Salisbury.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
95% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
88% 
Server
49% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.01 s
File size
94.70 kB
Words
798
Media files
8
Number of links
99 internal / 13 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Salisbury University, Universities in Maryland
The length of the page title is perfect. (401 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Salisbury University, ranked among the top universities in Maryland, a member of the University System of Maryland, is a regionally accredited four-year comprehensive institution located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
The meta description is too long: 1361 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.salisbury.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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descriptionSalisbury University, ranked among the top universities in Maryland, a member of the University System of Maryland, is a regionally accredited four-year comprehensive institution located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
keywordssalisbury, university, Universities in Maryland, delmarva, college, higher education, university system, umd, graduate program, nursing, MIS, education, perdue, seidel, henson, fulton, liberal arts, MBA,
authorSalisbury University
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twitter:titleSalisbury University, Universities in Maryland
twitter:descriptionSalisbury University, ranked among the top universities in Maryland, a member of the University System of Maryland, is a regionally accredited four-year comprehensive institution located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
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twitter:image:altStudents graduating inside civic center
og:titleSalisbury University, Universities in Maryland
og:urlhttps://www.salisbury.edu/
og:typewebsite
og:imagehttps://www.salisbury.edu/administration/academic-affairs/commencement/_images/commencement-inside-civic-Center.jpg
og:descriptionSalisbury University, ranked among the top universities in Maryland, a member of the University System of Maryland, is a regionally accredited four-year comprehensive institution located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
og:site_nameSalisbury University
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 798 words. That's ok.
30.1% 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.
12 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 13.92 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width,initial-scale=1" 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 16 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.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Salisbury University
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Salisbury University
H2 Make Tomorrow Yours
H2 A Return on Investment That Pays Off
H2 Location Is Everything
H2 Life at Salisbury
H2 What's Happening at SU
H3 Warm Friendly Campus
H3 Professors Who Inspire
H3 Countless Opportunities
H3 Enhancing education by advancing student learning environments
H3 A beautiful campus, a wide selection of fun activities and friends for life
H3 Salisbury University is the prime location to explore your horizons
H3 Three Receive 2025 SU Meritorious Staff Awards
H3 More than 150 from SU Recognized with 2025 Faculty and Staff Service Awards
H3 SU Students Learn from Wall Street Professionals During Annual FMA New York Trip
H3 SU Signs Study Abroad Agreement in Italy
H3 'Eco Strategies: Promoting Sustainable Behaviors' Lecture
H3 Fulton Faculty Colloquium: Bill Wolff (Art) and Dr. Shane Hall (Environmental Studies)
H3 Salisbury Pops Concert: 'Suites and Sweets'
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 1 links with a trivial anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 13 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.salisbury.edu/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://www.salisbury.edu/Anchor Skip to Header
https://www.salisbury.edu/Anchor Skip to Footer
https://www.salisbury.edu/No Text
/explore-academics/Explore Academics
/explore-academics/programs/Find Your Program
/explore-academics/colleges-sc...Subdomain Colleges & Schools
/explore-academics/graduate-sc...Subdomain Graduate School
/administration/academic-affai...English Language Institute
/explore-academics/student-res...Subdomain Libraries & Academic Resources
/explore-academics/our-faculty...Subdomain Our Faculty
/administration/academic-affai...Subdomain Regional Programs
/explore-academics/research/Research
/explore-academics/study-abroa...Subdomain Study Abroad
/explore-academics/internships...Subdomain Internships
/admissions/Admissions & Aid
/admissions/visit-campus.aspxSubdomain Visit Campus
/admissions/apply-now.aspxSubdomain Apply Now
/admissions/financial-aid/Financial Aid
/admissions/financial-aid/cost...Cost of Attendance
/admissions/admitted-students....Subdomain Admitted Students
/admissions/orientation/New Student Orientation
/experience-campus/Experience Campus
/experience-campus/diversity-a...Subdomain Diversity & Inclusion
/experience-campus/residence-l...Subdomain Housing & Residence Life
/experience-campus/university-...Subdomain University Dining
/experience-campus/athletics/Athletics
/administration/student-affair...Clubs & Organizations
/experience-campus/student-ser...Subdomain Student Services
https://www.salisbury.edu/events/Events
https://www.salisbury.edu/news/News
/experience-campus/facilities....Subdomain Facilities
/discover-su/Discover SU
/discover-su/outcomes.aspxSubdomain Outcomes & Rankings
/discover-su/mission-values.aspxSubdomain Mission & Values
/discover-su/campus-leadership...Subdomain Campus Leadership
/discover-su/campus-history/Campus History
/discover-su/community-outreach/Community Outreach
/discover-su/campus-spotlights...Subdomain Campus Spotlights
/discover-su/offices-and-depar...Subdomain Offices and Departments
/discover-su/our-region.aspxSubdomain Our Region
/discover-su/campus-map/Campus Map & Directions
https://www.salisbury.edu/events/Calendars & Events
/current-students/Students
/employees/Faculty & Staff
https://www.salisbury.edu/alumni/Alumni
https://giving.salisbury.edu/p...New window External Subdomain Give
/admissions/Admissions
/calendars/Campus Calendars
/administration/administration...Employment Opportunities
/explore-academics/programs/Majors & Minors
https://www.salisbury.edu/news/Text duplicate News
https://www.salisbury.edu/events/Text duplicate Events
/gullnet-login.aspxGullNet
/administration/administration...IT Help Desk
/mobileprint/Mobile Printing
/administration/academic-affai...MyClasses
/administration/academic-affai...Registrar
/faculty-and-staff/Directory (Faculty & Staff)
/discover-su/offices-and-depar...Offices & Departments
/discover-su/campus-map/Map of the Campus
/police/parking-services/visit...Visitor Parking
https://www.salisbury.edu/police/University Police
/centennial/index.aspxNew window Learn More
/administration/administration...LEARN MORE
/news/article/2023-8-15-Prince...New window Subdomain Trivial anchor text
READ MORE
/admissions/visit-campus.aspxVisit Our Campus
/experience-campus/index.aspxHands-on learning at su
/news/article.aspxView outcomes
https://www.salisbury.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Facilities
https://www.salisbury.edu/Anchor Residence Life
https://www.salisbury.edu/Anchor The Shore
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...New window External Subdomain Take a Virtual Tour of SU
https://www.salisbury.edu/events/Browse the SU Events Calendar
/admissions/visit-campus.aspxSchedule a Visit to SU
/admissions/visit-campus.aspxSubdomain Visit Salisbury
/admissions/apply-now.aspxText duplicate Apply Now
/admissions/request-info/Request Info
https://www.youtube.com/embed/...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Make Tomorrow Yours at Salisbury University (YouTube video opens in a lightbox)
http://www.salisburysga.com/New window External Subdomain Explore
/administration/student-affair...Text duplicate Explore
/experience-campus/athletics/Text duplicate Explore
/news/article/2025-5-1-Three-R...Three Receive 2025 SU Meritorious Staff Awards May 5, 2025
A-TITLE Three Receive 2025 SU Meritorious Staff Awards
/news/article/2025-5-1-More-th...More than 150 from SU Recognized with 2025 Faculty and Staff Service Awards May 2, 2025
A-TITLE More than 150 from SU Recognized with 2025 Faculty and Staff Service Awards
/news/article/2025-4-22-SU-Stu...SU Students Learn from Wall Street Professionals During Annual FMA New York Trip May 1, 2025
A-TITLE SU Students Learn from Wall Street Professionals During Annual FMA New York Trip
/news/article/2025-4-29-Salisb...SU Signs Study Abroad Agreement in Italy April 30, 2025
A-TITLE SU Signs Study Abroad Agreement in Italy
https://www.salisbury.edu/news/More News
/academic-offices/liberal-arts...Subdomain May 05 'Eco Strategies: Promoting Sustainable Behaviors' Lecture 7 p.m.
A-TITLE 'Eco Strategies: Promoting Sustainable Behaviors' Lecture
/news/article/2025-1-30-SUs-Sp...Subdomain May 06 Fulton Faculty Colloquium: Bill Wolff (Art) and Dr. Shane Hall (Environmental Studies) 3:30 p.m.
A-TITLE Fulton Faculty Colloquium: Bill Wolff (Art) and Dr. Shane Hall (Environmental Studies)
/news/article/2025-4-29-Salisb...May 06 Salisbury Pops Concert: 'Suites and Sweets' 7:30 p.m.
A-TITLE Salisbury Pops Concert: 'Suites and Sweets'
https://www.salisbury.edu/events/More Events
/admissions/visit-campus.aspxSubdomain Text duplicate Visit Salisbury
/admissions/apply-now.aspxSubdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
/admissions/request-info/Text duplicate Request Info
https://www.salisbury.edu/news/News and Events
/administration/academic-affai...Academic Calendar
/libraries/Libraries
https://giving.salisbury.edu/p...New window External Subdomain Give to SU
https://marylandconnect.wd1.my...New window External Subdomain Careers
/administration/student-affair...Subdomain Bookstore
https://www.facebook.com/Salis...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Like Salisbury University on Facebook
https://twitter.com/salisburyuNew window External A-TITLE Follow Us on Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Connect With Salisbury University on LinkedIn
https://www.flickr.com/photos/...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Visit Salisbury University on Flickr
https://www.youtube.com/user/s...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Visit Salisbury University's YouTube Channel
https://www.instagram.com/sali...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Follow Salisbury University on instagram
https://bsky.app/profile/salis...New window External A-TITLE Follow Salisbury University on Bluesky
/administration/general-counse...Subdomain Privacy
/administration/general-counse...Subdomain Web Accessibility
/administration/general-counse...Subdomain Terms of Use
/administration/general-counse...Subdomain Copyright
/administration/general-counse...Subdomain Student Consumer Information

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.salisbury.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is slow (1.01 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page loads 5 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (95 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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cache-controlprivate
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serverMicrosoft-IIS/10.0
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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 777 referring domains.
This page has 183,367 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 461 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: *.html
Disallow: *.htm
Disallow: *.txt
Disallow: /AppData/
Disallow: /bin/
Disallow: /_debug/
Disallow: /_demo/
Disallow: /_internal/
Disallow: /_services/
Disallow: /_starterfolder/
Disallow: /_sufiles/
Disallow: /website-training-videos/
Disallow: /learnmore/
Disallow: /search/sitemap.aspx
Disallow: /gullnet-login.aspx
Disallow: /Programs.ashx
Disallow: /ImageResize.ashx
Disallow: /header.inc
Disallow: /administration/advancement-and-external-affairs/marketing-and-public-relations/web-development/dev_folder/
Disallow: /_thepdfs/
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Disallow: /NOT-hr/*
Disallow: /index-test.aspx
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Disallow: /news/article/?eid=https://xx*
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Disallow: /news/article/?eid=https://fine*
Disallow: /faculty-and-staff/webtest
Disallow: /_files/Org-Chart-01-03-2023.pdf
Disallow: /events/_inc/*.cshtml
Disallow: /administration/administration-and-finance-offices/human-resources/_files/noindex-files/
Sitemap: https://www.salisbury.edu/sitemap.xml

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www.salisbury.edu
Salisbury University, Universities in Maryland
Salisbury University, ranked among the top universities in Maryland, a member of the University System of Maryland, is a regionally accredited four-year comprehensive institution located on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.

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