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Meta information
80% 
Page quality
76% 
Page structure
62% 
Link structure
45% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.39 s
File size
261.00 kB
Words
991
Media files
25
Number of links
167 internal / 27 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
School of the Art Institute of Chicago | Top Fine Arts College in The U.S.
The page title should be shorter than 580 pixels. It is 642 pixels long. Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Internationally regarded as one of the best art schools in the U.S., SAIC offers a comprehensive education centered in the visual & related arts.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (876 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.saic.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
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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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
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
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Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: A picture is worth a thousand words—and judging by the photographs sen...
This page contains 991 words. That's ok.
20.7% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
8 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 23.15 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 20 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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4 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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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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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.
There are 29 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Curious. Bold. Ambitious.
H2 Spring 2025 Magazine
H2 SAIC Shows
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Latest News
H2 Follow Us
H2 Site Footer
H3 Summer at SAIC
H3 Take a Campus Tour
H3 Take an Art Class this Summer
H3 #2 Fine Arts Program in the U.S.
H3 PICTURE THIS: STUDY ABROAD TRIPS
H3 EXPLORE THE ART OF PERU
H3 VISIT NYC’S GALLERIES
H3 DISCOVER INDIA’S ART SCENE
H3 What Is This?
H3 Spring 2025 Magazine Duplicate text
H3 Fall 2024 Magazine
H3 The OtherSide
H3 Graduate Exhibition One
H3 Graduate Exhibition Two
H3 Undergraduate Exhibition
H3 Summer Intensives for Adults
H3 New Work 2025
H3 Low-Residency MFA Info Session and Open Studio Night 2025
H3 Summer at SAIC Duplicate text
H3 SAIC Named One of GDUSA’s Top Design Schools of 2025
H3 Student Lindsay Adams' Artwork Commissioned for Obama Center
H3 Six SAIC Community Members Named Guggenheim Fellows
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 (27) on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.saic.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://www.saic.edu/No Text
https://www.saic.edu/why-saicWhy SAIC
/why-saic/chicago-our-home-campusChicago: Our Home & Campus
/why-saic/purposefully-differentPurposefully Different
/why-saic/history-influenceA History of Influence
/why-saic/our-acclaimed-facultyOur Acclaimed Faculty
/museum-facilitiesOur Museum & Facilities
https://www.saic.edu/academicsAcademics
/academics/undergraduate-studiesUndergraduate Studies
/academics/graduate-studiesGraduate Studies
/academics/academic-departmentsAcademic Departments
/registration-recordsRegistration & Records
/academics/libraries-special-c...Flaxman Library & Special Collections
/center-teaching-learningCenter for Teaching and Learning
/academic-advisingAcademic Advising
https://www.saic.edu/campus-studyOff-Campus Study
/academics/careers-art-designCareers in Art & Design
https://www.saic.edu/admissionsAdmissions & Aid
/admissions/undergraduateUndergraduate Admissions
/admissions/graduateGraduate Admissions
/cost-financial-aidCost & Financial Aid
/admissions/admitted-studentsAdmitted Students
https://www.saic.edu/life-saicLife at SAIC
/life-saic/living-chicagoLiving in Chicago
/our-communityOur Community
/life-saic/housing-residential...Housing & Residential Life
https://www.saic.edu/mind-bodyMind & Body
https://www.saic.edu/campus-lifeStudent Activities
/campus-safetyCampus Safety
/life-saic/beyond-campusBeyond Campus
/public-programsPublic Programs
/public-programs/artist-talks-...Artist Talks & Films
https://www.saic.edu/exhibitionsExhibitions
/public-programs/homan-squareHoman Square
/youth-continuing-studiesYouth & Continuing Studies
/adult-programsAdult Programs (Ages 18+)
/high-school-programsHigh School Programs (Ages 14-18)
/middle-school-programsMiddle School Programs (Ages 10-13)
/children-campChildren's Camp (Ages 6-9)
/teacher-programsTeacher Programs
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https://www.saic.edu/eventsCalendars
https://www.saic.edu/alumniAlumni
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https://www.saic.edu/facultySubdomain Faculty
https://www.saic.edu/staffSubdomain Staff
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https://www.saic.edu/facultySubdomain Text duplicate Faculty
https://www.saic.edu/staffSubdomain Text duplicate Staff
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/academics/academic-departmentsText duplicate Academic Departments
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/center-teaching-learningText duplicate Center for Teaching and Learning
/academic-advisingText duplicate Academic Advising
https://www.saic.edu/campus-studyText duplicate Off-Campus Study
/academics/careers-art-designText duplicate Careers in Art & Design
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/admissions/undergraduateText duplicate Undergraduate Admissions
/admissions/graduateText duplicate Graduate Admissions
/cost-financial-aidText duplicate Cost & Financial Aid
/admissions/admitted-studentsText duplicate Admitted Students
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/life-saic/living-chicagoText duplicate Living in Chicago
/our-communityText duplicate Our Community
/life-saic/housing-residential...Text duplicate Housing & Residential Life
https://www.saic.edu/mind-bodyText duplicate Mind & Body
https://www.saic.edu/campus-lifeText duplicate Student Activities
/campus-safetyText duplicate Campus Safety
/life-saic/beyond-campusText duplicate Beyond Campus
/public-programsText duplicate Public Programs
/public-programs/artist-talks-...Text duplicate Artist Talks & Films
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/public-programs/homan-squareText duplicate Homan Square
/youth-continuing-studiesText duplicate Youth & Continuing Studies
/adult-programsText duplicate Adult Programs (Ages 18+)
/high-school-programsText duplicate High School Programs (Ages 14-18)
/middle-school-programsText duplicate Middle School Programs (Ages 10-13)
/children-campText duplicate Children's Camp (Ages 6-9)
/teacher-programsText duplicate Teacher Programs
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https://continuingstudies.saic...External Subdomain Register Now
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/academics/graduate/explore-pr...Text duplicate Graduate
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/magazine/spring25/picture-thi...Subdomain Learn more
/magazine/spring25/picture-thi...Subdomain See more
https://www.saic.edu/newsSubdomain Read the Latest
/spring-2025-magazineSpring 2025 Magazine
/fall-2024-magazineFall 2024 Magazine
https://www.saic.edu/othersideThe OtherSide
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https://continuingstudies.saic...External Subdomain Summer Intensives for Adults
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https://go.saic.edu/register/g...External Subdomain Low-Residency MFA Info Session and Open Studio Night 2025
https://go.saic.edu/register/u...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Art Institute of Chicago Garden
https://go.saic.edu/register/u...External Subdomain Summer at SAIC
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/news/saic-named-one-gdusas-to...SAIC Named One of GDUSA’s Top Design Schools of 2025
/news/student-lindsay-adams-ar...IMG-ALT A woman with brown skin and curly hair stands in front of a red abstract large scale painting. She is wearing all black and standing on a paint stained canva...
/news/student-lindsay-adams-ar...Student Lindsay Adams' Artwork Commissioned for Obama Center
/news/six-saic-community-membe...IMG-ALT a collage of the Guggenheim winners
/news/six-saic-community-membe...Six SAIC Community Members Named Guggenheim Fellows
https://www.facebook.com/saic....External Subdomain No Text
https://x.com/saic_newsExternal No Text
https://www.youtube.com/c/scho...External Subdomain No Text
https://instagram.com/saicpicsExternal No Text
https://www.saic.edu/Subdomain No Text
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https://www.saic.edu/studentsSubdomain Text duplicate Current Students
https://www.saic.edu/facultySubdomain Text duplicate Faculty
https://www.saic.edu/staffSubdomain Text duplicate Staff
https://www.saic.edu/parentsText duplicate Parents & Families
/admissions/undergraduate/how-...Text duplicate Freshman
/admissions/undergraduate/how-...Text duplicate Transfer
/admissions/graduate/applicati...Text duplicate Graduate
https://go.saic.edu/register/u...External Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate
https://go.saic.edu/register/g...External Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate
https://forms.saic.edu/continu...External Subdomain Text duplicate Continuing Studies
/admissions/undergraduate/meet...Text duplicate Undergraduate
/admissions/graduate/meet-saicText duplicate Graduate
https://www.facebook.com/saic....External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/saic_newsExternal No Text
https://www.youtube.com/c/scho...External Subdomain No Text
https://instagram.com/saicpicsExternal No Text
https://www.saic.edu/contactSubdomain saic.edu/contact
https://www.saic.edu/visitVisit Us
/campus-safety/emergency-responseEmergency Info
/strategic-initiativesStrategic Initiatives
/leadership-governanceLeadership & Governance
https://www.saic.edu/contactOffices & Departments
/sustainabilitySustainability
/diversity-equity-inclusionDiversity & Inclusion
https://www.saic.edu/title-ixTitle IX
https://www.saic.edu/employmentEmployment at SAIC
https://www.saic.edu/alumniText duplicate Alumni
https://www.saic.edu/support-saicText duplicate Support SAIC
https://www.saic.edu/newsNews/Press
https://www.saic.edu/newsSAIC Magazine
https://saicstore.myshopify.com/External Subdomain SAIC Store
https://www.saic.edu/newsSubscribe to eNews
/academic-advisingText duplicate Academic Advising
/academics/academic-departmentsText duplicate Academic Departments
https://www.saic.edu/capxCareer Advising
/course-searchCourse Search
/faculty-directoryFaculty Directory
/academics/libraries-special-c...Libraries & Collections
/registration-recordsText duplicate Registration & Records
https://www.saic.edu/visitCampus Tours
/visit/directions-campusDirections to Campus
/ada-building-access-gender-ne...ADA Building Access & Gender-Neutral Restrooms
/visit/where-stayWhere to Stay
https://www.saic.edu/admissionsSubdomain Anchor Virtual Tour
/consumer-informationConsumer Information
/accreditationAccreditation
/non-discrimination-statementNon-Discrimination Statement
/terms-conditionsTerms & Conditions
/wellness/disability-learning-...Disability Resources

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.saic.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 0.39 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (261 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 1,024 referring domains.
This page has 34,130 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 820 different ip addresses.

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Internationally regarded as one of the best art schools in the U.S., SAIC offers a comprehensive education centered in the visual & related arts.

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