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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
83% 
Page quality
100% 
Page structure
100% 
Link structure
78% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.14 s
File size
212.70 kB
Words
776
Media files
12
Number of links
85 internal / 28 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Undergraduate Admission - Undergraduate Admission
There are word repetitions in the page title.
The length of the page title is perfect. (480 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
Meta description
(Critically important)
University of Southern California
There are more than one meta descriptions on the page. Only one is allowed.
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://admission.usc.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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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descriptionFind your path to success at USC with 150+ majors & a vibrant community of 21K students. Explore our application process & academic programs. Receive support from our dedicated admission counselors.
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og:typewebsite
og:titleUndergraduate Admission - Undergraduate Admission
og:descriptionFind your path to success at USC with 150+ majors & a vibrant community of 21K students. Explore our application process & academic programs. Receive support from our dedicated admission counselors.
og:urlhttps://admission.usc.edu/
og:site_nameUndergraduate Admission
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 776 words. That's ok.
33% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
10 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 18.32 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width" 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)
This page uses Google authorship information without an image.
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
Video URLWidthHeight
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Undergraduate Admission
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Undergraduate Admission
H2 What are you looking for?
H2 150+ majors and 250+ minors
H2 Study abroad programs in 130+ cities in 50 countries.
H2 21,000 undergraduate students
H2 Research opportunities as soon as your first year
H2 Meet Us
H2 What We Look For
H2 How to Apply
H2 Find Your Counselor
H2 Live, Learn, Belong
H2 Are You Ready?
H3 Suggested Searches
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 (28) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://admission.usc.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://www.usc.edu/External Subdomain No Text
https://admission.usc.edu/Subdomain Undergraduate Admission
/prospective-students/Subdomain Prospective Students
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Overview
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Build Your Future
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Welcome Home
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Find Your People
/prospective-students/how-to-a...Subdomain Text duplicate Overview
/prospective-students/how-to-a...Subdomain What We Look For
/prospective-students/how-to-a...Subdomain First-Year Students
/prospective-students/how-to-a...Subdomain Transfer Students
/prospective-students/how-to-a...Subdomain International Students
/prospective-students/how-to-a...Subdomain Immigration & DACA Status
/cost-and-financial-aid/schola...Subdomain Scholarships
/cost-and-financial-aid/financ...Subdomain Financial Aid
/prospective-students/meet-us/Subdomain Text duplicate Overview
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Discover USC Events
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Tours
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Information Sessions
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Admission Counselors
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Admission Center
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Admission Resources
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain For Counselors
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Admission Volunteers
/admitted-students/Subdomain Admitted Students
/admitted-students/next-steps-...Subdomain Next Steps Fall
/admitted-students/next-steps-...Subdomain Next Steps Spring
/admitted-students/admitted-st...Subdomain Admitted Student Events
/admitted-students/manage-your...Subdomain Manage Your Finances
/admitted-students/academic-po...Subdomain Academic Policies
https://www.usc.edu/academic-c...New window External Subdomain Anchor Academic Calendar
/admitted-students/department-...Subdomain Department Directory
/admitted-students/faq/Subdomain FAQ
/new-student-orientation/Subdomain New Student Orientation
/new-student-orientation/profe...Subdomain Professional Staff
/new-student-orientation/orien...Subdomain Orientation Leaders
/new-student-orientation/orien...Subdomain Orientation Coordinators
/new-student-orientation/guest...Subdomain Guest Relations
/new-student-orientation/stude...Subdomain Student Employment
/new-student-orientation/the-s...Subdomain The Student Experience and Programs
/new-student-orientation/paren...Subdomain Parents & Guests
/new-student-orientation/resou...Subdomain Resources & FAQ
/new-student-orientation/conne...Subdomain Connect With Us
/preparing-for-college/Subdomain Preparing for College
/preparing-for-college/prepare...Subdomain Prepare Academically for USC
/preparing-for-college/saving-...Subdomain Saving for College
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Campus Tours
https://precollege.usc.edu/New window External Subdomain Summer & Online Pre-College Programs
https://gradadm.usc.edu/New window External Subdomain Graduate Admission
https://orientation.usc.edu/gr...New window External Subdomain Graduate Orientation
https://financialaid.usc.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
https://apply.commonapp.org/lo...New window External Subdomain Apply
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Text duplicate Tours
/request-for-information/Subdomain Request for Information
/contact-us/Subdomain Contact Us
https://ask.usc.edu/s/New window External Subdomain Have Questions? askUSC
/prospective-students/how-to-a...New window Subdomain Text duplicate What We Look For
/prospective-students/how-to-a...New window Subdomain Anchor First-Year Dates and Deadlines
/prospective-students/how-to-a...New window Subdomain Anchor Transfer Dates and Deadlines
/cost-and-financial-aid/schola...New window Subdomain Cost and Financial Aid
/prospective-students/meet-us/New window Subdomain Tours and Events
/prospective-students/how-to-a...New window Subdomain How to Apply
https://admission.usc.edu/statusNew window Subdomain Applicant Portal
/prospective-students/how-to-a...New window Subdomain International Applicants
/prospective-students/how-to-a...New window Subdomain Transfer Applicants
/admitted-students/New window Subdomain Text duplicate Admitted Students
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Learn more
https://global.usc.edu/student...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/research/Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/prospective-students/meet-us/Subdomain Explore ways to meet us
/prospective-students/how-to-a...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/prospective-students/how-to-a...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Find Your Counselor
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Text duplicate Learn more
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Text duplicate Build Your Future
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Text duplicate Welcome Home
/prospective-students/live-lea...Subdomain Text duplicate Find Your People
https://apply.commonapp.org/lo...New window External Subdomain Apply Now
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Take a Campus Tour
https://apply.commonapp.org/lo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Apply
https://admission.usc.edu/No Text
https://maps.usc.edu/?id=1928New window External Subdomain University Park Campus (Map)
https://www.usc.edu/tommy-cam/New window External Subdomain Tommy Cam
https://www.usc.edu/hecuba-cam/New window External Subdomain Hecuba Cam
https://www.facebook.com/AdmitUSCNew window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/usca...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/USCAdmissionNew window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...New window External Subdomain No Text
/prospective-students/Subdomain Text duplicate Prospective Students
/prospective-students/how-to-a...Subdomain Text duplicate How to Apply
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Find Your Admission Counselor
/prospective-students/meet-us/...Subdomain Text duplicate Tours
/contact-us/Subdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
https://www.admissionblog.usc....New window External Subdomain Undergraduate Admission Blog
/admitted-students/Subdomain Text duplicate Admitted Students
/admitted-students/next-steps-...Subdomain Next Steps for Fall Admits
/admitted-students/next-steps-...Subdomain Next Steps for Spring Admits
/admitted-students/faq/Subdomain Text duplicate FAQ
/admitted-students/academic-po...Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Policies
/new-student-orientation/Subdomain Text duplicate New Student Orientation
/new-student-orientation/the-s...Subdomain Text duplicate The Student Experience and Programs
https://orientation.usc.edu/gr...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Orientation
/new-student-orientation/resou...Subdomain Text duplicate Resources & FAQ
https://uscedu.sharepoint.com/...New window External Subdomain Campus Partners
https://affordability.usc.edu/New window External Subdomain Our Commitment to Affordability
https://www.usc.edu/privacy-no...New window External Subdomain Privacy Notice
https://eeotix.usc.edu/notice-...New window External Subdomain Notice of Non-Discrimination
https://accessibility.usc.edu/...New window External Subdomain Digital Accessibility
https://policy.usc.edu/smoke-f...New window External Subdomain Smoke-Free Policy
https://dps.usc.edu/alerts/ann...New window External Subdomain Annual Security & Fire Safety Prospective Student Notification 2024
https://dps.usc.edu/alerts/ann...New window External Subdomain URL anchor text
https://dps.usc.edu/alerts/annual-report/
A-TITLE The University of Southern California’s Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://admission.usc.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)
A Content Delivery Network like Google Hosted Libraries can save bandwidth for the JQuery files.
The page response time is excellent with 0.14 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (213 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 873 referring domains.
This page has 1,024 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 264 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

User-agent: *
Disallow: /wp-includes/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /wp-admin/*
Disallow: /wp-register.php
Disallow: /*/page/
Disallow: *.pdf$

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Undergraduate Admission72%Check
Undergraduate64%Check
admission counselor57%Check
undergraduate students53%Check
USC50%Check
university46%Check
Southern California46%Check
Meet Us46%Check
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