Odu.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
92% 
Page structure
45% 
Link structure
48% 
Server
78% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.87 s
File size
136.70 kB
Words
955
Media files
34
Number of links
165 internal / 42 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
ODU - Old Dominion University
The length of the page title is perfect. (280 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia's forward-focused public doctoral research institution with approximately 23,500 students, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia's economy.
The meta description is too long: 1678 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.odu.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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 955 words. That's ok.
22.1% 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.
11 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 16.83 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=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The amount of tags is very high (22). We recommend using a maximum of 19 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
/themes/custom/odu/images/odu-logo.svgOld Dominion University
/themes/custom/odu/images/odu-crown.svgOld Dominion University Crown
...coming-fountain-1920x1280.jpg?h=e5aec6c8blue lion fountain
/themes/custom/odu/images/odu-crown.svgOld Dominion Crown Icon
...9/odu-programs-brand-2022.jpg?h=6e89dd9dNo alt attribute provided
...online-student-brand-2022.jpg?h=e4456a28No alt attribute provided
...odu-admissions-brand-2022.jpg?h=5ece056eNo alt attribute provided
...es/life-at-odu-brand-2022.jpg?h=9855f42dGroup of students walking in front of the education building
.../default/files/images/roland-davis_0.jpgRoland Davis sitting in front of the Lion Fountain
...-06/remica-bingham-risher.jpg?h=026329fcRemica Bingham-Risher holding her book Room Swept Home.
.../2025-06/grad-spring-2025.jpg?h=026329fcGraduate celebrating crossing the seal in cap and gown.
.../2024-the-college-tour-55.jpg?h=9e967eedstudents standing while each holding a framed movie poster
...5-05/David Costello Port.jpeg?h=85681807David Costello wearing a hard hat and safety vest at the Port of Virginia.
...05/lauren-moses-grad-2025.jpg?h=651d0714Lauren Moses portrait
...05/edward-moses-grad-2025.jpg?h=1fbb7349Edward Moses standing under a display of international flags.
...5-05/ruth-sirma-grad-2025.jpg?h=03ba1631Ruth Sirma standing on steps with arms crossed.
...-12/paige-laning-portrait.jpg?h=f6fcd6f2Paige Laning standing with arms crossed
...4-12/mariona-anto-domingo.jpg?h=041fa2e7Mariona Anto Domingo standing with arms folded
...ic/2024-11/andrew-hasty_0.jpg?h=7031a979Andrew Hasty
...024-11/safiou-olossoumare.png?h=9d281935Safiou Olossoumare
...5-05/David Costello Port.jpeg?h=85681807David Costello wearing a hard hat and safety vest at the Port of Virginia.
...05/lauren-moses-grad-2025.jpg?h=651d0714Lauren Moses portrait
...05/edward-moses-grad-2025.jpg?h=1fbb7349Edward Moses standing under a display of international flags.
...5-05/ruth-sirma-grad-2025.jpg?h=03ba1631Ruth Sirma standing on steps with arms crossed.
...-12/paige-laning-portrait.jpg?h=f6fcd6f2Paige Laning standing with arms crossed
...4-12/mariona-anto-domingo.jpg?h=041fa2e7Mariona Anto Domingo standing with arms folded
...ic/2024-11/andrew-hasty_0.jpg?h=7031a979Andrew Hasty
...024-11/safiou-olossoumare.png?h=9d281935Safiou Olossoumare
...c/images/FastFashion_v2-4.jpg?h=9a9363bcAn illustration of a sweater with an arrow going through it pointing to a globe with a dollar sign on it.
...culty Accolades_with text.png?h=9d212122Navy background, light blue laurel wreath
...images/rich-whittecar (2).jpg?h=328948d6A photo of Richard Whittecar with mountains in the background.
/sites/default/files/svg/odu-logo.svgOld Dominion University Logo
Video URLWidthHeight
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Homepage
The H1 heading contains the words Homepage! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (8 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Homepage
H2 Life at ODU
H2 Faces of ODU
H2 ODU Expert on Tariffs and Fast Fashion
H2 May 2025 Faculty and Staff Accolades
H2 ODU Geologist Helps Confirm New Evidence from Ancient Asteroid Impact
H2 Take The Next Step
H2 Resources
H2 Legal
H2 Visit
H2 Mega Menu
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.
There are 6 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (42) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.odu.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.odu.edu/IMG-ALT Old Dominion University
https://www.odu.edu/applyApply
https://www.odu.edu/visit-campusVisit
https://give.odu.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://my.odu.edu/External Subdomain myODU
https://www.odu.edu/visit-campusPlan Your Visit
https://www.odu.edu/programsODU Programs
https://online.odu.edu/New window External Subdomain Learn Online
https://www.odu.edu/applyApply for Admission
https://www.instagram.com/p/DK...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Remica Bingham-Risher holding her book Room Swept Home.
https://www.instagram.com/p/DJ...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Graduate celebrating crossing the seal in cap and gown.
https://www.odu.edu/visit-campus/visit-campus
https://youtu.be/Z9CDLpad9ro?s...External URL anchor text
https://youtu.be/Z9CDLpad9ro?si=6sGA_GmR5tVZcoaw
https://x.com/ODUExternal @ODU
https://x.com/odu/status/19169...External Link to Twitter post
https://www.odu.edu/Anchor David Costello
IMG-ALT David Costello wearing a hard hat and safety vest at the Port of Virginia.
https://www.odu.edu/Anchor Lauren Moses
IMG-ALT Lauren Moses portrait
https://www.odu.edu/Anchor Edward Moses
IMG-ALT Edward Moses standing under a display of international flags.
https://www.odu.edu/Anchor Ruth Sirma
IMG-ALT Ruth Sirma standing on steps with arms crossed.
https://www.odu.edu/Anchor Paige Laning
IMG-ALT Paige Laning standing with arms crossed
https://www.odu.edu/Anchor Mariona Anto Domingo
IMG-ALT Mariona Anto Domingo standing with arms folded
https://www.odu.edu/Anchor Andrew Hasty
IMG-ALT Andrew Hasty
https://www.odu.edu/Anchor Safiou Olossoumare
IMG-ALT Safiou Olossoumare
/article/class-of-2025-strome-...Subdomain Trivial anchor text
Read more
/article/class-of-2025-biomedi...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/article/class-of-2025-interna...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/article/class-of-2025-ruth-si...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
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/article/mother-daughter-engin...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/article/class-of-2024-spanish...Subdomain Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read more
/article/navy-veterans-life-ha...Subdomain Meet Andrew
https://online.odu.edu/news/pa...External Subdomain Meet Safiou
https://www.odu.edu/newsMore News
/article/odu-expert-tariffs-an...ODU Expert on Tariffs and Fast Fashion May 29, 2025
IMG-ALT An illustration of a sweater with an arrow going through it pointing to a globe with a dollar sign on it.
/article/may-2025-faculty-and-...May 2025 Faculty and Staff Accolades May 28, 2025
IMG-ALT Navy background, light blue laurel wreath
/article/odu-geologist-helps-c...ODU Geologist Helps Confirm New Evidence from Ancient Asteroid Impact May 27, 2025
IMG-ALT A photo of Richard Whittecar with mountains in the background.
https://www.odu.edu/eventsMore Events
/recreation-wellness-0/events/...Monarch Meet Up Walk & Talk
/admission/request-infoRequest Info
https://www.odu.edu/visit-campusVisit Campus
https://www.odu.edu/applyApply Today
https://www.odu.edu/IMG-ALT Old Dominion University Logo
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...New window External Subdomain 5115 Hampton Blvd Norfolk, VA 23529
https://www.odu.edu/about/contactContact
https://www.facebook.com/Old.D...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/oduNew window External Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/oldd...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.odu.edu/employmentEmployment
https://www.odu.edu/directoryDirectories
https://www.odu.edu/libraryUniversity Libraries
https://www.odu.edu/alumniAlumni
/legal-complianceLegal & Compliance
https://www.odu.edu/privacyPrivacy
https://www.odu.edu/accessibilityAccessibility
/life/health-safetyHealth & Safety
https://www.odu.edu/emergencyEmergency Management
https://www.odu.edu/visit-campusVisit ODU
/transportation-parking-servicesTransportation & Parking
https://www.odu.edu/mapCampus Map
https://www.odu.edu/applyText duplicate Apply
https://www.odu.edu/visit-campusText duplicate Visit
https://give.odu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://my.odu.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate myODU
https://www.odu.edu/academicsAcademics
/academics/programsAll Programs
/academics/programs?field_degr...New window Subdomain Undergraduate Programs
/academics/programs?field_degr...New window Subdomain Graduate Programs
https://online.odu.edu/continu...New window External Subdomain Continued Learning
https://online.odu.edu/New window External Subdomain ODUGlobal
https://www.odu.edu/studyabroadStudy Abroad
https://online.odu.edu/summer-...New window External Subdomain Summer Studies
https://www.odu.edu/collegesAll Colleges & Schools
https://www.odu.edu/bcetBatten College of Engineering & Technology
https://www.odu.edu/educationDarden College of Education & Professional Studies
https://www.odu.edu/hsNew window Subdomain Ellmer College of Health Sciences
https://www.odu.edu/nursingEllmer School of Nursing
https://www.odu.edu/businessNew window Subdomain Strome College of Business
https://www.odu.edu/alNew window Subdomain College of Arts & Letters
https://www.odu.edu/sciCollege of Sciences
https://www.evms.edu/education...New window External Subdomain Eastern Virginia Medical School
https://www.evms.edu/education...New window External Subdomain EVMS School of Health Professions
/graduateschoolGraduate School
https://www.odu.edu/public-healthJoint School of Public Health
https://www.odu.edu/honorsPerry Honors College
/interdisciplinary-schoolsInterdisciplinary Schools
https://www.odu.edu/node/279211Continuing Education
/academics/calendarAcademic Calendars
https://www.odu.edu/libraryText duplicate University Libraries
https://www.odu.edu/advisingAcademic Advising
https://www.odu.edu/tutoringTutoring
/al/centers/writing-centerWriting Center
https://www.odu.edu/successAcademic Success
https://catalog.odu.edu/New window External Subdomain University Catalogs
/regional-centersRegional Higher Education Centers
/admissions-aidAdmission & Aid
/admission/undergraduateUndergraduate Admissions
/admission/graduateGraduate Admissions
/admission/internationalInternational Admissions
https://online.odu.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate ODUGlobal
https://www.odu.edu/militaryNew window Subdomain Military & Veterans
/admission/admitted/undergraduateUndergraduate
/admission/admitted/graduateGraduate
/admission/admitted/internationalInternational
/admissions/proficiencyEnglish Proficiency
/admission/returning-studentReturning Students
https://www.odu.edu/tuitionTuition & Fees
https://www.odu.edu/finaidofficeFinancial Aid
/finaidoffice/types/scholarshipsScholarships
https://www.odu.edu/housingHousing
https://olddominion.campusdish...New window External Subdomain Meal Plans
/parkingservices/parkingNew window Subdomain Parking Permits
https://itsapps.odu.edu/calcul...New window External Subdomain Cost Estimator
/tuition/militaryGI Bill Benefits
https://www.odu.edu/lifeLife at ODU
/student-engagement-traditions...Clubs & Organizations
/intercultural-relationsOffice of Intercultural Relations
/recreation-wellnessRecreation & Wellness
/student-engagement-traditionsStudent Engagement & Traditions
/career-leadershipCareer & Leadership Development
/housing/application-informati...Off-Campus University Life
/career-leadership/service-lea...Service & Civic Engagement
https://www.bkstr.com/olddomin...New window External Subdomain University Village Bookstore
https://www.odu.edu/housingText duplicate Housing
https://olddominion.campusdish...New window External Subdomain Dining
/parkingservicesNew window Subdomain Text duplicate Transportation & Parking
/life/health-safetyNew window Subdomain Text duplicate Health & Safety
https://www.odu.edu/accessibilityEducational Accessibility
https://www.odu.edu/successText duplicate Academic Success
https://www.odu.edu/internationalInternational Student Resources
/life/dean-students/student-ou...Student Outreach & Support
/counseling-servicesCounseling
https://www.odu.edu/wgecWomen's & Gender Equity Center
https://www.odu.edu/wgec/lgbtLGBTQIA+ Initiatives
/military-connectionMilitary Connection Center
https://www.odu.edu/researchResearch
https://www.odu.edu/researchDivision of Research & Economic Development
/research/research-centersResearch Centers
/research/complianceResearch Compliance
/research/developmentGrants & Funding
/honors/researchNew window Subdomain Student Research
https://researchfoundation.odu...New window External Subdomain ODU Research Foundation
https://www.odu.edu/cyberCybersecurity
/public-health/centers/global-...Global & Public Health
https://ceapodu.com/New window External Economic Forecasting
https://www.odu.edu/maritimeMaritime, Ports & Logistics
https://vmasc.org/New window External Modeling & Simulation
https://visaatodu.org/New window External Spaceflight & Autonomous Systems
https://oduadaptationandresili...New window External Coastal Adaptation & Resilience
/univ-impact/entrepreneurship/...New window Subdomain Strome Entrepreneurial Center
/partnerships/communityCommunity
https://www.odu.edu/visit-campusVisitor's Guide
/life/sports-recreationSports & Recreation
/ails/trio-programsPre-College & Summer Programs
/procurement/vendorsVendors
https://www.odu.edu/alumniAlumni Association
https://www.odualumni.org/s/16...New window External Subdomain Lion's Den
/homecoming-weekHomecoming
https://secure.acceptiva.com/?...New window External Subdomain Donate
/military-connectionText duplicate Military Connection Center
https://www.odu.edu/armyrotcArmy ROTC
https://www.odu.edu/nrotcNavy ROTC
https://www.odu.edu/aboutAbout ODU
/about/accreditationAccreditation
/about/facts-and-figuresFacts & Figures
/about/historyandarchivesHistory & Archives
https://www.odu.edu/employmentNew window Subdomain Text duplicate Employment
https://www.odu.edu/about/contactContact the University
https://www.odu.edu/presidentOffice of the President
/president/senior-leadership-teamAdministration & Organization
/about/planningStrategic Planning & Initiatives
https://www.odu.edu/newsNews Center
https://www.odu.edu/eventsUniversity Calendar
/monarch-magazineMonarch Magazine
/life/culture/artsArts & Culture
/life/culture/artsArts @ ODU
/arts/galleriesGordon Art Galleries
/life/culture/arts/diehnDiehn Concert Series
https://www.odu.edu/arts/litfestLiterary Festival
https://barryartmuseum.odu.edu/New window External Subdomain Barry Art Museum
https://odusports.com/External Athletics
A-TITLE Athletics
https://odu.edu/directoryNew window Text duplicate Directories
https://www.odu.edu/libraryText duplicate University Libraries
https://www.bkstr.com/olddomin...New window External Subdomain Bookstore
/academics/calendarAcademic Calendar
https://www.odu.edu/mapText duplicate Campus Map
https://www.odu.edu/events-centerText duplicate University Calendar
/sees/student-resourcesStudent Resources
/technology-services/email/stu...Student Email
/technology-services/canvasCanvas
/sites/default/files/documents...Add, Drop, Withdraw
https://olddominion.campusdish...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Dining
https://odu.campusgroups.com/l...New window External Subdomain Monarch Groups
https://www.odu.edu/tuition-aidTuition & Aid
/transportation-parking-servicesParking & Transportation
https://www.odu.edu/facultystaffFaculty & Staff Resources
/technology-services/email/fac...Faculty/Staff Email
/administrative-banner-systems...LEO Online
/advising/find-your-advisorAcademic Advisors
/human-resourcesHuman Resources
/technology-servicesTechnology Services
/facultydevelopmentCenter for Faculty Development
https://clt.odu.edu/New window External Subdomain Center for Learning & Teaching
https://www.odu.edu/internshipExperience Guaranteed
https://myvst.co/v/qnfzusyvuzNew window External Academic Days
https://www.odu.edu/eventsNew window Subdomain Upcoming Events

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.odu.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 of 0.87 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 (137 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,258 referring domains.
This page has 261,146 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 916 different ip addresses.

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ODU - Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University, located in Norfolk, is Virginia's forward-focused public doctoral research institution with approximately 23,500 students, rigorous academics, an energetic residential community and initiatives that contribute $2.6 billion annually to Virginia's economy.

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