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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
97% 
Page quality
82% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
63% 
Server
1% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.12 s
File size
36.90 kB
Words
748
Media files
8
Number of links
40 internal / 112 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Florida State University
The length of the page title is perfect. (211 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
FSU, designated a preeminent university in the state of Florida, is one of the most respected research and learning institutions in the country.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (866 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-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
authorFlorida State University
descriptionFSU, designated a preeminent university in the state of Florida, is one of the most respected research and learning institutions in the country.
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:titleFlorida State University
twitter:site@floridastate
twitter:domainFlorida State University
twitter:image:srchttps://www.fsu.edu/_/local/img/fsu-share-graphic-gt.png
twitter:creator@floridastate
og:typewebsite
og:titleFlorida State University
og:descriptionFSU, designated a preeminent university in the state of Florida, is one of the most respected research and learning institutions in the country.
og:imagehttps://www.fsu.edu/_/local/img/fsu-share-graphic-gt.png
og:image:width1200
og:image:height630
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 748 words. That's ok.
20.9% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
13 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 22.6 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 14 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
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 15 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
/_/s3.4/img/wordmark/fsu-wordmark-gold.svgFlorida State University Home

Page structure

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

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Search FSU
H2 Three FSU-affiliated startups awarded $110,000 for innovative, cutting-edge ideas at FSU Discovery Challenge
H2 Preeminence
H2 PUBLIC RECORDS NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 119.12, F.S.
H2 Florida Board of Governors Statement of Free Expression
H2 Program changes based on Florida law
H3 Admissions: Apply Now
H3 Who will you become while you're here?
H3 Academic Calendar
H3 Student Stars
H3 kNOw MORE
H3 Florida State's Economic Impact
H4 Related Links
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 (112) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.fsu.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.fsu.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT Florida State University Home
https://fsu.edu/Florida State University
https://www.fsu.edu/Anchor No Text
https://www.fsu.edu/Anchor No Text
https://webmail.fsu.edu/External Subdomain No Text
https://www.fsu.edu/Anchor Close Search
A-TITLE Close Search
https://www.fsu.edu/academics/Academics
https://admissions.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Admissions
http://about.research.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Research
https://faculty.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Faculty
https://www.fsu.edu/students/Students
https://veterans.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Veterans
https://www.fsu.edu/alumni/Support FSU
https://www.fsu.edu/about/About Florida State
/administration/Administration
https://www.fsu.edu/athletics/Athletics
https://ir.fsu.edu/facts.aspxExternal Subdomain FSU Facts
https://economic-impact.fsu.edu/External Subdomain FSU's Economic Impact
https://global.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Global FSU
/land-acknowledgementLand Acknowledgement
http://campus.map.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Map of Campus
/seminole-tribe/Seminole Tribe
https://visit.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Visitor Services
https://calendar.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Calendar of Events
https://www.fsu.edu/highlights/FSU Highlights & Rankings
https://news.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Press
http://about.research.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Research
https://knowmore.fsu.edu/External Subdomain kNOw MORE
/public-policy-events/Public Policy Events
https://advising.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Advising
https://canvas.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Canvas
https://distance.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Distance Learning
https://its.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Information Technology Services
https://www.lib.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Libraries
https://my.fsu.edu/External Subdomain myFSU
https://its.fsu.edu/about-its/...External Subdomain Service Centers and Help Desks
https://tutoring.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Tutoring
https://alerts.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Emergency Info
https://www.fsu.edu/freespeech/Free Speech
https://regulations.fsu.edu/External Subdomain FSU Regulations
https://www.police.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Police and Safety
https://policies.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Policies
https://news.fsu.edu/for-journ...External Subdomain Public Records Requests
https://strategicplan.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Strategic Plan
https://knowmore.fsu.edu/title...External Subdomain Title IX
https://www.fsu.edu/departmentsDepartments
https://www.fsu.edu/directory/Directory
https://www.fsu.edu/businessDoing Business with Florida State
https://jobs.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Employment
https://bookstore.fsu.edu/External Subdomain FSU Bookstore
https://hr.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Human Resources
https://admissions.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Admissions
http://www.advocateforfloridas...External Subdomain Advocate for Florida State
http://alumni.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Alumni Association
http://foundation.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Giving to FSU
https://registrar.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Registrar
http://boosters.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Seminole Boosters
https://veterans.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Veterans Initiatives
https://www.fsu.edu/Anchor Close Menu
A-TITLE Close Navigation
https://www.fsu.edu/Text duplicate Florida State University
https://www.fsu.edu/academics/Text duplicate Academics
https://admissions.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Admissions
http://about.research.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Research
https://faculty.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty
https://www.fsu.edu/students/Text duplicate Students
https://veterans.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Veterans
https://www.fsu.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Support FSU
https://news.fsu.edu/news/scie...External Subdomain Three FSU-affiliated startups awarded $110,000 for innovative, cutting-edge ideas at FSU Discovery Challenge Florida State University-affiliated startup comp...
https://news.fsu.edu/External Subdomain News
https://research.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Research News
https://news.fsu.edu/news/univ...External Subdomain Academic Excellence Florida State University shines in student experience in 2025 U.S. News Best Colleges rankings
https://news.fsu.edu/news/univ...External Subdomain Employee Excellence Lori Henley selected as FSU’s Max Carraway Employee of the Year
https://news.fsu.edu/news/univ...External Subdomain Student Success FSU Discovery Days annual undergraduate research showcase features grant-funded student projects
https://news.fsu.edu/news/univ...External Subdomain Research in Action Florida State University scientist discovers one of the earth’s earliest animals in Australian outback
https://news.fsu.edu/news/univ...External Subdomain University News Florida State University achieves No. 10 ranking in Niche’s 2025 Top Public Universities in America
https://preeminence.fsu.edu/External Subdomain preeminent research university
http://admissions.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Admissions: Apply Now
https://admissions.fsu.edu/und...External Subdomain UNDERGRADUATE
https://admissions.fsu.edu/gra...External Subdomain GRADUATE
http://www.career.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Career Center
http://registrar.fsu.edu/bulle...External Subdomain Course Catalog
http://admissions.fsu.edu/fres...External Subdomain Freshman Finances
http://admissions.fsu.edu/grad...External Subdomain Graduate Finances
https://housing.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Housing
http://admissions.fsu.edu/majors/External Subdomain Majors
http://admissions.fsu.edu/media/External Subdomain Photos ↦ Video
http://admissions.fsu.edu/stud...External Subdomain Student Life
http://visit.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Visit FSU
https://calendar.fsu.edu/calen...External Subdomain View full academic calendar
https://news.fsu.edu/student-s...External Subdomain Student Stars
https://smr.fsu.edu/External Subdomain kNOw MORE sexual violence prevention initiative
https://economic-impact.fsu.edu/External Subdomain economic impact of our state
https://www.fsu.edu/about/Text duplicate About Florida State
/administration/Text duplicate Administration
https://www.fsu.edu/athletics/Text duplicate Athletics
https://ir.fsu.edu/facts.aspxExternal Subdomain Text duplicate FSU Facts
https://economic-impact.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate FSU's Economic Impact
https://global.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Global FSU
/land-acknowledgementText duplicate Land Acknowledgement
http://campus.map.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Map of Campus
/seminole-tribe/Text duplicate Seminole Tribe
https://visit.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Visitor Services
https://calendar.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Calendar of Events
https://www.fsu.edu/highlights/Text duplicate FSU Highlights & Rankings
https://news.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Press
http://about.research.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Research
https://knowmore.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate kNOw MORE
/public-policy-events/Text duplicate Public Policy Events
https://advising.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Advising
https://canvas.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
https://distance.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Distance Learning
https://its.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Information Technology Services
https://www.lib.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Libraries
https://my.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate myFSU
https://its.fsu.edu/about-its/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Service Centers and Help Desks
https://tutoring.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Tutoring
https://alerts.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Emergency Info
https://www.fsu.edu/freespeech/Text duplicate Free Speech
https://regulations.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate FSU Regulations
https://www.police.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Police and Safety
https://policies.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Policies
https://news.fsu.edu/for-journ...External Subdomain Text duplicate Public Records Requests
https://strategicplan.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Strategic Plan
https://knowmore.fsu.edu/title...External Subdomain Text duplicate Title IX
https://www.fsu.edu/departmentsText duplicate Departments
https://www.fsu.edu/directory/Text duplicate Directory
https://www.fsu.edu/businessText duplicate Doing Business with Florida State
https://jobs.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Employment
https://bookstore.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate FSU Bookstore
https://hr.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Human Resources
https://admissions.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Admissions
http://www.advocateforfloridas...External Subdomain Text duplicate Advocate for Florida State
http://alumni.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni Association
http://foundation.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Giving to FSU
https://registrar.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Registrar
http://boosters.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Seminole Boosters
https://veterans.fsu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Veterans Initiatives
https://generalcounsel.fsu.edu...External Subdomain PUBLIC RECORDS NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION 119.12, F.S.
https://generalcounsel.fsu.edu...External Subdomain Text duplicate Public Records Requests
https://www.flbog.edu/2019/04/...External Subdomain Florida Board of Governors Statement of Free Expression
https://www.flbog.edu/2019/04/...External Subdomain Read the full statement: State University System Free Expression Statement
https://directory.fsu.edu/External Subdomain FSU Directory Assistance
/misc/comments.htmlQuestions or Comments
https://fsu.edu/misc/policy.htmlPrivacy Policy
/misc/copyright.htmlCopyright
https://www.facebook.com/flori...New window External Subdomain Like Florida State on Facebook
https://instagram.com/floridas...New window External Follow Florida State on Instagram
https://x.com/floridastateNew window External Follow Florida State on X
https://www.youtube.com/Florid...New window External Subdomain Follow Florida State on Youtube
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/s...New window External Subdomain Connect with Florida State on LinkedIn
https://www.fsu.edu/socialmedia/Subdomain More FSU Social Media

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.fsu.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)
The page response time is slow (1.12 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.
This page loads 5 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 14 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (37 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateFri, 18 Oct 2024 00:52:04 GMT
serverApache/2.4.37 (Red Hat Enterprise Linux)
accept-rangesbytes
transfer-encodingchunked
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
set-cookie96 Characters
statuscode200
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 7,788 referring domains.
This page has 438,118 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 5,061 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

# robots.txt for http://www.fsu.edu/
# see http://info.webcrawler.com/mak/projects/robots/norobots.html
# see http://www.robotstxt.org/wc/exclusion.html
# see http://www.robotstxt.org/wc/norobots.html
# see http://www.robotstxt.org/wc/norobots-rfc.html

User-agent: *
Disallow: /Computer/
Disallow: /Resources/
Disallow: /Calendars/
Disallow: /Publications/
Disallow: /misc/
#Disallow: /Books/
#Disallow: /Phones/
#Disallow: /directories/
#Disallow: /Jobs/
#Disallow: /Campus/
#Disallow: /Links/
#Disallow: /Employee/
#Disallow: /Students/

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FSU, designated a preeminent university in the state of Florida, is one of the most respected research and learning institutions in the country.

Most important keywords

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State68%Check
FSU68%Check
Florida State68%Check
Florida State University68%Check
State University65%Check
Follow Florida State60%Check
University59%Check
Florida Law55%Check
FSU Discovery55%Check
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