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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
91% 
Page structure
60% 
Link structure
57% 
Server
20% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.95 s
File size
70.10 kB
Words
884
Media files
27
Number of links
122 internal / 19 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
SUNY Geneseo Home | SUNY Geneseo
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (361 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Founded in 1871, SUNY Geneseo is a premier public liberal arts college offering 150+ programs of study. Nationally recognized for excellence and value in the liberal arts, Geneseo is known for its exceptional faculty, its welcoming atmosphere, and its reputation for producing successful alumni.
The meta description is too long: 1807 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.geneseo.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 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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descriptionFounded in 1871, SUNY Geneseo is a premier public liberal arts college offering 150+ programs of study. Nationally recognized for excellence and value in the liberal arts, Geneseo is known for its exceptional faculty, its welcoming atmosphere, and its reputation for producing successful alumni.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 884 words. That's ok.
27.7% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
12 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 20.36 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 8 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)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 18 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
...ootstrap5/images/geneseo-logo-simple.pngHome
...geneseo_bootstrap5/images/my-geneseo.pngMy Geneseo Campus Portal
...s/sturges-quad-geneseo.jpg?itok=2-JZfdMfsturges quad
...es/sturges-clock-tower.jpg?itok=voTDWISxsturges clock tower
.../public/images/union_0.jpg?itok=bCBYkqMjMacVittie College Union
...s/default/files/images/welles-hall_0.jpgWelles Hall
...default/files/images/student-working.jpgWelles Hall
.../files/images/physics-particle-accel.jpgWelles Hall
/sites/default/files/images/e-garden.jpgWelles Hall
.../images/Music-Business.jpg?itok=fp6W_0o0music producer
...public/images/pharmacy.jpg?itok=5PNGs4eVprescription
...lic/images/Linguistics.jpg?itok=fyjl729Jlearning foreign languages
...c/images/Reading-2-WEB.jpg?itok=hYPln2XvNo alt attribute provided
...udents-in-geneseo-dorm.jpg?itok=yWKXtqangeneseo students in the dorm
...neseo-students-dancing.jpg?itok=9_nAlBFCstudents dancing
...o-students-dining-hall.jpg?itok=FzaxumQVgeneseo students in the dining hall
...nt-kayaking-letchworth.jpg?itok=KZyWYwi7student kayaking
..._MB4_10092024-Edit-WEB.jpg?itok=XBK7FqkCDenise Battles
...ublic/images/GJ Pic 05.jpg?itok=2Ay-aLcFa hermit crab with blue eyes
...s/knights-and-ncaa-WEB.jpg?itok=Q99XhGRlGeneseo Knights and NCAA logos
...arimi_MB4_01302025-WEB.jpg?itok=kBYmqIYISarah Karimi '27
...es/default/files/images/geneseo-logo.svgGeneseo - New York's Public Honors College
.../default/files/sites/social/facebook.pngfacebook
...default/files/sites/social/instagram.pnginstagram
.../default/files/sites/social/linkedin.pnglinkedin
/sites/default/files/images/bluesky.pngbluesky
...s/default/files/sites/social/youtube.pngyoutube

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
New York's Public Honors College
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 28 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 New York's Public Honors College
H1 The Distinction of a Geneseo Degree
H1 The Exceptional Value of a Geneseo Degree
H2 What do you want to study? Find your program.
H2 New York's Public Honors College Duplicate text
H2 Reputation
H2 Affordability
H2 Rigor
H2 Community
H2 You earned your place
H2 Academic Highlights
H2 Your questions, answered
H2 Featured Stories
H2 Events and social media
H2 Quick Links
H2 Join Us
H3 Main Navigation (Mobile)
H3 Private College
H3 SUNY Geneseo
H3 Footer
H3 User account menu
H4 $42,162/yr
H4 $8,999/yr
H4 Where will I live?
H4 What is there to do?
H4 What will I eat?
H4 What's the area like?
H5 Menu
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 19 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.geneseo.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
/admissions/applyApply or Request Info
https://my.geneseo.edu/External Subdomain myGeneseo Campus Portal
/study_abroadStudy Abroad
https://www.geneseo.edu/aboutAbout
https://www.geneseo.edu/aboutText duplicate About
/ir/fast-factsFacts
/about/campus-mapCampus Map
/about/suny-geneseo-rankingsRankings
https://www.geneseo.edu/diversityDiversity
https://www.geneseo.edu/newsNews Center
https://www.geneseo.edu/directoryDirectory
/faculty-databaseMeet Our Faculty
https://www.geneseo.edu/academicsAcademics
https://www.geneseo.edu/academicsText duplicate Academics
/academics/professional-school...Schools and Departments
/academic-program-finderMajors, Minors, and Programs
/undergraduate_researchResearch
/study_abroadText duplicate Study Abroad
/career-designCareer Design and Internships
https://library.geneseo.edu/External Subdomain Library
/admissionsAdmissions
/admissionsText duplicate Admissions
/admissions/information-freshmenFirst Year
/admissions/transfer-student-i...Transfer
/graduate_admissionsGraduate
/admissions/international-admi...International
/admissions/applyApply
/admissions/campus-toursVisit
/financial_aid/cost-aid-new-st...Tuition and Aid
/admissions/contact-usContact Admissions
/student_and_campus_lifeCampus Life
/student_and_campus_lifeText duplicate Campus Life
/student-organizations/Subdomain Clubs and Organizations
https://events.geneseo.edu/External Subdomain Events Calendar
/residence-life/residence-hallsHousing
/cas/dining-cateringDining
/admissionsFuture Students
https://www.geneseo.edu/studentsCurrent Students
/employee-resourcesFaculty and Staff
https://www.geneseo.edu/alumniAlumni
https://www.geneseo.edu/parentsParents and Families
/about/information-for-communityCommunity
https://geneseoknights.com/External Athletics
https://www.geneseo.edu/supportGive
https://www.geneseo.edu/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://www.geneseo.edu/aboutText duplicate About
A-TITLE Expand menu About
https://www.geneseo.edu/aboutText duplicate About
/ir/fast-factsText duplicate Facts
/about/campus-mapText duplicate Campus Map
/about/suny-geneseo-rankingsText duplicate Rankings
https://www.geneseo.edu/diversityText duplicate Diversity
https://www.geneseo.edu/newsText duplicate News Center
https://www.geneseo.edu/directoryText duplicate Directory
/faculty-databaseText duplicate Meet Our Faculty
https://www.geneseo.edu/academicsText duplicate Academics
A-TITLE Expand menu Academics
https://www.geneseo.edu/academicsText duplicate Academics
/academics/professional-school...Text duplicate Schools and Departments
/academic-program-finderText duplicate Majors, Minors, and Programs
/undergraduate_researchText duplicate Research
/study_abroadText duplicate Study Abroad
/career-designText duplicate Career Design and Internships
https://library.geneseo.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/admissionsText duplicate Admissions
A-TITLE Expand menu Admissions
/admissionsText duplicate Admissions
/admissions/information-freshmenText duplicate First Year
/admissions/transfer-student-i...Text duplicate Transfer
/graduate_admissionsText duplicate Graduate
/admissions/international-admi...Text duplicate International
/admissions/applyText duplicate Apply
/admissions/campus-toursText duplicate Visit
/financial_aid/cost-aid-new-st...Text duplicate Tuition and Aid
/admissions/contact-usText duplicate Contact Admissions
/student_and_campus_lifeText duplicate Campus Life
A-TITLE Expand menu Campus Life
/student_and_campus_lifeText duplicate Campus Life
/student-organizations/Subdomain Text duplicate Clubs and Organizations
https://events.geneseo.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Events Calendar
/residence-life/residence-hallsText duplicate Housing
/cas/dining-cateringText duplicate Dining
/admissionsText duplicate Future Students
https://www.geneseo.edu/studentsText duplicate Current Students
/employee-resourcesText duplicate Faculty and Staff
https://www.geneseo.edu/alumniText duplicate Alumni
https://www.geneseo.edu/parentsText duplicate Parents and Families
/about/information-for-communityText duplicate Community
https://geneseoknights.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
https://www.geneseo.edu/supportText duplicate Give
/admissions/applyText duplicate Apply
https://my.geneseo.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT My Geneseo Campus Portal
https://www.geneseo.edu/aboutCollege overview
https://www.geneseo.edu/aboutText duplicate College overview
/about/suny-geneseo-rankingsLatest rankings
/about/suny-geneseo-rankingsText duplicate Latest rankings
/financial_aid/cost-aid-new-st...Cost and financial aid
/financial_aid/cost-aid-new-st...Text duplicate Cost and financial aid
/academic-program-finderBrowse All Programs
/financial_aid/excelsior-schol...Excelsior Scholarship
/admissions/campus-toursSubdomain campus tour
https://www.usnews.com/educati...External Subdomain U.S. News & World Report
/financial_aid/cost-aid-new-st...Subdomain cost & financial aid overview
/academic-program-finder/music...Music Business, Recording, and Production
/academic-program-finder/pharm...Pharmacy 3+4
/academic-program-finder/lingu...Linguistics
/academic-program-finder/readi...Reading and Literacy
/academic-program-finderSee all programs
https://www.geneseo.edu/Anchor More ▼
/residence-life/residence-hallsHousing options
https://www.geneseo.edu/Anchor Text duplicate More ▼
/student_and_campus_lifeLife on campus
https://www.geneseo.edu/Anchor Text duplicate More ▼
/cas/dining-cateringDining options
https://www.geneseo.edu/Anchor Text duplicate More ▼
/admissions/area-attractionsGuide to the region
/admissions/frequently-asked-q...More questions and answers
/news/suny-geneseo-president-d...SUNY Geneseo President Denise A. Battles Selected as 2025 Women of Excellence Honoree
/news/small-wonders-water-worldSmall Wonders of the Water World
/news/six-knights-teams-reach-...Six Knights Teams Reach NCAA Postseason
/news/qa-sophomore-sarah-karimiA Q&A with Sophomore Sarah Karimi
https://www.geneseo.edu/newsMore Stories
https://events.geneseo.edu/External Subdomain More events
https://www.instagram.com/suny...External Subdomain More Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/SUNYG...External Subdomain IMG-ALT facebook
https://www.instagram.com/suny...External Subdomain IMG-ALT instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain IMG-ALT linkedin
https://bsky.app/profile/sunyg...External IMG-ALT bluesky
https://www.youtube.com/user/S...External Subdomain IMG-ALT youtube
/registrar/academic-calendarSubdomain Academic Calendar
https://www.geneseo.edu/healthSubdomain Health and Counseling
https://geneseo.atlassian.net/...External Subdomain Report a Problem
/comm_mark/media-relationsSubdomain Media Information
/accessibilitySubdomain Accessibility
/admissions/applySubdomain Apply to Geneseo
/hr/employmentSubdomain Work at Geneseo
https://www.geneseo.edu/alumniSubdomain Alumni Community
https://securelb.imodules.com/...External Subdomain Donate to Geneseo
/student-right-to-knowSubdomain Student Right to Know
https://www.geneseo.edu/Text duplicate Home
https://mail.google.com/External Subdomain Email
/emergenciesEmergency
/cit/privacyPrivacy
/user/workbench_geneseo/login?...Log in

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.geneseo.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.95 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 7 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (70 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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serverApache
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-powered-byPHP/8.2.28
cache-controlmax-age=86400, public
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheUNCACHEABLE (poor cacheability)
content-languageen
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
last-modifiedThu, 20 Mar 2025 22:48:49 GMT
etag"1742510929-gzip"
varyCookie,Accept-Encoding
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
connectionclose
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
set-cookie141 Characters
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.0

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 677 referring domains.
This page has 1,540 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 407 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
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# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
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# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

## These were added because google search still index the path without the /.

# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /user/login$

# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/user/login$

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www.geneseo.edu
SUNY Geneseo Home | SUNY Geneseo
Founded in 1871, SUNY Geneseo is a premier public liberal arts college offering 150+ programs of study. Nationally recognized for excellence and value in the liberal arts, Geneseo is known for its exceptional faculty, its welcoming atmosphere, and its reputation for producing successful alumni.

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Geneseo81%Check
SUNY Geneseo73%Check
Public70%Check
College68%Check
Geneseo Degree62%Check
Geneseo ranks59%Check
Geneseo tuition59%Check
Private College54%Check
Public School53%Check
value50%Check
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