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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
48% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
41% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.38 s
File size
67.00 kB
Words
412
Media files
8
Number of links
98 internal / 21 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Northern State University In Aberdeen, South Dakota
The length of the page title is perfect. (475 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
At Northern, you’ll receive an education that’s high-quality, affordable—and personalized for you. You’ll experience hands-on learning guided by world-class, supportive faculty. You’ll also enjoy a full campus life, with opportunities to choose from numerous student activities and events—all in a safe, welcoming community.
The meta description is too long: 1975 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://northern.edu/
There is a valid canonical link 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

NameValue
descriptionAt Northern, you’ll receive an education that’s high-quality, affordable—and personalized for you. You’ll experience hands-on learning guided by world-class, supportive faculty. You’ll also enjoy a full campus life, with opportunities to choose from numerous student activities and events—all in a safe, welcoming community.
keywordsNorthern, university, bachelors, masters, online, sd university
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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no
langen
x-ua-compatibleie=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 412 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
19.4% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 17.83 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, shrink-to-fit=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 8 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
/sites/default/files/nsulogo_0.pngHome
...udents-walking-farcrop.jpg?itok=nZgwPcv-Students in sweatshirts smile at each other as they walk across campus
...lic/2022-09/grebner-hp.jpg?itok=7_mKLPayMatthew Grebnersmiling
...public/2022-09/ross-hp.jpg?itok=PBTz8cDkKenissa Ross in off-white shirt
...ublic/2022-09/coyle-hp.jpg?itok=GOaJanPKRobert Coyle III in patterned white shirt
...2-10/Prefooter-Unleash.png?itok=NbWGOzmdJoin The Pack
...022-09/nsu-logo_footer.png?itok=l7TxPQISNorthern State University logo
Video URLWidthHeight
/system/files/Resized%20Hero%20video.webm

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Northern State University
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Northern State University
H2 Unleash your personalized experience at Northern!
H2 EXPLORE OUR PROGRAMS
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Empty heading
H2 Gypsy Day Parade Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5
H2 Students to Graduate through Teach-Out Agreement
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.
5 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 21 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://northern.edu/searchSearch
/admissions/visitVisit
/mynsu-and-self-service-bannermyNSU
/admissions/apply-northernApply
https://northernstatefoundatio...External Give
/request-informationRequest Information
https://northern.edu/IMG-ALT Home
A-TITLE Home
https://northern.edu/admissionsAdmissions
/admissions/apply-northernText duplicate Apply
/admissions/visitText duplicate Visit
https://northern.edu/DEGREESDegree Programs
/academics/undergraduate-studiesUndergraduate
/academics/graduate-studiesGraduate
/admissions/online-and-continu...Online
/admissions/transferTransfer
/admissions/online/continuing-...Continuing Education
/admissions/returning-studentsReentry
/admissions/international-stud...International
/admissions/huron-community-ca...Huron Community Campus
/academics/high-school-program...Dual Credit
/financial-aidFinancial Aid
/financial-aid/applyText duplicate Apply
/financial-aidScholarships
/financial-aid/tuition-costsTuition and Costs
/financial-aid/faqsFAQs
/financial-aid/formsForms
/about/departments/finance-officePay Your Bill
https://northern.edu/academicsAcademics
/academics/academic-affairsAcademic Affairs
/academics/undergraduate-studiesUndergraduate Studies
/academics/graduate-studiesGraduate Studies
/academics/high-school-programsHigh School Programs
/honors-programHonors Program
/student-life/international-pr...International Programs
https://northern.edu/DEGREESText duplicate Degree Programs
/academics/researchResearch
/academics/records-and-registr...Records and Registration
https://catalog.northern.edu/External Subdomain Course Catalog
https://northern.edu/libraryLibrary
/academics/academic-schools-an...Academic Schools and College
https://northern.edu/DEGREESText duplicate Degree Programs
https://nsuwolves.com/External Athletics
https://northern.edu/student-lifeStudent Life
/student-life/residence-lifeResidence Life
https://dinenorthern.sodexomyw...External Subdomain Dining Services
/student-life/health-and-wellnessHealth and Wellness
/student-life/student-involvem...Student Involvement
/student-life/student-success-...Student Success Center
/student-life/student-affairsStudent Affairs
/student-life/campus-safetyCampus Safety
/student-life/concerns-and-com...Concerns and Complaints
https://bookstore.northern.edu/External Subdomain Wolf Shoppe
https://northern.edu/aboutAbout
https://northern.edu/about/campusCampus
/about/presidentOffice of the President
/about/strategic-planningMission and Strategic Plan
/employee-directoryEmployee Directory
/about/departmentsDepartments and Offices
/about/gypsy-daysGypsy Days
https://northernstatefoundatio...External NSU Foundation
/about/aberdeen-south-dakotaCommunity of Aberdeen
/about/accreditationAccreditation
/about/consumer-and-institutio...Consumer Information
/about/points-pridePoints of Pride
https://northern.edu/admissionsFuture Students
/current-studentsCurrent Students
/faculty-and-staffFaculty and Staff
https://northernstatefoundatio...External Alumni, donors and friends
/admissions/apply-northernText duplicate Future Students
/current-studentsText duplicate Current Students
/faculty-and-staffText duplicate Faculty and Staff
https://northernstatefoundatio...External Alumni, Donors, and Friends
/admissions/visitText duplicate Visit
/admissions/apply-northernText duplicate Apply
/request-informationRequest Info
/degrees?degree_name&degree_pr...No Text
/degrees?degree_name&degree_pr...Certificates
/degrees?degree_name&degree_pr...No Text
/degrees?degree_name&degree_pr...Associate's Degrees
/degrees?degree_name&degree_pr...No Text
/degrees?degree_name&degree_pr...Bachelor's Degrees
/degrees?degree_name&degree_pr...No Text
/degrees?degree_name&degree_pr...Master's Degrees
/degrees?degree_name&degree_pr...No Text
/degrees?degree_name&degree_pr...Text duplicate Online
https://northern.edu/DEGREESExplore More Degrees
/matthew-grebnerBiology Major
https://northern.edu/kenissa-rossEnglish Major
/robert-coyle-iiiSpecial Education
/news/gypsy-day-parade-schedul...Gypsy Day Parade Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5
/news/gypsy-day-parade-schedul...Read more about Gypsy Day Parade Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5
A-TITLE Gypsy Day Parade Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 5
/news/students-graduate-throug...Students to Graduate through Teach-Out Agreement
/news/students-graduate-throug...Read more about Students to Graduate through Teach-Out Agreement
A-TITLE Students to Graduate through Teach-Out Agreement
https://northern.edu/newsMore News
/admissions/apply-northernNew window Apply now
A-TITLE Apply
/admissions/visitNew window Schedule a visit
A-TITLE Schedule a Visit
https://www.snapchat.com/add/n...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/NorthernSt...External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/nort...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.facebook.com/north...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/W...External Subdomain No Text
/academics/academic-calendars-...Academic Calendar
/about/accreditationText duplicate Accreditation
https://sdbor.flywheelsites.com/External Subdomain Board of Regents
https://registration.sdbor.edu...External Subdomain Browse Classes
/about/campus/mapCampus Map
https://northern.edu/covid-19COVID-19
/employee-directoryDirectory
/about/departments/human-resou...Employment
/public-calendarEvents Calendar
https://d2l.sdbor.edu/External Subdomain Desire2Learn (D2L)
/student-life/opportunity-centerOpportunity Center
/policies-and-proceduresPolicies
https://25live.collegenet.com/...External Subdomain Room Request
/nsu-social-media-directorySocial Media
https://outlook.office365.com/...External Subdomain Staff Email
https://www.google.com/gmailExternal Subdomain Student Email
https://support.northern.edu/External Subdomain Get Support
A-TITLE Submit a TeamDynamix support request
https://bookstore.northern.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Wolf Shoppe

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://northern.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 is slow (1.38 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 (67 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
servernginx
dateMon, 13 May 2024 07:32:41 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length17140
cache-controlmust-revalidate, no-cache, private
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheUNCACHEABLE
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
x-drupal-cacheHIT
content-encodinggzip
x-request-idv-fb1a12f4-10fa-11ef-9af8-0be2d8be1d1c
x-ah-environmentprod
x-geo-countryDE
varyAccept-Encoding,X-Geo-Country
age0
viavarnish
x-cacheMISS
accept-rangesbytes
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

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 4,439 referring domains.
This page has 59,389 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,907 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 2953 shares and comments on Facebook.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

#
# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

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northern.edu
Northern State University In Aberdeen, South Dakota
At Northern, you’ll receive an education that’s high-quality, affordable—and personalized for you. You’ll experience hands-on learning guided by world-class, supportive faculty. You’ll also enjoy a full campus life, with opportunities to choose from numerous student activities and events—all in a safe, welcoming community.

Most important keywords

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KeywordResultRecheck
Northern93%Check
Northern State80%Check
Northern State University75%Check
University63%Check
State63%Check
State University63%Check
Student54%Check
personalized50%Check
experience50%Check
Campus48%Check
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