Yale.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
67% 
Page quality
86% 
Page structure
40% 
Link structure
66% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.06 s
File size
86.80 kB
Words
630
Media files
12
Number of links
49 internal / 54 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Yale University
The page title is too short. (133 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Since its founding in 1701, Yale University has been dedicated to expanding and sharing knowledge, inspiring innovation, and preserving cultural and scientific information for future generations.
The meta description is too long: 1184 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.yale.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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 630 words. That's ok.
28.7% of the text are stop words.
5 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 16.11 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" 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 13 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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
...l/themes/yale_blue/images/logo-print.pngNo alt attribute provided
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...-level_legislation-ynl.jpg?itok=Tz2Cb2OTIllustrated U.S. map
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...ic/the_yale_stradivari.jpg?itok=w-gfXbkoNo alt attribute provided
...ublic/plants-evolution.jpg?itok=VloaTX8_Comparison of similar leaf types from Oaxaca, Mexico and Chiapas, Mexico
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/sites/default/files/images/graduation.jpgGroup of graduates at a commencement ceremony, wearing caps and gowns, smiling and taking photos.
...l/themes/yale_blue/images/logo-print.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Yale University
Too many H1 headings
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 30 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 Yale University
H1 Yale University Duplicate text
H2 Secondary Navigation
H2 Main Navigation
H2 Yale honors its next generation of leaders
H2 The latest from Yale News
H2 The Parts That Make Yale Whole
H2 Helpful Links
H2 Visiting Yale
H2 Social Links
H2 Main Navigation Duplicate text
H2 Secondary Navigation Duplicate text
H2 Gateway Navigation
H3 ROTC CEREMONY
H3 Yale’s Digital Ethics Center helps U.S. states navigate the promise and perils of AI
H3 Well-being for parents: A popular course is revamped to promote parental happiness
H3 How typhoid fever triggers severe neurological symptoms
H3 Having your performance misjudged distorts how you assess others‌‌
H3 Why aren’t people who need weight loss drugs getting them?
H3 A closer look for the curious
H4 Trumbull College
H4 Tobin Center for Economic Policy
H4 Morse College
H4 Morse College Duplicate text
H4 Wright Lab
H4 The Yale Stradivari
H4 Plant study hints evolution may be predictable
H4 LUX: Yale Collections
H4 Native American Cultural Center
H4 John Trumbull’s General George Washington at Trenton (1792)
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (54) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.yale.edu/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://www.yale.edu/Yale University
https://www.yale.edu/calendarsCalendars
https://forhumanity.yale.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://news.yale.edu/External Subdomain News
https://directory.yale.edu/External Subdomain Directories
https://www.yale.edu/searchSearch
https://www.yale.edu/about-yaleAbout Yale
/about-yale/leadership-organiz...Leadership & Organization
/about-yale/yale-factsYale Facts
/about-yale/traditions-historyTraditions & History
/about-yale/centers-institutesCenters & Institutes
http://world.yale.edu/External Subdomain Yale & the World
/about-yale/visitingVisiting
https://www.yale.edu/academicsAcademics
/academics/undergraduate-studyUndergraduate Study
/academics/graduate-profession...Graduate & Professional Study
/academics/departments-programsDepartments & Programs
https://world.yale.edu/academi...External Subdomain Global Education
https://summer.yale.edu/External Subdomain Summer Session
/academics/non-degree-offeringsNon-Degree Offerings
https://online.yale.edu/External Subdomain Online Learning
https://www.yale.edu/admissionsAdmissions
https://admissions.yale.edu/External Subdomain Undergraduate
/admissions/graduate-professio...Graduate & Professional Schools
/admissions/financial-aidFinancial Aid
https://world.yale.edu/admissionsExternal Subdomain International Students
https://summer.yale.edu/applyExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Summer Session
/admissions/non-degree-seeking...Non-Degree Seeking Students
https://worldfellows.yale.edu/...External Subdomain World Fellows Program
https://www.yale.edu/life-yaleLife at Yale
/life-yale/arts-cultureArts & Culture
/life-yale/athletics-recreationAthletics & Recreation
https://belong.yale.edu/External Subdomain Belonging at Yale
/life-yale/health-wellnessHealth & Wellness
/life-yale/new-havenNew Haven
https://housing.yale.edu/External Subdomain Residential Life
/life-yale/serviceService
/life-yale/virtual-yaleVirtual Yale
https://secretary.yale.edu/stu...External Subdomain Student Groups & Activities
https://www.yale.edu/collectionsCollections
https://lux.collections.yale.edu/External Subdomain LUX: Yale Collections Discovery
/collections/museums-and-libra...Museums and Libraries
https://research.yale.edu/External Subdomain Research
/feature-archiveThe Feature Archive
https://news.yale.edu/2025/05/...External Subdomain SEE PHOTOS FROM THE CEREMONY
/feature-archiveText duplicate The Feature Archive
/feature-archiveText duplicate The Feature Archive
https://news.yale.edu/2025/05/...External Subdomain Yale’s Digital Ethics Center helps U.S. states navigate the promise and perils of AI
https://news.yale.edu/2025/05/...External Subdomain Well-being for parents: A popular course is revamped to promote parental happiness
https://news.yale.edu/2025/05/...External Subdomain How typhoid fever triggers severe neurological symptoms
https://insights.som.yale.edu/...External Subdomain Having your performance misjudged distorts how you assess others‌‌
https://medicine.yale.edu/news...External Subdomain Why aren’t people who need weight loss drugs getting them?
https://trumbull.yalecollege.y...External Subdomain Trumbull College Explore the college
https://tobin.yale.edu/External Subdomain Tobin Center for Economic Policy LEARN MORE
IMG-ALT Exterior of Tobin Center for Economic Policy
https://morse.yalecollege.yale...External Subdomain Explore the college
https://morse.yalecollege.yale...External Subdomain Morse College Explore the college
https://wlab.yale.edu/External Subdomain Wright Lab Explore the lab
https://music.yale.edu/collectionExternal Subdomain The Yale Stradivari Explore the collection
https://news.yale.edu/2022/07/...External Subdomain Plant study hints evolution may be predictable Learn more
IMG-ALT Comparison of similar leaf types from Oaxaca, Mexico and Chiapas, Mexico
https://lux.collections.yale.edu/External Subdomain LUX: Yale Collections LEARN MORE
https://nacc.yalecollege.yale....External Subdomain Native American Cultural Center Explore the Center
https://artgallery.yale.edu/co...External Subdomain VIEW THE WORK
https://www.yale.edu/contact-usContact Us
https://campushealth.yale.edu/...External Subdomain COVID-19 Info
https://your.yale.edu/work-yal...External Subdomain Careers
https://emergency.yale.edu/External Subdomain Emergency Info
https://privacy.yale.edu/resou...External Subdomain Privacy Policy
https://your.yale.edu/communit...External Subdomain Public Safety
https://usability.yale.edu/web...External Subdomain Accessibility at Yale
https://westcampus.yale.edu/External Subdomain Yale West Campus
https://statusboard.apps.yale....External Subdomain Yale Status Board
https://visitorcenter.yale.edu...External Subdomain Campus Tours
/about-yale/visitingMaps & Directions
https://visitorcenter.yale.edu/External Subdomain Yale Visitor Center
/collections/museums-and-libra...Museums & Libraries
/life-yale/new-havenText duplicate New Haven
/about-yale/visitingMore Visit Resources
https://oiea.yale.edu/External Subdomain Office of Institutional Equity & Accessibility
A-TITLE //oiea.yale.edu/</p> <p>Click to follow link.
/eeo-nondiscriminationstatementEqual Opportunity & Nondiscrimination Statement
https://instagram.com/yale/New window External Yale on Instagram
IMG-ALT Group of graduates at a commencement ceremony, wearing caps and gowns, smiling and taking photos.
https://www.facebook.com/YaleU...New window External Subdomain Facebook
http://www.youtube.com/yaleNew window External Subdomain YouTube
http://weibo.com/yaleuniversityNew window External Sina Weibo
https://www.yale.edu/social-mediaAll Social Media
/contact-us/contact-web-editorContact Web Editor
https://www.yale.edu/Anchor Back to top
https://www.yale.edu/index.htmlText duplicate Yale University
https://www.yale.edu/searchText duplicate Search
https://www.yale.edu/about-yaleText duplicate About Yale
https://www.yale.edu/academicsText duplicate Academics
https://www.yale.edu/admissionsText duplicate Admissions
https://www.yale.edu/life-yaleText duplicate Life at Yale
https://www.yale.edu/collectionsText duplicate Collections
https://research.yale.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Research
https://www.yale.edu/calendarsText duplicate Calendars
https://forhumanity.yale.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
https://news.yale.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate News
https://directory.yale.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Directories
https://secretary.yale.edu/stu...External Subdomain Students
https://www.yale.edu/facultyFaculty
https://your.yale.edu/External Subdomain Staff
https://alumni.yale.edu/External Subdomain Alumni

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.yale.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 (87 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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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 5,684 referring domains.
This page has 196,905 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 4,148 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

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# you save bandwidth and server resources.
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# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
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Allow: /misc/*.css?
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Disallow: /node/add/
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www.yale.edu
Yale University
Since its founding in 1701, Yale University has been dedicated to expanding and sharing knowledge, inspiring innovation, and preserving cultural and scientific information for future generations.

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KeywordResultRecheck
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Yale University89%Check
University82%Check
Yale Collections68%Check
Visiting Yale68%Check
Cultural50%Check
Cultural Center49%Check
Info46%Check
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College44%Check

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