Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
92% 
Page quality
40% 
Page structure
71% 
Link structure
78% 
Server
6% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.25 s
File size
116.70 kB
Words
363
Media files
11
Number of links
85 internal / 9 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage | Boston University
The length of the page title is perfect. (274 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (859 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.bu.edu/homepage-alt/
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 character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
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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copyright© 2024 Boston University
descriptionBoston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.
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twitter:site@BU_Tweets
twitter:creator@BU_Tweets
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og:typearticle
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 363 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
The average number of words per sentence of 34.33 words is high.
15.2% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 15 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" 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 7 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
...e/img/cycle-kitchen-bu_feat-1200x826.jpgJay Diengott, manager of BU's new Bike Kitchen, smiles for the camera. They have blue, green hair, dangling earrings, and a double nose piercing.
...g/queer-food-conference_feat-150x150.jpgPhoto: A collage image of two graphics that mirror each others colorways. One has yellow text in bold saying EAT OUT with "Queer Food Conference April 27-28,2024" on the bottom and the one on the right has purple text that reads "COOK OUT" with the following text on the image on the left.
..._Tennis_February_11__2024_13-150x150.jpgPhoto: Members of the BU Mens tennis team put their arms together in a celebratory chant at a recent meet
/home/img/crop-24-1204-TED__12-150x150.jpgPhoto: Marie Grochowski (CAS’26) gave a talk titled “What Fungi Can Teach Us About Global Immigration” at the annual TEDxBU conference. A woman stands in front of a large audience and the words "Tedx BU" are on the screen behind
...p-headscarf-screen-shot_720-1024x684.jpgPhoto: Pictures of women walking while carrying things on their heads
...t-crop-FireAcademyScreening-1024x684.jpgPhoto: A doctor examines an older man's hands under a bright flashlight
/home/img/crop-24-1194-CPR-001-1024x684.jpgPhoto: A group of people, men and women, in casual dress standing in a row along a railing. They all appear to be in their 30s and have smiles on their faces
/home/img/icon-buhp-rhett.pngNo alt attribute provided
/home/img/icon-buhp-hub.svgNo alt attribute provided
/home/img/icon-buhp-giving.svgNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H3 Meet BU’s DIY Bicycle Repair Shop
H3 BU Athletics
H3 BU Hub
H3 Giving
H4 Admissions
H4 Academics
H4 Research
H4 Global
H4 Campus Life
H4 About BU
H4 How Do People Carry Such Heavy Loads on Their Heads?
H4 One Good Deed: Christine Kannler (CAS’96, SPH’00, CAMED’00)
H4 Combating Loneliness and Creating Healthy Relationships
H5 BU Hosts First-of-Its-Kind Queer Food Conference
H5 Men’s Tennis Team on a Quest for First Patriot League Title
H5 This Year’s TEDxBU Talks: Childhood, Privilege—and Fungi
H6 Resources for:
H6 University Publications
H6 Resources for: Duplicate text
H6 Resources for: Duplicate text
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
4 links don't have an anchor text.
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 9 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.bu.edu/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://www.bu.edu/Boston University
/admissions-overview/Admissions
http://www.bu.edu/academicsAcademics
https://www.bu.edu/researchResearch
https://www.bu.edu/alumni/giving/Giving
https://search.bu.edu/External Search
https://search.bu.edu/External Search Boston University...
/admissions-overview/Text duplicate Admissions
http://www.bu.edu/admissionsUndergraduate
/grad/admission-funding/Graduate
http://www.bu.edu/international/International
http://www.bu.edu/transfer/Transfer
http://www.bu.edu/finaid/Financial Aid
http://www.bu.edu/extended/Extended Ed
http://www.bu.edu/academics/Text duplicate Academics
/academics/schools-colleges/Schools/Colleges
http://www.bumc.bu.edu/External Medical Campus
/academics/degree-programs/Degree Programs
/academics/bulletin/Bulletin (Catalog)
http://www.bu.edu/summer/Summer Term
http://www.bu.edu/digital/Digital Learning
https://www.bu.edu/researchText duplicate Research
http://www.bu.edu/research/cf/Centers/Institutes
http://www.bu.edu/library/Libraries
/researchsupport/Research Support
/research/aboutus/award/Awards
/researchsupport/project-lifec...Funding
/urop/students/on-campus-oppor...For Undergrads
http://www.bu.edu/global/Global
/global/identity/Global Identity
http://www.bu.edu/abroad/Study Abroad
/global/study-research/Study & Research
http://www.bu.edu/global/support/Program Support
/global/where-are-we/Where Are We?
https://www.bu.edu/campus-life/Campus Life
/campus-life/student-life/Student Life
/campus-life/calendars/Calendars
/campus-life/buarts/Arts
/campus-life/terrier-athletics/Athletics
http://www.bu.edu/fitrec/FitRec Center
http://www.bu.edu/agganis/Agganis Arena
https://bu.bncollege.com/External Subdomain Barnes & Noble at BU
http://www.bu.edu/sustainability/Sustainability
https://www.bu.edu/about/About BU
http://www.bu.edu/trustees/Trustees
https://www.bu.edu/about/admin/Administration
https://www.bu.edu/diversity/Diversity & Inclusion
http://www.bu.edu/hr/Employment
http://www.bu.edu/tech/Technology
http://www.bu.edu/news/Public Relations
/diversity-officer/Senior Diversity Officer
/about/office-list/All Offices
https://www.bu.edu/mybu/MyBU Student Portals
/provost/faculty-affairs/facul...Faculty
http://www.bu.edu/staff/Staff
http://www.bu.edu/parentsprogram/Parents
http://www.bu.edu/alumni/Alumni & Friends
https://www.bu.edu/alumni/giving/Text duplicate Giving
/about/contact-us/Contact Information
https://www.bu.edu/bostonia/No Text
https://www.bu.edu/today/No Text
https://www.bu.edu/brink/No Text
https://www.bu.edu/publicationsAll Publications
/articles/2024/diy-bicycle-rep...Learn more
https://www.bu.edu/mybu/Text duplicate MyBU Student Portals
/provost/faculty-affairs/facul...Text duplicate Faculty
http://www.bu.edu/staff/Text duplicate Staff
http://www.bu.edu/parentsprogram/Text duplicate Parents
http://www.bu.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni & Friends
https://www.bu.edu/today/No Text
/articles/2024/queer-food-conf...BU Hosts First-of-Its-Kind Queer Food Conference
/articles/2024/mens-tennis-tea...Men’s Tennis Team on a Quest for First Patriot League Title
/articles/2024/tedxbu-talks-ch...This Year’s TEDxBU Talks: Childhood, Privilege—and Fungi
/articles/2024/how-people-carr...How Do People Carry Such Heavy Loads on Their Heads?
/articles/2024/one-good-deed-c...One Good Deed: Christine Kannler (CAS’96, SPH’00, CAMED’00)
/articles/2024/combating-lonel...Combating Loneliness and Creating Healthy Relationships
https://goterriers.com/External BU Athletics
https://www.bu.edu/hub/BU Hub
https://www.bu.edu/alumni/giving/Text duplicate Giving
https://www.bu.edu/mybu/Text duplicate MyBU Student Portals
/provost/faculty-affairs/facul...Text duplicate Faculty
http://www.bu.edu/staff/Text duplicate Staff
http://www.bu.edu/parentsprogram/Text duplicate Parents
http://www.bu.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni & Friends
https://twitter.com/BU_TweetsExternal Twitter
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.facebook.com/Bosto...External Facebook
A-TITLE Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/user/bu/External Youtube
A-TITLE Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Linked-In
A-TITLE Linked-In
/policies/non-handbook-version...BU’s Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Policy
http://www.bu.edu/copyright/© 2024 Trustees of Boston University
/policies/digital-privacy-stat...Privacy Statement
https://www.bu.edu/disability/Accessibility
http://www.bu.edu/Text duplicate Boston University

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.bu.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 8 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 15 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The page response time is excellent with 0.25 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (117 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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last-modifiedThu, 25 Apr 2024 21:37:51 GMT
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http_versionHTTP/1.1

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 53,770 referring domains.
This page has 2,186,208 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 33,794 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Robots.txt

# Directions for robots.  See this URL:
# http://info.webcrawler.com/mak/projects/robots/norobots.html
# for a description of the file format.
# 2008-08-21
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# Here is where we override the default action

## Due to a bug in linklint, must first specify a disallow in order for 
## for all other directories to be allowed. Feel free to add other
## disallows below the first disallow line.

User-agent: LinkLint
Disallow: /workaroundForLinkLintRandomDirForConfig/ 

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# Allow W3C link Validator for /dev/ and /nisdev/
# skipping other dynamic content or private areas
# 2004-08-27 gaudette
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User-agent: W3C-checklink
Disallow: /cms/
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /htbin/
Disallow: /htbin.ph/
Disallow: /BUbin/
Disallow: /bubin/
Disallow: /testing/
Disallow: /TESTING/
Disallow: /IT/SoftwareDist/
Disallow: /it/SoftwareDist/
Disallow: /software/
Disallow: /SOFTWARE/
Disallow: /IT/new/
Disallow: /it/new/
Disallow: /nis/
Disallow: /nishd/
Disallow: /library/working/
Disallow: /library/WORKING/
Disallow: /reports/
Disallow: /bulletins/work/
Disallow: /admissions/test/
Disallow: /cas/oldsite/
Disallow: /MPA/
Disallow: /finaid/test/
Disallow: /naitest/
Disallow: /newswire/
Disallow: /practice/
Disallow: /providers/
Disallow: /stats/
Disallow: /usc/test/
Disallow: /webcentral/output/
Disallow: /webmail/
Disallow: /alumni/portfolio/
Disallow: /dev/

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# skipping dynamic content or private areas
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User-agent: gsa-crawler
Disallow: /cgi-bin/
Disallow: /cms/
Disallow: /htbin/
Disallow: /htbin.ph/
Disallow: /BUbin/
Disallow: /bubin/
Disallow: /testing/
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Disallow: /IT/SoftwareDist/
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Disallow: /wbur/woi/
Disallow: /link/
Disallow: /home-media/
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Disallow: /buniverse/admin/
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Disallow: /buniverse/contact/
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Disallow: /buniverse/viewed/
Disallow: /buniverse/vote/
Disallow: /buniverse/youtube/
Disallow: /summer/archive/

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# Emergency change 2014-11-17 bfenster, in response to incident
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Disallow: /buniverse/admin/
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Disallow: /buniverse/contact/
Disallow: /buniverse/cron/
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Disallow: /buniverse/support/
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Disallow: /buniverse/vote/
Disallow: /buniverse/youtube/
# academics/summer archive exclusions added by kgrin on 2011-07-17
Disallow: /academics/archive/
Disallow: /summer/archive/
Crawl-delay: 15

Search preview

www.bu.edu
Homepage | Boston University
Boston University is a leading private research institution with two primary campuses in the heart of Boston and programs around the world.

Most important keywords

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

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Boston University60%Check
Boston58%Check
Research50%Check
Campus50%Check
Programs46%Check
World46%Check
Resources43%Check
First43%Check
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