `[kind="captions"]`
Tables have different content in the summary attribute and `<caption>`.
All heading elements contain content.
Uses ARIA roles only on compatible elements
Image elements do not have `[alt]` attributes that are redundant text.
Tables use `<caption>` instead of cells with the `[colspan]` attribute to indicate a caption.
`<td>` elements in a large `<table>` have one or more table headers.
81

Best Practices

General

Deprecated APIs will eventually be removed from the browser. Learn more about deprecated APIs.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Deprecation / WarningSource
SharedStorage
Uses HTTPS
Avoids third-party cookies
Allows users to paste into input fields
Avoids requesting the geolocation permission on page load
Avoids requesting the notification permission on page load
Displays images with correct aspect ratio
Serves images with appropriate resolution
Page has the HTML doctype
Properly defines charset
No browser errors logged to the console
No issues in the `Issues` panel in Chrome Devtools
Ensure CSP is effective against XSS attacks
Use a strong HSTS policy
Ensure proper origin isolation with COOP
Mitigate DOM-based XSS with Trusted Types
Detected JavaScript libraries
Page has valid source maps
Redirects HTTP traffic to HTTPS
Mitigate clickjacking with XFO or CSP
100

SEO

These checks ensure that your page is following basic search engine optimization advice. There are many additional factors Lighthouse does not score here that may affect your search ranking, including performance on Core Web Vitals. Learn more about Google Search Essentials.

Structured data is valid
Page isn’t blocked from indexing
Document has a `<title>` element
Document has a meta description
Page has successful HTTP status code
Links have descriptive text
Links are crawlable
robots.txt is valid
Image elements have `[alt]` attributes
Document has a valid `hreflang`
Document has a valid `rel=canonical`

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