Ship.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
37% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
91% 
Server
53% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.76 s
File size
81.70 kB
Words
309
Media files
12
Number of links
69 internal / 26 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Shippensburg University
The length of the page title is perfect. (221 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Shippensburg University is a member of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Ship has unique academic offerings that prepare our students for the competitive and ever-changing global job market.
The meta description is too long: 1294 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.ship.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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
facebook-domain-verification22txsxs2monrdnz6wbefb99dgilzat
keywordsship, shippensburg, university, college, pennsylvania, bachelor, masters, degree, institution, public, undergraduate, graduate, students, academic, research, internships, PASSHE
descriptionShippensburg University is a member of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Ship has unique academic offerings that prepare our students for the competitive and ever-changing global job market.
langen
og:titleShippensburg University - Welcome to Shippensburg University
og:typewebsite
og:urlhttps://www.ship.edu/
og:site_nameShippensburg University
og:imagehttps://www.ship.edu/globalassets/_shipuniv/oldmain.jpg
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
No paragraphs were detected.
There are only 309 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
18.1% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 9 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 6 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 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
https://www.ship.edu/Static/img/logo.pngShippensburg University logo
/Static/img/logo-stacked.pngShippensburg University logo
/globalassets/pano-1.jpg?width&quality=80No alt attribute provided
...292978f5522/pano-2b.jpg?width&quality=80No alt attribute provided
...07ce8588182b/pano-3.jpg?width&quality=80No alt attribute provided
...images/2024/4/16/Alicia.Ball_DSC6166.pngPlacehold2

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Shippensburg University Homepage
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Shippensburg University Homepage
H2 Shippensburg
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 too many external links (26) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.ship.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.ship.edu/Anchor Jump to Main Content
A-TITLE Jump to Main Content
https://www.ship.edu/IMG-ALT Shippensburg University logo
A-TITLE Shippensburg University
https://www.ship.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Shippensburg University logo
A-TITLE Shippensburg University
https://www.ship.edu/Anchor A-TITLE Menu
https://www.ship.edu/academics/Academics
/programs/?ProgramType=majorsFind Your Program
/academics/colleges/Colleges
/student-resources/Student Support
/academics/student-research/Student Research
/academics/specialty-programs/Specialty Programs
https://www.ship.edu/admissions/Admissions
/admissions/visit/Visit
/admissions/apply/Apply
/admissions/apply/undergraduate/Undergraduate
/admissions/apply/graduate/Graduate
/admissions/apply/transfers/Transfer
/admissions/apply/military-vet...Veteran
/admissions/parents/Parent
/admissions/request_information/Request Information
https://www.ship.edu/paying/Paying for College
/paying/financial-aid/Financial Aid
/paying/scholarships-loans/Scholarships & Loans
/paying/tuition-fees/Tuition & Fees
/paying/student-accounts/Paying Your Bill
https://www.ship.edu/life/Life at Ship
/life/housing/Housing
https://ship.campusdish.com/External Subdomain Dining
/life/wellness/Health & Wellness
/life/clubs-organizations/Clubs & Organizations
/life/wellness/recreation/Recreation
/student-resources/Text duplicate Student Support
https://www.ship.edu/life/events/Campus Events
https://www.ship.edu/about/About
/about/mission/Mission
/about/president/President's Office
/about/sustainability/Sustainability
/about/diversity/Inclusion & Belonging
/about/safety/Safety
/about/offices/Offices
/about/facilities/Facilities
/about/luhrs-performing-arts/Luhrs Performing Arts Center
https://www.ship.edu/community/Serving Our Community
https://portal.ship.edu/External Subdomain myShip
/admissions/apply/Apply Now
https://apply.ship.edu/portal/...External Subdomain Visit Campus
https://www.ship.edu/alumni/Alumni
https://shipraiders.com/index....External Raider Athletics
https://www.sufoundation.org/g...External Subdomain Give Now
https://www.ship.edu/Anchor Jump to Footer
A-TITLE Jump to Footer
/about/sustainability/stewards...Learn More
A-TITLE Learn More
/events/commencement/Instructions and Info
A-TITLE Instructions and Info
/paying/financial-aid/applying...Apply Today
A-TITLE Apply Today
https://news.ship.edu/2023/11/...External Subdomain Explore the opportunities
A-TITLE Explore the opportunities
https://customviewbook.ship.ed...External Subdomain Create Your Custom Digital Ship U Viewbook
https://workforce.ship.edu/External Subdomain Workforce Development
https://news.ship.edu/2024/04/...External Subdomain Ali Sina Sharifi appointed to PASSHE Board of Governors
/academics/academics-resources...Current Academic Calendar
https://apply.ship.edu/portal/...External Subdomain Visit Campus, Your Way Online, on campus, on your time
/life/housing/#3 Best Housing in PA Care. Comfort. Community.
https://news.ship.edu/category...External Subdomain Ship Tops the Rankings UniversityHQ
https://news.ship.edu/External Subdomain See All Latest News
https://news.ship.edu/2024/04/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Ali Sina Sharifi appointed to PASSHE Board of Governors
IMG-ALT Ali Sina Sharifi appointed to PASSHE Board of Governors
https://shipraiders.com/news/2...External RECAP: Softball splits low-scoring showdown vs. Shepherd, 2-0 and 5-1
IMG-ALT Placehold2
/admissions/applyText duplicate Apply Now
A-TITLE Apply Now
/admissions/request_information/Text duplicate Request Information
A-TITLE Request Information
https://www.ship.edu/visitVisit the Campus
A-TITLE Visit the Campus
https://www.ship.edu/Anchor Jump to Header
A-TITLE Jump to Header
http://www.google.com/maps/pla...New window External Subdomain 1871 Old Main Drive Shippensburg PA 17257
A-TITLE View Address on Google Maps
https://www.facebook.com/Shipp...New window External Subdomain Shippensburg University on Facebook
A-TITLE Shippensburg University on Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/shippe...New window External Subdomain Shippensburg University on YouTube
A-TITLE Shippensburg University on YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/Ship...New window External Subdomain Shippensburg University on Instagram
A-TITLE Shippensburg University on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/s...New window External Subdomain Shippensburg University on LinkedIn
A-TITLE Shippensburg University on LinkedIn
/about/directory/Directory
A-TITLE Directory
https://library.ship.edu/homeExternal Subdomain Library
A-TITLE Library
/news-and-mediaNews & Media
A-TITLE News & Media
https://events.ship.edu/Master...External Subdomain Events
A-TITLE Events
/about/offices/hr/employment/Employment
A-TITLE Employment
https://www.ship.edu/communityCommunity
A-TITLE Community
https://www.luhrscenter.com/External Subdomain Luhrs Center
A-TITLE Luhrs Center
https://fashionarchives.org/External Fashion Archives
A-TITLE Fashion Archives
https://www.ship.edu/alert/SU-Alert
A-TITLE SU-Alert
https://www.ship.edu/current/Current Students
A-TITLE Current Students
/faculty_staff/Faculty & Staff
A-TITLE Faculty & Staff
/web/webuser_form/Feedback
A-TITLE Feedback
https://portal.ship.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate myShip
https://www.ship.edu/privacy/Privacy Statement
A-TITLE Privacy Statement
/about/offices/technology/poli...Terms of Use
A-TITLE Terms of Use
https://www.ship.edu/copyright/Copyright Information
A-TITLE Copyright Information
/right_to_know/Right To Know
A-TITLE Right To Know
/about/offices/EIC/Report a Bias Incident
A-TITLE Report a Bias Incident
/About/Statements_of_Compliance/Title IX/EEO Compliance
A-TITLE Compliance/Title IX
/About/Student_Consumer_Inform...Student Consumer Information
A-TITLE Student Consumer Information
http://secure.ethicspoint.com/...External Subdomain Fraud/Waste Hotline
A-TITLE Fraud/Waste Hotline
https://www.passhe.edu/Pages/d...External Subdomain Proud Member of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education
IMG-ALT Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education
A-TITLE Proud Member of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ship.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)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.76 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 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 1 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (82 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
cache-controlprivate
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
varyAccept-Encoding
serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
set-cookie74 Characters
x-aspnetmvc-version5.2
x-aspnet-version4.0.30319
x-powered-byASP.NET
access-control-allow-origin*
access-control-allow-headerscontent-type
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000
dateWed, 17 Apr 2024 17:34:21 GMT
content-length18740
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

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 3,896 referring domains.
This page has 31,866 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,114 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: *
Allow: /
Disallow: /cmslogin
Disallow: /EPiServer/CMS/
Disallow: /Util/

Sitemap: https://www.ship.edu/ship_sitemap.xml

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Shippensburg University
Shippensburg University is a member of Pennsylvania's State System of Higher Education. Ship has unique academic offerings that prepare our students for the competitive and ever-changing global job market.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
Ship93%Check
Shippensburg79%Check
Shippensburg University79%Check
University75%Check
State50%Check
Homepage50%Check
State System49%Check
Academic48%Check
Pennsylvania48%Check
System48%Check
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