Ntnu.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
99% 
Page quality
51% 
Page structure
5% 
Link structure
85% 
Server
50% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.49 s
File size
113.70 kB
Words
414
Media files
14
Number of links
70 internal / 21 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU
The length of the page title is perfect. (510 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Located in Trondheim, Gjøvik and Ålesund. Specializing in technology and the natural sciences. 40 000 students.
The meta description is too long: 1001 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
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-gb
Server location: Norway
The following language is defined by HTML: en-gb
Alternate/Hreflang Links
(Somewhat important)
The specified alternate links have no errors.
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

NameValue
viewportinitial-scale=1.0, width=device-width
mobile-web-app-capableyes
application-nameNTNU
apple-mobile-web-app-capableyes
apple-mobile-web-app-titleNTNU
apple-mobile-web-app-status-bar-styledefault
google-site-verificationMvmsXC06IWyb82SIuHjRFnJodYChvM7Vot7rt_2EcGk
descriptionNorwegian University of Science and Technology. Located in Trondheim, Gjøvik and Ålesund. Specializing in technology and the natural sciences. 40 000 students.
keywords, science, math, engineering, technology, university, higher ed, graduate degrees, masters, bachelors, phd, norway, europe, arts, medicine, nursing, humanities
langen-gb
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
There are only 414 words on this page. Good pages should have about 800 words of useful content.
These Typos were found:
  • vistors => visitors
23.2% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 12 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 16 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "initial-scale=1.0, 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 8 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
3 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
/o/ntnu-theme/images/ntnu-logo-web-v1.svgNTNU Home
...c-a9ed-01d2-063c61a32fca?t=1751375554243A young student in a classroom, smiling at camera
...1-d7b2-b6ec-b8d10f417273?t=1751375531730A young student in a classroom, smiling at camera
...2-e195-0283-d40706d5bf3b?t=1723102578793Photo of NTNUs Main building at Gløshaugen campus in wintertime.
...1-59fa-6eee-80bbe9069af0?t=1723102783568Photo of Campus in Ålesund a sunny day
...e-f789-1dd4-2e42f6b16676?t=1696236046948A combined drawing and photo of researchers working in a laboratory.
...a-4e7d-b555-990e05dafa3c?t=1548417323496Person mountain hiking.
...9-02de-7e5d-c783cc9a86ae?t=1747815327399A lion and a lioness are walking across the Savannah in Kenya.
...1-45bf-5682-fa49eb717ea0?t=1745306745547No alt attribute provided
...6-f83c-63df-238573fa87c1?t=1742212019293No alt attribute provided
...3-9ed6-2683-1daf49529fa8?t=1742212019222No alt attribute provided
...7-6ccc-d882-a5f238266230?t=1751374423122Four students sitting in a sofa in the library
...2-9098-c179-6d2dff17a602?t=1751374628360Museum vistors next to a skeleton
...u-theme/images/logo_ntnu_tag_english.svgNTNU logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Navigation
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (10 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 47 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 Navigation
H1 ntnu.edu
H1 Norwegian University of Science and Technology
H2 Språkvelger
H2 Top image
H2 A welcome to the new students
H2 Shortcuts study – frontpage
H2 Space m3
H2 NTNU Life
H2 NTNU Life Duplicate text
H2 NTNU Life Duplicate text
H2 NTNU vacancies and job openings
H2 NTNU vacancies and job openings Duplicate text
H2 Space m3 Duplicate text
H2 Card deck engelsk hovedside
H2 News
H2 Media info
H2 Space m3 Duplicate text
H2 University Library
H2 University Library Duplicate text
H2 kindly.ai (jira II-3403 / NTNU0828537)
H2 University Museum
H2 University Museum Duplicate text
H3 PhD opportunities
H3 Master's programmes
H3 Exchange students
H3 Life and Housing
H3 About NTNU
H3 See our campuses
H3 Working at NTNU – Researcher support
H3 Tracking lions in the name of science
H3 Viking bones don't lie
H3 Why is it so hard to bring clean cooking to Africa?
H3 Making the world's fastest skis
H3 NTNU – Norwegian University of Science and Technology
H3 Studies
H3 Studies Duplicate text
H3 News Duplicate text
H3 News Duplicate text
H3 About NTNU Duplicate text
H3 About NTNU Duplicate text
H3 Contact
H3 Contact Duplicate text
H3 NTNU in three cities
H3 NTNU in three cities Duplicate text
H3 About this website
H3 About this website Duplicate text
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 21 external links on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.ntnu.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://www.ntnu.edu/NTNU Home
IMG-ALT NTNU Home
/studies/international/masterMaster's programmes in English
/studies/exchangeFor exchange students
https://www.ntnu.edu/phdPhD opportunities
/studies/allstudiesAll programmes of study
/studies/coursesCourses
/studies/financing-and-scholar...Financing
/studies/langcoursesLanguage requirements
/studies/applicationApplication process
/studies/academiccalendarAcademic calendar
https://www.ntnu.edu/studies/faqFAQ
https://www.ntnu.edu/researchNTNU research
/research/research-excellenceResearch excellence
/research/strategicareasStrategic research areas
/innovation-resourcesInnovation resources
https://www.ntnu.edu/phdText duplicate PhD opportunities
/lifeandhousing/trondheimStudent in Trondheim
/lifeandhousing/gjovikStudent in Gjøvik
/lifeandhousing/alesundStudent in Ålesund
https://www.ntnu.edu/nirsFor researchers
/lifeandhousingLife and housing
https://www.ntnu.edu/aboutAbout NTNU
https://www.ntnu.edu/contactContact us
https://www.ntnu.edu/facultiesFaculties and departments
https://www.ntnu.edu/ubLibraries
https://www.ntnu.edu/nirsInternational researcher support
https://www.ntnu.edu/vacanciesVacancies
https://www.ntnu.edu/aboutText duplicate About NTNU
https://www.ntnu.edu/mapMaps
https://www.ntnu.no/External Subdomain Norsk
A-TITLE Norsk versjon av siden: https://www.ntnu.no/
/start-of-studiesStart of studies on 11 August.
/start-of-studiesText duplicate Start of studies on 11 August.
https://www.ntnu.edu/phdPhD opportunities All about doctoral education at NTNU
/studies/international/masterMaster's programmes More than 60 international master's programmes in English
/studies/exchangeExchange students Your opportunities as an exchange student
/lifeandhousingLife and Housing Student life is about more than just studying!
https://www.ntnu.edu/aboutText duplicate About NTNU
IMG-ALT Photo of NTNUs Main building at Gløshaugen campus in wintertime.
/about-ntnu/campusesSee our campuses
IMG-ALT Photo of Campus in Ålesund a sunny day
https://www.ntnu.edu/nirsWorking at NTNU – Researcher support
IMG-ALT A combined drawing and photo of researchers working in a laboratory.
https://www.ntnu.edu/vacanciesFind vacancies and job openings
https://nyheter.ntnu.no/en/tra...External Subdomain Tracking lions in the name of science
IMG-ALT A lion and a lioness are walking across the Savannah in Kenya.
https://norwegianscitechnews.c...External Viking bones don't lie
https://norwegianscitechnews.c...External Why is it so hard to bring clean cooking to Africa?
https://norwegianscitechnews.c...External Making the world's fastest skis
https://nyheter.ntnu.no/enExternal Subdomain News from NTNU
https://norwegianscitechnews.com/External Norwegian SciTech News from NTNU
/63-degrees-northPodcast
https://www.ntnu.no/eksperter?...External Subdomain Expert lists
/contact/press-contactsPress contacts
https://www.ntnu.edu/ub/Visit the library’s website
https://www.ntnu.edu/museumVisit the museum’s website
https://i.ntnu.no/en/ansattExternal Subdomain For employees
https://i.ntnu.no/en/studentExternal Subdomain For students
https://innsida.ntnu.no/External Subdomain Intranet
https://innsida.ntnu.no/blackb...External Subdomain Blackboard
/studies/international/masterText duplicate Master's programmes in English
/studies/exchangeText duplicate For exchange students
https://www.ntnu.edu/phdText duplicate PhD opportunities
/studies/coursesText duplicate Courses
https://www.ntnu.edu/careerCareer development
/continuing-educationContinuing education
/studies/applicationText duplicate Application process
https://nyheter.ntnu.no/en/External Subdomain NTNU News
https://www.ntnu.edu/vacanciesText duplicate Vacancies
https://www.ntnu.edu/aboutAbout the university
https://www.ntnu.edu/ubText duplicate Libraries
https://www.ntnu.edu/strategyNTNU's strategy
/research/research-excellenceText duplicate Research excellence
/research/strategicareasText duplicate Strategic research areas
/organizational-chartOrganizational chart
https://www.ntnu.edu/contactContact NTNU
https://www.ntnu.edu/employeesEmployees
https://www.ntnu.no/eksperter?...External Subdomain Find experts
/contact/press-contactsText duplicate Press contacts
https://www.ntnu.edu/nirsResearcher support
https://www.ntnu.edu/mapText duplicate Maps
https://www.ntnu.edu/gjovikNTNU in Gjøvik
https://www.ntnu.edu/trondheimNTNU in Trondheim
https://www.ntnu.edu/alesundNTNU in Ålesund
https://www.ntnu.edu/cookiesUse of cookies
https://uustatus.no/nb/erklari...External Accessibility statement
https://www.ntnu.edu/privacyPrivacy policy
/about-this-siteEditorial responsibility
https://www.facebook.com/ntnu.noExternal Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE NTNU's official Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/ntnuExternal Subdomain Instagram
A-TITLE NTNU's official Instagramkonto
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain Linkedin
A-TITLE NTNU's official Linkedin
https://www.snapchat.com/add/n...External Subdomain Snapchat
A-TITLE NTNU's official Snapchat
https://www.tiktok.com/@ntnuExternal Subdomain Tiktok
A-TITLE NTNU's official Tiktok
https://www.youtube.com/user/n...External Subdomain Youtube
A-TITLE NTNU's official Youtubekonto
/c/portal/login?p_l_id=1282899749Sign In

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.ntnu.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
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 of 0.49 seconds is longer than the recommended limit of 0.4 seconds. A high response time unnecessarily slows down search engine crawling and results in bad user experience as well.
This page loads 6 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 16 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (114 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 08 Jul 2025 13:17:07 GMT
serverApache/2.4.52 (Ubuntu)
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x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
x-xss-protection1
set-cookie85 Characters
expiresThu, 01 Jan 1970 00:00:00 GMT
cache-controlprivate, no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate
pragmano-cache
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content-typetext/html;charset=UTF-8
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
content-length18070
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 3,647 referring domains.
This page has 55,773 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,094 different ip addresses.

Robots.txt

# Generelle robot-regler

User-Agent: *

# Liferay o.l.
Disallow: /c/portal/
Disallow: /en/
Disallow: /lib
Disallow: /nb/
Disallow: /search
Disallow: /sok
Disallow: /sitemap.xml
Disallow: /tmp
Disallow: /web
Disallow: /ansatte/-/
Disallow: /employees/-/
Disallow: /combo/
Disallow: /combo?
Disallow: /combo
Disallow: /tobjoto

# Ekstraregler for Liferay
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Disallow: /*p_p_id*
Disallow: /*p_p_lifecycle*
Disallow: /*p_p_mode*
Disallow: /*contentId*
Disallow: /*thisId*
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# Confluence/wikihotell
#Disallow: /wiki/

# NTNUs nettbutikk
Disallow: /nettbutikk/

# Machform-basert skjema, ekstern
Disallow: /machform/

# Begrenser topp-blogger, men åpner for alle andre ntnu-blogger
# Bruk av Allow er lov i hht RFC9309
Disallow /blogger/
Allow /blogger/guide/
Allow /blogger/ub-adbbm/
Allow /blogger/ub-arkeologi/
Allow /blogger/ub-lokalhistorie/
Allow /blogger/ub-realfag/
Allow /blogger/ub-teknologi/
Allow /blogger/ub-okonomi/
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Allow /blogger/the-materialities-of-the-modern-breakthrough/
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Allow /blogger/eladda/
Allow /blogger/unikup/
Allow /blogger/lotteryfantasy/
Allow /blogger/talkinnovation/



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Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /arch
Disallow: /bridge/bedrift/
Disallow: /bridge/studentprofil/
Disallow: /bridge/students
Disallow: /c14
Disallow: /captain
Disallow: /diskusjon
Disallow: /gemini
Disallow: /group/
Disallow: /ime/_detail
Disallow: /ime/_export
Disallow: /ime/_media
Disallow: /ime/lib
Disallow: /ime/statistikk
Disallow: /info/old/
Disallow: /iteamax
Disallow: /mailinglists
Disallow: /ntnu-bil
Disallow: /offjour
Disallow: /okonomi
Disallow: /pics
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Disallow: /statistikk
Disallow: /studieavd
Disallow: /studieavd/dok
Disallow: /studieavd/timeplan/
Disallow: /www-admin

Search preview

www.ntnu.edu
Norwegian University of Science and Technology - NTNU
Norwegian University of Science and Technology. Located in Trondheim, Gjøvik and Ålesund. Specializing in technology and the natural sciences. 40 000 students.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
NTNU68%Check
Science and Technology68%Check
University66%Check
Norwegian66%Check
Science66%Check
Norwegian University66%Check
Technology65%Check
Student58%Check
students56%Check
NTNU research55%Check

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