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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
68% 
Page quality
100% 
Page structure
74% 
Link structure
48% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.06 s
File size
104.80 kB
Words
976
Media files
13
Number of links
148 internal / 42 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Ohio University
The page title is too short. (137 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Ohio University offers more than 250 programs, including undergraduate and graduate-level study with outstanding professors. At OHIO, you’ll gain knowledge, skills, and experiences for career success.
The meta description is too long: 1244 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.ohio.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en
Server location: Canada
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
theme-color#00694e
descriptionOhio University offers more than 250 programs, including undergraduate and graduate-level study with outstanding professors. At OHIO, you’ll gain knowledge, skills, and experiences for career success.
keywordspublic university, ohio, bobcats, athens, ohio university
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
HandheldFriendlytrue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 976 words. That's ok.
24.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 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 20.86 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" 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 20 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
/themes/custom/ohio_theme/ohio-logo.svgOhio University LogoGo to Ohio University Home Page
...6/mask-student-science.jpg?itok=pZgiiX_1Female student conducts a science experiment in a lab while wearing a face mask
...mmencement_bws0732 (2).jpg?itok=8TAz32wdRecent graduate at commencement hugging their supporter
.../students-cheer-sports.jpg?itok=RaLAMWAMOhio Bobcat student fans cheer and hold a giant foam brick at a basketball game
...athleticslogo-pawbadge.png?itok=5ZBsjtv3Bobcat Athletics logo and 'Go Bobcats' text inside paw illustration
...-12/outdoor-leadership.jpg?itok=qrp4yHv9Students look at a map for directions
.../2023-10/OHIO_badge_23.png?itok=uU-_nQTctext in a circle shape that lists all of Ohio University's locations
...io-state-locations-map.png?itok=r7gyY_qemap of the state of Ohio with indicators for each Ohio University campus
...blic/2021-02/OU Alumni.jpg?itok=LDnTSv41 Military friendly
...Groundbreaking_rjf_061.JPG?itok=yXk_wvR9 CoFA groundbreaking
..._Eastern_Stock_rjf_099.JPG?itok=i89wcjZQ Nursing students at OHIO Zanesville learn and hone their craft.
.../custom/ohio_theme/images/logo-white.svgOhio University

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Ohio University
The H1 heading is too short (15 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 26 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 Ohio University
H2 Info for:
H2 Log In
H2 Locations
H2 Connect
H2 Info for: Duplicate text
H2 Log In Duplicate text
H2 Locations Duplicate text
H2 Connect Duplicate text
H2 Visit Your Future
H2 Become a Bobcat, for life.
H2 Ohio University delivers far more than a diploma.
H2 Explore Academic Programs
H2 Experience OHIO
H2 Many Locations (And Anywhere)
H2 Featured News
H2 Explore
H2 Resources
H2 Locations Duplicate text
H2 Contact
H3 Learn more about our Athens campus
H3 Featured Experience
H3 Ohio University earns 2025–2026 Military Friendly Schools® designation for 14th consecutive year; recognized for outstanding support to student Veterans and military families
H3 Ohio University breaks ground on new era of arts education with the Violet L. Patton Center for Arts Education
H3 Ohio University Zanesville named an “Opportunity College” by Carnegie
H4 Outdoor Leadership
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 (42) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.ohio.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.ohio.edu/admissions/Future Students
/student-affairs/parentsParents/Families
https://www.ohio.edu/alumni/Alumni/Friends
/student-affairs/studentsCurrent Students
https://www.ohio.edu/employees/Faculty/Staff
https://catmail.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Catmail
https://blackboard.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Blackboard
https://canvas.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Canvas
https://sis.ohio.edu/studentExternal Subdomain MyOHIO Student Center
/library/my-accountsLibrary
/admissions/visitVisit Athens Campus
https://www.ohio.edu/regional/Regional Campuses
https://www.ohio.edu/online/OHIO Online
https://search.ohio.edu/s/sear...External Subdomain Faculty/Staff Directory
https://www.ohio.edu/contactContact Us
https://www.facebook.com/OhioU...External Subdomain A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ohio...External Subdomain A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/ohiouniv/External Subdomain A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on Youtube
https://www.tiktok.com/@offici...External Subdomain A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on Tiktok
https://www.ohio.edu/applyApply
https://give.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://www.ohio.edu/IMG-ALT Ohio University Logo
https://www.ohio.edu/aboutAbout OHIO
https://www.ohio.edu/ohio-factsFast Facts
/mission-visionMission and Vision
/about/history-traditionsHistory
https://www.ohio.edu/healthExcellence in Health Care
/athens-communityAthens
https://www.ohio.edu/chillicotheChillicothe
https://www.ohio.edu/easternEastern
https://www.ohio.edu/lancasterLancaster
https://www.ohio.edu/southernSouthern
https://www.ohio.edu/zanesvilleZanesville
https://www.ohio.edu/newsOHIO News
https://calendar.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Calendar of University Events
/building-directoryBuilding Directory
https://www.ohio.edu/alert/Emergency Information
https://www.ohio.edu/president/Office of the President
https://www.ohio.edu/provost/Executive VP and Provost
https://www.ohio.edu/trustees/Board of Trustees
/academic-excellenceAcademics
/programs/undergraduateUndergraduate
/graduate/degree-programsGraduate
https://www.ohio.edu/medicine/Medical
https://www.ohio.edu/online/Text duplicate OHIO Online
https://www.ohio.edu/honorsHonors
https://www.ohio.edu/goglobalStudy Abroad/Away
/academics/collegesColleges
https://www.ohio.edu/regional/Text duplicate Regional Campuses
/registrar/academic-calendarAcademic Calendar
https://www.ohio.edu/registrarCourse Catalog and Registration
/student-success/advisingAcademic Advising
/student-success/careerCareer Services
/student-success/experiential-...Experiential Learning
https://www.ohio.edu/libraryLibraries
https://www.ohio.edu/research/Research Division
/research/centers-and-institutesResearch Centers and Institutes
A-TITLE Corporate Partnets
/research/orspResearch and Sponsored Programs
/news/category/research-and-im...Research News
/innovation-entrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship & Innovation
https://leo.research.ohio.edu/External Subdomain LEO Electronic Awards Administration
https://www.ohio.edu/applyAdmission
https://www.ohio.edu/admissionsUndergraduate Athens
/graduate/applyText duplicate Graduate
https://www.ohio.edu/applyText duplicate Regional Campuses
/medicine/med-admissions/apply/Text duplicate Medical
/admissions/onlineOnline Programs
/admissions/transferTransfer Students
/admissions/visitSchedule a Visit
https://www.ohio.edu/tourAnchor Virtual Tour
/transportation-parking/mapCampus/Parking Map
https://www.ohio.edu/guarantee/Tuition Guarantee
/bursar/tuition-feesCost
/admissions/tuition/scholarshi...Scholarships and Financial Aid
/admissions/admittedAdmitted Students
/admissions/transfer-creditsTransfer Your Credits
/admissions/admitted/freshmanAnchor Confirm Your Intent
/student-life-at-ohioLife At OHIO
https://www.ohio.edu/engagementStudent Organizations
/campus-diversityDiversity on Campus
https://www.ohio.edu/recreationCampus Recreation
https://www.ohiouniversityjobs...External Subdomain Employment Opportunities
/athens-communityAthens Community
https://www.ohio.edu/foodCulinary Services
https://www.ohio.edu/housingHousing and Residence Life
/housing/offcampusOff-Campus Living
/transportation-parkingTransportation
/student-affairs/be-informed-b...Campus Safety Resources
https://www.ohiohealth.com/ohi...External Subdomain Campus Care
https://www.ohio.edu/counselingCounseling and Psychological Services
https://www.ohio.edu/alertEmergency Alerts
https://www.ohiobobcats.com/la...External Subdomain Athletics
https://www.ohio.edu/admissions/Text duplicate Future Students
/student-affairs/parentsText duplicate Parents/Families
https://www.ohio.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni/Friends
/student-affairs/studentsText duplicate Current Students
https://www.ohio.edu/employees/Text duplicate Faculty/Staff
https://catmail.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Catmail
https://blackboard.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Blackboard
https://canvas.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
https://sis.ohio.edu/studentExternal Subdomain Text duplicate MyOHIO Student Center
/library/my-accountsText duplicate Library
/admissions/visitText duplicate Visit Athens Campus
https://www.ohio.edu/regional/Text duplicate Regional Campuses
https://www.ohio.edu/online/Text duplicate OHIO Online
https://search.ohio.edu/s/sear...External Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty/Staff Directory
https://www.ohio.edu/contactText duplicate Contact Us
https://www.facebook.com/OhioU...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ohio...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/ohiouniv/External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on Youtube
https://www.tiktok.com/@offici...External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on Tiktok
https://www.ohio.edu/applyText duplicate Apply
https://give.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://www.ohio.edu/aboutText duplicate About OHIO
https://www.ohio.edu/applyText duplicate Admission
https://www.ohiobobcats.com/la...External Subdomain Text duplicate Athletics
/academic-excellenceText duplicate Academics
/student-life-at-ohioLife at OHIO
https://www.google.com/maps/di...External Subdomain Directions
https://www.ohio.edu/contactContact Ohio University
/admissions/visitVisit Your Future
/admissions/visitSchedule your summer visit
/admissions/visitPlan a Visit
https://www.ohio.edu/applyApply Now
/admissions/admittedAdmitted? Get Started
/news/2021/06/ohio-university-...1st Athens ranked Best College Town in Ohio
https://www.ohio.edu/about28k+students enrolled in all campuses and online
/athens-communityMore About Athens
/admissions/visitText duplicate Visit Athens Campus
https://www.ohio.edu/healthOhio's leader in educating health professionalsFrom our top-ranked nursing program and nationally-leading medical school for primary care physicians, we're t...
/news/2024/09/ohio-university-...#1 Best Value Public University in Ohio 5 years in a row (U.S. News & World Report)
/guarantee/fixed-tuition-and-fees$0tuition/fee increase over your 4 years with the OHIO Guarantee
/financial-aid99%of first-year students receive financial aid
https://www.ohio.edu/experts18:1student-to-faculty ratio
/news/2024/10/ohio-university-...Excellence in DiversityAwarded the Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award 7 years in a row
/news/2019/10/biking-athens-gu...21miles of bike path running through campus and Athens county
https://ohio.campuslabs.com/en...External Subdomain 550+student organizations for diverse career paths, identities, and interests
https://ohio.campuslabs.com/en...External Subdomain 100+weekly programs, events, and student org meetings to choose from
https://www.ohiobobcats.com/External Subdomain 16NCAA Division I sports teams
https://www.ohio.edu/programsNot sure? Browse all our degrees & programs
/experience-ohio/outdoor-leade...Learn More About This Experience
/experience-ohioFind Your Future Experiences
/admissions/visit2Ways to Tour Ohio University
https://www.ohio.edu/regional5Regional Campus Locations
/news/2020/08/ohio-university-...#1College in Ohio for Online Education
https://www.ohio.edu/locationsLocations
https://www.ohio.edu/onlineOnline
https://www.ohio.edu/newsView All News
/news/2025/05/ohio-university-...Ohio University earns 2025–2026 Military Friendly Schools® designation for 14th consecutive year; recognized for outstanding support to student Veterans and ...
IMG-ALT Military friendly
/news/2025/05/ohio-university-...Ohio University breaks ground on new era of arts education with the Violet L. Patton Center for Arts Education May 16, 2025 On Monday, April 21, the Universi...
IMG-ALT CoFA groundbreaking
/news/2025/05/ohio-university-...Ohio University Zanesville named an “Opportunity College” by Carnegie May 14, 2025 Ohio University Zanesville is among fewer than 300 universities in the cou...
IMG-ALT Nursing students at OHIO Zanesville learn and hone their craft.
https://www.ohio.edu/apply/Text duplicate Apply
https://give.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://www.ohio.edu/programsAcademic Programs
https://www.ohio.edu/online/Online Degrees
https://www.ohio.edu/visit/Visit
/transportation-parking/mapCampus Map & Parking
https://calendar.ohio.edu/External Subdomain Event Calendar
/registrar/academic-calendarText duplicate Academic Calendar
https://www.ohio.edu/news/News
https://www.ohio.edu/library/Text duplicate Libraries
https://www.ohiouniversityjobs...External Subdomain Work at OHIO
/ucm/web/website-questions-and...Website Feedback Form
https://www.ohio.edu/Text duplicate Athens
https://www.ohio.edu/chillicothe/Text duplicate Chillicothe
https://www.ohio.edu/eastern/Text duplicate Eastern
https://www.ohio.edu/lancaster/Text duplicate Lancaster
https://www.ohio.edu/southern/Text duplicate Southern
https://www.ohio.edu/zanesville/Text duplicate Zanesville
https://www.google.com/maps/di...External Subdomain Text duplicate Directions
https://www.ohio.edu/contactText duplicate Contact Ohio University
https://www.ohio.edu/IMG-ALT Ohio University
A-TITLE Ohio University Home Page
/accessibility/notice-under-adaADA Compliance
/civil-rights/contact-usTitle IX Coordinator
/provost/accreditation/state-a...State Authorization
/civil-rights/non-discriminationNotice of Non-Discrimination
/hr/law-noticesEmployment Law Notices
/sb-40-forum-act-reportFORUM Act Report
/privacy-statementPrivacy Statement
https://www.ohio.edu/Text duplicate Ohio University
A-TITLE Ohio University
https://www.facebook.com/OhioU...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ohio...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Check out Ohio University on Instagram
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE Connect with Ohio University on LinkedIn
https://www.youtube.com/ohiouniv/New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Check out Ohio University on YouTube
https://x.com/ohiou/New window External A-TITLE Follow Ohio University on X
https://www.tiktok.com/@offici...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Check out Ohio University on TikTok
/news/feeds/latest-storiesNew window A-TITLE Ohio University News RSS

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ohio.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 0.06 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (105 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-security-policyframe-ancestors 'self' https://*.ohio.edu https://*.oit.ohio.edu;
cache-controlmax-age=2764800, public
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheUNCACHEABLE (poor cacheability)
content-languageen
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
expiresSun, 19 Nov 1978 05:00:00 GMT
fastly-drupal-htmlYES
x-drupal-cacheMISS
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x-cacheHIT, HIT
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varyCookie,Origin,Accept-Encoding
access-control-allow-origin*
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,586 referring domains.
This page has 96,512 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,222 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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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
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Disallow: /core/
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Disallow: /modules/
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Disallow: /README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: */search?
Disallow: /*/search/site
Disallow: /people/braselto
Disallow: /food/menus?
Disallow: */node/
Disallow: /web-login
Disallow: */ohio-alerts
Disallow: */programs?
Disallow: /programs-export-count?
Disallow: /programs-export?
Disallow: /experts?
Disallow: /graduate/degree-programs?
Disallow: /experience-ohio?
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Ohio University offers more than 250 programs, including undergraduate and graduate-level study with outstanding professors. At OHIO, you’ll gain knowledge, skills, and experiences for career success.

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