usf.edu
Registered
Page analyze update date:
2026/03/16 05:46:52
Last whois update date:
2026/02/26 02:34:55
Domain Status
Registered
Paid till
31.07.2027
Available from
30.08.2027
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usf.edu Website screenshot
SEO Score
46.58%
68
Score achieved
146
Maximum score
Main Information
Title: Welcome to the University of South Florida | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee, FL
Description: The University of South Florida (USF) is a high-impact, global research university dedicated to student success serving Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee.
Keywords: USF, University of South Florida, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Manatee, USF Health, USF Athletics, USF News, events, calendar, apply, admissions, about, academics, research, myusf, careers, campus life, campus resources, Florida universities, Florida colleges
Page Encoding:
utf-8
Page Filesize: 74 KB
Server Information
IP: 131.247.100.1
Location: United States,US,Sarasota,34231,27.2636,-82.5171,America/New_York
Encoding: utf-8
Whois Information
update_date: 15-Jan-2026
update_time: 1768435200
expiration_date: 31-Jul-2027
expiration_time: 1816992000
Whois Raw Data
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domain names.
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Domain Name: USF.EDU
Registrant:
University of South Florida
Information Technology
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SVC 4010
Tampa, FL 33620
USA
Administrative Contact:
Domain Admin
University of South Florida
Information Technology
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SVC 4010
Tampa, FL 33620
USA
+1.8139741793
[email protected]
Technical Contact:
Eric Stewart
University of South Florida
Information Technology
4202 E. Fowler Avenue, SVC 4010
Tampa, FL 33620
USA
+1.8139746084
[email protected]
Name Servers:
MOTHER.USF.EDU
AZURE-DR-BNS1.USF.EDU
ZIGGY.USF.EDU
Domain record activated: 29-Sep-1986
Domain record last updated: 15-Jan-2026
Domain expires: 31-Jul-2027
Robots.txt
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# robots.txt for USF.edu
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User-agent: *
# list folders robots are not allowed to index
Disallow: /images
Disallow: /css
Disallow: /aspnet_client
Disallow: /javascripts
Disallow: /snapshots
Disallow: /web-templates
Disallow: /inc
Disallow: /utilities
Disallow: /calendar
Disallow: /it/archive
Disallow: /test/bob
Disallow: /student-affairs/tedx
Disallow: /*.pdf$
Disallow: /*.doc$
Disallow: /*.docx$
Disallow: /*.ppt$
Disallow: /*.pptx$
Disallow: /*.xls$
Disallow: /*.xlsx$
Disallow: /*.rtf$
Disallow: /*.txt$
#
# list specific files robots are not allowed to index
#
Disallow: /Atest.html
Disallow: /jstest.asp
Disallow: /About-USF/contact-send.asp
Disallow: /About-USF/page-not-found.asp
#
# Ahrefs for Admissions
User-agent: AhrefsBot
User-agent: AhrefsSiteAudit
Allow: /admissions
#
#
User-agent: Twitterbot
# allow twitter to fetch images for news
Allow: /images
#
#
# End of robots.txt file
#
###############################
SEO Audit
Technical SEO
✓
Response Code
HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Status 200 OK - page loads correctly.
✓
Character Encoding
Page: utf-8, Header: utf-8
Character encoding consistent between HTML and headers.
✓
Page Size
75937 bytes
Page size acceptable for fast loading.
✓
Resources
0 total
Optimal number of resources.
✓
Hreflang Tags
hreflang tags
Add hreflang tags if you have multilingual content.
✓
Robots.txt
Exists
Robots.txt file found.
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Sitemap
Not found
Add sitemap.xml and reference it in robots.txt.
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HTTPS
Yes
Secure HTTPS connection enabled.
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Compression
Not detected
Enable gzip or zstd compression to reduce file sizes.
✓
Caching
private
Cache-control headers properly set.
✓
Page Speed
6.87 ms
Excellent loading speed.
On-Page SEO
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Title
Welcome to the University of South Florida | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota-Manatee, FL
Title too long. Reduce to 30-60 characters to avoid truncation.
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Meta Description
The University of South Florida (USF) is a high-impact, global research university dedicated to student success serving Tampa, St. Petersburg and Sarasota-Manatee. Lenght:163
Meta description too long. Reduce to 100-160 characters.
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H1 Heading
0 found - ""
Add exactly one H1 heading with primary keywords.
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Word Count
Content very short. Aim for at least 500 words for better SEO.
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Canonical Tag
Add canonical tag to prevent duplicate content issues.
✓
Duplicate Meta
[]
No duplicate meta tags found.
✓
Keywords
USF, University of South Florida, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Sarasota, Manatee, USF Health, USF Athletics, USF News, events, calendar, apply, admissions, about, academics, research, myusf, careers, campus life, campus resources, Florida universities, Florida colleges
Meta keywords set (note: not used by major search engines).
Content and UX
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Language
Add lang attribute to tag for accessibility and SEO.
✓
Images
0 total, 0 missing ALT
All images have proper ALT text.
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Viewport
Add viewport meta tag for mobile responsiveness.
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Open Graph
Missing: og:title, og:description, og:image, og:url
Add missing OpenGraph tags for social media sharing: og:title, og:description, og:image, og:url
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Structured Data
JSON-LD scripts
Add structured data (JSON-LD) for rich snippets and better SEO.
Positions in Google
Search Phrases - Google
| Position | Phrase | Page | Snippet |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | / | ||
| 14 | /undergrad/smart-lab/index.aspx | ||
| 21 | / | ||
| 22 | / | ||
| 25 | /education/ | ||
| 29 | /financial-aid/tc/ | ||
| 30 | / | ||
| 40 | /world/international-services/employment/off-campus-employment/post-completion-opt.aspx |