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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
77% 
Page quality
53% 
Page structure
45% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.70 s
File size
46.30 kB
Words
467
Media files
28
Number of links
91 internal / 41 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
One of America's Best Liberal Arts Colleges
The length of the page title is perfect. (391 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The meta description is missing.
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 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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no
google-site-verificationU9pQpp-Y6gY6eRNuHN6B7yTjvRP2NSuubef8Mz4uARM
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
Content-Typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are only 467 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
22.5% of the text are stop words.
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
6 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 20.13 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=1.0, user-scalable=no" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 9 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
9 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
/_global/images/icons/btt-icon.pngBack to
/_images/logo/desktoplogo.pngBirmingham Southern College
https://bsc.edu/_images/logo/mobilelogo.pngBirmingham Southern College
https://bsc.edu/_images/logo/mybsc.pngmyBSC
/_images/FacultyRatio2022.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/_images/AverageClassSize2022.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/_images/AttendGradSchool2022.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/_images/Top10Colleges2022.jpgNo alt attribute provided
https://bsc.edu/_images/SelfID2022.jpgNo alt attribute provided
https://bsc.edu/Untitled-55.pngUntitled-55.png
/campaign/images/campaign-logo.pngcampaign-logo.png
/_images/TileBox/TreeIcon.pnginternships icon
/_images/TileBox/MentosrhipIcon.pngGraduationIcon.png
/images/icons/msds.comicon.pngmsds.comicon.png
/_images/TileBox/LeadershipIcon.pngcommunity engagement icon
/_images/TileBox/StudyAbroadIcon.pngTreeIcon.png
/_images/TileBox/EtermIcon.pngLetterIcon.png
https://bsc.edu/_images/BSCBlogIcon.pngNo alt attribute provided
https://bsc.edu/_images/NewsIcon.jpgNo alt attribute provided
https://bsc.edu/_images/EventsIcon.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/_images/MondayMorningIcon.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/_images/logo/footer-logo.pngThe college at southeastern logo
Video URLWidthHeight
https://bsc.edu/_images/New-Drone-1.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
BSC To Close At End Of Academic Year
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 BSC To Close At End Of Academic Year
H1 Make Your Last Gift To BSC
H1 campaign-logo.png
H1 Stay up to date with the BSC Blog!
H2 Empty heading
H2 BSC by the numbers
H2 Explore BSC
H2 Why BSC?
H2 Undergraduate
H2 Graduate
H2 Campus Life
H2 Study Abroad
H2 E-Term
H2 Empty heading
H2 Connect with BSC
H4 Empty heading
H4 From Class Notes to student updates, the blog is your one-stop source for all things BSC.
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 too many external links (41) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://bsc.edu/Anchor IMG-ALT Top Nav
A-TITLE Skip to Main Site Navigation
https://bsc.edu/Anchor Text duplicate IMG-ALT Top Nav
A-TITLE Skip to Content
https://bsc.edu/Anchor IMG-ALT Footer Nav
A-TITLE Skip to Footer
https://bsc.edu/Anchor Top
IMG-ALT Back to
A-TITLE To top of page
https://bsc.edu/index.htmlIMG-ALT Birmingham Southern College
http://outlook.office365.com/New window External Subdomain Email
https://atriumconnect.atriumca...New window External Subdomain Panther Bucks
http://moodle.bsc.edu/New window External Subdomain Moodle
https://emobile.bsc.edu:5750/U...New window External Subdomain Colleague
/campus/it/helpdesk.htmlIT Helpdesk
https://wauplive.bsc.edu/BSC_U...New window External Subdomain Ginkgo GO
https://thesis.bsc.edu:8190/St...New window External Subdomain Self-Service
https://birminghamsoutherncate...New window External Subdomain CaterTrax
https://bsc.campuslabs.com/eng...New window External Subdomain Engage
https://bsc.joinhandshake.com/...New window External Subdomain Handshake
https://sso.bncollege.com/bes-...New window External Subdomain Book Adoption
/admission/index.htmlNew window Admission
https://apply.bsc.edu/register...New window External Subdomain Request Information
/admission/visit.htmlSchedule a Visit
/admission/apply.htmlNew window Apply Now
/admission/apply.htmlRequirements and Deadlines
https://bsc.edu/fp/index.htmlCost and Financial Aid
/admission/international.htmlNew window International Students
/admission/transfer.htmlNew window Transfer Students
/admission/visit.htmlNew window Subdomain Anchor Admission Events
/campus/studev/orientation/ind...Orientation
/admission/counselors/index.htmlNew window Meet the Counselors
/administration/finance/deposi...ENROLL NOW
/academics/index.htmlAcademics
https://graduate.bsc.edu/New window External Subdomain Graduate Program
/academics/index.htmlNew window Degrees & Programs
/academics/catalog/index.htmlBSC College Catalog
/academics/krulak/exp-con/eter...Exploration Term
/academics/krulak/index.htmlNew window Krulak Institute
/academics/advising/index.htmlAdvising
/records/index.htmlRecords
/academics/arc/index.htmlAcademic Resource Center
/academics/faculty/index.htmlFaculty Profiles
/academics/academic-affairs/in...Academic Affairs
/ire/student-consumer-informat...Subdomain Student Consumer Information
/academics/explorations/index....Explorations Curriculum
http://blog.bsc.edu/External Subdomain BSC Blog
/campus/firstyear/Subdomain First Year at BSC
https://bsc.edu/campus/index.htmlCampus Life
/campus/residence/index.htmlResidence Life
http://bsc.cafebonappetit.com/New window External Subdomain Dining Services
/campus/career/index.htmlCareer Services
/campus/health-safety/index.htmlCampus Health and Safety
/campus/multicultural/index.htmlMulticultural Affairs
/campus/religious/index.htmlReligious Life
/campus/greek/index.htmlGreek Life
/campus/fitness/index.htmlNew window Physical Fitness & Recreation
/campus/it/index.htmlTechnology Services (IT)
/campus/orgs/index.htmlStudent Organizations
/titleix/needhelp.htmlNew window Need Help?
https://bsc.edu/about/index.htmlAbout BSC
/administration/index.htmlNew window Leadership
/about/tradition.htmlTradition
/about/tradition.htmlNo Text
/communications/index.htmlCommunications
/administration/finance/index....Finance/Bursar
/administration/humanresources...Human Resources
/administration/panther-print-...New window Panther Print & Post
https://bsc.edu/sec/index.htmlSouthern Enviro. Center
/academics/art/durbin.htmlDurbin Gallery
https://bsc.edu/office-list.htmlOffice List
/policies/index.htmlPolicies
/advancement/index.htmlGive to BSC
https://bsc.edu/covid19/2023.htmlNew window COVID-19 Updates
/admission/index.htmlNew window Future Students
/advancement/index.htmlAdvancement
https://bsc.edu/alumni/index.htmlAlumni
/parents/index.htmlParents & Family
https://bsc.edu/faculty.htmlFaculty & Staff
https://bsc.edu/about/index.htmlVisitors
https://www.bscsports.net/land...External Subdomain Athletics
https://bsc.bncollege.com/shop...New window External Subdomain BSC Bookstore
http://outlook.office365.com/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Email
http://moodle.bsc.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Moodle
https://bsc.bncollege.com/shop...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate BSC Bookstore
https://emobile.bsc.edu:5750/U...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Colleague
/campus/it/helpdesk.htmlText duplicate IT Helpdesk
https://wauplive.bsc.edu/BSC_U...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Ginkgo GO
https://thesis.bsc.edu:8190/St...New window External Subdomain Self-service
https://birminghamsoutherncate...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate CaterTrax
https://bsc.campuslabs.com/eng...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Engage
https://bsc-online.ghg.com/log...New window External Subdomain Clockwise
https://bsc.joinhandshake.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Handshake
/admission/visit.htmlVisit
/admission/apply.htmlApply
/advancement/index.htmlGive
/calendar/index.htmlCalendar
https://bsc.edu/about/map.htmlMap
https://bsc.edu/peoplefinder.htmlDirectory
http://library.bsc.edu/New window External Subdomain Library
https://bsc.bncollege.com/shop...New window External Subdomain Bookstore
/BSC Closure/BSC To Close At E...New window More Information
https://www.givecampus.com/cam...New window External Subdomain Give Now
https://graduate.bsc.edu/New window External Subdomain Learn More
/campaign/index.htmlNew window Details
http://blog.bsc.edu/New window External Subdomain Connect
http://blog.bsc.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/academics/index.htmlNew window Text duplicate Learn More
https://graduate.bsc.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
https://bsc.edu/campus/index.htmlNew window Text duplicate Learn More
/academics/krulak/studyabroad....New window Text duplicate Learn More
/academics/krulak/exp-con/eter...New window Text duplicate Learn More
http://blog.bsc.edu/New window External Subdomain No Text
/communications/news/index.htmlNew window No Text
/calendar/index.htmlNew window No Text
/communications/monday-morning...New window No Text
/admission/index.htmlNew window Text duplicate Future Students
https://bsc.edu/alumni/index.htmlText duplicate Alumni
/parents/index.htmlText duplicate Parents & Family
https://bsc.edu/faculty.htmlText duplicate Faculty & Staff
/advancement/index.htmlText duplicate Give to BSC
/academics/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Degrees & Programs
https://bsc.edu/peoplefinder.htmlText duplicate Directory
https://bsc.edu/about/map.htmlCampus Map
/administration/humanresources...Careers at BSC
/calendar/index.htmlText duplicate Calendar
/emergency/index.htmlEmergency Info
/_images/home/BSC-privacy-poli...New window Privacy Policy
/policies/president/BSC Non-Di...New window Non-Discrimination Policy
/titleix/needhelp.htmlNew window Text duplicate Need Help?
https://www.facebook.com/birmi...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/FromTheHil...New window External Twitter
http://vimeo.com/birminghamsou...New window External Vimeo
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...New window External Subdomain Flickr
http://www.youtube.com/user/Bi...New window External Subdomain YouTube
http://instagram.com/birmingha...New window External Instagram
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...External Subdomain 900 Arkadelphia Road Birmingham, AL 35254

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://bsc.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 of 0.70 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (46 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateSun, 19 May 2024 12:54:48 GMT
content-typetext/html
last-modifiedFri, 26 Apr 2024 04:49:39 GMT
varyAccept-Encoding
cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
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servercloudflare
cf-ray88643cd908cb1959-FRA
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,449 referring domains.
This page has 252,513 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,603 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: */catalog/2013-14/*
Disallow: */catalog/2014-15/*
Disallow: */catalog/2015-16/*
Disallow: */bulletin/2014/*
Disallow: */bulletin/2015/*
Disallow: */bulletin/2016/*
Disallow: */compass/2013%20Compass/*
Disallow: */compass/2014%20Compass/*
Disallow: */compass/2015Compass/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/fall13/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/fall14/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/spring03/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/spring04/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/spring05/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/spring07/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/spring08/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/spring09/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/spring14/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/spring2015/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/summer03/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/summer04/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/summer06/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/summer07/*
Disallow: */publications/southern/summer11/*
Disallow: */events/pdfs/2018-19academiccalendar.pdf*


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