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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
97% 
Page quality
84% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
65% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.19 s
File size
97.30 kB
Words
1083
Media files
28
Number of links
106 internal / 14 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
USD Home | University of South Dakota
The length of the page title is perfect. (359 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
University of South Dakota is a comprehensive, liberal arts university offering undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (803 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.usd.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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
descriptionUniversity of South Dakota is a comprehensive, liberal arts university offering undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.
keywordsUSD University of South Dakota South Dakota University D-Days University SD usd.edu sioux falls university center Vermillion south dakota student life academic undergraduate degrees campus
langen
twitter:titleHome
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
og:descriptionUniversity of South Dakota is a comprehensive, liberal arts university offering undergraduate, graduate and professional programs.
og:titleUSD Home | University of South Dakota
og:urlhttps://www.usd.edu/

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
These Typos were found:
  • vermillion => vermilion
This page contains 1083 words. That's ok.
29.4% 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.
19 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 15.15 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 22 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)
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
...en&hash=582864696ED8EACC1A1361B6C6166290USD logo
...en&hash=E4FB67C82762E1A9327FF6DEDE366B10Old Main during the day with blooming spring flowers.
...en&hash=032F25699E47F55884839207290BDA5DA drone shot of Old Main in the sunsetA drone shot of Old Main in the sunset
...en&hash=FF1716A14FBBB12B249264482D3CC8FAA close up photo of a red USD banner on campus. Old Main is in the background.
...en&hash=AB2E996BF8925F8A013445A1DAF7F22EThe University of South Dakota stone sign on the corner of campus. There are trees behind the sign and red and white flowers in front of it.
...en&hash=2C485376AB0A8DA837EE9898101B545DMiles Krajewski leaps in the air to volley a birdie over the net.Miles Krajewski leaps in the air to volley a birdie over the net.
...en&hash=0A85B6B24354812443837E48F9210C07Lindsey Jorgenson talks to a patient at the USD Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic.Lindsey Jorgenson talks to a patient at the USD Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic.
...en&hash=6DC0600F217919751EB0AE3162B58BFCA journalism student smiling while researching old newspaper clippings.
...en&hash=39C1821A9AF339993C687026240AAEBDA group of students sitting and smiling outside of the Coyote Village volleyball court.
...en&hash=CFBA48E4DCD72819E0B921C47486BD67USD logo in white
...HU57CXdonXaRJm0rT0sqaozU0H&src=mh&evt=hiNo alt attribute provided
Video URLWidthHeight
...a7c1c7b369d9c75a1e37e5186bd756afaccf8d9c

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
University of South Dakota, Your Best Chapter Starts Here
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 University of South Dakota, Your Best Chapter Starts Here
H2 Your Best Chapter Starts Here
H2 Featured
H2 Rankings & Recognition
H2 Majors & Programs DESIGNED FOR YOU
H2 Your home is with the coyotes
H2 Visit USD
H2 Athletics
H2 Paths Tailored for You
H2 Beacom School of Business Prepares Students for AI- and Data-Driven Workforce
H2 Take The Next Step
H2 Social Media Links
H2 University Resources
H2 Legal
H2 Helpful Links
H3 USD is Part of $26 Million Engineering Research Center to Develop Sustainable Refrigerants
H3 USD Occupational Therapy Department to Facilitate Event to Help Improve Comfort and Safety 'Fit' for Senior Drivers
H3 A Penchant for Policy Solutions: Recent USD Graduate Allison Gross Aims to Serve South Dakota
H3 Incoming USD Student Miles Krajewski to Compete in 2024 Paralympic Games
H3 USD Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic Now Offers FDA Approved Tinnitus Treatment Device Lenire®
H3 Explore Our Offerings
H3 Join us for a personalized visit to experience campus for yourself.
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 14 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.usd.edu/Anchor Skip to main site navigation
https://www.usd.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.usd.edu/IMG-ALT USD logo
/Admissions-and-Aid/ApplyApply
/Admissions-and-Aid/Visit-USDVisit
/Admissions-and-Aid/Request-In...Request Information
https://www.usd.edu/AcademicsAcademics
/Academics/Undergraduate-ProgramsUndergraduate Programs
/Academics/Graduate-ProgramsGraduate Programs
/Academics/USD-Sioux-FallsUSD – Sioux Falls
/Academics/USD-OnlineUSD – Online
/Academics/Colleges-and-SchoolsColleges & Schools
/Academics/Dual-CreditDual Credit
/Academics/Accelerated-ProgramsAccelerated Programs
/Academics/Signature-ProgramsSignature Programs
/Academics/Continuing-EducationContinuing Education
/Academics/LibrariesLibraries
/Academics/Academic-CalendarsAcademic Calendars
/Admissions-and-AidAdmissions & Aid
/Admissions-and-Aid/Undergradu...Undergraduate Admissions
/Admissions-and-Aid/Graduate-A...Graduate Admissions
/Admissions-and-Aid/Internatio...International Admissions
/Admissions-and-Aid/Law-School...Law School Admissions
/Admissions-and-Aid/Medical-Sc...Medical School Admissions
/Admissions-and-Aid/Military-V...Military & Veterans' Admissions
/Admissions-and-Aid/Visit-USDVisit USD
/Admissions-and-Aid/Tuition-an...Tuition & Costs
/Admissions-and-Aid/Financial-AidFinancial Aid
/Research-and-FacultyResearch
/Research-and-Faculty/Undergra...Undergraduate Research
/Research-and-Faculty/Graduate...Graduate Research
/Research-and-Faculty/Business...Business & Entrepreneurship Research
/Research-and-Faculty/Health-a...Health & Medicine Research
/Research-and-Faculty/Humaniti...Humanities & Culture Research
/Research-and-Faculty/Learning...Learning & Leadership Research
/Research-and-Faculty/Public-S...Public Service & Law Research
/Research-and-Faculty/Science-...Science & Technology Research
/Research-and-Faculty/Faculty-...Faculty & Staff Directory
https://www.usd.edu/Student-LifeStudent Life
/Student-Life/Housing-and-DiningHousing & Dining
/Student-Life/Activities-and-I...Activities & Involvement
/Student-Life/Health-and-WellnessHealth & Wellness
/Student-Life/Academic-and-Cam...Academic & Campus Support
/Student-Life/Career-ServicesCareer Services
/Student-Life/Special-Events-a...Special Events & Traditions
/Student-Life/Arts-and-CultureArts & Culture
/Student-Life/Security-and-SafetySecurity & Safety
https://www.usd.edu/AthleticsAthletics
https://www.usd.edu/AboutAbout
/About/At-a-GlanceAt a Glance
/About/Vermillion-Campus-and-C...Vermillion Campus & Community
/About/Sioux-Falls-Campus-and-...Sioux Falls Campus & Community
/About/Campus-Maps-Directions-...Campus Maps, Directions & Parking
/About/Mission-and-HistoryMission & History
/About/Purpose-and-LeadershipPurpose & Leadership
/About/Departments-Offices-and...Departments, Offices & Resources
/About/Accreditation-and-Consu...Accreditation & Consumer Information
/About/Contact-UsContact Us
https://www.usd.edu/A-Z-IndexA-Z Index
https://my.usd.edu/External Subdomain myUSD
/The-South-DakotanNews & Stories
/About/CalendarsCalendars
https://td.usd.edu/TDClient/33...External Subdomain Coyote OneStop
https://catalog.usd.edu/index.phpExternal Subdomain Academic Catalog
/campus-map.htmlSubdomain Campus Map
https://goyotes.com/External Coyote Athletics
https://usd.edu/textbooksOnline Bookstore
http://www.usdcharliestore.com/External Subdomain Coyote Gear
https://www.usdalumni.com/External Subdomain Support USD
/Resources-For/Current-StudentsCurrent Students
/Resources-For/Faculty-and-StaffFaculty and Staff
/Resources-For/Parents-and-Fam...Parents & Families
/Admissions-and-Aid/ApplyText duplicate Apply
/Admissions-and-Aid/Visit-USDText duplicate Visit
/Admissions-and-Aid/Request-In...Text duplicate Request Information
/the-south-dakotan/usd-is-part...USD is Part of $26 Million Engineering Research Center to Develop Sustainable Refrigerants
/academics/colleges-and-school...USD Occupational Therapy Department to Facilitate Event to Help Improve Comfort and Safety 'Fit' for Senior Drivers
/academics/colleges-and-school...A Penchant for Policy Solutions: Recent USD Graduate Allison Gross Aims to Serve South Dakota
/the-south-dakotan/incoming-us...Incoming USD Student Miles Krajewski to Compete in 2024 Paralympic Games
/academics/colleges-and-school...USD Speech, Language and Hearing Clinic Now Offers FDA Approved Tinnitus Treatment Device Lenire®
/The-South-DakotanMore News & Stories
/About/At-a-GlanceUSD at a Glance
/Academics/Undergraduate-ProgramsText duplicate Undergraduate Programs
/Academics/Graduate-ProgramsText duplicate Graduate Programs
/Academics/Colleges-and-SchoolsText duplicate Colleges & Schools
/~/link.aspx?_id=04C6EBDCCBC44...there is a place here ready for you
/~/link.aspx?_id=C01AF9DC34A74...Innovation and discovery happen here
/~/link.aspx?_id=5AB3065FDF294...Wellness Center Expansion
/~/link.aspx?_id=DE0724C63D894...When we say "We are South Dakota," we mean it
/~/link.aspx?_id=619A1B217EEB4...mental, emotional or physical needs
/~/link.aspx?_id=DF7E96CB768D4...Greek Life
/~/link.aspx?_id=81E7297FD4804...Take the next step and come find your future at USD
/Admissions-and-AidWelcome Home
A-TITLE Learn more about becoming a Coyote on our Admissions and Aid page
/Admissions-and-Aid/Visit-USDTour & Visit
/About/Vermillion-Campus-and-C...Campus & Community
https://goyotes.com/New window External GoYotes
A-TITLE USD athletics website
https://www.usd.edu/AcademicsAcademics at USD
/academics/colleges-and-school...Read This Story and More
A-TITLE Beacom School of Business Prepares Students for AI- and Data-Driven Workforce
/Admissions-and-Aid/ApplyText duplicate Apply
/Admissions-and-Aid/Visit-USDText duplicate Visit
/Admissions-and-Aid/Request-In...Text duplicate Request Information
https://www.usd.edu/IMG-ALT USD logo in white
/About/Contact-UsText duplicate Contact Us
/About/Campus-Maps-Directions-...Maps & Directions
A-TITLE Map & Directions
https://www.instagram.com/usou...New window External Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE USD on Instagram
https://www.facebook.com/Unive...New window External Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE USD Facebook
https://twitter.com/usdNew window External Twitter
A-TITLE USD on Twitter
https://www.usdalumni.com/New window External Subdomain Alumni
A-TITLE USD Alumni
https://yourfuture.sdbor.edu/p...New window External Subdomain Employment
A-TITLE Employment
/Research-and-Faculty/Faculty-...Directory
A-TITLE Faculty and Staff Directory
https://www.usd.edu/PoliciesPolicies
A-TITLE USD Policies
https://www.usd.edu/Terms-of-UseAccessibility
A-TITLE Accessibility
https://www.usd.edu/Terms-of-UsePrivacy
A-TITLE Privacy
/About/Departments-Offices-and...EOAA/Title IX
A-TITLE EOAA/Title IX
https://www.usd.edu/Terms-of-UseTerms of Use
A-TITLE USD Terms of Use
https://my.usd.edu/New window External Subdomain MYUSD portal
A-TITLE MYUSD portal
https://www.usd.edu/AboutAbout USD
A-TITLE About USD
https://goyotes.com/External USD Athletics
A-TITLE USD Athletics site
/Admissions-and-Aid/Request-In...Text duplicate Request Information
A-TITLE Request Information
https://www.usd.edu/Terms-of-UseReview Privacy Policy

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.usd.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 is very slow (2.19 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (97 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
varyAccept-Encoding
cache-controlprivate
content-typetext/html; charset=utf-8
content-encodinggzip
dateWed, 04 Sep 2024 10:52:12 GMT
set-cookie29 Characters
x-ua-compatibleIE=Edge
content-length28195
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 6,071 referring domains.
This page has 437,603 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 3,789 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /sitecore

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