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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
77% 
Link structure
67% 
Server
73% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.80 s
File size
59.20 kB
Words
719
Media files
26
Number of links
73 internal / 47 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Iowa State University
The page title is too short. (190 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Iowa State University — where innovation is in the making. Experience hands-on learning, cutting-edge research, and endless opportunities for your future.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (951 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.iastate.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
descriptionIowa State University — where innovation is in the making. Experience hands-on learning, cutting-edge research, and endless opportunities for your future.
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
langen
og:imagehttps://cdn.theme.iastate.edu/img/isu-wall.jpg
og:image:typeimage/jpeg
og:image:width720
og:image:height1080
og:image:altIowa State University
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 719 words. That's ok.
25.6% 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.
7 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 20.44 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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

URLAlt attributeTitle
...state-university-logo-no-tagline-red.svgIowa State University
...ate-university-logo-with-tagline-red.svgIowa State University of Science and Technology
/files/images/2025-04/HP_HeroMay2025vt.jpgTwo students crouching to get a closer look at a bed of tulips in Reiman Gardens.
/files/images/2025-04/HP_HeroMay2025hz.jpgTwo students crouching to get a closer look at a bed of tulips in Reiman Gardens.
...s/images/2025-02/HP_LCfallgroupFeb25.jpgThree students sitting under trees with fall colors.
/files/images/2025-02/HP_LCparksFeb25.jpgThree students talking while seated at a study table in the library.
/files/images/2025-02/M-K%20Russel.jpgM-K Russell studied abroad in Antarctica. Here she is pictured there.
.../images/2022-06/20220214_HPAcademics.jpgSilhouette of two students studying in the Student Innovation Center
...images/2022-06/HP_GradPrograms062822.jpgJavier Vela and another researcher examine a liquid in a lab setting
/files/images/2022-06/VetMed_HPvetmed.jpgTwo vet students perform a check up on a black and white cat
...ages/2025-02/HP_InnovateBeerLabFeb25.pngClose up of brewing grains in a glass container.
...ages/2025-02/HP_InnovateBeerLabFeb25.pngClose up of brewing grains in a glass container.
...s/2024-04/HP_innovateCapstoneApril24.jpgEngineering students meet to work on their capstone group project.
...s/2024-04/HP_innovateCapstoneApril24.jpgEngineering students meet to work on their capstone group project.
...024-04/HP_innovateEmmaAlstottApril24.jpgInformal outdoor headshot of Emma Alstott.
...024-04/HP_innovateEmmaAlstottApril24.jpgInformal outdoor headshot of Emma Alstott.
...es/2024-05/HP_jack-trice-stadium2024.jpgOverhead view of an Iowa State football night game with fireworks shooting over the stadium.
...king Picture 12-9-24 2.jpg?itok=4WULW1TGThree Students taking a picture in front of the holiday tree
...025-02/W-Cyclone_grads.png?itok=d9XLlH0XTwo students celebrating graduation
...s/2025-02/W-S25 DIS 10.jpg?itok=kHmlOT7aA group of students participate in a rock, paper, scissors tournament during Destination Iowa State
...s/images/2025-02/HP_FutureTextiles25.jpgTwo students look at a length of cardinal and gold fabric they designed.
/files/images/2025-02/HP_FutureBand25.jpgThe tuba section of the marching band at practice.
...HP_FutureFallCurtiss25.jpg?itok=KyfbnBD6Students on the steps of Curtiss Hall.
...es/images/2025-02/HP_CampusDrone25vt.jpgDrone view of central campus as the sun sets on a fall evening.
...-02/HP_CampusDrone25hz.jpg?itok=L9xjqroyDrone view of central campus as the sun sets on a fall evening.
...niversity-logo-with-tagline-sci-tech.svgIowa State University of Science and Technology

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
A Cyclone in the Making
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 28 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 A Cyclone in the Making
H2 The Iowa State University Community
H2 Unearth your full potential in a learning community
H2 If you had told 18-year-old me that some girl from the suburbs of Chicago would travel to Antarctica by the time she graduated from Iowa State, I wouldn't believe you. I think study abroad is one o...
H2 Turn your passion into a profession
H2 This is where imagination sparks innovation
H2 On tap: Brewery challenges class to create a commercial-ready beer
H2 On tap: Brewery challenges class to create a commercial-ready beer Duplicate text
H2 Iowa State students help businesses solve real-world problems
H2 Iowa State students help businesses solve real-world problems Duplicate text
H2 Research on campus and abroad set Goldwater Scholarship recipient apart
H2 Research on campus and abroad set Goldwater Scholarship recipient apart Duplicate text
H2 What we’re up to now
H2 Transfer Student Visit Day
H2 Transfer Student Visit Day Duplicate text
H2 Experience Iowa State
H2 Learning opportunities at home and abroad offer once-in-a-lifetime experience for landscape architecture majors
H2 ISU students gain real-world experience in Child Development Lab
H2 New minor in Applied Artificial Intelligence is relevant to every industry
H2 Cyclones on social
H2 Start Your Future at Iowa State
H2 Take the Next Step
H2 Quick Links
H3 You Belong Here
H3 94%
H3 Explore programs by college
H3 Resources for future students
H3 Questions?
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 (47) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.iastate.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.iastate.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT Iowa State University
https://apps.admissions.iastat...External Subdomain Admissions MyAccount
https://apps.admissions.iastat...External Subdomain Request Info
/admission-and-aid/applyApply
/admission-and-aid/visitVisit
https://securelb.imodules.com/...External Subdomain Give
https://students.info.iastate....External Subdomain Current Students
https://facultystaff.info.iast...External Subdomain Faculty and Staff
https://parents.dso.iastate.ed...External Subdomain Parents and Families
https://login.iastate.edu/External Subdomain Sign Ons
https://www.iastate.edu/Anchor Search
https://www.iastate.edu/Anchor Toggle Menu
https://www.iastate.edu/academicsAcademics
/academics/majors-minors-certi...Majors, Minors and Certificates
/academics/online-degrees-prog...Online Degrees and Programs
/academics/pre-professional-pr...Pre-Med and Pre-Health Programs
/pre-law-preparationPre-Law Preparation
/academics/graduate-collegeGraduate College
/academics/veterinary-medicineVeterinary Medicine
/admission-and-aidAdmission and Aid
/admission-and-aid/admissionsAdmissions
/admission-and-aid/tuition-and...Tuition and Fees
/admission-and-aid/affording-c...Affording College
/admission-and-aid/new-student...New Student Programs
/admission-and-aid/applyText duplicate Apply
https://apps.admissions.iastat...External Subdomain Request Information
/admission-and-aid/visitText duplicate Visit
/admission-and-aid/meet-your-a...Meet Your Admissions Counselor
https://www.iastate.edu/virtualVirtual Office
/admission-and-aid/for-admitte...For Admitted Students
/admission-and-aid/be-a-studen...Be a Student Leader
/learn-by-doingLearn by Doing
/learn-by-doing/career-prepara...Career Preparation
/learn-by-doing/honors-programHonors Program
/learn-by-doing/industry-partnersIndustry Partners
/learn-by-doing/innovation-and...Innovation and Entrepreneurship
/learn-by-doing/researchResearch
/learn-by-doing/study-abroadStudy Abroad
/life-at-iowa-stateLife at Iowa State
/life-at-iowa-state/you-belong...You Belong Here
/life-at-iowa-state/learning-c...Learning Communities
/life-at-iowa-state/campus-and...Campus and Ames
/life-at-iowa-state/housing-an...Housing and Dining
/life-at-iowa-state/health-and...Health and Safety
/life-at-iowa-state/athletics-...Athletics and Recreation
/life-at-iowa-state/activities...Activities and Involvement
/life-at-iowa-state/academic-s...Academic Support
/life-at-iowa-state/history-an...History and Traditions
https://apps.admissions.iastat...External Subdomain Text duplicate Admissions MyAccount
https://apps.admissions.iastat...External Subdomain Text duplicate Request Info
/admission-and-aid/applyText duplicate Apply
/admission-and-aid/visitText duplicate Visit
https://securelb.imodules.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://students.info.iastate....External Subdomain Text duplicate Current Students
https://facultystaff.info.iast...External Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty and Staff
https://parents.dso.iastate.ed...External Subdomain Text duplicate Parents and Families
https://login.iastate.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Sign Ons
/life-at-iowa-stateExperience Iowa State
/education-that-deliversAn Education That Delivers
/life-at-iowa-state/learning-c...About Learning Communities
/academics/majors-minors-certi...Agriculture and Life Sciences
/academics/majors-minors-certi...Business
/academics/majors-minors-certi...Design
/academics/majors-minors-certi...Engineering
/academics/majors-minors-certi...Health and Human Sciences
/academics/majors-minors-certi...Liberal Arts and Sciences
/academics/majors-minors-certi...Find your major
/academics/graduate-collegeGraduate programs
/academics/veterinary-medicineText duplicate Veterinary Medicine
https://www.news.iastate.edu/n...External Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read more
https://www.news.iastate.edu/n...External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
https://www.news.iastate.edu/n...External Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/life-at-iowa-stateExplore Life at Iowa State
https://apps.admissions.iastat...External Subdomain Transfer Student Visit Day
https://apps.admissions.iastat...External Subdomain Text duplicate Transfer Student Visit Day
https://apps.admissions.iastat...External Subdomain Text duplicate Experience Iowa State
https://www.event.iastate.edu/External Subdomain View full event calendar
https://movewhatmatters.com/mo...External Learning opportunities at home and abroad offer once-in-a-lifetime experience for landscape architecture majors
https://iowastater.iastate.edu...External Subdomain ISU students gain real-world experience in Child Development Lab
https://las.iastate.edu/academ...External Subdomain New minor in Applied Artificial Intelligence is relevant to every industry
https://www.news.iastate.edu/External Subdomain View all news
https://instagram.com/iowastat...New window External Instagram
https://youtube.com/isuadmissionsNew window External YouTube
https://facebook.com/iowastate...New window External Facebook
https://twitter.com/IowaStateUNew window External X-Twitter
/admission-and-aid/applyHow to apply
/admission-and-aid/tuition-and...Tuition and fees
/admission-and-aid/affording-c...Scholarships
/life-at-iowa-state/housing-an...Housing and dining
/admission-and-aid/new-student...New student programs
https://apps.admissions.iastat...External Subdomain My Admissions account
/admission-and-aid/meet-your-a...Meet your Admissions counselor
/request-infoRequest information
/admission-and-aid/applyText duplicate Apply
/admission-and-aid/visitText duplicate Visit
https://www.iastate.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT Iowa State University of Science and Technology
https://www.instagram.com/iowa...External Subdomain Text duplicate Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/i...External Subdomain Youtube
https://www.facebook.com/IowaS...External Subdomain Text duplicate Facebook
https://twitter.com/IowaStateUExternal Text duplicate X-Twitter
https://www.threads.net/@iowas...External Subdomain Threads
https://apps.admissions.iastat...External Subdomain Text duplicate Request Info
/admission-and-aid/applyText duplicate Apply
/admission-and-aid/visitText duplicate Visit
https://www.iastate.edu/contactContact
https://securelb.imodules.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://www.news.iastate.edu/External Subdomain News
https://cyclones.com/External Athletics
https://www.iastate.edu/indexA-Z Index
https://www.info.iastate.edu/External Subdomain Directory
https://www.jobs.iastate.edu/External Subdomain Employment
https://www.event.iastate.edu/External Subdomain Events
https://freespeech.iastate.edu/External Subdomain Free speech
https://www.lib.iastate.edu/External Subdomain Library
/principles-communityPrinciples of Community
/disclaimers-and-termsSubdomain Privacy Policy
https://www.policy.iastate.edu...External Subdomain Non-discrimination Policy
https://www.digitalaccess.iast...External Subdomain Digital Access and Accessibility
/consumer-informationSubdomain Consumer Information

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.iastate.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
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 of 0.80 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 (59 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 20 May 2025 10:56:03 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
content-length11947
serverApache/2.4.41 (Ubuntu)
cache-controlmust-revalidate, no-cache, private
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheUNCACHEABLE (poor cacheability)
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
x-generatorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
strict-transport-securitymax-age=31536000
x-drupal-cacheHIT
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,398 referring domains.
This page has 86,110 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,683 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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# 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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Iowa State University
Iowa State University — where innovation is in the making. Experience hands-on learning, cutting-edge research, and endless opportunities for your future.

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State University75%Check
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Iowa70%Check
University65%Check
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one58%Check
Search56%Check
Research56%Check
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