Dsu.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
72% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
66% 
Server
70% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.07 s
File size
151.60 kB
Words
2589
Media files
25
Number of links
166 internal / 22 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Dakota State University
The length of the page title is perfect. (211 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
We are Dakota State University. With more than 45 undergraduate majors and several graduate degrees, we’re not just re-imagining education—we’re providing more opportunities for students to realize their potential.
The meta description is too long: 1332 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://dsu.edu/index.html
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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 markup is not in the first line of your HTML document. There must be no white spaces before the doctype markup.
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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viewportwidth=device-width,initial-scale=1,minimum-scale=1
descriptionWe are Dakota State University. With more than 45 undergraduate majors and several graduate degrees, we’re not just re-imagining education—we’re providing more opportunities for students to realize their potential.
langen
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 6 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate 1: By the third grade, Madeline Hegg already knew what she wanted to be w...
  • Duplicate 2: Denyce Bravo, a senior Biology major from the Philippines, was interes...
  • Duplicate 3: Dakota State University junior Cyber Operations major David Siemienas ...
This page contains 2589 words. That's ok.
33.2% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
56 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 15.58 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width,initial-scale=1,minimum-scale=1" is provided.
This page only loads 3 JavaScript files. That's good!
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 52 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
.../logos/DSU_UniversityLogo_Icon_White.pngWhite DSU hexagon logo
/_files/2023/dsu-students-beacom-280.jpgDakota State University students walking around campus
/_files/2023/dsu-students-beacom-280.jpgsmiling woman
/news/_files/2024/hegg_1350x900.pngMadeline Hegg
https://dsu.edu/denyce-1350x900-2.jpgDenyce Bravo
https://dsu.edu/_files/david-1350x900.jpgDavid Siemienas, Cyber Operations (BS)
/_files/2020/lake-madison-1200x800.jpgView All Majors & Degrees
/root-files/Beadle-hall-600x400-70.jpgBeadle Hall
/root-files/east-hall-600x400-70.jpgEast Hall
/_files/2020/beacom-600x400.jpgbeacom building
/root-files/kennedy-center-600x400.jpgkennedy center building
/root-files/explore-teaching-600x400-70.jpgstudents and instructor in class
/root-files/explore-health-600x400-70.jpghands on barbell
/root-files/explore-business-600x400-70.jpgtwo open laptops
...-files/explore-technology-600x400-70.jpghand holding cellphone
/root-files/explore-digital-600x400-70.jpgstudent at computer wearing headphones
/root-files/explore-math-600x400-70.jpgstudent in lab
...files/student-life-dining-495x248-70.jpgDSU's Marketplace dining hall serves delicious meals when you want to grab a bite
...es/2023/student-life-clubs-1024x1024.jpgDSU student studying on a laptop in a residence hall common area
...student-life-career-services-512x512.jpgStudents walking on DSU's campus.
...t-files/student-life-pool-248x248-70.jpgDSU students playing pool in the Trojan Center
...student-life-residence-life-1024x512.jpgStudents in DSU dorm room reviewing homework
.../student-life-online-classes-925x630.jpgSmiling DSU students in class
...s/logos/DSU_UniversityWordmark_White.svgDakota State University Logo
Video URLWidthHeight
/_files/videos/HomePageMontage_v2.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Dakota State University
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 29 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Dakota State University
H2 Points of Pride
H2 Empowered to Define the Next Big Thing
H2 Let Your Passion Lead
H2 Life is Good at DSU
H2 Rise with us
H3 Madeline Hegg '24
H3 Madeline Hegg '24 Duplicate text
H3 Denyce Bravo '24
H3 Denyce Bravo '24 Duplicate text
H3 David Siemienas '25
H3 David Siemienas '25 Duplicate text
H3 Explore By College
H3 Explore By Interest
H3 The Trojan Table
H3 Trojans Unite
H3 Career Services
H3 The DSU Dynamic
H3 Home Away from Home
H4 College of Arts & Sciences
H4 College of Business & Information Systems
H4 The Beacom College of Computer & Cyber Sciences
H4 College of Education and Human Performance
H4 Teaching
H4 Health
H4 Business
H4 Technology
H4 Digital Media & Communications
H4 Math & Science
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
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 22 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://dsu.edu/Anchor Skip navigation
https://dsu.edu/index.htmlDakota State University
IMG-ALT White DSU hexagon logo
/request-information.htmlRequest Info
/visit-dsu/index.htmlVisit DSU
https://dsu.edu/apply.htmlApply
https://trojansunite.org/givin...New window External Give a Gift
/about-dsu/index.htmlAbout
/academics/index.htmlAcademics
/research/index.htmlResearch
/admissions/index.htmlAdmissions
/student-life/index.htmlStudent Life
/athletics/index.htmlNew window Athletics
https://mydsu.dsu.edu/New window External Subdomain MyDSU
/careers/index.htmlCareers at DSU
https://trojansunite.org/stay-...New window External Alumni & Friends
/about-dsu/office-of-the-presi...Office of the President
https://www.dsucyber27.com/New window External Subdomain DSU Cyber 27
/Partnerships/government-corpo...Government & Corporate Partners
/directory/index.htmlDirectory
/academics/majors-degrees.htmlMajors & Degrees
/request-information.htmlText duplicate Request Info
/visit-dsu/index.htmlText duplicate Visit DSU
https://dsu.edu/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply
https://trojansunite.org/givin...New window External Text duplicate Give a Gift
/commencement/index.htmlCommencement
/academics/majors-degrees.htmlText duplicate Majors & Degrees
/academics/academic-calendar.htmlAcademic Calendar
/admissions/undergraduate/cost...Tuition and Fees
/academics/online/programs.htmlOnline Programs
https://library.dsu.edu/New window External Subdomain Karl E. Mundt Library
https://map.dsu.edu/New window External Subdomain Map
https://dsu.edu/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply
/admissions/scholarships.htmlScholarships
/directory/index.htmlText duplicate Directory
/student-life/housing/index.htmlHousing
/visit-dsu/index.htmlText duplicate Visit DSU
/request-information.htmlText duplicate Request Info
/visit-dsu/index.htmlText duplicate Visit DSU
https://dsu.edu/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply
https://trojansunite.org/givin...New window External Text duplicate Give a Gift
https://dsu.edu/index.htmlText duplicate Dakota State University
https://www.dsucyber27.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate DSU Cyber 27
/programs/elementary-education...ELEMENTARY EDUCATION (BSE)
/news/2024/04/inspired-to-educ...Inspired to Educate
/programs/biology-integrated-b...Biology: Integrative Biology (BS)
/programs/cyber-operations-bs....Cyber Operations (BS)
/academics/colleges/college-of...Explore this College
/academics/colleges/college-of...Text duplicate Explore this College
/academics/colleges/beacom-col...Text duplicate Explore this College
/academics/colleges/college-of...Text duplicate Explore this College
/programs/biology-education-bs...Biology Education (BSE)
/programs/business-education-b...Business Education (BSE)
/programs/computer-education-b...Computer Education (BSE)
/programs/elementary-education...Elementary Education (BSE)
/programs/elementary-education...Elementary Education/Special Education (BSE)
/programs/english-education-bs...English Education (BS)
/programs/esports-coaching-cer...Esports Coaching Certificate
/programs/exercise-science-bs....Exercise Science (BS)
/programs/mathematics-intermed...Mathematics: Intermediate Education Specialization (BS)
/programs/mathematics-secondar...Mathematics: Secondary Education Specialization (BS)
/programs/mset/index.htmlMaster of Science in Educational Technology
/programs/special-education-bs...Special Education (BSE)
/programs/biology-integrated-b...Biology: Integrated Biology (BS)
/programs/exercise-science-bs....Text duplicate Exercise Science (BS)
/programs/health-care-coding-c...Healthcare Coding Certificate
/programs/health-care-data-ana...Healthcare Data Analytics Graduate Certificate
/programs/health-informatics-i...Health Informatics and Information Management (AS)
/programs/health-informatics-i...Health Informatics and Information Management (BS)
/programs/health-information-s...Health Information Specialist Certificate
/programs/mshiim/index.htmlMaster of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management
/programs/physical-education-b...Physical Education (BSE)
/programs/accounting-bba.htmlAccounting (BBA)
/programs/artificial-intellige...Artificial Intelligence in Organizations (BS)
/programs/banking-security-gra...Banking Security Graduate Certificate
/programs/business-analytics-g...Business Analytics Graduate Certificate
/programs/business-management-...Business Management (AS)
/programs/business-technology-...Business Technology (BBA)
/programs/communication-studie...Communication Studies Minor
/programs/computer-information...Computer Information Systems (BS)
/programs/business-analytics-g...Data Analytics Certificate
/programs/finance-bba.htmlFinance (BBA)
/programs/health-informatics-i...Health Information Administration (BS)
/programs/health-care-data-ana...Healthcare Data Analytics Certificate
/programs/information-technolo...Information Technology Graduate Certificate
/programs/management-bba.htmlManagement (BBA)
/programs/management-certifica...Management Certificate
/programs/management-minor.htmlManagement Minor
/programs/marketing-bba.htmlMarketing (BBA)
/programs/mba/index.htmlMaster of Business Administration
/programs/msaa/index.htmlMaster of Science in Analytics
/programs/mshiim/index.htmlText duplicate Master of Science in Health Informatics and Information Management
/programs/msis/index.htmlMaster of Science in Information Systems
/programs/mathematics-bs.htmlMathematics (BS)
/programs/professional-account...Professional Accountancy (BS)
/programs/artificial-intellige...Artificial Intelligence (BS)
/programs/artificial-intellige...Text duplicate Artificial Intelligence in Organizations (BS)
/programs/banking-security-gra...Text duplicate Banking Security Graduate Certificate
/programs/business-analytics-g...Text duplicate Business Analytics Graduate Certificate
/programs/computer-information...Text duplicate Computer Information Systems (BS)
/programs/computer-science-bs....Computer Science (BS)
/programs/cyber-leadership-int...Cyber Leadership and Intelligence (BS)
/programs/cyber-operations-bs....Text duplicate Cyber Operations (BS)
/programs/cybersecurity-certif...Cybersecurity Certificate
/programs/business-analytics-g...Text duplicate Data Analytics Certificate
/programs/data-privacy-graduat...Data Privacy Graduate Certificate
/programs/digital-forensics-mi...Digital Forensics Minor
/programs/phdcd/index.htmlDoctor of Philosophy in Cyber Defense
/programs/phdco/index.htmlDoctor of Philosophy in Cyber Operations
/programs/phdis/index.htmlDoctor of Philosophy in Information Systems
/programs/ethical-hacking-grad...Ethical Hacking Graduate Certificate
/programs/high-performance-res...High-Performance and Research Computing Certificate
/programs/information-technolo...Text duplicate Information Technology Graduate Certificate
/programs/information-technolo...Information Technology Management Certificate
/programs/msaa/index.htmlText duplicate Master of Science in Analytics
/programs/mscs/index.htmlMaster of Science in Computer Science
/programs/mscd/index.htmlMaster of Science in Computer Science Master of Science in Cyber Defense
/programs/msis/index.htmlText duplicate Master of Science in Information Systems
/programs/mathematics-cryptogr...Mathematics: Cryptography Specialization (BS)
/programs/mathematics-informat...Mathematics: Information Systems Specialization (BS)
/programs/network-and-security...Network and Security Administration (AS)
/programs/network-and-security...Network and Security Administration (BS)
/programs/network-and-telecomm...Network and Telecommunications Administration Certificate
/programs/network-services-cer...Network Services Certificate
/programs/object-oriented-prog...Object Oriented Programming Certificate
/programs/software-development...Software Development (AS)
/programs/software-development...Software Development Certificate
/programs/technology-database-...Technology Database Management Systems Certificate
/programs/web-application-deve...Web Application Development Certificate
/programs/web-development-as.htmlWeb Development (AS)
/programs/computer-game-design...Computer Game Design (BS)
/programs/computer-science-bs....Text duplicate Computer Science (BS)
/programs/computer-graphics-bs...Digital Arts and Design: Computer Graphics (BS)
/programs/digital-sound-design...Digital Arts and Design: Digital Sound Design (BS)
/programs/production-animation...Digital Arts and Design: Production Animation (BS)
/programs/digital-photography-...Digital Photography Certificate
/programs/digital-content-crea...Digital Content Creation (BS)
/programs/multimedia-certifica...Multimedia Certificate
/programs/multimedia-design-an...Multimedia Design and Production Certificate
/programs/video-production-min...Video Production Minor
/programs/web-application-deve...Text duplicate Web Application Development Certificate
/programs/web-development-as.htmlText duplicate Web Development (AS)
/programs/website-design-and-d...Website Design and Development Certificate
/programs/biology-education-bs...Text duplicate Biology Education (BSE)
/programs/biology-integrated-b...Integrated Biology (BS)
/programs/mathematics-bs.htmlText duplicate Mathematics (BS)
/programs/mathematics-cryptogr...Text duplicate Mathematics: Cryptography Specialization (BS)
/programs/mathematics-informat...Text duplicate Mathematics: Information Systems Specialization (BS)
/programs/mathematics-intermed...Text duplicate Mathematics: Intermediate Education Specialization (BS)
/programs/mathematics-secondar...Text duplicate Mathematics: Secondary Education Specialization (BS)
/programs/mathematical-foundat...Mathematical Foundations of Cryptography
/academics/majors-degrees.htmlView All Majors & Degrees
/student-life/dining/index.htmlDSU Dining
/student-life/clubs-organizati...Discover your passion
/student-life/career-professio...On Track Trojans
/student-life/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
/student-life/housing/index.htmlThe Trojan Home
/student-life/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
https://dsu.edu/contact.htmlText duplicate Request Info
/visit-dsu/index.htmlText duplicate Visit DSU
https://dsu.edu/apply.htmlText duplicate Apply
https://dsu.edu/index.htmlText duplicate Dakota State University
IMG-ALT Dakota State University Logo
https://dsu.edu/contact.htmlContact Us
https://www.facebook.com/Dakot...External Subdomain facebook
https://twitter.com/DakotaStateExternal twitter
https://www.instagram.com/dako...External Subdomain instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/s...External Subdomain linkedin
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain youtube
https://dsu.edu/newsNews
https://dsu.edu/events/Events
https://trojansunite.org/givin...External Text duplicate Give a Gift
/directory/index.htmlText duplicate Directory
https://library.dsu.edu/External Subdomain Library
https://www.dsubookstore.com/External Subdomain Bookstore
/careers/index.htmlText duplicate Careers at DSU
https://support.dsu.edu/External Subdomain Support Desk
/about-dsu/office-of-the-presi...Text duplicate Office of the President
https://trojansunite.org/External Text duplicate Alumni & Friends
/media-relations.htmlMedia Relations
/Partnerships/government-corpo...Text duplicate Government & Corporate Partners
https://map.dsu.edu/External Subdomain Campus Map
/about-dsu/consumer-informationConsumer Information
https://www.dsucyber27.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate DSU Cyber 27
https://mydsu.dsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate MyDSU
/academics/provost-academic-af...Concerns & Feedback
https://dsu.edu/accessibilityAccessibility
https://dsu.edu/privacy.htmlPrivacy
https://dsu.edu/policies.htmlPolicies
/title-ix/index.htmlTitle IX

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://dsu.edu/"
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 is slow (1.07 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page only loads 3 CSS files. That's ok.
This page only loads 3 JavaScript files. That's good!
The file size of the HTML document is fine (152 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
content-length27355
content-typetext/html
dateTue, 21 Jan 2025 22:17:14 GMT
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
accept-rangesbytes
content-encodinggzip
etag"06e4c738d67db1:0"
last-modifiedWed, 15 Jan 2025 20:38:36 GMT
set-cookie114 Characters
varyAccept-Encoding
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000; includeSubDomains
x-powered-byASP.NET
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 4,368 referring domains.
This page has 41,061 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,317 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Sitemap: https://dsu.edu/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://dsu.edu/news/sitemap.xml
Sitemap: https://dsu.edu/calendar/sitemap.xml

User-Agent: Funnelback
Allow: *

User-agent: * 
Disallow: 

User-agent: * 
Disallow: /about-dsu/Collegevaluesonline.com
Disallow: /events/idig
Disallow: /news/industry-advisory-board-reaches-five-year-mark
Disallow: /news/dsu-named-safest-sd-campus
Disallow: /academics/degrees-and-programs/finance-bba

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We are Dakota State University. With more than 45 undergraduate majors and several graduate degrees, we’re not just re-imagining education—we’re providing more opportunities for students to realize their potential.

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Dakota State University76%Check
Dakota75%Check
Dakota State75%Check
DSU63%Check
State College60%Check
DSU students58%Check
South Dakota55%Check
DSU Dynamic52%Check
Education50%Check
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