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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
95% 
Page quality
93% 
Page structure
99% 
Link structure
25% 
Server
31% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.07 s
File size
168.40 kB
Words
1058
Media files
11
Number of links
199 internal / 23 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Brandeis University
The page title is too short. (176 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Brandeis University is a private research university with a liberal arts focus in Waltham/Boston, Massachusetts.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (683 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
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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viewportwidth=device-width,initial-scale=1,minimum-scale=1
descriptionBrandeis University is a private research university with a liberal arts focus in Waltham/Boston, Massachusetts.
langen
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
og:titleEmpty
og:url//www.brandeis.edu/index.html
og:descriptionBrandeis University is a private research university with a liberal arts focus in Waltham/Boston, Massachusetts.
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1058 words. That's ok.
25.1% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
11 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 17.34 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width,initial-scale=1,minimum-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 109 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"brandeis university announces a new program offering full tuition for families earning $75,000 or less..."
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
/images/snow-fall-2024.jpgTwo students walking on campus. Orange colored leaves are seen on trees and a dusting of snow is on the ground.
.../images/messiah-sing/singer-close-up.jpgPeople singing inside the Shapiro Campus Center
...ages/features/books/wanderbibliothek.jpgAn antique book with a "Wanderbibliothek"stamp
...er/images/impact/engineering-program.jpgTwo students build a model on a table.
.../2024/november/images/commitment-960.jpgThe Brandeis campus in spring
.../december/images/messiah-sing/singer.jpgA singer as part of the chorus at the Messiah Sing
/images/beautiful-place-brandeis-5378.jpgA view of fellows garden with a woman riding on a bike and two people walking
...locks/then-now/2014-messiah-sing-960.jpgPeople signing from Handel's Messiah
...locks/then-now/2024-messiah-sing-960.jpgPeople signing from Handel's Messiah
/images/statue-israel.jpgLouis Brandeis statue
Video URLWidthHeight
/images/campus-shots-fall.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Brandeis University
The H1 heading is too short (19 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Brandeis University
H2 News and Stories
H2 Year in Review
H2 A Beautiful Place to Learn
H2 Then and Now
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 The Brandeis Response
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.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 23 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.brandeis.edu/Anchor Skip to content
/audience/index.htmlStudents
/audience/fac-staff.htmlFaculty & Staff
http://alumni.brandeis.edu/External Subdomain Alumni & Friends
/families/Subdomain Parents & Families
https://alumni.brandeis.edu/gi...External Subdomain Giving
https://www.brandeis.edu/events/Subdomain Campus Calendar
/officesdir/landing-page.htmlSubdomain Directories
/human-resources/careers/index...Subdomain Employment
https://moodle.brandeis.edu/my...External Subdomain Moodle
/incoming-students/Subdomain New Students
/information/Subdomain News/Media
/publicsafety/shuttle-services...Subdomain Shuttle Schedules
/support/index.htmlSubdomain Support at Brandeis
/workday/index.htmlSubdomain Workday
/search/sitemap.htmlSubdomain Sites A-Z
/learning/index.htmlAcademics
/learning/index.htmlText duplicate Academics
/learning/programs.htmlDegree Programs
/learning/graduate.htmlGraduate Programs
/online/index.htmlSubdomain Brandeis Online
/learning/summer.htmlSummer Programs
/attending/index.htmlAdmissions & Aid
/attending/index.htmlText duplicate Admissions & Aid
/admissionsSubdomain Undergraduate Admissions
/attending/graduate.htmlGraduate Admissions
/student-financial-services/Subdomain Financial Aid
https://www.brandeis.edu/summer/Subdomain Summer School
/our-research/index.htmlResearch
/our-research/index.htmlText duplicate Research
/research/centers.htmlSubdomain Centers and Institutes
/research/resources/Subdomain Funding Resources
https://www.brandeisjudges.com...External Subdomain Athletics
/oncampus/index.htmlStudent Life
/oncampus/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
https://www.brandeis.edu/dcl/Subdomain Housing/Community Living
https://www.brandeis.edu/diningSubdomain Dining
https://www.brandeis.edu/clubs/Subdomain Clubs and Organizations
/student-engagement/community/...Subdomain Community Service
https://brandeisjudges.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
/arts/index.htmlArts
/arts/index.htmlText duplicate Arts
/arts/engagementSubdomain Brandeis Arts Engagement
https://www.brandeis.edu/rose/Subdomain Rose Art Museum
/about/index.htmlAbout
/about/index.htmlText duplicate About
/about/history.htmlOur Story
/about/jewish-roots.htmlOur Jewish Roots
/about/mission.htmlMission and Diversity Statements
/about/facts/index.htmlFast Facts
/about/facts/index.htmlOverview
/about/facts/schools.htmlSchools and Enrollment
/about/facts/faculty.htmlFaculty
/about/facts/alumni.htmlAlumni
/about/facts/residence.htmlResidence Halls
/about/facts/rankings.htmlRankings
/about/facts/athletics.htmlText duplicate Athletics
/about/visiting/index.htmlVisiting
/about/visiting/index.htmlVisiting Brandeis
/about/visiting/directions.htmlDirections
/about/visiting/stay.htmlPlaces to Stay
/about/visiting/eat.htmlPlaces to Eat
/about/administration/index.htmlAdministration
/president/Subdomain Office of the President
https://www.brandeis.edu/provost/Subdomain Office of the Provost
/evp-finance-administration/in...Subdomain Office of the Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration
/about/administration/leadersh...Leadership
https://www.brandeis.edu/trusteesSubdomain Board of Trustees
/index.htmlNo Text
/index.htmlNo Text
/learning/index.htmlText duplicate Academics
/learning/index.htmlText duplicate Academics
/learning/programs.htmlText duplicate Degree Programs
/learning/graduate.htmlText duplicate Graduate Programs
/online/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Brandeis Online
/learning/summer.htmlText duplicate Summer Programs
/attending/index.htmlText duplicate Admissions & Aid
/attending/index.htmlText duplicate Admissions & Aid
/admissionsSubdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Admissions
/attending/graduate.htmlText duplicate Graduate Admissions
/student-financial-services/Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
https://www.brandeis.edu/summer/Subdomain Text duplicate Summer School
/our-research/index.htmlText duplicate Research
/our-research/index.htmlText duplicate Research
/research/centers.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Centers and Institutes
/research/resources/Subdomain Text duplicate Funding Resources
https://www.brandeisjudges.com...External Subdomain Text duplicate Athletics
/oncampus/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
/oncampus/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
https://www.brandeis.edu/dcl/Subdomain Text duplicate Housing/Community Living
https://www.brandeis.edu/diningSubdomain Text duplicate Dining
https://www.brandeis.edu/clubs/Subdomain Text duplicate Clubs and Organizations
/student-engagement/community/...Subdomain Text duplicate Community Service
https://brandeisjudges.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
/arts/index.htmlText duplicate Arts
/arts/index.htmlText duplicate Arts
/arts/engagementSubdomain Text duplicate Brandeis Arts Engagement
https://www.brandeis.edu/rose/Subdomain Text duplicate Rose Art Museum
/about/index.htmlText duplicate About
/about/index.htmlText duplicate About
/about/history.htmlText duplicate Our Story
/about/jewish-roots.htmlText duplicate Our Jewish Roots
/about/mission.htmlText duplicate Mission and Diversity Statements
/about/facts/index.htmlText duplicate Fast Facts
/about/visiting/index.htmlText duplicate Visiting
/about/administration/index.htmlText duplicate Administration
/learning/index.htmlText duplicate Academics
/learning/index.htmlText duplicate Academics
/learning/programs.htmlText duplicate Degree Programs
/learning/graduate.htmlText duplicate Graduate Programs
/online/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Brandeis Online
/learning/summer.htmlText duplicate Summer Programs
/attending/index.htmlText duplicate Admissions & Aid
/attending/index.htmlText duplicate Admissions & Aid
/admissionsSubdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Admissions
/attending/graduate.htmlText duplicate Graduate Admissions
/student-financial-services/Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
https://www.brandeis.edu/summer/Subdomain Text duplicate Summer School
/our-research/index.htmlText duplicate Research
/our-research/index.htmlText duplicate Research
/research/centers.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Centers and Institutes
/research/resources/Subdomain Text duplicate Funding Resources
https://www.brandeisjudges.com...External Subdomain Text duplicate Athletics
/oncampus/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
/oncampus/index.htmlText duplicate Student Life
https://www.brandeis.edu/dcl/Subdomain Text duplicate Housing/Community Living
https://www.brandeis.edu/diningSubdomain Text duplicate Dining
https://www.brandeis.edu/clubs/Subdomain Text duplicate Clubs and Organizations
/student-engagement/community/...Subdomain Text duplicate Community Service
https://brandeisjudges.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
/arts/index.htmlText duplicate Arts
/arts/index.htmlText duplicate Arts
/arts/engagementSubdomain Text duplicate Brandeis Arts Engagement
https://www.brandeis.edu/rose/Subdomain Text duplicate Rose Art Museum
/about/index.htmlText duplicate About
/about/index.htmlText duplicate About
/about/history.htmlText duplicate Our Story
/about/jewish-roots.htmlText duplicate Our Jewish Roots
/about/mission.htmlText duplicate Mission and Diversity Statements
/about/facts/index.htmlText duplicate Fast Facts
/about/facts/index.htmlText duplicate Overview
/about/facts/schools.htmlText duplicate Schools and Enrollment
/about/facts/faculty.htmlText duplicate Faculty
/about/facts/alumni.htmlText duplicate Alumni
/about/facts/residence.htmlText duplicate Residence Halls
/about/facts/rankings.htmlText duplicate Rankings
/about/facts/athletics.htmlText duplicate Athletics
/about/visiting/index.htmlText duplicate Visiting
/about/visiting/index.htmlText duplicate Visiting Brandeis
/about/visiting/directions.htmlText duplicate Directions
/about/visiting/stay.htmlText duplicate Places to Stay
/about/visiting/eat.htmlText duplicate Places to Eat
/about/administration/index.htmlText duplicate Administration
/president/Subdomain Text duplicate Office of the President
https://www.brandeis.edu/provost/Subdomain Text duplicate Office of the Provost
/evp-finance-administration/in...Subdomain Text duplicate Office of the Executive Vice President, Finance and Administration
/about/administration/leadersh...Text duplicate Leadership
https://www.brandeis.edu/trusteesSubdomain Text duplicate Board of Trustees
/audience/index.htmlText duplicate Students
/audience/fac-staff.htmlText duplicate Faculty & Staff
http://alumni.brandeis.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni & Friends
/families/Subdomain Text duplicate Parents & Families
https://alumni.brandeis.edu/gi...External Subdomain Text duplicate Giving
https://www.brandeis.edu/events/Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Calendar
/officesdir/landing-page.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Directories
/human-resources/careers/index...Subdomain Text duplicate Employment
https://moodle.brandeis.edu/my...External Subdomain Text duplicate Moodle
/incoming-students/Subdomain Text duplicate New Students
/information/Subdomain Text duplicate News/Media
/publicsafety/shuttle-services...Subdomain Text duplicate Shuttle Schedules
/support/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Support at Brandeis
/workday/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Workday
/search/sitemap.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Sites A-Z
/admissions/apply/index.html?f...Subdomain Learn. Engage. Lead. Apply to Brandeis by January 2
/attending/index.htmlApply
/about/visiting/index.html?ctaSubdomain Visit
/learning/programs.html?ctaSubdomain Explore Programs
/stories/2024/december/year-en...Subdomain Reflecting on a memorable 2024 at Brandeis
IMG-ALT People singing inside the Shapiro Campus Center
/magazine/2025/winter/featured...New window Subdomain How Brandeis is writing a new chapter for Nazi-looted heirless works
IMG-ALT An antique book with a "Wanderbibliothek"stamp
/magazine/2025/winter/impact/e...Subdomain Building a Different Kind of Engineer
IMG-ALT Two students build a model on a table.
/stories/2024/november/of-note...Subdomain Brandeis University announces a new program offering full tuition for families earning $75,000 or less a year
IMG-ALT The Brandeis campus in spring
https://www.brandeis.edu/storiesSubdomain Read more on Brandeis Stories
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain IMG-ALT A singer as part of the chorus at the Messiah Sing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain Watch the video
https://admissions.brandeis.ed...External Subdomain Book a Campus Tour
/events/featured.html?trumbaEm...Subdomain Midyear Orientation
/events/featured.html?trumbaEm...Subdomain Midyear Orientation: Light the Night
/events/featured.html?trumbaEm...Subdomain Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
/events/featured.html?trumbaEm...Subdomain Winter Involvement Fair
https://www.brandeis.edu/events/New window Subdomain Find More Events
/israel-response.html?featureSubdomain Learn more
https://www.brandeis.edu/Anchor Skip Social Media Feed
https://www.brandeis.edu/storiesSubdomain Brandeis Stories
https://www.brandeis.edu/magazineSubdomain Brandeis Magazine
/events/index.html?footerSubdomain Text duplicate Campus Calendar
https://giving.brandeis.edu/giveExternal Subdomain Make a Gift
/admissions/apply/index.htmlSubdomain Undergraduate
/gsas/admissions/apply/index.htmlSubdomain Graduate School of Arts and Sciences
http://heller.brandeis.edu/adm...External Subdomain Heller School for Social Policy and Management
/global/admissions/index.htmlSubdomain Brandeis International Business School
https://www.brandeis.edu/onlineSubdomain Text duplicate Brandeis Online
/about/contact.htmlSubdomain Contact Us
/about/visiting/directions.htmlSubdomain Maps and Directions
/admissions/visit/Subdomain Register for a Campus Visit
https://twitter.com/BrandeisUExternal No Text
https://www.facebook.com/brand...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/bran...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/brandeisExternal Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@brande...External Subdomain No Text
/equal-opportunity/reporting/i...Subdomain reported
/equal-opportunity/staff/index...Subdomain Director of OEO
/equal-opportunity/policies/in...Subdomain Policy Against Discrimination, Harassment & Sexual Violence
/equal-opportunity/policies/in...Subdomain Formal Complaint Process
/equal-opportunity/policies/in...Subdomain Title IX Grievance Process
https://ocrcas.ed.gov/contact-ocrExternal Subdomain Office for Civil Rights
/accessibility/index.htmlSubdomain Student Accessibility Support
/human-resources/policies/disc...Subdomain Office of Human Resources
/index.htmlSubdomain Brandeis University
/about/copyright.htmlSubdomain ©2024
/about/privacy.htmlSubdomain Privacy
/about/accessibility-statement...Subdomain Accessibility Statement
/emergency/Subdomain Emergency Services

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.brandeis.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.07 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 (168 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSun, 22 Dec 2024 22:40:51 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
set-cookie178 Characters
serverApache
accept-rangesbytes
varyAccept-Encoding
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 16,598 referring domains.
This page has 473,274 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 10,390 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /noshoes.html
Disallow: /home-zeta/index-newflash.html
Disallow: /addresses
Disallow: /webservices/temp/
Disallow: /webservices/archive/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /registrar/schedule/search.php
Disallow: /registrar/schedule/pre-schedule.php
Disallow: /registrar/schedule/cur-schedule.php
Disallow: /registrar/schedule/future-schedule.php
Disallow: /registrar/schedule/stats.php
Disallow: /directory/

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