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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
83% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
77% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.90 s
File size
235.50 kB
Words
1513
Media files
30
Number of links
160 internal / 31 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.
The length of the page title is perfect. (449 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://bau.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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

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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
generatorPowered by WPBakery Page Builder - drag and drop page builder for WordPress.
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langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleHome - Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.
og:urlhttps://bau.edu/
og:site_nameBay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1513 words. That's ok.
26.2% 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 17.77 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, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 92 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"ms cybersecurity program among 289 master’s in internet security degree programs in the u.s."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
17 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
...s/2024/05/X_logo_2023_original-white.svgNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bau-store.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bau-blog.pngNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/mert_logo.svgBay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.
/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/mert_logo.svgBay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.
/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Group-2645.pngNo alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Laura Forero, Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration and Management, Class of 2023, wearing a white top and posing in front of a dark blue patterned background.
data:[...] Base64Julie Thokhan, Master of Business Administration (MBA), Class of 2021, wearing a white top and smiling in front of a light patterned background.
data:[...] Base64Aswin Krishna Balachandran, Master of Science in Cybersecurity, Class of 2023, wearing a light blue shirt and posing in front of a yellow patterned background.
data:[...] Base64Basiala Serge David, Bachelor of Arts in Economics & Finance, Class of 2023, wearing a black shirt and posing in front of a dark blue patterned background.
data:[...] Base64Sarah Ahmed, Master of Science in Big Data Analytics, Class of 2025, wearing a black top and posing in front of a light patterned background.
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
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/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Group-3899.svgNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Group-3898.svgNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Group-3900.svgNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Group-3901.svgNo alt attribute provided
/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Group-3902.svgNo alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Perliter Walters wearing glasses and a red blazer, smiling with arms crossed against a white background.
data:[...] Base64Sean Michael Cox wearing glasses and a blue shirt, smiling with arms crossed.
data:[...] Base64Pipop Nuangpookka wearing glasses, a striped shirt, and a dark blazer, posing against a white background.
data:[...] Base64Oonah Jaja-Wachuku wearing glasses, a green sweater, and a lanyard, smiling against a white background.
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
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Video URLWidthHeight
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 LET YOUR STORY SPEAK FOR ITSELF
H2 SELECT YOUR PROGRAM
H2 FOUND YOUR DREAM PROGRAM?
H2 AN UNPARALLELED EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE
H2 OUR PRACTITIONER-DRIVEN TEACHING WILL PROVIDE YOU A REAL-WORLD EXPERIENCE
H2 Online Application Form
H2 TAKE THE FIRST STEP TOWARDS CRAFTING YOUR STORY!
H2 Contact Our Admissions Officers Today!
H3 UPCOMING EVENTS
H3 Boston & Salem
H3 BAU WEBINAR SERIES | Meet the Admissions Team
H3 BAU WEBINAR SERIES | Application Documents Guide
H3 BAU WEBINAR SERIES | BAU Guide to Apply for Tuition Assistance Programs
H3 Whether You’re Seeking Knowledge, Pursuing Passions, or Chasing New Horizons, We’re Here to Empower Your Journey!
H3 Perliter Walters-Gilliam
H3 Sean Michael Cox, Ph.D.
H3 Dr. Pipop Nuangpookka
H3 Oonah Jaja-Wachuku
H3 Paolo von Schirach
H4 BACHELOR’S
H4 MASTER’S
H4 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (ESL) PROGRAM
H4 NON-DEGREE PROGRAMS
H4 Secure a spot and claim up to $13,000/year in tuition assistance.
H4 No application fee required!
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
8 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (31) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://bau.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://ois.bau.edu/fi/epaymen...New window External Subdomain BAU PAYMENT
https://ois.bau.edu/fi/epaymen...New window External Subdomain MENTORA ESL PAYMENT
https://ois.bau.edu/fi/epaymen...New window External Subdomain STUDENT HOUSING PAYMENT
https://bau.edu/alumni/ALUMNI
https://bau.edu/alumni/ALUMNI NETWORK
https://my.bau.edu/login?redir...New window External Subdomain MyBAU
https://learning.bau.edu/login...New window External Subdomain BAU HUB
https://mentoracollege.ubit.co...External Subdomain HFCENTA
https://www.instagram.com/bau_dcExternal Subdomain Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/BayAt...External Subdomain Facebook
https://x.com/BAUIntDCExternal Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain Youtube
/student-life/campus-resources...Bau Store
https://bau.edu/blog/New window Bau Blog
https://bau.edu/IMG-ALT Bay Atlantic University - Washington, D.C.
https://bau.edu/Anchor search
https://bau.edu/Anchor Menu
/undergraduate-student-admissi...UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION
/graduate-student-admissions-m...GRADUATE ADMISSION
https://bau.edu/scholarships/SCHOLARSHIPS & TUITION ASSISTANCE
https://bau.edu/tuition-fees/TUITION & FEES
https://bau.edu/visit-bau/VISIT BAU
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/New window Anchor GET MORE INFORMATION
https://bau.edu/programs-3/PROGRAMS
https://bau.edu/ba-programs/UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
/program/ba-in-business-admini...BA in Business Administration and Management
/program/ba-in-political-scien...BA in Political Science and International Relations
/program/bs-in-information-tec...BS in Information Technology
/program/bs-in-software-engine...BS in Software Engineering
https://bau.edu/masters-programs/GRADUATE PROGRAMS
https://bau.edu/program/mba-2/Master of Business Administration (MBA)
/program/msc-in-cyber-security/MS in Cyber Security
/program/msc-in-big-data-analy...MS in Big Data Analytics
/program/dual-master-program/Dual Master Program
/program/ms-in-artificial-inte...MS in Artificial Intelligence
/program/ms-in-software-engine...MS in Software Engineering
/program/ms-in-cloud-engineering/MS in Cloud Computing Engineering
/non-degree-programs/NON DEGREE PROGRAMS
/non-degree-programs/robi/ROBI (Resident Owned Business Incubator) Program
/non-degree-programs/adobe-ser...Adobe Series: Photoshop and InDesign
/academic-calendar/ACADEMIC CALENDAR
https://bau.edu/class-schedule/CLASS SCHEDULES
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/Anchor Text duplicate GET MORE INFORMATION
/student-life/new-student-orie...New Student Orientation
https://bau.edu/pages/cpt-opt/CPT/OPT/STEM Extension
https://bau.edu/pages/cpt-opt-2/Social Security Number (SSN) & Taxes
/student-life/student-housing-2/Student Housing
/student-life/mobiles-and-bank...Mobiles and Bank Accounts
/student-life/campus-resources...U-Pass Program
/student-life/campus-resources...Career Services
/student-life/campus-resources...Who At BAU?
/student-life/community/other-...Social Life And Student Clubs
/student-life/community/volunt...Volunteering
/student-life/community/studen...Student Government Association
/student-life/health-and-welln...Student Health Insurance
/student-life/health-and-welln...Mental Health Services
/student-life/student-rights-c...STUDENT RIGHTS
/student-life/health-and-welln...Title IX
/student-life/the-office-of-di...DEIB
/student-life/campus-resources...BAU STORE
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/Anchor Text duplicate GET MORE INFORMATION
/mentora-esl/mentora-college/MENTORA COLLEGE
/mentora-esl/mentora-college/a...About Mentora College
/mentora-esl/mentora-college/m...Mentora Mission and Goals
/mentora-esl/mentora-admission/MENTORA ADMISSION
https://bau.edu/mentora-programs/MENTORA PROGRAMS
/mentora-esl/mentora-academic-...MENTORA ACADEMICS
/mentora-esl/mentora-team/MENTORA TEAM
/mentora-esl/make-a-payment/MENTORA TUITION & FEES
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/Anchor Text duplicate GET MORE INFORMATION
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/Anchor REQUEST INFO
https://bau.edu/Anchor Text duplicate search
/undergraduate-student-admissi...Text duplicate UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSION
/graduate-student-admissions-m...Text duplicate GRADUATE ADMISSION
https://bau.edu/scholarships/Text duplicate SCHOLARSHIPS & TUITION ASSISTANCE
https://bau.edu/tuition-fees/Text duplicate TUITION & FEES
https://bau.edu/visit-bau/Text duplicate VISIT BAU
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/New window Anchor Text duplicate GET MORE INFORMATION
https://bau.edu/programs-3/Text duplicate PROGRAMS
https://bau.edu/ba-programs/Text duplicate UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
/program/ba-in-business-admini...Text duplicate BA in Business Administration and Management
/program/ba-in-political-scien...Text duplicate BA in Political Science and International Relations
/program/bs-in-information-tec...Text duplicate BS in Information Technology
/program/bs-in-software-engine...Text duplicate BS in Software Engineering
https://bau.edu/masters-programs/Text duplicate GRADUATE PROGRAMS
https://bau.edu/program/mba-2/Text duplicate Master of Business Administration (MBA)
/program/msc-in-cyber-security/Text duplicate MS in Cyber Security
/program/msc-in-big-data-analy...Text duplicate MS in Big Data Analytics
/program/dual-master-program/Text duplicate Dual Master Program
/program/ms-in-artificial-inte...Text duplicate MS in Artificial Intelligence
/program/ms-in-software-engine...Text duplicate MS in Software Engineering
/program/ms-in-cloud-engineering/Text duplicate MS in Cloud Computing Engineering
/non-degree-programs/Text duplicate NON DEGREE PROGRAMS
/non-degree-programs/robi/Text duplicate ROBI (Resident Owned Business Incubator) Program
/non-degree-programs/adobe-ser...Text duplicate Adobe Series: Photoshop and InDesign
/academic-calendar/Text duplicate ACADEMIC CALENDAR
https://bau.edu/class-schedule/Text duplicate CLASS SCHEDULES
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/Anchor Text duplicate GET MORE INFORMATION
/student-life/new-student-orie...Text duplicate New Student Orientation
https://bau.edu/pages/cpt-opt/Text duplicate CPT/OPT/STEM Extension
https://bau.edu/pages/cpt-opt-2/Text duplicate Social Security Number (SSN) & Taxes
/student-life/student-housing-2/Text duplicate Student Housing
/student-life/mobiles-and-bank...Text duplicate Mobiles and Bank Accounts
/student-life/campus-resources...Text duplicate U-Pass Program
/student-life/campus-resources...Text duplicate Career Services
/student-life/campus-resources...Text duplicate Who At BAU?
/student-life/community/other-...Text duplicate Social Life And Student Clubs
/student-life/community/volunt...Text duplicate Volunteering
/student-life/community/studen...Text duplicate Student Government Association
/student-life/health-and-welln...Text duplicate Student Health Insurance
/student-life/health-and-welln...Text duplicate Mental Health Services
/student-life/student-rights-c...Text duplicate STUDENT RIGHTS
/student-life/health-and-welln...Text duplicate Title IX
/student-life/the-office-of-di...Text duplicate DEIB
/student-life/campus-resources...Text duplicate BAU STORE
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/Anchor Text duplicate GET MORE INFORMATION
/mentora-esl/mentora-college/Text duplicate MENTORA COLLEGE
/mentora-esl/mentora-college/a...Text duplicate About Mentora College
/mentora-esl/mentora-college/m...Text duplicate Mentora Mission and Goals
/mentora-esl/mentora-admission/Text duplicate MENTORA ADMISSION
https://bau.edu/mentora-programs/Text duplicate MENTORA PROGRAMS
/mentora-esl/mentora-academic-...Text duplicate MENTORA ACADEMICS
/mentora-esl/mentora-team/Text duplicate MENTORA TEAM
/mentora-esl/make-a-payment/Text duplicate MENTORA TUITION & FEES
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/Anchor Text duplicate GET MORE INFORMATION
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/Anchor Text duplicate REQUEST INFO
/about-bau/mission/No Text
/news/bau-dolphins-soccer-team...No Text
/programs/ba-programs/No Text
/programs/masters-programs/No Text
https://bau.edu/events/ALL EVENTS
/events/boston-salem/No Text
/events/boston-salem/Boston & Salem
/events/bau-webinar-series-vis...No Text
/events/bau-webinar-series-vis...BAU WEBINAR SERIES | Meet the Admissions Team
/events/bau-webinar-series-vis...No Text
/events/bau-webinar-series-vis...BAU WEBINAR SERIES | Application Documents Guide
/events/bau-webinar-series-vis...No Text
/events/bau-webinar-series-vis...BAU WEBINAR SERIES | BAU Guide to Apply for Tuition Assistance Programs
https://vimeo.com/videosanatco...External Play Video
https://bau.edu/Anchor BEGIN HERE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain Text duplicate Play Video
https://bau.edu/ba-programs/EXPLORE
https://bau.edu/masters-programs/Text duplicate EXPLORE
https://bau.edu/mentora-programs/Text duplicate EXPLORE
/programs/non-degree-programs/Text duplicate EXPLORE
/undergraduate-student-admissi...SEE ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...External Subdomain APPLY NOW & SAVE
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection[email protected]
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionText duplicate [email protected]
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionText duplicate [email protected]
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionText duplicate [email protected]
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionText duplicate [email protected]
https://bauglobal.my.site.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate APPLY NOW
https://bau.edu/about-bau/About BAU
https://bau.edu/accreditation/Accreditation
https://bau.edu/governance/Governance & Ownership
/institutional-effectiveness/Institutional Effectiveness
/public-disclosure-policies/Public Disclosure & Policies
https://bau.edu/partners/Partners
https://bau.edu/faculty-2/Faculty
https://bau.edu/registrar/Registration
https://bau.edu/academic-catalog/Academic Catalog
https://bau.edu/library/Library
/center-for-teaching-and-learn...Center for Teaching and Learning
https://bau.edu/news/News
/student-testimonials-2/Student Testimonials
https://bau.edu/logo-type/Logo Usage
https://bau.edu/events/Events
/request-information/Request Information
https://bau.edu/location/Location, Transportation, and Directions
https://instagram.com/bau_dcExternal No Text
https://x.com/BAUIntDCExternal No Text
https://www.facebook.com/BayAt...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain No Text
https://bau.edu/privacy-policy-2/Privacy Policy
/request-information/Contact Us
https://bayatlanticuniversity....External Subdomain Career Page

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://bau.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.90 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (236 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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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 1,654 referring domains.
This page has 6,639 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,190 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

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