Website review niu.edu
Northern Illinois University | Your Future. Our Focus.
Generated on March 04 2026 12:49 PM
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The score is 55/100
SEO Content
Title
Northern Illinois University | Your Future. Our Focus.
Length : 54
Perfect, your title contains between 10 and 70 characters.
Description
An education at NIU is more than just an academic degree. NIU opens the doors to career success, critical thinking, and lifelong learning. Find out how to apply today.
Length : 168
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Keywords
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Og Meta Properties
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Headings
| H1 | H2 | H3 | H4 | H5 | H6 |
| 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- [H1] Your Future. Our Focus.
- [H2] Apply Now
- [H2] Schedule a Visit
- [H2] Request More Info
- [H2] Advance Your Career with NIU Online Programs
- [H2] Huskie Spotlight Hear from our Huskies in their own words
- [H2] Upcoming Events
- [H2] Upcoming Events
- [H2] News from NIU
- [H3] Meet More Huskies
Images
We found 13 images on this web page.
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Text/HTML Ratio
Ratio : 51%
Ideal! This page's ratio of text to HTML code is between 25 and 70 percent.
Flash
Perfect, no Flash content has been detected on this page.
Iframe
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SEO Links
URL Rewrite
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Underscores in the URLs
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In-page links
We found a total of 77 links including 0 link(s) to files
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| Calendar | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Directory | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Libraries | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Make a Gift | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Students | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Employees | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Parents and Families | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Alumni and Friends | External | Passing Juice |
| Community and Business | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Prospective Employees | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Blackboard | Internal | Passing Juice |
| MyNIU | Internal | Passing Juice |
| MyScholarships | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Huskie Hub | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Microsoft 365 | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Anywhere Apps | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| Navigate | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Huskies Get Hired | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Student Email | Internal | Passing Juice |
| AccountID Lookup / Password Reset | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Office 365 | Internal | Passing Juice |
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| AccountID Lookup / Password Reset | Internal | Passing Juice |
| About | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Contact Us | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Fast Facts | Internal | Passing Juice |
| FORWARD: The Campaign for NIU | External | Passing Juice |
| Huskie Pride | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Maps and Transportation | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Rankings and Recognitions | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Office of the President | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Board of Trustees | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Vision, Mission and Values | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Academics | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Undergraduate Majors, Minors, and Certificates | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Graduate | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Law Degree and Certificate Programs | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Online Programs | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Continuing Professional Education | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Division of Academic Affairs | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Admissions and Aid | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Student Life | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Inclusive Excellence | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Research | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Apply Now | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Schedule a Visit | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Request More Info | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Explore Online Programs | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Katelyn Ackland | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Lydia Delk | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Tiauna King | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Mitchell Hasenour | Internal | Passing Juice |
| View All Spotlights | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Honors Engaged Experiences | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Live where you learn | Internal | Passing Juice |
| See map of upcoming events | Internal | Passing Juice |
| View full events calendar | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Read NIU Today | External | Passing Juice |
| Read NIU Newsroom | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Contact Us | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Directions/Maps | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Emergency Info | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Accessibility | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Sustainability | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Complaint Resolution | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Disclosures | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Policy Library | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Privacy Notice | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Huskie Athletics | External | Passing Juice |
| Books and Gear | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Employment | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Housing | Internal | Passing Juice |
| Transcripts | Internal | Passing Juice |
SEO Keywords
Keywords Cloud
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Keywords Consistency
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Usability
Url
Domain : niu.edu
Length : 7
Favicon
Great, your website has a favicon.
Printability
Great. We have found a Print-Friendly CSS.
Language
Good. Your declared language is en.
Dublin Core
This page does not take advantage of Dublin Core.
Document
Doctype
HTML 5
Encoding
Perfect. Your declared charset is UTF-8.
W3C Validity
Errors : 0
Warnings : 0
Email Privacy
Great no email address has been found in plain text!
Deprecated HTML
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Speed Tips
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Mobile
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Optimization
XML Sitemap
Great, your website has an XML sitemap.
| https://www.niu.edu/sitemap.xml |
Robots.txt
https://niu.edu/robots.txt
Great, your website has a robots.txt file.
Analytics
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