Psu.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
98% 
Link structure
12% 
Server
91% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.24 s
File size
252.50 kB
Words
675
Media files
10
Number of links
173 internal / 62 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Pennsylvania State University | Penn State
The length of the page title is perfect. (426 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Penn State is a major, public, research-I university serving Pennsylvania and the global community. Learn more about our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs.
The meta description is too long: 1103 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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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og:titleThe Pennsylvania State University
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 675 words. That's ok.
19.9% 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.
5 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 16.71 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
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 14 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
...659267cacef241e88b5517a51eb/logotype.svgPenn State
...emics-penn-state.jpg?fm=webp&w=3840&q=75Students walking outside with yellow leaves in background
...plinary-research.jpg?fm=webp&w=3840&q=75Researcher standing in their lab, looking down and smiling
...d/service-impact.jpg?fm=webp&w=3840&q=75Students organizing cans in a local food bank
...ate-student-life.jpg?fm=webp&w=3840&q=75Seven students cheering around a Nittany Lion Shrine replica at Penn State Altoona
...tice-cloud-formation-weather-climate.jpg
...1692/manufacturing-erie-pennsylvania.jpg
...c/africa-restore-degraded-ecosystems.jpg
...3001cc3/separate-rare-earth-minerals.jpg
Video URLWidthHeight
...d03/penn-state-brand-campus-life__1_.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
We Are Penn State
The H1 heading is too short (17 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 We Are Penn State
H2 Unlimited Opportunities
H2 $1.337B
H2 24
H2 #3
H2 788K+
H2 Options Everywhere
H2 Latest News
H2 Explore
H2 Student Support
H2 Quick Links
H2 Resources
H2 Stay Connected
H3 Microplastics impact cloud formation, likely affecting weather and climate
H3 $6.5 million grant advances Penn State Behrend's Project RESOLVE
H3 $1.3M NSF grant to fund research into restoration of degraded ecosystems
H3 Bacterial protein discovered, engineered to better separate rare earth metals
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
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 too many external links (62) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.psu.edu/Skip to main content
https://raise.psu.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://www.psu.edu/admissionApply
https://universityethics.psu.e...External Subdomain Report A Concern
https://www.psu.edu/No Text
https://www.psu.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT Penn State
https://www.psu.edu/academicsAcademics
/academics/undergraduateUndergraduate
/academics/undergraduate/majorsMajors
/academics/undergraduate/honor...Honors Programs
/academics/undergraduate/onlin...Online Learning
/academics/graduateGraduate and Professional Studies
https://bulletins.psu.edu/grad...External Subdomain Graduate Programs
https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/a...External Subdomain Penn State Law
https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/External Subdomain Dickinson Law
https://med.psu.edu/education-...External Subdomain College of Medicine
https://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/External Subdomain Online Degrees
/academics/collegesAcademic Colleges
/academics/campusesCampus Locations
https://global.psu.edu/External Subdomain Global Education
https://www.registrar.psu.edu/...External Subdomain Academic Calendar
https://www.psu.edu/admissionAdmissions
/admission/undergraduate/exploreExplore Penn State
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Undergraduate Campuses
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Residence Life
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Clubs and Organizations
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Athletics
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Well-Being and Safety
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Diversity and Belonging
/admission/undergraduateText duplicate Undergraduate
/admission/undergraduate/creditAcademic Credit
https://www.psu.edu/resourcesResources and FAQ
/admission/undergraduate/how-t...How to Apply
/admission/undergraduate/contactContact
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Visit
/admission/graduateGraduate
https://gradschool.psu.edu/adm...External Subdomain Text duplicate How to Apply
https://bulletins.psu.edu/grad...External Subdomain Programs
https://www.psu.edu/admissionContinuing Education
https://continuinged.psu.edu/e...External Subdomain Text duplicate Programs
https://www.psu.edu/admissionProfessional Schools
https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/a...External Subdomain Text duplicate Penn State Law
https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/j...External Subdomain Text duplicate Dickinson Law
https://med.psu.edu/education-...External Subdomain Text duplicate College of Medicine
https://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/External Subdomain Online
https://www.psu.edu/costs-aidCosts & Aid
/costs-aid/how-aid-worksHow Aid Works
/costs-aid/types-of-aidTypes of Aid
/costs-aid/types-of-aid/schola...Scholarships
/costs-aid/types-of-aid/grantsGrants
/costs-aid/types-of-aid/studen...Student Employment
/costs-aid/types-of-aid/federa...Federal Work-Study
/costs-aid/types-of-aid/loansLoans
/costs-aid/apply-for-aidApply for Aid
/costs-aid/apply-for-aid/prosp...Prospective Students
/costs-aid/apply-for-aid/curre...Current Students
/costs-aid/apply-for-aid/trans...Transfer Students
/costs-aid/apply-for-aid/milit...Military and Veteran Students
/costs-aid/apply-for-aid/gradu...Graduate and Professional Students
/costs-aid/managing-aidManaging Your Aid
/costs-aid/managing-aid/unders...Understanding Your Offer
/costs-aid/managing-aid/paying...Paying Your Bill
/costs-aid/managing-aid/why-ai...Why Aid is On Hold
/costs-aid/managing-aid/specia...Special or Unusual Circumstances
/costs-aid/managing-aid/accept...Accepting or Declining Aid
/costs-aid/costs-of-attendanceCost of Attendance
https://www.psu.edu/resources/faqText duplicate Resources and FAQ
/costs-aid/contactText duplicate Contact
https://www.psu.edu/researchResearch
https://gopsusports.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
https://www.psu.edu/newsSubdomain News
/news/latest-newsLatest News
/news/academicsText duplicate Academics
https://www.psu.edu/news/researchOur Research
/news/campus-lifeCampus Life
/news/athleticsText duplicate Athletics
/news/administrationAdministration
/news/arts-and-entertainmentArts and Entertainment
/news/penn-state-college-and-c...College and Campus News
https://www.psu.edu/aboutAbout
/about/mission-and-valuesMission and Values
https://www.psu.edu/about/historyHistory
/about/traditionsTraditions
/about/nittany-lion-shrineNittany Lion Shrine
/about/facts-and-rankingsFacts and Rankings
/about/belongingBelonging
/about/leadershipLeadership
https://trustees.psu.edu/External Subdomain Board of Trustees
https://www.psu.edu/presidentPresident's Office
https://senate.psu.edu/External Subdomain University Faculty Senate
https://www.psu.edu/our-impactOur Impact
https://www.psu.edu/impactStories of Impact
https://www.psu.edu/academicsText duplicate Academics
/academics/undergraduateText duplicate Undergraduate
/academics/undergraduate/majorsText duplicate Majors
/academics/undergraduate/honor...Text duplicate Honors Programs
/academics/undergraduate/onlin...Text duplicate Online Learning
/academics/graduateText duplicate Graduate and Professional Studies
https://bulletins.psu.edu/grad...External Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Programs
https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/a...External Subdomain Text duplicate Penn State Law
https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Dickinson Law
https://med.psu.edu/education-...External Subdomain Text duplicate College of Medicine
https://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Online Degrees
/academics/collegesText duplicate Academic Colleges
/academics/campusesText duplicate Campus Locations
https://global.psu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Global Education
https://www.registrar.psu.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Calendar
https://www.psu.edu/admissionText duplicate Admissions
/admission/undergraduate/exploreText duplicate Explore Penn State
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Text duplicate Undergraduate Campuses
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Text duplicate Residence Life
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Text duplicate Clubs and Organizations
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Text duplicate Athletics
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Text duplicate Well-Being and Safety
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Text duplicate Diversity and Belonging
/admission/undergraduateText duplicate Undergraduate
/admission/undergraduate/creditText duplicate Academic Credit
https://www.psu.edu/resourcesText duplicate Resources and FAQ
/admission/undergraduate/how-t...Text duplicate How to Apply
/admission/undergraduate/contactText duplicate Contact
/admission/undergraduate/explo...Text duplicate Visit
/admission/graduateText duplicate Graduate
https://gradschool.psu.edu/adm...External Subdomain Text duplicate How to Apply
https://bulletins.psu.edu/grad...External Subdomain Text duplicate Programs
https://www.psu.edu/admissionText duplicate Continuing Education
https://continuinged.psu.edu/e...External Subdomain Text duplicate Programs
https://www.psu.edu/admissionText duplicate Professional Schools
https://pennstatelaw.psu.edu/a...External Subdomain Text duplicate Penn State Law
https://dickinsonlaw.psu.edu/j...External Subdomain Text duplicate Dickinson Law
https://med.psu.edu/education-...External Subdomain Text duplicate College of Medicine
https://www.worldcampus.psu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Online
https://www.psu.edu/costs-aidText duplicate Costs & Aid
/costs-aid/how-aid-worksText duplicate How Aid Works
/costs-aid/types-of-aidText duplicate Types of Aid
/costs-aid/types-of-aid/schola...Text duplicate Scholarships
/costs-aid/types-of-aid/grantsText duplicate Grants
/costs-aid/types-of-aid/studen...Text duplicate Student Employment
/costs-aid/types-of-aid/federa...Text duplicate Federal Work-Study
/costs-aid/types-of-aid/loansText duplicate Loans
/costs-aid/apply-for-aidText duplicate Apply for Aid
/costs-aid/apply-for-aid/prosp...Text duplicate Prospective Students
/costs-aid/apply-for-aid/curre...Text duplicate Current Students
/costs-aid/apply-for-aid/trans...Text duplicate Transfer Students
/costs-aid/apply-for-aid/milit...Text duplicate Military and Veteran Students
/costs-aid/apply-for-aid/gradu...Text duplicate Graduate and Professional Students
/costs-aid/managing-aidText duplicate Managing Your Aid
/costs-aid/managing-aid/unders...Text duplicate Understanding Your Offer
/costs-aid/managing-aid/paying...Text duplicate Paying Your Bill
/costs-aid/managing-aid/why-ai...Text duplicate Why Aid is On Hold
/costs-aid/managing-aid/specia...Text duplicate Special or Unusual Circumstances
/costs-aid/managing-aid/accept...Text duplicate Accepting or Declining Aid
/costs-aid/costs-of-attendanceText duplicate Cost of Attendance
https://www.psu.edu/resources/faqText duplicate Resources and FAQ
/costs-aid/contactText duplicate Contact
https://www.psu.edu/researchText duplicate Research
https://gopsusports.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
https://www.psu.edu/newsSubdomain Text duplicate News
/news/latest-newsText duplicate Latest News
/news/academicsText duplicate Academics
https://www.psu.edu/news/researchText duplicate Our Research
/news/campus-lifeText duplicate Campus Life
/news/athleticsText duplicate Athletics
/news/administrationText duplicate Administration
/news/arts-and-entertainmentText duplicate Arts and Entertainment
/news/penn-state-college-and-c...Text duplicate College and Campus News
https://www.psu.edu/aboutText duplicate About
/about/mission-and-valuesText duplicate Mission and Values
https://www.psu.edu/about/historyText duplicate History
/about/traditionsText duplicate Traditions
/about/nittany-lion-shrineText duplicate Nittany Lion Shrine
/about/facts-and-rankingsText duplicate Facts and Rankings
/about/belongingText duplicate Belonging
/about/leadershipText duplicate Leadership
https://trustees.psu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Board of Trustees
https://www.psu.edu/presidentText duplicate President's Office
https://senate.psu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate University Faculty Senate
https://www.psu.edu/our-impactText duplicate Our Impact
https://www.psu.edu/impactText duplicate Stories of Impact
https://www.psu.edu/academicsWorld-Class Education
IMG-ALT Students walking outside with yellow leaves in background
https://www.psu.edu/academicsText duplicate World-Class Education
https://www.psu.edu/academicsText duplicate Academics
https://www.psu.edu/researchInterdisciplinary Research
IMG-ALT Researcher standing in their lab, looking down and smiling
https://www.psu.edu/researchText duplicate Interdisciplinary Research
https://www.psu.edu/researchText duplicate Research
https://www.psu.edu/our-impactGlobal Service and Impact
IMG-ALT Students organizing cans in a local food bank
https://www.psu.edu/our-impactText duplicate Global Service and Impact
https://www.psu.edu/our-impactExplore
/admission/undergraduate/exploreText duplicate Explore Penn State
/news/research/story/microplas...Microplastics impact cloud formation, likely affecting weather and climate
/news/behrend/story/65-million...$6.5 million grant advances Penn State Behrend's Project RESOLVE
/news/earth-and-mineral-scienc...$1.3M NSF grant to fund research into restoration of degraded ecosystems
/news/research/story/bacterial...Bacterial protein discovered, engineered to better separate rare earth metals
https://www.psu.edu/newsMore Penn State News
https://www.psu.edu/Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/penn...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/penns...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/@penns...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@pennstateExternal Subdomain No Text
https://www.psu.edu/news/Subdomain Text duplicate News
https://hr.psu.edu/careersExternal Subdomain Careers
/academics/collegesColleges
/academics/campusesCampuses
https://www.psu.edu/contact-usContact Us
http://www.registrar.psu.edu/External Subdomain Registrar
http://www.bursar.psu.edu/External Subdomain Bursar
https://studentaffairs.psu.edu/External Subdomain Student Affairs
https://liveon.psu.edu/External Subdomain Housing and Food Services
https://www.psu.edu/mapsMaps
/search/directoriesSubdomain Directory
https://libraries.psu.edu/External Subdomain Libraries
https://www.registrar.psu.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Calendar
https://lionpathsupport.psu.edu/External Subdomain LionPATH
https://www.pennstatehealth.org/External Subdomain Penn State Health
/prospective-studentsText duplicate Prospective Students
/current-studentsText duplicate Current Students
https://global.psu.edu/External Subdomain International Students
/business-and-industryBusiness and Industry
https://veterans.psu.edu/External Subdomain Veterans and Military
https://www.psu.edu/visitorsVisitors
/faculty-and-staffFaculty and Staff
https://www.alumni.psu.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
https://media.psu.edu/External Subdomain Media
https://headlines.psu.edu/External Subdomain Emails / Headlines
https://psualert.psu.edu/External Subdomain Emergency Notifications
https://mobile.psu.edu/External Subdomain Penn State Go
https://strategiccommunication...External Subdomain Strategic Communications
https://universityethics.psu.e...External Subdomain Report Misconduct
https://www.police.psu.edu/External Subdomain Police
/web-privacy-statementPrivacy Statements
https://policy.psu.edu/policie...External Subdomain Non Discrimination
/accessibilitystatementAccessibility
https://policy.psu.edu/policie...External Subdomain Equal Opportunity
/legal-statementsLegal Statements
/copyright-informationSubdomain The Pennsylvania State University © 2024

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.psu.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
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 is excellent with 0.24 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (253 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 18,762 referring domains.
This page has 942,324 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 11,846 different ip addresses.

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www.psu.edu
The Pennsylvania State University | Penn State
Penn State is a major, public, research-I university serving Pennsylvania and the global community. Learn more about our undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degree programs.

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