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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
91% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
62% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.07 s
File size
175.60 kB
Words
698
Media files
13
Number of links
95 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Harvard Summer School
The length of the page title is perfect. (220 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Join our vibrant, diverse community of motivated students and distinguished faculty as you satisfy your intellectual curiosity and meet people around the world.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (973 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://summer.harvard.edu/
There is a valid canonical link 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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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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descriptionJoin our vibrant, diverse community of motivated students and distinguished faculty as you satisfy your intellectual curiosity and meet people around the world.
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article:modified_time2024-08-02T15:27:13+00:00
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twitter:cardsummary_large_image
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleHarvard Summer School
og:descriptionJoin our vibrant, diverse community of motivated students and distinguished faculty as you satisfy your intellectual curiosity and meet people around the world.
og:urlhttps://summer.harvard.edu/
og:site_nameHarvard Summer School
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 698 words. That's ok.
25.8% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
6 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 15.75 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" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
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)
3 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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

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...25/01/DCE-50-Year-Logo-White-outline.svgHarvard Division of Continuing Education Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Spend Your Summer at Harvard.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Spend Your Summer at Harvard.
H2 Explore Our Programs
H2 Featured Blogs
H2 Blog: Building a Student-Faculty Collaboration During a Summer at Harvard
H2 Harvard Division of Continuing Education
H3 College Programs for High School Students
H3 Adult & College Courses
H3 Study Abroad
H3 Celebrating 10 Years of Harvard’s Pre-College Program
H3 Managing Stress in High School
H3 14 Tips for Test Taking Success
H3 8 Time Management Tips for Students
H3 Harvard Extension School
H3 Harvard Summer School
H3 Harvard Professional & Executive Development
H3 Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
2 links don't have an anchor text.
There are 2 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 18 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://summer.harvard.edu/Anchor Skip to content
https://summer.harvard.edu/Subdomain Harvard Summer School Harvard Division of Continuing Education
IMG-ALT test
/adult-college-students/Subdomain Adult & College Students
/adult-college-students/course...Subdomain Course Registration
/adult-college-students/calendar/Subdomain Summer 2025 Academic Calendar
/adult-college-students/harvar...Subdomain Harvard Extension School Students
/adult-college-students/explor...Subdomain Adult Course Takers
/adult-college-students/visiti...Subdomain Visiting College Students
/adult-college-students/harvar...Subdomain Harvard College Students
/adult-college-students/tuitio...Subdomain Tuition, Fees and Payment
/adult-college-students/course...Subdomain Course Formats & Required Technology
/high-school-programs/Subdomain High School Students
/high-school-programs/pre-coll...Subdomain 2-Week Pre-College Program
/high-school-programs/secondar...Subdomain 4- and 7-Week Flexible Secondary School Program
/parents-guardians-families-of...Subdomain Parents, Guardians and Families
/study-abroad-programs/Subdomain Summer Study Abroad Programs
/study-abroad-programs/programs/Subdomain Browse Programs
/study-abroad-programs/apply/Subdomain How To Apply
/study-abroad-programs/tuition...Subdomain Costs and Funding
/study-abroad-programs/policie...Subdomain Policies and Safety
/study-abroad-programs/for-adm...Subdomain For Admitted Students
/study-abroad-programs/student...Subdomain Students in Need of Accommodations
/academic-opportunities-support/Subdomain For Students
/academic-opportunities-suppor...Subdomain Campus Life
/academic-opportunities-suppor...Subdomain Support and Services
/academic-opportunities-suppor...Subdomain Policies and Regulations
/academic-opportunities-suppor...Subdomain Activities, Athletics, and Museums
/about-harvard-summer-school/About
/about-harvard-summer-school/m...Our Mission
/about-harvard-summer-school/d...Subdomain Meet the Dean
/about-harvard-summer-school/o...Subdomain Our Faculty
/about-harvard-summer-school/s...Subdomain Student Stories
/events/Events
https://summer.harvard.edu/blog/Subdomain Blog
/about-harvard-summer-school/c...Subdomain Contact Us
https://summer.harvard.edu/login/Subdomain MyDCE Login
/request-information/Get Info
/search/Subdomain No Text
https://summer.harvard.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate Harvard Summer School Harvard Division of Continuing Education
/search/Subdomain No Text
/request-information/Subdomain Request Information
/adult-college-students/Subdomain Text duplicate Adult & College Students
/adult-college-students/course...Subdomain Text duplicate Course Registration
/adult-college-students/calendar/Subdomain Text duplicate Summer 2025 Academic Calendar
/adult-college-students/harvar...Subdomain Text duplicate Harvard Extension School Students
/adult-college-students/explor...Subdomain Text duplicate Adult Course Takers
/adult-college-students/visiti...Subdomain Text duplicate Visiting College Students
/adult-college-students/harvar...Subdomain Text duplicate Harvard College Students
/adult-college-students/tuitio...Subdomain Text duplicate Tuition, Fees and Payment
/adult-college-students/course...Subdomain Text duplicate Course Formats & Required Technology
/high-school-programs/Subdomain Text duplicate High School Students
/high-school-programs/pre-coll...Subdomain Text duplicate 2-Week Pre-College Program
/high-school-programs/secondar...Subdomain Text duplicate 4- and 7-Week Flexible Secondary School Program
/parents-guardians-families-of...Subdomain Text duplicate Parents, Guardians and Families
/study-abroad-programs/Subdomain Text duplicate Summer Study Abroad Programs
/study-abroad-programs/programs/Subdomain Text duplicate Browse Programs
/study-abroad-programs/apply/Subdomain Text duplicate How To Apply
/study-abroad-programs/tuition...Subdomain Text duplicate Costs and Funding
/study-abroad-programs/policie...Subdomain Text duplicate Policies and Safety
/study-abroad-programs/for-adm...Subdomain Text duplicate For Admitted Students
/study-abroad-programs/student...Subdomain Text duplicate Students in Need of Accommodations
/academic-opportunities-support/Subdomain Text duplicate For Students
/academic-opportunities-suppor...Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Life
/academic-opportunities-suppor...Subdomain Text duplicate Support and Services
/academic-opportunities-suppor...Subdomain Text duplicate Policies and Regulations
/academic-opportunities-suppor...Subdomain Text duplicate Activities, Athletics, and Museums
/about-harvard-summer-school/Subdomain Text duplicate About
/about-harvard-summer-school/m...Subdomain Text duplicate Our Mission
/about-harvard-summer-school/d...Subdomain Meet The Dean
/about-harvard-summer-school/o...Subdomain Text duplicate Our Faculty
/about-harvard-summer-school/s...Subdomain Text duplicate Student Stories
/events/Text duplicate Events
https://summer.harvard.edu/blog/Subdomain Text duplicate Blog
/summer-jobs-for-harvard-stude...Subdomain Summer Jobs for Harvard Students
/about-harvard-summer-school/c...Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
https://summer.harvard.edu/login/Subdomain Text duplicate MyDCE Login
/home/forms/Subdomain Forms
/home/faculty-online-services/Subdomain Faculty Online Services
/home/website-archives/Subdomain Website Archives
/blog/building-a-student-facul...Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://www.facebook.com/Harva...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.youtube.com/user/H...New window External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.instagram.com/harv...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
/high-school-programs/College Programs for High School Students
/adult-college-students/Courses for Adult, Extension & College Students
/study-abroad-programs/Study Abroad
/academic-opportunities-suppor...Learn More About Harvard in the Summer
/about-harvard-summer-school/m...Text duplicate Our Mission
/high-school-programs/College Programs for High School Students Explore a variety of college-level courses, and live and learn alongside a diverse set of peers.
/adult-college-students/Adult & College Courses Study at Harvard and acquire knowledge you can apply to your degree or career.
/study-abroad-programs/Study Abroad Engage your intellectual curiosity with Harvard faculty and expand your understanding of the world.
/blog/celebrating-10-years-of-...Subdomain Celebrating 10 Years of Harvard’s Pre-College Program Blog
IMG-ALT Widener Library.
/blog/managing-stress-in-high-...Subdomain Managing Stress in High School Blog
IMG-ALT A students sits on a bed with their head in their hands, covered by a sweatshirt hood.
/blog/14-tips-for-test-taking-...Subdomain 14 Tips for Test Taking Success Blog
IMG-ALT Tips for test taking. The image shows hands holding a pencil filling out answers in a scannable paper test.
/blog/8-time-management-tips-f...Subdomain 8 Time Management Tips for Students Blog
IMG-ALT Student reviewing a calendar.
/request-information/Subdomain Text duplicate Get Info
/blog/building-a-student-facul...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
https://www.facebook.com/Harva...External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/harv...External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/H...External Subdomain Text duplicate YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...External Subdomain Text duplicate LinkedIn
https://dce.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Division of Continuing Education
https://extension.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Extension School
https://summer.harvard.edu/Subdomain Harvard Summer School
https://professional.dce.harva...External Subdomain Harvard Professional & Executive Development
https://hilr.dce.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard Institute for Learning in Retirement
https://dce.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Harvard Division of Continuing Education
IMG-ALT Harvard Division of Continuing Education Logo
https://dce.harvard.edu/privac...External Subdomain Privacy Statement
https://extension.harvard.edu/...External Subdomain Accessibility
https://extension.harvard.edu/...External Subdomain Rights & Regulations
https://accessibility.huit.har...External Subdomain Digital Accessibility Policy
https://www.harvard.edu/External Subdomain Harvard.edu

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://summer.harvard.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.07 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (176 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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cache-controlpublic, max-age=600
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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 227 referring domains.
This page has 588 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 177 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-admin/
Allow: /wp-admin/admin-ajax.php
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/sites/7/wpforms/
Disallow: *?live_global*
Disallow: *?date=*
Sitemap: https://summer.harvard.edu/sitemap_index.xml

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Harvard Summer School
Join our vibrant, diverse community of motivated students and distinguished faculty as you satisfy your intellectual curiosity and meet people around the world.

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Harvard Summer77%Check
Harvard76%Check
Harvard Summer School70%Check
Harvard faculty61%Check
Harvard College59%Check
summer experience58%Check
academic summer58%Check
Students56%Check
School56%Check
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