Etsu.edu - SEO Checker

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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
72% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
56% 
Server
69% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.83 s
File size
56.60 kB
Words
544
Media files
28
Number of links
91 internal / 40 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
East Tennessee State University
The length of the page title is perfect. (293 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
ETSU was founded in 1911 with a singular purpose: to improve the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. Today, the university offers more than 160 programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels and serves approximately 14,000 students each year at its main campus in Johnson City and off-campus instructional sites throughout the region. Through its world-class health sciences programs and integrated approach to healthcare education, the institution is a highly respected leader in rural health research and practices. ETSU also boasts nationally ranked and recognized programs in the arts, technology, and computing, and media studies. With more than 100,000 living alumni who call ETSU their alma mater, the impact of its students, alumni, faculty, and staff can be seen across the Appalachian Highlands and around the world!
The meta description is too long: 5331 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.etsu.edu/ehome/
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
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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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
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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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twitter:urlhttps://www.etsu.edu/ehome/default.php
twitter:titleEast Tennessee State University
twitter:descriptionETSU was founded in 1911 with a singular purpose: to improve the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. Today, the university offers more than 160 programs at the undergraduate, graduate
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fb:app_idfacebook app id here
og:image:altThe United States flag waves across a blue sky.
og:titleEast Tennessee State University
og:urlhttps://www.etsu.edu/ehome/default.php
og:descriptionETSU was founded in 1911 with a singular purpose: to improve the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. Today, the university offers more than 160 programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels and serves approximately 14,000 students each year at its main campus in Johnson City and off-campus instructional sites throughout the region. Through its world-class health sciences programs and integrated approach to healthcare education, the institution is a highly respected leader in rural health research and practices. ETSU also boasts nationally ranked and recognized programs in the arts, technology, and computing, and media studies. With more than 100,000 living alumni who call ETSU their alma mater, the impact of its students, alumni, faculty, and staff can be seen across the Appalachian Highlands and around the world!
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og:updated_time2024-07-01T05:36:13.493124432-07:00
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 544 words. That's ok.
21.3% 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.
5 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 21.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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)
Some tags are too long. With 78 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"etsu is among the top ten percent of colleges for least amount of student debt"
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
14 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
/_resources14/images/adv_scale_3.jpgETSU Alert itemRoad Closure (Ross Drive) June 15, 2024 - July 5, 2024 Road Closure (Ross Drive) June 15, 2024 - July 5, 2024
/_resources14/images/adv_scale_3.jpgETSU Alert itemCampus-Wide Steam Shutdown Campus-Wide Steam Shutdown
/_resources14/images/adv_scale_3.jpgETSU Alert itemBOULEVARD COMMONS PARKING - S. Dossett Drive closureBOULEVARD COMMONS PARKING - S. Dossett Drive closure
/_resources14/images/adv_scale_3.jpgETSU Alert itemRoad Closure (Ross Drive) June 15, 2024 - July 5, 2024 Road Closure (Ross Drive) June 15, 2024 - July 5, 2024
/_resources14/images/adv_scale_3.jpgETSU Alert itemCampus-Wide Steam Shutdown Campus-Wide Steam Shutdown
/_resources14/images/adv_scale_3.jpgETSU Alert itemBOULEVARD COMMONS PARKING - S. Dossett Drive closureBOULEVARD COMMONS PARKING - S. Dossett Drive closure
...es/polo-kinsler-matthew-quote-social.jpgMatthew Kinsler, a student educator
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...s/_infographics/academicsinfographic.pngacademic vector illustration
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/ehome/images/_infographics/athletics.pngathletics vector illustration
...ages/_infographics/studentactivities.pngstudent organization vector illustration
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
ETSU Salutes Veterans
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 ETSU Salutes Veterans
H2 Bucs Go Beyond
H2 Bucs Go Beyond Finding his ‘why’ at ETSU
H2 ETSU at a Glance
H2 Life in the Appalachian Highlands
H2 Tour Campus
H2 ETSU Featured EventsAll Events
H2 Stay in Touch
H2 The Latest
H3 Study Abroad Interest Session - Winter Break
H3 ETSU Summer Series: Homerun Hangout
H3 Campus Rec 101
H3 East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in Johnson City,
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 too many external links (40) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.etsu.edu/Subdomain East Tennessee State University (ETSU)
https://webapps.etsu.edu/advis...New window External Subdomain Road Closure (Ross Drive) Jun...
IMG-ALT ETSU Alert itemRoad Closure (Ross Drive) June 15, 2024 - July 5, 2024
A-TITLE Road Closure (Ross Drive) June 15, 2024 - July 5, 2024
https://webapps.etsu.edu/advis...New window External Subdomain Campus-Wide Steam Shutdown
IMG-ALT ETSU Alert itemCampus-Wide Steam Shutdown
A-TITLE Campus-Wide Steam Shutdown
https://webapps.etsu.edu/advis...New window External Subdomain BOULEVARD COMMONS PARKING - S...
IMG-ALT ETSU Alert itemBOULEVARD COMMONS PARKING - S. Dossett Drive closure
A-TITLE BOULEVARD COMMONS PARKING - S. Dossett Drive closure
/safety/default.phpCampus Safety
https://elearn.etsu.edu/External Subdomain D2L
https://goldlink.etsu.edu/External Subdomain GoldLink
https://libraries.etsu.edu/External Subdomain Libraries
https://webapps.etsu.edu/advis...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Road Closure (Ross Drive) Jun...
IMG-ALT ETSU Alert itemRoad Closure (Ross Drive) June 15, 2024 - July 5, 2024
A-TITLE Road Closure (Ross Drive) June 15, 2024 - July 5, 2024
https://webapps.etsu.edu/advis...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Campus-Wide Steam Shutdown
IMG-ALT ETSU Alert itemCampus-Wide Steam Shutdown
A-TITLE Campus-Wide Steam Shutdown
https://webapps.etsu.edu/advis...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate BOULEVARD COMMONS PARKING - S...
IMG-ALT ETSU Alert itemBOULEVARD COMMONS PARKING - S. Dossett Drive closure
A-TITLE BOULEVARD COMMONS PARKING - S. Dossett Drive closure
/safety/default.phpText duplicate Campus Safety
https://elearn.etsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate D2L
https://goldlink.etsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate GoldLink
https://libraries.etsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Libraries
https://www.etsualumni.org/External Subdomain Alumni
https://www.etsubucs.com/External Subdomain Athletics
https://give.etsu.edu/External Subdomain Giving
/martin-center/default.phpMartin Center
https://www.etsuhealth.org/External Subdomain ETSU Health
/admissions/default.phpUndergraduate
/gradschool/default.phpGraduate
/com/default.phpMedicine
/pharmacy/admissions/process.phpPharmacy
https://libraries.etsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Libraries
/ehome/majors/bachelors/defaul...Bachelor's
/ehome/majors/graduate/default...Text duplicate Graduate
/online/default.phpOnline
/com/default.phpText duplicate Medicine
/pharmacy/default.phpText duplicate Pharmacy
/financial-aid-and-scholarship...Financial Aid
A-TITLE Educational Aid and Scholarship options for undergraduate, graduate, international, medical, and pharmacy students.
/admissions/visit/default.phpVisit
A-TITLE Schedule a campus tour at ETSU
/admissions/campus-life.phpCampus Life
A-TITLE Discover the Johnson City, Tennessee and the wild and wonderful Appalachia Highlands of Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western Carolina
/trailblazers/default.phpResearch
/home/getinfo.phpNew window Request Info
https://www.etsualumni.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://www.etsubucs.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Athletics
https://give.etsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Giving
/martin-center/default.phpText duplicate Martin Center
https://www.etsuhealth.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate ETSU Health
/admissions/default.phpText duplicate Undergraduate
/gradschool/default.phpText duplicate Graduate
/com/default.phpText duplicate Medicine
/pharmacy/admissions/process.phpText duplicate Pharmacy
https://libraries.etsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Libraries
/ehome/majors/bachelors/defaul...Text duplicate Bachelor's
/ehome/majors/graduate/default...Text duplicate Graduate
/online/default.phpText duplicate Online
/com/default.phpText duplicate Medicine
/pharmacy/default.phpText duplicate Pharmacy
/financial-aid-and-scholarship...Text duplicate Financial Aid
A-TITLE Educational Aid and Scholarship options for undergraduate, graduate, international, medical, and pharmacy students.
/admissions/visit/default.phpText duplicate Visit
A-TITLE Schedule a campus tour at ETSU
/admissions/campus-life.phpText duplicate Campus Life
A-TITLE Discover the Johnson City, Tennessee and the wild and wonderful Appalachia Highlands of Northeast Tennessee, Southwest Virginia, and Western Carolina
/trailblazers/default.phpText duplicate Research
/etsu-news/2024/06-june/with-d...Subdomain Dedicated Programs for Military-Affiliated Students
/admissions/visit/Subdomain Text duplicate Visit
https://www.etsu.edu/applySubdomain Apply
/financial-aid-and-scholarship...Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
/etsu-news/2024/04-april/findi...Subdomain Discover Matthew's Impact
/admissions/visit/Subdomain Text duplicate Visit
https://www.etsu.edu/applySubdomain Text duplicate Apply
/financial-aid-and-scholarship...Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
/apphighlands/default.phpExplore Our Region
/admissions/get-connected/the-...New window Subdomain College Tour
/admissions/visit/default.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Visit
https://youtube.com/playlist?l...New window Nofollow External Video Tour
/etsu-news/default.phpVisit ETSU News
/calendar/default.phpAll Events
https://www.etsu.edu/calendarSubdomain Anchor Study Abroad Interest Session - Winter Break
https://www.etsu.edu/calendarSubdomain Anchor ETSU Summer Series: Homerun Hangout
https://www.etsu.edu/calendarSubdomain Anchor Campus Rec 101
/home/newsletter.phpSubdomain Sign Up
/etsu-news/videos/default.phpVideos
/etsu-news/podcasts/default.phpPodcasts
/etsu-news/default.phpNews
/etsu-news/publications/defaul...Publications
https://www.sacscoc.org/External Subdomain www.sacscoc.org)
/ehome/atoz/default.phpA-Z
/safety/etsu_safe.phpSafe App
/home/faculty-links.phpFaculty
/home/staff-links.phpStaff
/bucscare/mental-health.phpMental Health
/transparency/default.phpTransparency
/safety/default.phpPublic Safety
/financial-aid-and-scholarship...Text duplicate Financial Aid
/umc/default.phpMarketing & Com.
https://www.etsualumni.org/s/9...External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://give.etsu.edu/s/974/gi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Giving
/admissions/visit/default.phpTours
https://go.activecalendar.com/...External Subdomain Events
/jobs/default.phpCareers
/home/newsletter.phpNewsletter
/ehome/maps/default.phpSubdomain Maps & Parking
/ehome/maps/default.phpDirections
/provost/kingsport/default.phpAllandale/Kingsport
/provost/seviercenter/default.phpSevierville
/valleybrook/default.phpValleybrook
https://www.etsubucs.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Athletics
/martin-center/default.phpText duplicate Martin Center
https://www.etmnh.org/External Subdomain Gray Fossil Site
https://etsuresearchcorporatio...External Research Corp
https://www.etsuhealth.org/External Subdomain Text duplicate ETSU Health
https://www.wets.org/External Subdomain WETS
/ehome/acadresearch/default.phpSubdomain Colleges
/ehome/acadresearch/default.phpSubdomain Programs
/research/default.phpText duplicate Research
/online/default.phpText duplicate Online
/cas/cass/archives/Archives of Appalachia
A-TITLE Archives of Appalachia
https://www.etsu.edu/medlib/Medical Library
A-TITLE Medical Library
https://libraries.etsu.edu/homeExternal Subdomain Sherrod Library
A-TITLE ETSU Libraries
/admissions/default.phpText duplicate Undergraduate
/admissions/apply/transfer-stu...Transfer
/gradschool/default.phpText duplicate Graduate
/admissions/apply/default.phpInternational
/com/default.phpText duplicate Medicine
/pharmacy/career.phpText duplicate Pharmacy
/trustees/default.phpBoard of Trustees
/president/default.phpPresident
/provost/default.phpProvost
/equity/default.phpEquity & Inclusion
/research/default.phpText duplicate Research
https://www.etsu.edu/Subdomain East Tennessee State University (ETSU) in Johnson City,
https://www.facebook.com/eastt...External Subdomain A-TITLE ETSU on Facebook
https://twitter.com/etsuExternal A-TITLE ETSU on X-Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/etsu/External Subdomain A-TITLE ETSU on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain A-TITLE ETSU on LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/channe...External Subdomain A-TITLE ETSU on YouTube
https://www.snapchat.com/add/e...External Subdomain A-TITLE ETSU on SnapChat
/ehome/documents/webprivacysta...Privacy Policy
/policies/compliance_policies_...Non-Discrimination Policy
https://a.cms.omniupdate.com/1...External Subdomain ©

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.etsu.edu/ehome/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.83 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 loads 8 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (57 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateThu, 04 Jul 2024 15:28:08 GMT
serverApache
x-powered-byPHP/8.1.29
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
access-control-allow-origin*
content-length12851
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
strict-transport-securitymax-age=157680000; includeSubDomains; preload
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

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 339 referring domains.
This page has 2,809 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 296 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

User-agent: *
Disallow: /_19t/
Disallow: /_testing/
Disallow: /_training/
Disallow: /_syllabi-test/
Disallow: /_zz-dev/
Disallow: /_zz-development/
Disallow: /_23t/
Disallow: /etsu/news/
Disallow: /students/mcc/programs/discover/forms/map.php
Disallow: /etsu-news/2020/03-march/covid-19-testing.php
Sitemap: https://www.etsu.edu/sitemap.xml 

# Certain social media sites are whitelisted to allow crawlers to access page markup when links to /images are shared. 
User-agent: Twitterbot
Allow: /
Allow: /pictures
User-agent: facebookexternalhit
Allow: /
Allow: /pictures

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East Tennessee State University
ETSU was founded in 1911 with a singular purpose: to improve the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. Today, the university offers more than 160 programs at the undergraduate, graduate, and professional levels and serves approximately 14,000 students each year at its main campus in Johnson City and off-campus instructional sites throughout the region. Through its world-class health sciences programs and integrated approach to healthcare education, the institution is a highly respected leader in rural health research and practices. ETSU also boasts nationally ranked and recognized programs in the arts, technology, and computing, and media studies. With more than 100,000 living alumni who call ETSU their alma mater, the impact of its students, alumni, faculty, and staff can be seen across the Appalachian Highlands and around the world!

Most important keywords

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ETSU76%Check
University62%Check
Campus58%Check
State University58%Check
East55%Check
Tennessee State University55%Check
East Tennessee State University55%Check
student54%Check
main campus53%Check
East Tennessee52%Check
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