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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
75% 
Page quality
88% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
70% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.80 s
File size
106.90 kB
Words
989
Media files
16
Number of links
85 internal / 20 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Public University in Michigan | Northern Michigan University
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (534 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
Choose from one of our 170+ educational programs and let your adventure begin at NMU. With 30+ online and campus-based programs to choose from, Northern's graduate education can help you get to the next level in your professional career. You have accomplished so much already, but now it's time to really immerse yourself in your academic passion. Your education is ready when and where you want it.
The meta description is too long: 2528 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://nmu.edu/home
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 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
descriptionChoose from one of our 170+ educational programs and let your adventure begin at NMU. With 30+ online and campus-based programs to choose from, Northern's graduate education can help you get to the next level in your professional career. You have accomplished so much already, but now it's time to really immerse yourself in your academic passion.    Your education is ready when and where you want it.
keywordsNorthern, northern,
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MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
theme-color#0b533a
langen
og:site_nameNorthern Michigan University
og:urlhttps://nmu.edu/home
og:titlePublic University in Michigan | Northern Michigan University
og:descriptionNorthern Michigan University is a four-year, public university in Michigan, located in Marquette, with award-winning leadership programs and nationally recognized academic programs.
og:imagehttps://nmu.edu/sites/default/files/styles/re_og_image/public/2024-04/230629%20Jamrich%20Stock-165.jpg.webp?itok=0c11wso0
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: Michigan Humanities will present a special event titled "Bridging Mich...
This page contains 989 words. That's ok.
31.1% 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.
17 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 18.32 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 8 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)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 20 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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
...tion-images/univ_future_students_23.webpA group of future NMU students at the NMU Wildcat statue outside Jamrich Hall.
...ion-images/univ_current_students_23.webpA NMU student and professor collecting water samples from the Harlow Lake area north of campus.
...navigation-images/univ_community_23.webpTwo NMU students at a local restaurant working together on a laptop computer.
...es/navigation-images/univ_search_23.webpFour digital cinema students working in a production lab at Northern Michigan University.
... Jamrich Stock-98.jpg.webp?itok=tKSC84o-five students walking on NMU's campus
.../2023-07/Graduate.jpg.webp?itok=zvKpZoGjGraduate student in the NMU chemistry lab.
...ic/2023-07/Online.jpg.webp?itok=OcajzgqgNMU student sitting outside using a laptop computer.
...Center Sunrise-17.jpg.webp?itok=tW3xl6YFNMU's Northern Center at sunrise.
...t-statue-at-night.png.webp?itok=xnv5V5IwNMU Wildcat statue outside of Jamrich Hall.
...07/dome-at-sunset.png.webp?itok=r5nTjQyqStudent sitting on the breakwater overlooking the NMU Superior dome.
...7/nmu-commecement.png.webp?itok=-pf_lOH3Students at NMU's commencement ceremony.
...he Woods Sunset_5.jpg.webp?itok=WAlkeR__The Woods at Sunset
...cks angie-Evyn-81.jpg.webp?itok=8zqs3MBZTwo students at the black rocks area in Marquette.
...024-08/1723228366_060777001723228347.jpgFrom left: Comer, Matherne and Campbell
...024-08/1723228366_060777001723228347.jpgFrom left: Comer, Matherne and Campbell
/theme_v2/images/budget_2019.webpMichigan Transparency Reporting Budget and Salary/Compensation Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Safe & Affordable Public University in Michigan
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Safe & Affordable Public University in Michigan
H2 Find Your Flame at NMU
H3 Undergraduate
H3 Graduate
H3 Online
H3 Find your flame at NMU
H3 Wellbeing
H3 Continue your adventure at NMU
H3 Student Housing and Financial Aid for Students
H3 News Poetry Event at NMU Features Matherne, Campbell
H3 News Poetry Event at NMU Features Matherne, Campbell Duplicate text
H4 Image
H4 Image Duplicate text
H4 Image Duplicate text
H4 Highlights
H4 Image Duplicate text
H4 Image Duplicate text
H4 Image Duplicate text
H4 Image Duplicate text
H5 Resources
H5 Technology
H5 Friends
H5 Contact
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.
1 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 20 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://nmu.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://nmu.edu/Northern Michigan University
https://nmu.edu/admissionsAdmissions - Undergraduate
https://nmu.edu/programsAcademic Programs
https://nmu.edu/tuitionTuition and Fees
https://nmu.edu/housingHousing
https://nmu.edu/financialaidFinancial Aid
https://nmu.edu/veteransMilitary and Veterans
https://nmu.edu/graduatestudiesGraduate Admissions
https://nmu.edu/onlineOnline Programs
/internationalprogramsInternational Programs
https://nmu.edu/orientationOrientation
https://nmu.edu/visitVisit Campus
https://nmu.edu/wellbeingWellbeing
https://nmu.edu/requestinfoRequest Information
https://nmu.edu/catalogUndergraduate Catalog
https://nmu.edu/catalog-gradGraduate Catalog
https://nmu.edu/acacAcademic and Career Advisement Center
https://nmu.edu/dsoDean of Students
https://nmu.edu/studentenrichmentCenter for Student Enrichment
/counselingandconsultationCounseling and Consultation Services
https://nmu.edu/healthcenterHealth Center
https://nmu.edu/recsportsSports and Recreation
https://nmu.edu/registrarRegistrar
https://nmu.edu/calendarsUniversity Calendars
https://mynmu.nmu.edu/External Subdomain MyNMU
https://educat.nmu.edu/External Subdomain EduCat
https://nmu.edu/wellbeingText duplicate Wellbeing
https://nmu.edu/current-studentsAll Student Resources
https://nmu.edu/athleticsAthletics
https://nmu.edu/alumniAlumni Association
https://foundation.nmu.edu/External Subdomain NMU Foundation
https://nmu.edu/northerncenterNorthern Center
/continuingeducationContinuing Education
https://nmu.edu/eanEducational Access Network (EAN)
https://nmu.edu/parentsParents
https://nmu.edu/youth-programsYouth Programs
https://news.nmu.edu/External Subdomain Northern Today
https://events.nmu.edu/External Subdomain Events Calendar
https://tickets.nmu.edu/External Subdomain Tickets
https://nmu.edu/giveGive
https://nmu.edu/NMU Home
https://nmu.edu/applyApply
/keyword-search?search=my nmumy nmu
/keyword-search?search=athleticsathletics
/keyword-search?search=academi...academic calendar
/keyword-search?search=housinghousing
/keyword-search?search=human r...human resources
/keyword-search?search=tuitiontuition
/keyword-search?search=mynmu.edumynmu.edu
/keyword-search?search=financi...financial aid
/admissions/programsSearch Programs
https://nmu.edu/admissions/visitSchedule a Visit
/admissions/request-infoText duplicate Request Information
/admissions/admittedAdmitted Students
/graduatestudies/graduate-prog...Text duplicate Search Programs
https://nmu.edu/graduatestudiesLearn More
/graduatestudies/request-infoText duplicate Request Information
/online/course-searchCourse Offerings
https://nmu.edu/online/transferTransfer Credit Information
/online/request-informationText duplicate Request Information
https://nmu.edu/admissionsNMU Admissions
https://nmu.edu/wellbeingText duplicate Learn More
https://nmu.edu/graduatestudies/Graduate Studies and Research
https://nmu.edu/housingstudent housing
https://nmu.edu/financialaidfinancial aid for students
https://nmu.edu/Anchor Previous
https://nmu.edu/Anchor Next
https://news.nmu.edu/poetry-ev...External Subdomain Trivial anchor text
read more
https://news.nmu.edu/poetry-ev...External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
read more
https://www.facebook.com/North...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/nort...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/NorthernMi...External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/N...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain No Text
https://nmu.edu/atozsearchA to Z
https://nmu.edu/aboutAbout NMU
https://nmu.edu/academicaffairsAcademic Affairs
https://nmu.edu/campusmapCampus Map
https://nmu.edu/equalopportunityEqual Opportunity/Title IX
https://nmu.edu/facultystaffFaculty and Staff
https://nmu.edu/libraryLibrary
https://nmu.edu/calendarMaster Calendar
https://www.michigan.gov/mistu...External Subdomain MI Student Aid Website
https://nmu.edu/mcUniversity Marketing and Communications
https://workatnmu.nmu.edu/External Subdomain Working at NMU
https://educat.nmu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate EduCat
https://nmu.edu/eanText duplicate Educational Access Network (EAN)
https://mynmu.nmu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate MyNMU
https://nmu.edu/alumniAlumni
https://nmu.edu/athleticsText duplicate Athletics
https://nmu.edu/bookstoreBookstore
https://foundation.nmu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate NMU Foundation
http://invent.nmu.edu/External Subdomain Invent@NMU
https://nmu.edu/otsNational Training Site
https://news.nmu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Northern Today
/admissions/contactAdmissions Questions
https://nmu.edu/boardNMU Board of Trustees
https://nmu.edu/presidentOffice of the President
/mc/PrivacyStatementPrivacy Statement
https://nmu.edu/Text duplicate Northern Michigan University
/finance/transparency_reportingIMG-ALT Michigan Transparency Reporting Budget and Salary/Compensation Logo
https://nmu.edu/campus-safetyNo Text
https://nmu.edu/boardoftrusteesText duplicate NMU Board of Trustees
https://nmu.edu/equalopportunityequal opportunity institution

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://nmu.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 0.80 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 8 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 2 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (107 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSat, 24 Aug 2024 07:00:24 GMT
serverApache
cache-controlmax-age=1800, public
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheMISS
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
varyCookie,Accept-Encoding
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
x-drupal-cacheHIT
strict-transport-securitymax-age=15552000
referrer-policystrict-origin-when-cross-origin
upgradeh2,h2c
connectionUpgrade
last-modifiedSat, 24 Aug 2024 07:00:23 GMT
etag"1724482823-gzip"
content-encodinggzip
timing-allow-originhttps://nmu-media.org
content-length26800
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 7,624 referring domains.
This page has 1,652,617 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 4,825 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
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# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# 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.
#
# 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
#
# 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/
Disallow: /rivendell/
Disallow: /nmudev/
Disallow: /re-northern/
Disallow: /patternlab/
Disallow: /patternlab_old/
# 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
Disallow: /user/
Disallow: /*/user/
# Fix for Drupal's nojs links
Disallow: /nojs$
Disallow: /*/nojs$
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php
Disallow: /*/index.php
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
Sitemap: https://nmu.edu/sitemap-index.xml
# Bots
User-agent: SemrushBot
Disallow: /

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nmu.edu
Public University in Michigan | Northern Michigan University
Choose from one of our 170+ educational programs and let your adventure begin at NMU. With 30+ online and campus-based programs to choose from, Northern's graduate education can help you get to the next level in your professional career. You have accomplished so much already, but now it's time to really immerse yourself in your academic passion. Your education is ready when and where you want it.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
NMU70%Check
University63%Check
public63%Check
Michigan University63%Check
Public University63%Check
Michigan62%Check
Northern Michigan62%Check
Northern Michigan University62%Check
Northern60%Check
Graduate58%Check
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