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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
61% 
Page quality
62% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
62% 
Server
54% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.87 s
File size
130.60 kB
Words
863
Media files
15
Number of links
68 internal / 42 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid | Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid | Virginia Tech
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 1051 pixels long. Optimize title
There are word repetitions in the page title.
Meta description
(Critically important)
The mission of the Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid (USFA) is to facilitate access to a Virginia Tech education through the timely and accurate administration of student financial assistance. To accomplish this mission, resources are obtained, coordinated, distributed, and maintained in accordance with university, state, and federal requirements. Service to students and the university community and accountability for the administration of financial aid funds are the primary goals of the Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid.
The meta description is too long: 3407 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

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og:descriptionThe mission of the Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid (USFA) is to facilitate access to a Virginia Tech education through the timely and accurate administration of student financial assistance. To accomplish this mission, resources are obtained, coordinated, distributed, and maintained in accordance with university, state, and federal requirements. Service to students and the university community and accountability for the administration of financial aid funds are the primary goals of the Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 863 words. That's ok.
25.4% 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.
9 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 16.07 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 13 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 101 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"here you may find all forms that may be requested by the office separated by the respective aid year."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
10 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.vt.edu/images/whiteVTonTransparent.svgNo alt attribute provided
....edu/images/accessibility_icon_white.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ages/vt-accessibility_report-barrier.svgNo alt attribute provided
...t-accessibility_accessibility-portal.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_off-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ms.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_on-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...s.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_off-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...ms.vt.edu/images/toggle_slider_on-01.svgNo alt attribute provided
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.JPGvisitor center overlooking
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgbuilding with sunrayStudents on Drillfield
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgThe Richmond chapter logo with people in the background.RVA send off
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgVirginia Tech's Mascot, the Hokie BirdHokie Bird
...aptiveimage.transform/m-medium/image.jpgbooth at Wellness FairStudents and Hokie Bird

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid
H2 People Results
H2 VT News Results
H2 University Scholarships and Financial Aid
H2 Apply and Receive Aid
H2 Information About Your Financial Aid Package
H2 Dates and Deadlines
H3 Important Announcements:
H3 The 2025-2026 FAFSA will be available on December 1, 2024
H3 Complete your 2025-2026 General Scholarship Application now - priority deadline is January 22, 2025 for submission
H3 VT University Scholarships and Financial Aid partners with KHEAA for verification
H3 Tips for Repayment of Student Loans
H4 VT Scholarship Central
H4 Money Matters Informational Sessions
H4 HokieBird Chatbot
H4 Hokie Wellness
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 (42) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://finaid.vt.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.vt.edu/External Subdomain Virginia Tech® home
https://www.vt.edu/accessibili...External Subdomain Report a barrier
https://www.vt.edu/accessibili...External Subdomain Accessibility portal
https://www.vt.edu/apply.htmlExternal Subdomain Apply
https://www.vt.edu/visit.htmlExternal Subdomain Visit
https://give.vt.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://shop.hokiesports.com/v...External Subdomain Hokie Gear Apparel, clothing, gear and merchandise
https://www.bkstr.com/virginia...External Subdomain Hokie Shop University Bookstore, merchandise and gifts
https://www.vt.edu/platesExternal Subdomain Hokie License Plates Part of every Virginia Tech plate purchase funds scholarships
https://www.vt.edu/admissions....External Subdomain Future Students
https://www.vt.edu/resources/c...External Subdomain Current Students
https://www.vt.edu/resources/p...External Subdomain Parents and Families
https://www.vt.edu/resources/f...External Subdomain Faculty and Staff
https://alumni.vt.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
https://www.vt.edu/link.htmlExternal Subdomain Industry and Partners
https://finaid.vt.edu/Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid
https://www.edm.provost.vt.edu/External Subdomain Enrollment Management /
https://finaid.vt.edu/Text duplicate Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid
https://finaid.vt.edu/index.htmlSubdomain Home
/index/InfoSessions.htmlSubdomain Money Matters
/undergraduate.htmlSubdomain Undergraduate
/undergraduate/coa.htmlSubdomain Undergraduate Cost of Attendance (COA)
/undergraduate/how-to-apply.htmlSubdomain How to Apply & Receive Aid
/undergraduate/typesofaid.htmlSubdomain Types of Aid
/undergraduate/international-s...Subdomain International Students
/undergraduate/alt-academic-te...Subdomain Alternative Academic Terms/Sessions
/undergraduate/loan-repayment....Subdomain Loan Repayment
/undergraduate/Special-Groups-...Subdomain Specialized Programs
/graduate-students.htmlSubdomain Graduate
/graduate-students/graduate-ty...Subdomain Text duplicate Types of Aid
/graduate-students/special-gro...Subdomain Text duplicate Specialized Programs
/graduate-students/cost-of-att...Subdomain Cost of Attendance (COA)
/graduate-students/Internation...Subdomain Text duplicate International Students
/Professional.htmlSubdomain Professional
https://finaid.vt.edu/parent.htmlSubdomain Parents
/parent/hokiespa-guest-access....Subdomain HokieSPA Guest Access
/appeals.htmlSubdomain Appeals
/appeals/cost-of-attendance-ap...Subdomain Cost of Attendance
/appeals/provisional-independe...Subdomain Provisional Independent Student
/appeals/ProfessionalJudgmentA...Subdomain Professional Judgment
/appeals/satisfactory-academic...Subdomain Satisfactory Academic Progress (SAP)
/appeals/IndependentStudentCon...Subdomain Independent Student Confirmation
https://finaid.vt.edu/forms.htmlSubdomain Forms
/forms/2425-forms.htmlSubdomain 2024-2025 Forms
/FAFSA_Simplification.htmlSubdomain FAFSA Simplification
/FinancialAidPackage.htmlSubdomain Your Financial Aid Package
/fa-informational-videos.htmlSubdomain FA Informational Videos
https://finaid.vt.edu/faq.htmlSubdomain Frequently Asked Questions
/documentuploader.htmlSubdomain Document Uploader
/direct-plus-loan-calculator.htmlSubdomain Direct PLUS Loan Calculator
https://vt.edu/apply.htmlExternal Text duplicate Apply
https://vt.edu/visit.htmlExternal Text duplicate Visit
https://give.vt.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://shop.hokiesports.com/v...External Subdomain Text duplicate Hokie Gear Apparel, clothing, gear and merchandise
https://www.bkstr.com/virginia...External Subdomain Text duplicate Hokie Shop University Bookstore, merchandise and gifts
https://vt.edu/platesExternal Text duplicate Hokie License Plates Part of every Virginia Tech plate purchase funds scholarships
https://vt.edu/admissions.htmlExternal Text duplicate Future Students
https://vt.edu/resources/curre...External Text duplicate Current Students
https://vt.edu/resources/paren...External Text duplicate Parents and Families
https://vt.edu/resources/facul...External Text duplicate Faculty and Staff
https://alumni.vt.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://vt.edu/resources/indus...External Text duplicate Industry and Partners
https://finaid.vt.edu/Anchor See more
A-TITLE See more people results
https://finaid.vt.edu/Anchor Text duplicate See more
A-TITLE See more news results
https://www.edm.provost.vt.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Enrollment Management /
https://finaid.vt.edu/Subdomain Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid /
/undergraduate.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate
/graduate-students.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Graduate
/Professional.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Professional
https://finaid.vt.edu/parent.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Parents
/appeals.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Appeals
https://finaid.vt.edu/forms.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Forms
/FAFSA_Simplification.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate FAFSA Simplification
/FinancialAidPackage.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Your Financial Aid Package
/fa-informational-videos.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate FA Informational Videos
https://finaid.vt.edu/faq.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Frequently Asked Questions
/documentuploader.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Document Uploader
/direct-plus-loan-calculator.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Direct PLUS Loan Calculator
https://www.vt.edu/advantage.htmlExternal Subdomain Virginia Tech Advantage - What is it?
/undergraduate.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate
/graduate-students.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Graduate
/undergraduate/international-s...Subdomain International
https://registrar.vt.edu/FERPA...External Subdomain FERPA Information
https://apps.es.vt.edu/Student...External Subdomain VIEW YOUR FINANCIAL AID PORTAL
https://studentaid.gov/announc...External The 2025-2026 FAFSA will be available on December 1, 2024
http://vt.academicworks.com/External Subdomain Complete your 2025-2026 General Scholarship Application now - priority deadline is January 22, 2025 for submission
https://author.ensemble.vt.edu...External Subdomain VT University Scholarships and Financial Aid partners with KHEAA for verification
/undergraduate/loan-repayment....Subdomain Tips for Repayment of Student Loans
/FAFSA_Simplification.htmlSubdomain The 2025-2026 FAFSA coming December 1st. File by January 22nd for maximum financial aid.
/undergraduate/how-to-apply.htmlSubdomain Apply and Receive Aid
/FinancialAidPackage.htmlSubdomain Information About Your Financial Aid Package
https://vt.academicworks.com/External Subdomain VT Scholarship Central
/content/dam/finaid_vt_edu/sch...Scholarship Central User Guide
/index/InfoSessions.htmlSubdomain Money Matters Informational Sessions
https://hokiewellness.vt.edu/s...External Subdomain Hokie Wellness
https://finaid.vt.edu/Anchor General Resources
https://finaid.vt.edu/Anchor Additional Resources
/FinancialAidPackage.htmlSubdomain View Your Financial Aid
/undergraduate/how-to-apply.htmlSubdomain Applying for Aid
https://finaid.vt.edu/forms.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Forms
/documentuploader.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Document Uploader
/appeals/satisfactory-academic...Subdomain Satisfactory Academic Progress
https://bursar.vt.edu/payments...External Subdomain Report Outside Scholarships
https://studentaid.gov/help/cr...External FSA ID Instructions
https://studentaid.gov/help/ho...External IRS DRT Instructions
/content/dam/finaid_vt_edu/Req...Tax Return Transcript How-To
/content/dam/finaid_vt_edu/non...Verification of Non-Filing Letter
https://tcc.ruffalonl.com/Virg...External Subdomain Net Price Calculator (Freshmen)
https://nam04.safelinks.protec...External Subdomain Net Price Calculator (Transfers)

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://finaid.vt.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 0.87 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.
This page loads 4 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 13 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (131 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 315 referring domains.
This page has 2,050 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 241 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

No valid Robots.txt file was found.

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Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid | Office of Uni...
The mission of the Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid (USFA) is to facilitate access to a Virginia Tech education through the timely and accurate administration of student financial assistance. To accomplish this mission, resources are obtained, coordinated, distributed, and maintained in accordance with university, state, and federal requirements. Service to students and the university community and accountability for the administration of financial aid funds are the primary goals of the Office of University Scholarships and Financial Aid.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Aid94%Check
Financial Aid89%Check
Financial82%Check
scholarships82%Check
University Scholarships80%Check
Office78%Check
University77%Check
Student Aid76%Check
Financial Aid Package73%Check
financial aid options73%Check
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