Iup.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
93% 
Page quality
85% 
Page structure
58% 
Link structure
37% 
Server
68% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.92 s
File size
181.80 kB
Words
1495
Media files
21
Number of links
165 internal / 31 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - IUP
The length of the page title is perfect. (359 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
At IUP, we’re as passionate about uncovering potential within each student as we are about teaching and research. Come to IUP. Go anywhere your curiosity leads.
The meta description is too long: 1004 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.iup.edu/index.html
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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descriptionAt IUP, we’re as passionate about uncovering potential within each student as we are about teaching and research. Come to IUP. Go anywhere your curiosity leads.
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og:titleIndiana University of Pennsylvania
og:descriptionAt IUP, we’re as passionate about uncovering potential within each student as we are about teaching and research. Come to IUP. Go anywhere your curiosity leads.
og:site_nameIndiana University of Pennsylvania
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og:imagehttps://www.iup.edu/_hp_images/social-sharev1.jpg
og:image:altIndiana University of Pennsylvania
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 1495 words. That's ok.
31.2% 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.
27 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 20.14 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" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 30 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
...redesign/images/hero-image-390x530-2.pngaltalt
...dated/images/arrow-right-gradient-sm.svgorange arrow button
...d_Events/iup-dr-luke-mortensen-750px.jpgIUP Part of Healthcare Education and Learning Pathways Event for Area High School Students
...ional/images/international-unity-750.jpgInternational Recipes Wanted to Celebrate IUP’s 150th Anniversary
/emergency-management/images/cpr-750.jpgLearn Lifesaving Skills During National CPR and AED Awareness Week
...ws_and_Events/rural-health-pulse-750.jpgIUP, IRMC Continues Season Three of Rural Health Pulse Podcast With the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania President and CEO
...eeconomics/images/news/economics-750.jpg39th Annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference
/_assets/_redesign/images/btn-arrow.svgorange arrow button
/_assets/images/content/highlight1.jpgbreezedale
...dated/images/arrow-right-gradient-sm.svgorange arrow button
/images/homepage/wbb-winter-25-770x400.webpIUP student playing basketball
...dated/images/arrow-right-gradient-sm.svgorange arrow button
/_assets/images/content/highlight3.jpgbreezedale
...dated/images/arrow-right-gradient-sm.svgorange arrow button
...dated/images/arrow-right-gradient-sm.svgorange arrow button
...sets/_redesign/images/tours-1440x754.pngaltalt
...dated/images/arrow-right-gradient-sm.svgorange arrow button
...dated/images/arrow-right-gradient-sm.svgorange arrow button
...ets-updated/images/iup-150-logo-450.webpIUP 150
/_assets-updated/images/psshu-logo.pngPennsylvania State System of Higher Education logoPennsylvania State System of Higher Education

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Your Journey Starts Here
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 47 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 Your Journey Starts Here
H2 Let’s Find a Major or Degree Program That Fits You
H2 Alumni Association
H2 Crimson Hawk Athletics
H2 Support IUP
H2 Visit and Tour Campus
H2 Campus Wayfinding
H2 Follow IUP on Instagram
H3 Now Accepting Applications!
H3 FOR MORE HELPFUL RESOURCES PLEASE CHECK OUT
H3 Now Accepting Applications! Duplicate text
H3 FOR MORE HELPFUL RESOURCES PLEASE CHECK OUT Duplicate text
H3 Now Accepting Applications! Duplicate text
H3 FOR MORE HELPFUL RESOURCES PLEASE CHECK OUT Duplicate text
H3 Now Accepting Applications! Duplicate text
H3 FOR MORE HELPFUL RESOURCES PLEASE CHECK OUT Duplicate text
H3 Accepting Applications for Fall 2024.
H3 FOR MORE HELPFUL RESOURCES PLEASE CHECK OUT Duplicate text
H3 IUP Part of Healthcare Education and Learning Pathways Event for Area High School Students
H3 International Recipes Wanted to Celebrate IUP’s 150th Anniversary
H3 Learn Lifesaving Skills During National CPR and AED Awareness Week
H3 IUP, IRMC Continues Season Three of Rural Health Pulse Podcast With the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania President and CEO
H3 39th Annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference
H4 Ready to Commit to IUP? Commit Today
H4 Explore Our Programs
H4 Top Stories
H4 Upcoming Events
H5 Why Choose IUP?
H5 Tuition & Aid
H5 Campus Tours
H5 How to Apply
H5 Support
H5 Libraries
H5 Research
H5 Life at IUP
H5 MyIUP
H5 IUP Now
H5 Strategic Plan
H5 IT Support
H5 Alumni Association Duplicate text
H5 Networking and Events
H5 Get Involved
H5 Career and Professional Development
H5 Admitted Students
H5 Info For Parents
H5 Campus Tours Duplicate text
H5 I-Card
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (31) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.iup.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
/life-at-iup/support/index.htmlStudent Support
/academics/find-your-degree/in...Find Your Degree
https://iupathletics.com/External Athletics
https://www.alumni.iup.edu/s/8...External Subdomain Alumni
/myiup/index.htmlMyIUP
/news-events/index.htmlNews
/events/index.htmlSubdomain Events
https://securelb.imodules.com/...External Subdomain Give
/resources-for/prospective-stu...Prospective Students
/resources-for/current-student...New window Current Students
/resources-for/faculty-staff.htmlFaculty & Staff
/resources-for/alumni-friends....Alumni & Friends
/resources-for/parents.htmlParents
/resources-for/news-media.htmlNews & Media
https://www.iup.edu/index.htmlA-TITLE IUP Home
https://www.iup.edu/index.htmlText duplicate A-TITLE IUP Home
/admissions/index.htmlAdmissions & Aid
/academics/index.htmlAcademics
/research/index.htmlResearch
/life-at-iup/index.htmlLife at IUP
/about/index.htmlThis Is IUP
/events/index.htmlSubdomain A-TITLE Open calendars page.
https://map.iup.edu/?id=709&_e...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Open Map to IUP page.
https://www.iup.edu/Anchor A-TITLE Open Menu Overlay.
https://www.iup.edu/Anchor A-TITLE Close Menu Overlay.
/admissions/how-to-apply.htmlApply
/admissions/visit/index.htmlNew window Visit
https://securelb.imodules.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
/news-events/index.htmlText duplicate News
/events/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Events
https://www.iup.edu/Anchor A-TITLE Close the Menu Overlay.
/admissions/index.htmlText duplicate Admissions & Aid
/admissions/index.htmlText duplicate Admissions & Aid
/admissions/why-iup.htmlWhy IUP
/admissions/visit/index.htmlVisit IUP & Virtual Tours
/admissions/tuition-and-aid.htmlNew window Tuition & Aid
/admissions/how-to-apply.htmlHow to Apply
/admissions/undergraduate/inde...First Year Admissions
/admissions/transfer/index.htmlTransfer Admissions
/admissions/graduate/index.htmlGraduate Admissions
/admissions/honors/index.htmlHonors Admissions
/admissions/international/inde...International Admissions
/admissions/culinary/index.htmlCulinary Admissions
/admissions/additional-pathway...Additional Admissions Pathways
/academics/index.htmlText duplicate Academics
/academics/index.htmlText duplicate Academics
/academics/find-your-degree/in...Text duplicate Find Your Degree
/registrar/index.htmlRegistrar's Office
/academics/undergraduate-progr...Undergraduate Academics
/academics/graduate-programs/i...Graduate Academics
/library/index.htmlLibraries
/academics/colleges/index.htmlColleges and Departments
/research/index.htmlText duplicate Research
/research/index.htmlText duplicate Research
/research/iup-research-project...IUP Research Projects
/research/news-and-events/inde...Research News and Events
/research/student-researchers....Student Researchers
/research/centers/index.htmlResearch Centers and Institutes
/research/resources/index.htmlResources for Researchers
/researchinstitute/index.htmlResearch Institute
/life-at-iup/index.htmlText duplicate Life at IUP
/life-at-iup/index.htmlText duplicate Life at IUP
/life-at-iup/activities-around...Activities Around IUP
/life-at-iup/support/index.htmlSupport
/life-at-iup/safety/index.htmlSafety
/life-at-iup/diversity-equity-...Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
/housing/index.htmlHousing and Dining
/about/index.htmlText duplicate This Is IUP
/about/index.htmlText duplicate This Is IUP
/about/strategic-plan/index.htmlStrategic Plan
/about/achievements-and-histor...Achievements and History
/about/administration/index.htmlLeadership and Administration
/about/campusesandcenters/inde...Campuses and Centers
/privacy/contact/index.htmlContact Us
/resources-for/prospective-stu...Text duplicate Prospective Students
/resources-for/current-student...New window Text duplicate Current Students
/resources-for/faculty-staff.htmlText duplicate Faculty & Staff
/resources-for/alumni-friends....Text duplicate Alumni & Friends
/resources-for/parents.htmlText duplicate Parents
/resources-for/news-media.htmlText duplicate News & Media
https://www.facebook.com/iupeduExternal Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/iupedu/External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/iupeduExternal Subdomain YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
/about/mapanddirections/index....Maps & Directions
/socialequity/report-an-incide...Report An Incident
/myiup/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate MyIUP
https://mail.iup.edu/External Subdomain Email
/itsupportcenter/get-support/a...Find People
/search/a-z-index.htmlA-Z Index
/admissions/how-to-apply.htmlSubdomain Apply Today
/admissions/undergraduate/admi...Subdomain Commit Today
/admissions/why-iup.htmlWhy Choose IUP?
/admissions/why-iup.htmlLearn More
/admissions/tuition-and-aid.htmlText duplicate Tuition & Aid
/admissions/tuition-and-aid.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/admissions/visit/index.htmlCampus Tours
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/admissions/how-to-apply.htmlText duplicate How to Apply
/admissions/how-to-apply.htmlApply Now
/resources-for/prospective-stu...Text duplicate Prospective Students
/admissions/how-to-apply.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Apply Today
/life-at-iup/support/index.htmlText duplicate Support
/life-at-iup/support/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/library/index.htmlText duplicate Libraries
/library/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/research/index.htmlText duplicate Research
/research/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/life-at-iup/index.htmlText duplicate Life at IUP
/life-at-iup/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/resources-for/current-student...Text duplicate Current Students
/admissions/how-to-apply.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Apply Today
/myiup/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate MyIUP
/myiup/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/news-events/index.htmlIUP Now
/news-events/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/about/strategic-plan/index.htmlText duplicate Strategic Plan
/about/strategic-plan/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/itsupportcenter/index.htmlIT Support
/itsupportcenter/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/resources-for/faculty-staff.htmlFaculty and Staff
/admissions/how-to-apply.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Apply Today
https://www.alumni.iup.edu/External Subdomain Alumni Association
https://www.alumni.iup.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
https://www.alumni.iup.edu/s/8...External Subdomain Networking and Events
https://www.alumni.iup.edu/s/8...External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
https://www.alumni.iup.edu/s/8...External Subdomain Get Involved
https://www.alumni.iup.edu/s/8...External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/career/index.htmlCareer and Professional Development
/career/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/resources-for/alumni-friends....Alumni and Friends
/admissions/how-to-apply.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Apply Today
/admissions/undergraduate/admi...Admitted Students
/admissions/undergraduate/admi...Text duplicate Learn More
/financialaid/info-for-parents...Info For Parents
/financialaid/info-for-parents...Text duplicate Learn More
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Campus Tours
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/icard/index.htmlI-Card
/icard/index.htmlText duplicate Learn More
/resources-for/parents.htmlParent
/academics/find-your-degree/pr...Find Your Path
IMG-ALT orange arrow button
/news-events/news/2025/06/iup-...IMG-ALT IUP Part of Healthcare Education and Learning Pathways Event for Area High School Students
/news-events/news/2025/06/iup-...Text duplicate IUP Part of Healthcare Education and Learning Pathways Event for Area High School Students
/international/news/2025/06/in...IMG-ALT International Recipes Wanted to Celebrate IUP’s 150th Anniversary
/international/news/2025/06/in...Text duplicate International Recipes Wanted to Celebrate IUP’s 150th Anniversary
/emergency-management/news/202...IMG-ALT Learn Lifesaving Skills During National CPR and AED Awareness Week
/emergency-management/news/202...Text duplicate Learn Lifesaving Skills During National CPR and AED Awareness Week
/news-events/news/2025/06/iup-...IMG-ALT IUP, IRMC Continues Season Three of Rural Health Pulse Podcast With the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania President and CEO
/news-events/news/2025/06/iup-...Text duplicate IUP, IRMC Continues Season Three of Rural Health Pulse Podcast With the Hospital and Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania President and CEO
/financeeconomics/news/2025/06...IMG-ALT 39th Annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference
/financeeconomics/news/2025/06...Text duplicate 39th Annual Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference
/events/index.htmlSubdomain View All Events
IMG-ALT orange arrow button
https://www.alumni.iup.edu/New window External Subdomain Visit the Alumni Association Website
IMG-ALT orange arrow button
https://iupathletics.com/New window External Visit IUP Athletics
IMG-ALT orange arrow button
/supportiup/index.htmlLearn How You Can Support IUP
IMG-ALT orange arrow button
/president/proposed-com/index....Learn More about IUP's Proposed College of Osteopathic Medicine
IMG-ALT orange arrow button
/admissions/visit/index.htmlVisit IUP
https://www.youvisit.com/?External Subdomain Anchor Virtual Tour
https://www.iup.edu/mapSubdomain Interactive Map
IMG-ALT orange arrow button
/about/mapanddirections/index....Directions to Campus
IMG-ALT orange arrow button
/resources-for/prospective-stu...Text duplicate Prospective Students
/resources-for/current-student...Text duplicate Current Students
/resources-for/faculty-staff.htmlText duplicate Faculty and Staff
/resources-for/alumni-friends....Text duplicate Alumni and Friends
/resources-for/parents.htmlText duplicate Parents
/resources-for/news-media.htmlNews and Media
/admissions/how-to-apply.htmlText duplicate Apply Now
/admissions/visit/index.htmlText duplicate Campus Tours
https://iupathletics.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
/library/index.htmlText duplicate Libraries
/academics/colleges/index.htmlText duplicate Colleges and Departments
/itsupportcenter/get-support/a...Text duplicate Find People
/university-college/index.htmlAcademic Support
/chwb/index.htmlHealth and Well-Being
/itsupportcenter/index.htmlText duplicate IT Support
/news-events/emergency/index.htmlEmergency Information
/socialequity/report-an-incide...Report an Incident of Concern
/disabilitysupport/forms/acces...Accessibility Questions
/myiup/index.htmlText duplicate MyIUP
https://mail.iup.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Email
https://d2l.iup.edu/d2l/loginh/External Subdomain D2L
https://iup.campuslabs.com/eng...External Subdomain Crimson Connect
/150/index.htmlIMG-ALT IUP 150
A-TITLE Go to IUP's 150th Anniversary page.
/privacy/contact/index.htmlText duplicate Contact Us
/about/mapanddirections/index....New window Text duplicate Maps & Directions
https://www.facebook.com/iupeduExternal Subdomain A-TITLE Check out our Facebook page.
https://www.instagram.com/iupedu/External Subdomain A-TITLE Check out our Instagram page.
https://www.youtube.com/iupeduExternal Subdomain A-TITLE Check out our YouTube page.
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain A-TITLE Check out our LinkedIn page.
https://secure.ethicspoint.com...External Subdomain Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Hotline
https://www.passhe.edu/student...New window External Subdomain Student Complaints
https://www.passhe.edu/answers...External Subdomain Net Price Calculator
/right-to-know/index.htmlRight to Know
https://www.passhe.edu/New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education logo

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.iup.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 0.92 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 (182 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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accept-rangesbytes
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serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
dateSun, 08 Jun 2025 23:55:49 GMT
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http_versionHTTP/2

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This page has backlinks from 429 referring domains.
This page has 2,789 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 341 different ip addresses.

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At IUP, we’re as passionate about uncovering potential within each student as we are about teaching and research. Come to IUP. Go anywhere your curiosity leads.

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