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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
83% 
Page structure
92% 
Link structure
20% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.24 s
File size
215.30 kB
Words
682
Media files
11
Number of links
166 internal / 29 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home - Syracuse University
The length of the page title is perfect. (250 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Syracuse University, founded in 1870 and comprised of thirteen schools and colleges, is a private research university in the heart of New York State.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (910 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
No canonical link is 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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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
descriptionSyracuse University, founded in 1870 and comprised of thirteen schools and colleges, is a private research university in the heart of New York State.
langen
twitter:image:altThe exterior of the Hall of Languages building.
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og:titleHome
og:imagehttps://static.cdn.syr.edu/static/www/original_images/hall-of-languages.jpg
og:descriptionSyracuse University, founded in 1870 and comprised of thirteen schools and colleges, is a private research university in the heart of New York State.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 682 words. That's ok.
24.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
6 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 19.17 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 14 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
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
...du/logos/syr_horizontal_1Line_orange.svgSyracuse University Homepage
...NR_2025SpringFirstDayofClasses_00058.jpgProfessor teaching class.
...1100/ANR_2025AllysonAlmeidaECS_00038.jpgAllyson Almeida is in the cockpit of a plane.
...00/JNB_StudentMarshals_00624_tXyILm8.jpgClass Marshals standing and smiling in their academic regalia.
...4/width-1100/Gabe_and_Lauren_2RKYcdW.jpgGabe Honig speaking to a friend and sitting in a chair.
...75_HonoraryDegree2025-640x480-NoText.jpgThree headshots of Commencement 2025 honorary degree recipients on a blue background.
...100/2023-mbb-vs-duke-basketball-flag.jpgStudent waiving a Syracuse University flag in the JMA Wireless Dome.
...s-center-rock-climbing-wall-homepage.jpgStudent rock climbing at the The Barnes Center.
...du/logos/syr_horizontal_1Line_orange.svgSyracuse University Homepage
..._s6mg=/3903/width-1300/FooterImageV3.jpgOverhead photo of campus features the Hall of Languages.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Forever Orange
The H1 heading is too short (14 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Forever Orange
H2 Information for
H2 Find Your Program
H2 University to Award 3 Honorary Degrees at 2025 Commencement
H2 Life at Syracuse University
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Information for Duplicate text
H2 Login
H3 Orange Stories
H3 All for One, All for Orange
H3 Make Time for Wellness
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.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (29) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
/privacy-policy/Subdomain privacy policy
https://www.syracuse.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://www.syracuse.edu/IMG-ALT Syracuse University Homepage
/academics/Academics
/academics/programs/?level=und...Undergraduate Majors and Minors
/academics/programs/?level=gra...Graduate Programs
/academics/programs/?get_deliv...Online Programs
/academics/programs/?level=cer...Certificates and Credentials
/academics/selecting-a-major/Selecting A Major
/academics/study-abroad-away/Study Abroad or Away
/academics/other-academic-oppo...Other Academic Opportunities
/academics/career-paths/Career Paths
/academics/schools-colleges/Schools and Colleges
/academics/calendars/Academic Calendars
https://courses.syracuse.edu/External Subdomain Course Catalog
/admissions-aid/Admissions and Aid
/admissions-aid/why-syracuse-u...Why Syracuse University
/admissions-aid/application-pr...Application Process
/admissions-aid/tuition-fees/Tuition and Fees
/admissions-aid/financial-aid-...Financial Aid and Scholarships
/admissions-aid/tour-campus/Tour Campus
/admissions-aid/request-inform...Request Information
/campus-life/Campus Life
/campus-life/living-on-campus/Living On Campus
/campus-life/living-off-campus/Living Off Campus
/campus-life/highlights/Campus Highlights
/campus-life/sports-recreation/Sports and Recreation
/campus-life/clubs-organizations/Clubs and Organizations
/campus-life/health-wellness/Health and Wellness
/campus-life/inclusion-access/Inclusion and Access
/campus-life/veteran-military-...Veteran and Military
/campus-life/student-services/Student Services
/campus-life/student-centers/Student Centers
/campus-life/arts/Arts at Syracuse University
/campus-life/libraries/Libraries
/research/Research
/research/distinctive-research...Distinctive Research Excellence
/research/undergraduate-research/Undergraduate Research
/research/graduate-research/Graduate Research
/research/university-research-...University Research Institutes
/research/research-facilities/Research Facilities
https://www.syracuse.edu/about/About
/about/history/Our History
/about/facts-figures/Facts and Figures
/about/vision-mission/University Vision and Mission
/about/diversity-and-inclusion/Diversity and Inclusion
/about/accessibility/Accessibility
/about/alumni-network/Alumni Network
/about/leadership-administration/Leadership and Administration
/about/partnerships-community-...Partnerships and Community Relations
/about/living-in-central-new-y...Living in Central New York
/about/contact/Help and Contacts
/academics/Text duplicate Academics
/academics/programs/?level=und...Text duplicate Undergraduate Majors and Minors
/academics/programs/?level=gra...Text duplicate Graduate Programs
/academics/programs/?get_deliv...Text duplicate Online Programs
/academics/programs/?level=cer...Text duplicate Certificates and Credentials
/academics/selecting-a-major/Text duplicate Selecting A Major
/academics/study-abroad-away/Text duplicate Study Abroad or Away
/academics/other-academic-oppo...Text duplicate Other Academic Opportunities
/academics/career-paths/Text duplicate Career Paths
/academics/schools-colleges/Text duplicate Schools and Colleges
/academics/calendars/Text duplicate Academic Calendars
https://courses.syracuse.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Course Catalog
/admissions-aid/Text duplicate Admissions and Aid
/admissions-aid/why-syracuse-u...Text duplicate Why Syracuse University
/admissions-aid/application-pr...Text duplicate Application Process
/admissions-aid/tuition-fees/Text duplicate Tuition and Fees
/admissions-aid/financial-aid-...Text duplicate Financial Aid and Scholarships
/admissions-aid/tour-campus/Text duplicate Tour Campus
/admissions-aid/request-inform...Text duplicate Request Information
/campus-life/Text duplicate Campus Life
/campus-life/living-on-campus/Text duplicate Living On Campus
/campus-life/living-off-campus/Text duplicate Living Off Campus
/campus-life/highlights/Text duplicate Campus Highlights
/campus-life/sports-recreation/Text duplicate Sports and Recreation
/campus-life/clubs-organizations/Text duplicate Clubs and Organizations
/campus-life/health-wellness/Text duplicate Health and Wellness
/campus-life/inclusion-access/Text duplicate Inclusion and Access
/campus-life/veteran-military-...Text duplicate Veteran and Military
/campus-life/student-services/Text duplicate Student Services
/campus-life/student-centers/Text duplicate Student Centers
/campus-life/arts/Text duplicate Arts at Syracuse University
/campus-life/libraries/Text duplicate Libraries
/research/Text duplicate Research
/research/distinctive-research...Text duplicate Distinctive Research Excellence
/research/undergraduate-research/Text duplicate Undergraduate Research
/research/graduate-research/Text duplicate Graduate Research
/research/university-research-...Text duplicate University Research Institutes
/research/research-facilities/Text duplicate Research Facilities
https://www.syracuse.edu/about/Text duplicate About
/about/history/Text duplicate Our History
/about/facts-figures/Text duplicate Facts and Figures
/about/vision-mission/Text duplicate University Vision and Mission
/about/diversity-and-inclusion/Text duplicate Diversity and Inclusion
/about/accessibility/Text duplicate Accessibility
/about/alumni-network/Text duplicate Alumni Network
/about/leadership-administration/Text duplicate Leadership and Administration
/about/partnerships-community-...Text duplicate Partnerships and Community Relations
/about/living-in-central-new-y...Text duplicate Living in Central New York
/about/contact/Text duplicate Help and Contacts
https://cuse.com/External Athletics
/about/alumni-network/Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni Network
https://news.syr.edu/External Subdomain News
https://calendar.syracuse.edu/External Subdomain Events
https://www.syracuse.edu/gift/Make a Gift
/admissions-aid/application-pr...Admitted Students
/current-students/Current Students
/campus-life/veteran-military-...Veteran and Military Students
/faculty-staff/Faculty and Staff
https://www.syracuse.edu/alumni/Alumni
/community-and-visitors/Community and Visitors
/admissions-aid/application-pr...Parents and Families
/academics/calendars/Text duplicate Academic Calendars
https://calendar.syracuse.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Events
https://hr.syr.edu/External Subdomain Human Resources
https://myslice.syr.edu/External Subdomain MySlice
https://registrar.syr.edu/External Subdomain Registrar
https://library.syracuse.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Libraries
https://commencement.syr.edu/External Subdomain Learn more
/academics/programs/?level=und...Subdomain Undergraduate majors and minors
/academics/programs/?level=gra...Subdomain Graduate programs
/academics/programs/Subdomain All degrees and programs
/academics/programs/?get_deliv...Subdomain Online programs
/academics/career-paths/archit...Subdomain Architecture
/academics/career-paths/art-de...Subdomain Art and Design
/academics/career-paths/busine...Subdomain Business and Finance
/academics/career-paths/commun...Subdomain Communications and Writing
/academics/career-paths/educat...Subdomain Education
/academics/career-paths/engine...Subdomain Engineering
/academics/career-paths/health...Subdomain Health and Human Services
/academics/career-paths/humani...Subdomain Humanities and Languages
/academics/career-paths/law-go...Subdomain Law and Government
/academics/career-paths/perfor...Subdomain Performing Arts
/academics/career-paths/scienc...Subdomain Science and Mathematics
/academics/career-paths/social...Subdomain Social Justice and Advocacy
/academics/career-paths/social...Subdomain Social Sciences
https://draft.www.syracuse.edu...External Subdomain Sports
/academics/career-paths/techno...Subdomain Technology and Data
/admissions-aid/financial-aid-...Subdomain Learn more about financial aid
/academics/programsSubdomain Discover our programs
/academics/study-abroad-away/s...Subdomain Explore destinations
/campus-life/clubs-organizations/Subdomain Explore student organizations
/stories/class-of-2025-degree-...Hands-on Learning Yields Real-World Results
/stories/class-of-2025-class-m...Wisdom from the Class of 2025
/stories/gabe-honig-alum/Capturing the Boston Celtics' Dynasty
https://www.syracuse.edu/stories/See all stories
https://news.syr.edu/blog/2025...External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
https://news.syr.edu/External Subdomain Read more news
/campus-life/Explore the Orange experience
https://cuse.com/External Explore athletics
/campus-life/sports-recreation/Explore sports and recreation
/campus-life/student-services/...Go inside
https://calendar.syracuse.edu/...External Subdomain Explore all events
/admissions-aid/application-pr...Apply Now
/admissions-aid/request-inform...Text duplicate Request Information
/admissions-aid/tour-campus/Text duplicate Tour Campus
https://www.syracuse.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Syracuse University Homepage
https://www.facebook.com/syrac...External Subdomain No Text
http://instagram.com/syracuseuExternal No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/edu/s...External Subdomain No Text
http://www.youtube.com/user/Sy...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@syracuseuExternal Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/syracuseuExternal No Text
/about/contact/Subdomain Contact Us
/about/contact/emergencies/Subdomain Emergency Contact
/academics/Text duplicate Academics
/admissions-aid/Text duplicate Admissions and Aid
/campus-life/Text duplicate Campus Life
/research/Text duplicate Research
https://www.syracuse.edu/about/Text duplicate About
https://cuse.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
/about/alumni-network/Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni Network
https://news.syr.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate News
https://calendar.syracuse.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Events
https://www.syracuse.edu/gift/Text duplicate Make a Gift
/admissions-aid/application-pr...Text duplicate Admitted Students
/current-students/Text duplicate Current Students
/campus-life/veteran-military-...Text duplicate Veteran and Military Students
/faculty-staff/Text duplicate Faculty and Staff
https://www.syracuse.edu/alumni/Text duplicate Alumni
/community-and-visitors/Text duplicate Community and Visitors
/admissions-aid/application-pr...Text duplicate Parents and Families
https://www.syracuse.edu/stories/Stories
https://www.syracuse.edu/map/Campus Map
/campus-life/highlights/campus...Campus Store
/work-at-syracuse-university/Work at Syracuse
https://www.syracuse.edu/brand/Syracuse University Brand
https://hr.syr.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Human Resources
https://middlestates.syr.edu/External Subdomain Accreditation
/title-ix/Title IX
/about/accessibility/Text duplicate Accessibility
/privacy-policy/Privacy Policy
https://blackboard.syr.edu/External Subdomain Blackboard
https://myslice.syr.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate MySlice

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.syracuse.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 0.24 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (215 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 1,916 referring domains.
This page has 49,561 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,490 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /search/ 
Disallow: /tmp/
Disallow: /static/ 
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /stories-demo/

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Home - Syracuse University
Syracuse University, founded in 1870 and comprised of thirteen schools and colleges, is a private research university in the heart of New York State.

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Syracuse University73%Check
University68%Check
Orange61%Check
Research University58%Check
Schools and Colleges47%Check
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