Towson.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
96% 
Page structure
97% 
Link structure
21% 
Server
80% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.48 s
File size
78.50 kB
Words
873
Media files
36
Number of links
165 internal / 47 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Towson University | Maryland’s University of Opportunities
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (519 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
One of America’s leading public universities, Towson University creates opportunities for academic excellence, scholarly research and career success.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (924 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.towson.edu/
There is a valid canonical link 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 character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
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, minimum-scale=1
apple-mobile-web-app-capableyes
mobile-web-app-capableyes
descriptionOne of America’s leading public universities, Towson University creates opportunities for academic excellence, scholarly research and career success.
keywordsTowson, University, System, Maryland, state, TU, md, apply, college, campus,
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msapplication-TileImage/_resources/images/favicons/mstile-144x144.png
msvalidate.01B40CE5064A20DA07F568D42C01B2BDA6
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langen
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:siteTowson University
twitter:creator@TowsonU
twitter:urlhttps://www.towson.edu/index.html
twitter:descriptionOne of America’s leading public universities, Towson University creates opportunities for academic excellence, scholarly research and career success.
twitter:imagehttps://www.towson.edu/_resources/images/twitter-meta.png
twitter:titleTowson University | Maryland’s University of Opportunities
og:titleTowson University | Maryland’s University of Opportunities
og:urlhttps://www.towson.edu/index.html
og:typewebsite
og:imagehttps://www.towson.edu/_resources/images/tu-logo-og-image.png
og:descriptionOne of America’s leading public universities, Towson University creates opportunities for academic excellence, scholarly research and career success.
og:site_nameTowson University
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
Cache-Controlno-cache
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 873 words. That's ok.
22.2% 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.
3 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 16 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, minimum-scale=1" 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 17 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
8 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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
...ources/images/homepage-header-accent.pngNo alt attribute provided
...rces/images/gray-tiger-tooth-pattern.pngNo alt attribute provided
...homepage-refresh/explore-academics-v.jpgTU student
...-2024/homepage-refresh/tour-campus-v.jpgstudents on campus
...age-refresh/start-your-application-v.jpgTU banner
/_resources/images/mobile-select-accent.pngNo alt attribute provided
...e/peko-tsuji-zeguela-kamagate-lab-sq.jpgTU researchers
...rces/images/split-callout-background.pngNo alt attribute provided
...urces/images/split-callout-foregroud.pngNo alt attribute provided
...urces/images/split-callout-foregroud.pngNo alt attribute provided
...ces/images/carousel-control-previous.pngPrevious arrow
...sources/images/carousel-control-play.pngPlay video
...sources/images/carousel-control-next.pngNext arrow
...ages-2024/paige-detwiler-video-block.jpgTU Student Paige Detwiler
...2023-homepage/juan-cortez-videoblock.jpgTU Student Juan Jose Cortez II
...mepage/gabrielle-stanback-videoblock.jpgTU Student Gabrielle Stanback
...s/video-carousel-tiger-tooth-pattern.pngTiger Tooth Pattern
...ges-2025/rayne-rivera-forbes-news-lg.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...ges-2025/news-etherton-story-news-sm.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...epage-images-2025/kendleweaver-insta.jpgKendle Weaver
...ng-admissions-student-employee-insta.jpgTU campus
...sources/images/news-thumbnail-simple.jpggold decoration
...ges-2025/rayne-rivera-forbes-news-lg.jpgRayne Rivera
...ges-2025/news-etherton-story-news-sm.jpgCaroline Etherton
...epage-images-2025/kendleweaver-insta.jpgKendle Weaver
...ng-admissions-student-employee-insta.jpgTU campus
...sources/images/news-thumbnail-simple.jpggold decoration
...ges/yellow-tiger-tooth-pattern-short.pngTiger tooth pattern
...omepage-tiger-athletics-basketball-v.jpgTiger basketball player
.../homepage-refresh/graduate-studies-v.jpggraduate students
...24/homepage-refresh/career-success-v.jpgTU graduate
/_resources/images/facebook-social-icon.svgFacebook icon
...sources/images/instagram-social-icon.svgInstagram icon
/_resources/images/youtube-social-icon.svgYouTube icon
/_resources/images/linkedin-social-icon.svgLinkedIn icon
/_resources/images/view_all-white.svgView All Social Media icon

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Enroll by May 1
The H1 heading is too short (15 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Enroll by May 1
H2 Explore Academics
H2 Tour Campus
H2 Start Your Application
H2 TU is a national leader in inclusive excellence.
H2 Improving.
H2 Everything We Do.
H2 Location Matters
H2 TU News
H2 TU freshman named to USM Board of Regents
H2 The students helping TU’s campus run smoothly
H2 Tiger Athletics
H2 Graduate Studies
H2 Career Success
H2 8000 York Road Towson, MD 21252
H3 Imagine how TU will change you, too.
H3 Paige Detwiler
H3 Juan Jose Cortez II
H3 Gabrielle Stanback
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 1 links with a trivial 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 (47) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.towson.edu/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://mytu.towson.edu/mytu/s...External Subdomain myTU for Students
https://blackboard.towson.edu/External Subdomain Blackboard
https://outlook.towson.edu/External Subdomain Email
https://pslogin.towson.edu/PSL...External Subdomain Towson Online Services
https://onecard.towson.edu/External Subdomain OneCard/TU ID Card
https://libraries.towson.edu/External Subdomain Library
/registrar/calendars/index.htmlAcademic Calendar
https://towsonustore.com/home....External University Store
https://towsontigers.com/External Athletics
/academics/undergraduate/major...Majors
/academics/graduate/programs/i...Graduate Programs
/admissions/apply.htmlApplication
/admissions/request.htmlRequest Information
/admissions/visit/index.htmlTake a Campus Tour
/studentlife/housing/index.htmlHousing & Dining
/admissions/tuition/index.htmlTuition
/admissions/financialaid/index...Financial Aid
/studentlife/newstudent/family...Family Network
/studentlife/activities/studen...Family Weekend
/admissions/undergrad/request....Text duplicate Request Information
/admissions/undergrad/index.htmlUndergraduate Admissions
/admissions/visit/index.htmlVisit TU
/admissions/tuition/index.htmlText duplicate Tuition
/admissions/financialaid/index...Text duplicate Financial Aid
/public-safety/police/emergenc...Emergency Text Alerts
https://alumni.towson.edu/s/External Subdomain Tiger Connect
https://alumni.towson.edu/s/up...External Subdomain Alumni Events
https://alumni.towson.edu/s/be...External Subdomain Alumni Benefits
https://towsonustore.com/home....External Text duplicate University Store
/magazine/index.htmlTU Magazine
/registrar/registration/reques...Request a Transcript
/advancement/alumni.htmlOffice of Alumni Relations
https://mytu.towson.edu/External Subdomain myTU for Faculty & Staff
https://outlook.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Email
https://blackboard.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Blackboard
https://mytu.towson.edu/mytu/t...External Subdomain Timesheets
https://techhelp.towson.edu/External Subdomain TechHelp
https://libraries.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/registrar/calendars/index.htmlText duplicate Academic Calendar
/campus/landmarks/webcam.htmlTU Webcam
/campus/community/index.htmlBTU-Partnerships at Work for Greater Baltimore
/campus/entrepreneurship/index...Entrepreneurship at TU
/startup/index.htmlStarTUp
/campus/partnerships-research/...Center for GIS
/campus/partnerships-research/...Regional Economic Studies Institute
/grasmickleadership/index.htmlDr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute
/support/ways/sponsorship.htmlSponsorship & Advertising Opportunities
/careercenter/employers/index....Hiring TU Students
https://www.towson.edu/support/Give to TU
https://www.towson.edu/calendars/Calendars & Events
/directories/Directories
https://www.towson.edu/Towson University
/about/index.htmlAbout TU
/academics/index.htmlAcademics
/admissions/index.htmlAdmissions & Aid
/studentlife/index.htmlStudent Life
/campus/index.htmlCampus & Community
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Visit TU
/admissions/apply.htmlApply Now
/admissions/request.htmlText duplicate Request Information
/about/facts-figures/index.htmlFacts & Figures
/about/mission/index.htmlMission & Strategic Plan
/about/rankings.htmlRankings & Achievements
/about/administration/index.htmlAdministration
/about/diversity.htmlCommitment to Diversity & Inclusion
/about/accessibility/index.htmlAccessibility
/about/sustainability/index.htmlSustainability
/about/consumer/index.htmlConsumer Information & Accreditation
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Visit TU
/admissions/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply Now
/admissions/request.htmlText duplicate Request Information
/academics/undergraduate/index...Undergraduate Studies
/academics/graduate/index.htmlGraduate Studies
/academics/accelerated-program...Accelerated Programs
/academics/research/index.htmlResearch
/academics/international/index...International Initiatives
/academics/departments/index.htmlColleges & Departments
/academics/offcampus.htmlOff-Campus Locations
/academics/extended.htmlExtended & Professional Education
/academics/summer/index.htmlSummer Session
/academics/resources/index.htmlAcademic Services & Resources
/academics/commencement/index....Commencement
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Visit TU
/admissions/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply Now
/admissions/request.htmlText duplicate Request Information
/admissions/undergrad/index.htmlText duplicate Undergraduate Admissions
/academics/graduate/admissions...Graduate Admissions
/admissions/tuition/index.htmlTuition & Expenses
/admissions/financialaid/index...Text duplicate Financial Aid
/admissions/counselor-advisor-...Counselor & Advisor Resources
/admissions/visit/index.htmlVisit Campus
/admissions/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply Now
/admissions/request.htmlText duplicate Request Information
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Visit TU
/admissions/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply Now
/admissions/request.htmlText duplicate Request Information
/studentlife/activities/index....Student Involvement
/studentlife/housing/index.htmlText duplicate Housing & Dining
/studentlife/services/index.htmlStudent Services & Resources
/studentlife/health-well-being...Health & Well-being
/studentlife/safety.htmlSafety & Security
/studentlife/newstudent/index....New Student & Family Programs
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Visit TU
/admissions/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply Now
/admissions/request.htmlText duplicate Request Information
/campus/anchor-mission/index.htmlAnchor Mission
/campus/community/index.htmlBTU-Partnerships for Greater Baltimore
/campus/entrepreneurship/index...Entrepreneurship
/campus/partnerships-research/...Strategic Partnerships & Applied Research
/campus/programs/index.htmlCommunity Programs & Resources
/campus/artsculture/index.htmlArts & Culture
/campus/landmarks/index.htmlCampus Landmarks & Features
/campus/planningevents/index.htmlPlanning Events & Conferences at TU
https://www.towson.edu/Text duplicate Towson University
/about/index.htmlText duplicate About TU
/academics/index.htmlText duplicate Academics
/admissions/index.htmlText duplicate Admissions & Aid
/studentlife/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
/campus/index.htmlText duplicate Campus & Community
https://mytu.towson.edu/mytu/s...External Subdomain Text duplicate myTU for Students
https://blackboard.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Blackboard
https://outlook.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Email
https://pslogin.towson.edu/PSL...External Subdomain Text duplicate Towson Online Services
https://onecard.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate OneCard/TU ID Card
https://libraries.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/registrar/calendars/index.htmlText duplicate Academic Calendar
https://towsonustore.com/home....External Text duplicate University Store
https://towsontigers.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
/academics/undergraduate/major...Text duplicate Majors
/academics/graduate/programs/i...Text duplicate Graduate Programs
/admissions/apply.htmlText duplicate Application
/admissions/request.htmlText duplicate Request Information
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Take a Campus Tour
/studentlife/housing/index.htmlText duplicate Housing & Dining
/admissions/tuition/index.htmlText duplicate Tuition
/admissions/financialaid/index...Text duplicate Financial Aid
/studentlife/newstudent/family...Text duplicate Family Network
/studentlife/activities/studen...Text duplicate Family Weekend
/admissions/undergrad/request....Text duplicate Request Information
/admissions/undergrad/index.htmlText duplicate Undergraduate Admissions
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Visit TU
/admissions/tuition/index.htmlText duplicate Tuition
/admissions/financialaid/index...Text duplicate Financial Aid
/public-safety/police/emergenc...Text duplicate Emergency Text Alerts
https://alumni.towson.edu/s/External Subdomain Text duplicate Tiger Connect
https://alumni.towson.edu/s/up...External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni Events
https://alumni.towson.edu/s/be...External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni Benefits
https://towsonustore.com/home....External Text duplicate University Store
/magazine/index.htmlText duplicate TU Magazine
/registrar/registration/reques...Text duplicate Request a Transcript
/advancement/alumni.htmlText duplicate Office of Alumni Relations
https://mytu.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate myTU for Faculty & Staff
https://outlook.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Email
https://blackboard.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Blackboard
https://mytu.towson.edu/mytu/t...External Subdomain Text duplicate Timesheets
https://techhelp.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate TechHelp
https://libraries.towson.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/registrar/calendars/index.htmlText duplicate Academic Calendar
/campus/landmarks/webcam.htmlText duplicate TU Webcam
/campus/community/index.htmlText duplicate BTU-Partnerships at Work for Greater Baltimore
/campus/entrepreneurship/index...Text duplicate Entrepreneurship at TU
/startup/index.htmlText duplicate StarTUp
/campus/partnerships-research/...Text duplicate Center for GIS
/campus/partnerships-research/...Text duplicate Regional Economic Studies Institute
/grasmickleadership/index.htmlText duplicate Dr. Nancy Grasmick Leadership Institute
/support/ways/sponsorship.htmlText duplicate Sponsorship & Advertising Opportunities
/careercenter/employers/index....Text duplicate Hiring TU Students
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Visit TU
/admissions/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply Now
/admissions/request.htmlText duplicate Request Information
https://www.towson.edu/support/Text duplicate Give to TU
https://www.towson.edu/calendars/Text duplicate Calendars & Events
/directories/Text duplicate Directories
/admissions/undergrad/admitted...Enroll now
/academics/index.htmlMajors and Programs
/admissions/visit/index.htmlPlan a Visit
/admissions/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply Now
/campus/community/index.htmlPartner with TU
/academics/research/index.htmlResearch & Discovery
/visit/index.htmlExplore Campus
/news/index.htmlView all TU News
/news/articles/2025/rayne-rive...TU freshman named to USM Board of Regents
/news/articles/2025/hill-lopes...Caroline Etherton ’23 lands unexpected dream job Read the full article
https://www.instagram.com/tows...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Kendle Weaver
https://www.instagram.com/tows...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT TU campus
/news/articles/2025/student-em...The students helping TU’s campus run smoothly Read More
IMG-ALT gold decoration
/news/articles/2025/rayne-rive...Read the full article
/news/articles/2025/hill-lopes...Text duplicate Read the full article
https://www.instagram.com/tows...New window External Subdomain View on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/tows...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate View on Instagram
/news/articles/2025/student-em...Trivial anchor text
Read More
/news/index.htmlText duplicate View all TU News
https://towsontigers.com/External Sports and Tickets
/academics/graduate/index.htmlMaster It
/careercenter/index.htmlGet to Work
/contact.htmlContact Us
/about/accessibility/index.htmlText duplicate Accessibility
/visit/directions/index.htmlDirections & Parking
/privacy.htmlPrivacy
/hr/employment/index.htmlWork at TU
/public-safety/police/crime/re...Clery Report
https://www.facebook.com/towso...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Facebook icon
https://instagram.com/towsonun...New window External IMG-ALT Instagram icon
https://www.youtube.com/Towson...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT YouTube icon
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT LinkedIn icon
/social-media.htmlSubdomain IMG-ALT View All Social Media icon
/public-safety/police/emergenc...Sign up for text alerts
/translate.htmlTranslate
/copyright.htmlCopyright
https://www.usmd.edu/New window External Subdomain A University System of Maryland Member Institution
https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/1...External Subdomain Direct Edit

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
The checked page does not redirect to another URL.
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.48 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 (79 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateThu, 24 Apr 2025 22:57:26 GMT
content-typetext/html
content-length20272
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
access-control-allow-headersOrigin, X-Requested-With, Content-Type, Accept
access-control-allow-methodsPOST,GET,OPTIONS,PUT,DELETE
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
x-powered-byASP.NET
x-ua-compatibleIE=edge
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
referrer-policyorigin-when-cross-origin
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

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This page has 304,781 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 3,918 different ip addresses.

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Towson University | Maryland’s University of Opportunities
One of America’s leading public universities, Towson University creates opportunities for academic excellence, scholarly research and career success.

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