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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
93% 
Page structure
66% 
Link structure
67% 
Server
45% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.23 s
File size
80.90 kB
Words
779
Media files
21
Number of links
99 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
American University, Washington, D.C.
The length of the page title is perfect. (348 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
American University is a leader among Washington DC universities in global education. American University enrolls a diverse student body from throughout the United States and nearly 140 countries.
The meta description is too long: 1227 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
theme-color#0f2846
descriptionAmerican University is a leader among Washington DC universities in global education. American University enrolls a diverse student body from throughout the United States and nearly 140 countries.
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langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@AmericanU
fb:app_id1671913533107628
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:site_nameAmerican University
og:urlhttps://www.american.edu/
og:descriptionAmerican University is a leader among Washington DC universities in global education. American University enrolls a diverse student body from throughout the United States and nearly 140 countries.
og:imagehttps://www.american.edu/customcf/2016-redesign/images/social_graph.jpg
og:image:urlhttps://www.american.edu/customcf/2016-redesign/images/social_graph.jpg
og:titleAmerican University, Washington, D.C.

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 779 words. That's ok.
28.6% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
14 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 19.86 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
...t.american.edu/assets/crest-logotype.svgAmerican University Homepage
/images/video-mobile-640x550-100.jpgAmerican University entrance gate
...021-images/2021hp-challenge-accepted.svgChallenge Accepted
...d-drafts/images/D24_473_003ar640x354.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ages/CCW_SimpleHighlight_1920_051121.pngChange Can't Wait: The Campaign for American University. Join Us.
/about/images/new-admit-steps.jpgstudents sit on steps on campus quad
/ucm/images/D06_265_076a-EL-Edit.jpgStudent conducts interview in front of Capital building
/ucm/images/homepage-3.jpgWKS
/ucm/images/homepage-4.jpgCampus Tours
...Inclusive-Excellence_5726945_952x844.jpgStudents at AUx
...omepage-Element-Bees_5726945_952x844.jpgTwo American University students wearing bee suits on the Mary Graydon Center's green roof, observing a beehive.
.../open-graph-rankings_5589884_600x315.jpgstudents lounging on the quad
...s/images/D25_094_025_5589884_600x315.jpgFrom left, Eboo Patel and President Jon Alger talk at the Katzen Arts Center’s Abramson Family Recital Hall. Photo by Jeff Watts.
...images/D25_031_148-3_5589884_600x315.jpgFrom left, Patrick Atwell, Sean Barrett, and Rick Putnam stand in front of their Ram work truck at Airlie Berkshire Farm. Photo by Jeff Watts.
...can.edu/assets/2021-images/community.jpgcommunity
...an.edu/assets/2021-images/playground.jpgplayground
....american.edu/assets/2021-images/lab.jpglab
...can.edu/assets/2021-images/classroom.jpgclassroom
...american.edu/assets/2021-images/home.jpghome
...ign/images/logos/crest-logotype-blue.svgAmerican University in Washington, DC
Video URLWidthHeight
...ucm/AU_Challenge Accepted_60_noaudio.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
You are here: American University Homepage
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 You are here: American University Homepage
H1 Discover Your Future with AU
H1 Meet Jonathan R. Alger – AU’s 16th President
H1 Where to Start
H1 Education through Experience
H1 AU Graduates' Success
H1 Tour AU's Campus
H1 Our Commitments
H1 Inclusive Excellence
H1 Sustainability
H1 News + Events
H2 Are you interested in...
H2 Empty heading
H2 Or browse by:
H2 AU’s Focus on Purpose, People, and Programs Reflected in New Rankings
H2 Modeling What It Means to Be a Diverse Community
H2 From Farm to Fork
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 3 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
There are 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://american.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://american.edu/IMG-ALT American University Homepage
/change-cant-waitGiving
/admissions/applyApply
https://american.edu/Anchor Request Info
https://americanuniversity2.my...External Subdomain Undergraduate
/admissions/graduate-admissions/Subdomain Graduate
/admissions/experience-auVisit
https://american.edu/Anchor Search
/directory/?d=departmentsBrowse Departments & Services
https://american.edu/Anchor Log in
https://myau.american.edu/External Subdomain myAU Portal
https://mail.american.edu/External Subdomain Email
https://canvas.american.edu/External Subdomain Canvas
https://american.edu/Anchor Admissions & Aid
/admissions/index.cfmUndergraduate Admissions
/admissions/graduate-admission...Graduate Admissions
/finance/studentaccounts/Tuiti...Tuition & Fees
/financialaid/index.cfmFinancial Aid
https://american.edu/Anchor Academics
/academics/index.cfmAcademics Home
https://american.edu/degrees.cfmDegrees
/provost/registrar/studentserv...Registration
/provost/registrar/schedule/Schedule of Classes
http://auabroad.american.edu/External Subdomain Study Abroad
/summer/index.cfmSummer Programs
/onlinelearning/index.cfmOnline Programs
/learning-communities/index.cfmHonors & Learning Communities
/professional-and-lifelong-lea...Professional & Lifelong Learning
https://american.edu/Anchor Schools & Colleges
https://american.edu/cas/College of Arts & Sciences
https://american.edu/kogod/Kogod School of Business
https://american.edu/soc/School of Communication
https://american.edu/soe/School of Education
https://american.edu/sis/School of International Service
/provost/ogps/Professional Studies and Executive Education
https://american.edu/spa/School of Public Affairs
https://american.edu/wcl/Washington College of Law
https://american.edu/Anchor Life at AU
/student-affairs/index.cfmStudent Affairs
http://www.aueagles.com/External Subdomain Athletics
/student-affairs/housing/index...Housing
/student-affairs/onecarddining...Dining & Retail
/student-affairs/orientation/i...New Students
/careercenter/index.cfmCareer Services
/student-affairs/get-involved.cfmStudent Organizations
/arts/index.cfmAU Arts
https://american.edu/library/Library
https://american.edu/calendar/Calendars
/communityrelations/Community Relations
https://american.edu/alumni/Alumni
https://giving.american.edu/pa...External Subdomain Give to AU
https://american.edu/research/Research
https://american.edu/about/About
/admissions/apply/index.cfmText duplicate Apply
/admissions/experience-au/Text duplicate Visit
https://american.edu/giving/Text duplicate Giving
/challenge-accepted/See Change in Action
/challenge-accepted/?playFull video
/challenge-accepted/IMG-ALT Challenge Accepted
/programs/undergraduate/Text duplicate Undergraduate
A-TITLE Undergraduate Programs
/programs/graduate/Text duplicate Graduate
A-TITLE Graduate Programs
/programs/?f.Degree+Type|progr...Professional Learning
A-TITLE Graduate Programs
https://american.edu/casText duplicate College of Arts & Sciences
https://american.edu/kogodText duplicate Kogod School of Business
/provost/ogps/Text duplicate Professional Studies and Executive Education
https://american.edu/socText duplicate School of Communication
https://american.edu/soeText duplicate School of Education
https://american.edu/sisText duplicate School of International Service
https://american.edu/spaText duplicate School of Public Affairs
https://american.edu/wclText duplicate Washington College of Law
/president/alger-biography.cfmMeet the President
/change-cant-wait/Subdomain IMG-ALT Change Can't Wait: The Campaign for American University. Join Us.
/admissions/experience-au/virt...Subdomain Experience AU
/ocl/families/Subdomain For Parents & Families
/experiential-learning/Subdomain Start Here
/weknowsuccess/Subdomain View More Alumni Success Data
/admissions/experience-au/camp...Subdomain Secure Your Spot
https://map-american.universit...External Subdomain View Our Campus Map
/president/diversity/inclusive...Subdomain Inclusive Excellence
IMG-ALT Students at AUx
/president/diversity/inclusive...Subdomain For AU to be excellent, we must be inclusive. From the creation of inclusive policies and scholarship that addresses racism in its many forms, Inclusive Exce...
/about/sustainability/Subdomain Sustainability
IMG-ALT Two American University students wearing bee suits on the Mary Graydon Center's green roof, observing a beehive.
/about/sustainability/Subdomain A culture of climate action powers our impact. As the nation’s first carbon neutral university, the entire American University community contributes to our s...
/news/AU-s-Focus-on-Purpose-Pe...AU’s Focus on Purpose, People, and Programs Reflected in New Rankings
/news/AU-s-Focus-on-Purpose-Pe...Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read more about AU’s Focus on Purpose, People, and Programs Reflected in New Rankings
/news/Modeling-What-it-Means-t...Modeling What It Means to Be a Diverse Community
/news/Modeling-What-it-Means-t...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read more about Modeling What It Means to Be a Diverse Community
/news/From-Farm-to-Table.cfmFrom Farm to Fork
/news/From-Farm-to-Table.cfmText duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
A-TITLE Read more about From Farm to Fork
/research/students.cfmlaboratory.
/learning-communities/universi...classroom.
https://www.american.edu/Subdomain home.
https://american.edu/ocl/housing/community.
https://washington.org/New window External playground.
/research/students.cfmText duplicate laboratory.
/learning-communities/universi...Text duplicate classroom.
https://www.american.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate home.
https://american.edu/ocl/housing/Text duplicate community.
https://washington.org/New window External Text duplicate playground.
/contact-au.cfmContact Us
/about/visiting-campus.cfmVisit AU
https://american.edu/hr/Work at AU
https://american.edu/emergency/Emergency Preparedness
https://american.edu/policies/Policies
https://american.edu/privacy/Privacy
https://american.edu/disclosure/Disclosure
https://american.edu/eeo/EEO
/policies/au-community/title-i...Title IX
http://www.facebook.com/Americ...External Subdomain Facebook
http://www.twitter.com/AmericanUExternal Subdomain Twitter
http://www.youtube.com/america...External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
http://instagram.com/americanu...External Instagram
https://american.edu/Homepage
IMG-ALT American University in Washington, DC

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://american.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.23 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (81 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSun, 06 Oct 2024 09:49:26 GMT
content-typetext/html;charset=UTF-8
expiresSun, 06 Oct 2024 19:01:58 GMT
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
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x-cacheTCP_REMOTE_HIT
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 28,917 referring domains.
This page has 1,413,807 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 19,051 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

# robots.txt for www.american.edu
# Use this to block robots in an emergency
# Disallow: / 

User-agent: *
Crawl-delay: 10

Sitemap: https://www.american.edu/sitemap.cfm

#Disallow: /spa/calendar/
#Disallow: /alumni/events/
#Disallow: /cas/calendar/
#Disallow: /kogod/calendar/
#Disallow: /sis/calendar/
#Disallow: /soc/calendar/
#Disallow: /spa/calendar/
Disallow: /customcf/email-a-friend.cfm
Disallow: /profiles/admin/
Disallow: /oit/network/Wired-7.cfm 
Disallow: /customcf/au-experts/details.cfm
Disallow: /directory/?
Disallow: /online/online-program/draft-online-program-page.cfm
Disallow: /online/online-program/curriculum_draft.cfm

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