C — https://wayne.edu | BeaverCheck Audit

Site Health

Score: 79 / 100

Based on 8 categories, 0 sections

Decent speed, but optimizing further could improve engagement.

Good foundation, but a few gaps could be exploited.

Mostly accessible, but some users still face barriers.

Well-optimized for search — your content is discoverable.

Solid infrastructure — fast server responses across the board.

Mostly compliant — a few items need attention.

Good content signals with minor gaps.

Reasonable footprint with room for optimization.

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)

HSTS header is missing

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

Security › Security Headers

is missing width/height — may cause layout shift

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Image Optimization

34 third-party resources (54% of weight)

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Performance › Page Weight Inventory

Cookie 'XSRF-TOKEN' is missing the HttpOnly flag

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

Security › Cookie Security

Cross-Origin-Embedder-Policy header is missing

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

Security › Security Headers

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Fix Priority Matrix

5 findings

Impact

Quick Wins

High impact, low effort — start here.

Strategic

High impact, requires investment.

Easy Improvements

Small gains, minimal effort.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

Deprioritize

Low impact, high effort — do last.

Nothing in this quadrant — good news.

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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 11.0s exceeds Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold and the 2 performance issues below directly contribute 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 11.0s — fixing the 2 performance criticals could bring it under Google's 2.5s 'Good' threshold.

Could reach Estimate based on resolving critical issues

Conversion Barriers

4 critical 3 warning

7 barrier(s) likely increasing bounce by ~33%.

Speed (2)

Page takes 11.0s to load

+12% bounce

Users abandon at ~3s — you're 8.5s over the 2.5s threshold

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

Page feels frozen for 721ms

+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

Usability (1)

Severe layout shift during page load

+6% bounce

Users mis-click when content jumps — converting intent into frustration

Fix: Reserve space for images, ads, and embeds with explicit width/height

Content (1)

No structured data

+2% bounce

No rich-result eligibility in Google — lower SERP CTR vs competitors with stars and prices

Fix: Add JSON-LD for your page type (Product, Article, FAQPage, LocalBusiness, …)

Navigation (1)

4 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

$550 investment → $1,494/month returns + USD 7,500 risk avoided

Payback period: < 1 month First-year ROI: +3160%

Investment

$550

6h · 5 findings

Monthly returns

$1,494 /mo

~$17,931 / year

Conversions recovered $1,494
Bandwidth savings $0.39

Regulatory risk avoided

USD 7,500

if kept compliant

CCPA/CPRA USD 7,500

Payback period

0 12mo 24mo

$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

$550

5.5 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

Custom rate

$ /hr

Rates reflect fully-loaded developer cost including overhead

How developer rates are sourced

What Inaction Is Costing You

$625 / month at risk

~$7,505 / year if left unfixed

Compliance Risk

$7,500

CCPA/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

+1 more

Bandwidth Waste

$0.39 /mo

4876.1 MB/mo × 0.080 USD/GB

Optimize transfer: save ~488 KB per page load
Saves $0.39/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

Monthly visitors

Unique monthly visitors from your analytics

Conversion rate (%)

Purchases, signups, or key actions

Avg. order value

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 1 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

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Lighthouse Scores

Industry-standard audits powered by Google Lighthouse.

Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

100

SEO

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.

2.33 s

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

10.99 s

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

721 ms

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

0.457

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

3.64 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.

12.51 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

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.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	1200.0 s	96.6 KiB
/signals/config/539480457348653?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...	1200.0 s	46.3 KiB
cdn.matomo.cloud/wayne.matomo.cloud/matomo.js	691200.0 s	56.8 KiB
slate.wayne.edu/ping	1794.0 s	972 B
/config/edu/fee234ba-6e1d-4783-b57d-ea7fbee2dea4.js?v=3.5...	0.0 ms	469 B
/plugins/HeatmapSessionRecording/configs.php?idsite=1&tra...	0.0 ms	269 B
/tr/?id=539480457348653&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwayn...	0.0 ms	19 B

Layout shifts occur when elements move absent any user interaction. Investigate the causes of layout shifts, such as elements being added, removed, or their fonts changing as the page loads.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

headings: [map[key:node label:Element subItemsHeading:map[key:extra] valueType:node] map[granularity:0.001 key:score label:Layout shift score subItemsHeading:map[key:cause valueType:text] valueType:numeric]]

items: [map[node:map[type:text value:Total] score:0.457342] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:2135 height:1895 left:0 right:412 top:240 width:412] lhId:page-4-DIV nodeLabel:Wayne State University Elevating excellence Wayne State’s graduate and profess… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,3,DIV,2,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV selector:div#panel > main.w-full > div#content > div.bg-gray-100 snippet:<div class="bg-gray-100 py-8 lg:py-24 relative"> type:node] score:0.389052] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:802 height:340 left:16 right:396 top:462 width:380] lhId:page-5-DIV nodeLabel:Elevating excellence Wayne State’s graduate and professional programs continue… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,3,DIV,2,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,2,SECTION,0,DIV,0,A,1,DIV selector:section.pb-8 > div.row > a.GTM-featured-content > div.p-4 snippet:<div class="p-4"> type:node] score:0.056875] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:802 height:340 left:16 right:396 top:462 width:380] lhId:page-5-DIV nodeLabel:Elevating excellence Wayne State’s graduate and professional programs continue… path:1,HTML,1,BODY,3,DIV,2,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,2,SECTION,0,DIV,0,A,1,DIV selector:section.pb-8 > div.row > a.GTM-featured-content > div.p-4 snippet:<div class="p-4"> type:node] score:0.011304] map[node:map[boundingRect:map[bottom:0 height:0 left:0 right:0 top:0 width:0] lhId:page-2-SPAN nodeLabel:now path:1,HTML,1,BODY,3,DIV,1,DIV,0,NAV,1,DIV,0,A,1,SPAN selector:nav#menu > div.flag__container > a.flag > span.flag__excerpt snippet:<span class="flag__excerpt"> type:node] score:0.000111 subItems:map[items:[map[cause:Web font extra:map[type:url value:https://fonts.gstatic.com/s/lato/v25/S6uyw4BMUTPHjx4wXiWtFCc.woff2]]] type:subitems]]]

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.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
pregnant women gathering a table, smiling and talking with others `div.row > a.GTM-featured-content > div.shrink-0 > img`	wayne.edu/promos/4314/600-sos-maternity.jpg	167.2 KiB	131.2 KiB
male and female graduates standing at commencement `div.row > a.GTM-featured-content > div.shrink-0 > img`	wayne.edu/promos/4314/600-rankings.jpg	145.5 KiB	109.5 KiB

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-IMG

nodeLabel: male and female graduates standing at commencement

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,3,DIV,2,MAIN,0,DIV,0,DIV,2,SECTION,0,DIV,0,A,0,DIV,0,IMG

selector: div.row > a.GTM-featured-content > div.shrink-0 > img

snippet: <img class="" data-src="//wayne.edu/promos/4314/600-rankings.jpg" alt="male and female graduates standing at commencement" width="600" height="338" src="//wayne.edu/promos/4314/600-rankings.jpg">

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

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.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
wayne.edu/_resources/css/main.css?id=426b12831be6a192515a55a0655168b9	53.1 KiB	824 ms
/css2?family=Lato:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,700;0,900;1,300...	1.0 KiB	831 ms

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

These are the largest layout shifts observed on the page. Each table item represents a single layout shift, and shows the element that shifted the most. Below each item are possible root causes that led to the layout shift. Some of these layout shifts may not be included in the CLS metric value due to windowing. Learn how to improve CLS

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Element	Layout shift score
Wayne State University Elevating excellence Wayne State’s graduate and profess… `div#panel > main.w-full > div#content > div.bg-gray-100`	0.389
Elevating excellence Wayne State’s graduate and professional programs continue… `section.pb-8 > div.row > a.GTM-featured-content > div.p-4`	0.057
Elevating excellence Wayne State’s graduate and professional programs continue… `section.pb-8 > div.row > a.GTM-featured-content > div.p-4`	0.011
now `nav#menu > div.flag__container > a.flag > span.flag__excerpt`	0.000

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

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

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

Estimated savings: 2.6 s 494.5 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
wayne.edu/_resources/js/main.js?id=026af2d642fc155200d6c69dad2a3d2b	230.6 KiB	170.6 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-ZYEBRZJFL1&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0	173.9 KiB	70.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-W979XF	159.4 KiB	65.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-15205358&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0	129.3 KiB	61.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-12603057&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0	131.0 KiB	57.4 KiB
cdn.matomo.cloud/wayne.matomo.cloud/matomo.js	56.3 KiB	37.1 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	96.5 KiB	33.1 KiB

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.

URL	Total CPU Time	Script Evaluation	Script Parse
wayne.edu/	344 ms	7.4 ms	1.4 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-W979XF	325 ms	265 ms	46 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-ZYEBRZJFL1&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0	276 ms	228 ms	47 ms
Unattributable	251 ms	30 ms	0.0 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-12603057&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0	210 ms	169 ms	39 ms
wayne.edu/_resources/js/main.js?id=026af2d642fc155200d6c69dad2a3d2b	199 ms	103 ms	28 ms
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-15205358&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0	177 ms	145 ms	31 ms
/signals/config/539480457348653?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...	131 ms	112 ms	17 ms
sc-static.net/scevent.min.js	122 ms	110 ms	4.5 ms
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	117 ms	90 ms	26 ms
cdn.matomo.cloud/wayne.matomo.cloud/matomo.js	73 ms	54 ms	18 ms

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.

Category	Time Spent
Script Evaluation	1.3 s
Other	320 ms
Script Parsing & Compilation	261 ms
Style & Layout	242 ms
Rendering	90 ms
Parse HTML & CSS	32 ms

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 0.0 ms 50.1 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
wayne.edu/_resources/css/main.css?id=426b12831be6a192515a55a0655168b9	52.6 KiB	50.1 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
breakthroughs that drive michigan's future `div.hero__wrapper > a.hero__link > div.hero__content-position > img#hero-125502`	wayne.edu/promos/3952/hero-overlay-michigans-future-04.svg
Transparency reporting, budget and salary/compensation `div.footer-wayne__column > div.flex > a.w-1/2 > img.pr-2`	wayne.edu/_resources/images/footer/budget-transparency-reporting-white-text.svg
Male student with a small mechanism and wires `div.row > a.GTM-initiatives > div.absolute > img.lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Wayne State University Old Main building `div.row > a.GTM-initiatives > div.absolute > img.lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Professor teaching in front of a class `div.row > a.GTM-initiatives > div.absolute > img.lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Student cheering at an exciting event `div.row > a.GTM-initiatives > div.absolute > img.lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Warrior Pride Best value Law School - Prelaw A National Jurist publication `div.feature__content-container > div#academic-excellence > a.GTM-academic-excellence > img.lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Will Lowery pitches the ball during a baseball game `ul.home-news__list > li.bg-green-800 > a.GTM-large-news > img.lazy`
Occupational therapy student Ifiyenia Zisopoulos stands with her father and two… `li > a.GTM-small-news > div.shrink-0 > img.lazy`
The Warrior Impact Winter 2026 micro-internship participants gathered for an in… `li > a.GTM-small-news > div.shrink-0 > img.lazy`

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

●Document request latency

●Optimize DOM size

●Font display

●Forced reflow

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Minify CSS

●Minify JavaScript

●Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 1,587 KiB

●User Timing marks and measures 6 user timings

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 10 long tasks found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 120 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 100 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Avoid multiple page redirects

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 500 ms

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

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.

Tables and lists

Screen readers have a specific way of announcing lists. Ensuring proper list structure aids screen reader output. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
MAY 6, 7, 8 Commencement Congrats, graduates! Commencement ceremonies will be h… `div#content > div.row > section.px-4 > ul`

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using 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
Elevating excellence Wayne State’s graduate and professional programs continue… `div.bg-gray-100 > section.pb-8 > div.row > a.GTM-featured-content`
Strengthening community At Wayne State, we believe every mother and baby deser… `div.bg-gray-100 > section.pb-8 > div.row > a.GTM-featured-content`
About More than 24,000 students from each state and around the world choose to … `div#content > div.bg-gray-100 > div.row > a.GTM-initiatives`
Admissions and aid Our tuition is the lowest among Michigan's major research un… `div#content > div.bg-gray-100 > div.row > a.GTM-initiatives`
Programs We offer more than 375 degree programs, from biomedical engineering to… `div#content > div.bg-gray-100 > div.row > a.GTM-initiatives`
Campus experience Experience everything you can expect from a major university … `div#content > div.bg-gray-100 > div.row > a.GTM-initiatives`
From community college transfer to no-hitter, Will Lowery is thriving `section.px-4 > ul.home-news__list > li.bg-green-800 > a.GTM-large-news`
Student brings woodworking into therapeutic practice `section.px-4 > ul.home-news__list > li > a.GTM-small-news`
Warrior Impact cohort bolsters Detroit startups and small businesses through mi… `section.px-4 > ul.home-news__list > li > a.GTM-small-news`
MAY 6, 7, 8 Commencement Congrats, graduates! Commencement ceremonies will be h… `section.px-4 > ul > li.mb-6 > a.GTM-large-event`
Spotlight of the day Wednesday, April 22, 2026 Beauty in every branch WSU Spotl… `div.row > div.grid > div.bg-green-900 > a.GTM-photo-of-the-day`
“Take a tour of Old Main from bottom to top.” #WSUSpotlight 📸: @allisonkrass Sh… `div.row > div.grid > div.grid > a.GTM-social-photo-grid`
Warrior Spring has arrived! #WayneStateUniversity `div.row > div.grid > div.grid > a.GTM-social-photo-grid`
Representing Warrior pride! `div.row > div.grid > div.grid > a.GTM-social-photo-grid`
@IlitchBusiness as the sun is setting #WSUSpotlight 📸: Richard Lerman Share you… `div.row > div.grid > div.grid > a.GTM-social-photo-grid`
“Fall Evening” #WSUSpotlight 📸: @_abhishekcp Share your pics and videos via the… `div.row > div.grid > div.grid > a.GTM-social-photo-grid`
Tag along with @QuintonKole, a Junior in Sports Management, as he shows his mat… `div.row > div.grid > div.grid > a.GTM-social-photo-grid`

○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

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●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 have a discernible name

●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

●Skip links are focusable.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●ARIA IDs are unique

○`[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

○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

○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○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.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○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.

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 / Warning	Source
AttributionReporting	connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js line 279, col 769

●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

Performance

Accessibility

Best Practices

100

SEO

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.

1.19 s

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

2.39 s

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

5 ms

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

0.002

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

1.55 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.

3.35 s

Detailed Report

Audit breakdown by category with detailed findings.

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.

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 ▾

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.

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: div.hero > div.hero__wrapper > a.hero__link > div.hero__primary-image

path: 1,HTML,1,BODY,3,DIV,0,DIV,0,DIV,0,A,0,DIV

selector: div.hero > div.hero__wrapper > a.hero__link > div.hero__primary-image

snippet: <div class="hero__primary-image pt-hero w-full bg-cover bg-top " style="background-image: url('/promos/3952/research-heros-3-26-6-1.jpg')">

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.

title: Preconnected origins

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.

URL	Transfer Size	Duration
wayne.edu/_resources/css/main.css?id=426b12831be6a192515a55a0655168b9	53.1 KiB	330 ms
/css2?family=Lato:ital,wght@0,300;0,400;0,700;0,900;1,300...	1.0 KiB	283 ms

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.

Request	Cache TTL	Transfer Size
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	1200.0 s	96.6 KiB
/signals/config/539480457348653?v=2.9.303&r=stable&domain...	1200.0 s	46.3 KiB
cdn.matomo.cloud/wayne.matomo.cloud/matomo.js	691200.0 s	56.8 KiB
slate.wayne.edu/ping	1794.0 s	964 B
/config/edu/fee234ba-6e1d-4783-b57d-ea7fbee2dea4.js?v=3.5...	0.0 ms	450 B
/plugins/HeatmapSessionRecording/configs.php?idsite=1&tra...	0.0 ms	269 B
/tr/?id=539480457348653&ev=PageView&dl=https%3A%2F%2Fwayn...	0.0 ms	19 B

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.

	URL	Resource Size	Est Savings
pregnant women gathering a table, smiling and talking with others `div.row > a.GTM-featured-content > div.shrink-0 > img`	wayne.edu/promos/4314/600-sos-maternity.jpg	167.2 KiB	140.2 KiB
male and female graduates standing at commencement `div.row > a.GTM-featured-content > div.shrink-0 > img`	wayne.edu/promos/4314/600-rankings.jpg	145.5 KiB	118.5 KiB
main.w-full > div#content > div.bg-gray-100 > img.hidden `main.w-full > div#content > div.bg-gray-100 > img.hidden`	wayne.edu/homepage-assets/homepage-initiatives-background.jpg	95.1 KiB	65.7 KiB

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

Diagnostics

Reduce unused rules from stylesheets and defer CSS not used for above-the-fold content to decrease bytes consumed by network activity. Learn how to reduce unused CSS.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Estimated savings: 70 ms 49.0 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
wayne.edu/_resources/css/main.css?id=426b12831be6a192515a55a0655168b9	52.6 KiB	49.0 KiB

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 ▾

Source: Google web.dev / Lighthouse

Estimated savings: 330 ms 489.9 KiB

URL	Transfer Size	Est Savings
wayne.edu/_resources/js/main.js?id=026af2d642fc155200d6c69dad2a3d2b	230.6 KiB	164.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-ZYEBRZJFL1&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0h1	173.9 KiB	70.4 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id=GTM-W979XF	159.4 KiB	65.7 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-15205358&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0h1	129.2 KiB	61.1 KiB
www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=DC-12603057&cx=c&gtm=4e64k0h1	131.0 KiB	57.4 KiB
cdn.matomo.cloud/wayne.matomo.cloud/matomo.js	56.3 KiB	37.1 KiB
connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js	96.5 KiB	33.5 KiB

Set an explicit width and height on image elements to reduce layout shifts and improve CLS. Learn how to set image dimensions

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

	URL
breakthroughs that drive michigan's future `div.hero__wrapper > a.hero__link > div.hero__content-position > img#hero-125500`	wayne.edu/promos/3952/hero-overlay-michigans-future-04.svg
Transparency reporting, budget and salary/compensation `div.footer-wayne__column > div.flex > a.w-1/2 > img.pr-2`	wayne.edu/_resources/images/footer/budget-transparency-reporting-white-text.svg
Male student with a small mechanism and wires `div.row > a.GTM-initiatives > div.absolute > img.lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Wayne State University Old Main building `div.row > a.GTM-initiatives > div.absolute > img.lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Professor teaching in front of a class `div.row > a.GTM-initiatives > div.absolute > img.lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Student cheering at an exciting event `div.row > a.GTM-initiatives > div.absolute > img.lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Warrior Pride Best value Law School - Prelaw A National Jurist publication `div.feature__content-container > div#academic-excellence > a.GTM-academic-excellence > img.lazy`	data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==
Will Lowery pitches the ball during a baseball game `ul.home-news__list > li.bg-green-800 > a.GTM-large-news > img.lazy`
Occupational therapy student Ifiyenia Zisopoulos stands with her father and two… `li > a.GTM-small-news > div.shrink-0 > img.lazy`
The Warrior Impact Winter 2026 micro-internship participants gathered for an in… `li > a.GTM-small-news > div.shrink-0 > img.lazy`

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

●Layout shift culprits

●Document request latency

●Optimize DOM size

●Font display

●Forced reflow

●LCP breakdown

●Modern HTTP

●Optimize viewport for mobile

●Max Potential First Input Delay 60 ms

●Minify CSS

●Minify JavaScript

●Avoids enormous network payloads Total size was 1,735 KiB

●User Timing marks and measures 6 user timings

●JavaScript execution time 0.2 s

●Minimizes main-thread work 0.6 s

●Avoid long main-thread tasks 1 long task found

●Page didn't prevent back/forward cache restoration

●Network Requests

●Network Round Trip Times 130 ms

●Server Backend Latencies 120 ms

●Tasks

●Diagnostics

●Metrics

●Screenshot Thumbnails

●Final Screenshot

●Script Treemap Data

●Resources Summary

●Avoid multiple page redirects

●Initial server response time was short Root document took 480 ms

●Avoid large layout shifts 1 layout shift found

○INP breakdown

○Avoid non-composited animations

Accessibility

Tables and lists

Screen readers have a specific way of announcing lists. Ensuring proper list structure aids screen reader output. Learn more about proper list structure.

Why this matters

Performance issues directly impact user engagement and conversion rates.

Failing Elements
MAY 6, 7, 8 Commencement Congrats, graduates! Commencement ceremonies will be h… `div#content > div.row > section.px-4 > ul`

These are opportunities to improve the experience of reading tabular or list data using 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
Elevating excellence Wayne State’s graduate and professional programs continue… `div.bg-gray-100 > section.pb-8 > div.row > a.GTM-featured-content`
Strengthening community At Wayne State, we believe every mother and baby deser… `div.bg-gray-100 > section.pb-8 > div.row > a.GTM-featured-content`
About `div#content > div.bg-gray-100 > div.row > a.GTM-initiatives`
Admissions and aid `div#content > div.bg-gray-100 > div.row > a.GTM-initiatives`
Programs `div#content > div.bg-gray-100 > div.row > a.GTM-initiatives`
Campus experience `div#content > div.bg-gray-100 > div.row > a.GTM-initiatives`
From community college transfer to no-hitter, Will Lowery is thriving `section.px-4 > ul.home-news__list > li.bg-green-800 > a.GTM-large-news`
Student brings woodworking into therapeutic practice `section.px-4 > ul.home-news__list > li > a.GTM-small-news`
Warrior Impact cohort bolsters Detroit startups and small businesses through mi… `section.px-4 > ul.home-news__list > li > a.GTM-small-news`
MAY 6, 7, 8 Commencement Congrats, graduates! Commencement ceremonies will be h… `section.px-4 > ul > li.mb-6 > a.GTM-large-event`

○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

●Form elements have associated labels

●`[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

●Elements use only permitted ARIA attributes

●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 have a discernible name

●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

●Skip links are focusable.

●Document has a main landmark.

●Deprecated ARIA roles were not used

●ARIA IDs are unique

○`[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

○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

○Links are distinguishable without relying on color.

○The document does not use `<meta http-equiv="refresh">`

○`<object>` elements have alternate text

○Select elements have associated label elements.

○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.

○Identical links have the same purpose.

○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.

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 / Warning	Source
AttributionReporting	connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js line 279, col 769

●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

○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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