bhsu.edu Domain Owner Whois and Analysis

DOMAIN OWNER WHOIS

ⓘ The owner's whois contact information is public.

• Organization

Black Hills State University

• Address

Unit 9665 1200 University

• City

Spearfish

• Zip Code

57799

• State

• Country

USA

SEO SCORE

bhsu.edu
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✅ 6 criteria passed
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PERFORMANCE OPPORTUNITIES

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OVERVIEW

• Domain Owner

Black Hills State University See more

• Category

Education

• Online since

June 20, 1994 Explore Wayback Machine

• Age

30 years, 1 month, 7 days

• Alexa Rank

#362.022, bhsu.edu is in the world's top 1 million websites

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TECHNICAL SEO & SECURITY

❌ SSL Certificate

This website is not SSL secured (HTTPS), the certificate issued by DigiCert Inc has expired on August 24, 2021.

✅ Title Tag

Black Hills State University - Spearfish, South Dakota
Length: 54 (recommended: 10 to 70)

❌ Meta Description

Black Hills State University's homepage. The homepage provides links to important pages and websites for students. Information is given about graduate programs, online programs, international programs, and Black Hills State University-Rapid City.
Length: 246 (recommended: 50 to 160)

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Black Hills State University - Spearfish, South Dakota

https://bhsu.edu

Black Hills State University's homepage. The homepage provides links to important pages and websites for students. Information is given about graduate programs, onli...

Mobile Version

https://bhsu.edu

Black Hills State University - Spearfish, South Dakota

Black Hills State University's homepage. The homepage provides links to important pages and websites for students. Information is...

✅ Encoding

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❌ URL Resolve

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URL	Resolved URL
http://bhsu.edu	http://www.bhsu.edu/
https://bhsu.edu	https://www.bhsu.edu/
http://www.bhsu.edu	http://www.bhsu.edu/
https://www.bhsu.edu	https://www.bhsu.edu/

✅ Robots.txt

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✅ URL Parameters

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Attribute	Value
ⓘ robots	INDEX, FOLLOW
ⓘ viewport	width=device-width, initial-scale = 1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no

SEMANTIC ANALYSIS

ⓘ The owner has associated the following topics to the website.

ⓘ The results of our semantic analysis are shown below using the website's language.

They are the main concepts covered by bhsu.edu.

Each concept has a confidence score. The higher it is, the more important the topic is relative to the page.

Topics

Black Hills State University Confidence: 88%

Black Hills State University (BHSU) is the U.S. state of South Dakota's third largest public university, offering both undergraduate and graduate programs. The campus is located in Spearfish. Close to 4,500 students attend classes at this campus, as well as sites in Rapid City, Pierre, and through distance offerings. Enrollment comes from all 66 counties in South Dakota, 44 states, and 29 countries. BHSU is governed by the South Dakota Board of Regents.

Spearfish, South Dakota Confidence: 87%

Spearfish (Lakota: hočhápȟe) is a city in Lawrence County, South Dakota, United States. The population was 10,494 at the 2010 census.

Rapid City, South Dakota Confidence: 75%

Rapid City ("Swift Water City") is the second-largest city in South Dakota (after Sioux Falls) and the county seat of Pennington County. Named after Rapid Creek, on which the city is established, it is set against the eastern slope of the Black Hills mountain range. The population was 67,956 as of the 2010 Census. Known as the "Gateway to the Black Hills" and the "City of Presidents", it is split by a low mountain ridge that divides the western and eastern parts of the city. Ellsworth Air Force Base is located on the outskirts of the city. Camp Rapid, a part of the South Dakota Army National Guard, is located in the western part of the city. The historic "Old West" town of Deadwood is nearby. In the neighboring Black Hills are the popular tourist attractions of Mount Rushmore, the Crazy Horse Memorial, Custer State Park, and Wind Cave National Park.

Internet Confidence: 65%

Website Confidence: 64%

WEBSITE SPEED

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Page Loading Time

1.5s

This domain loads at the median speed of 1.5 seconds.

Speed Percentile

57%

bhsu.edu is faster than approximately 57 percent of the web. Your website page speed needs to be as fast as you can make it, without compromising the customer experience.

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TRAFFIC

ⓘ This website is ranked #362.022 by Alexa.

This rank is traffic based. The lower the rank is, the better the domain is ranked.

Daily visitors by country

United States of America (54.8%)
India (22.4%)
Others (22.8%)

Traffic country ranks

Country	Rank
United States of America	#144.312
India	#169.920

LAYOUT

ⓘ Doctype HTML 4.01

ⓘ Responsive website, mobile-friendly.

Mobile Rendering

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Main colors used

ⓘ These are the main HTML color codes used by this website.

27% #f0f0f0
25% #ffffff
12% #102010
6% #403030
6% #e0e0e0
4% #103020
4% #ffc030
2% #804010
2% #f0d040
1% #907020
1% #205030
1% #f0d080

Text/code ratio

ⓘ bhsu.edu's text/code ratio is 4.78%. It's a bit low. Consider raising it by adding more text content of value for your visitors, or keeping your code clean.

Text / Code Ratio 4.78%

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Main HTML tags

✅ Headings

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<H1> 6
<H2> 33
<H3> 4
<H4> 3
<H5> 0
<H6> 0

<H1>

Top level heading
The four seasons capıtal of south dakota
Become a yellow jacket
News
Events
Take the next step
Contact ınformation

<H2>

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2^nd level heading
The possibilities
Arts &humanities
Behavioral sciences
Business
Graduate studies
Education
Math & social sciences
Natural sciences
There's only one spearfısh
Bhsu centers
Clubs & organizations
Honors program
Sustainability
Research
Student life
Veterans
Underground lab at sanford
Study abroad
4000+ students
92% receive financial aid

<H3>

3^rd level heading
Apply now
Scholarshıpopportunıtıes
Small campus. bıg ımpact.
Bhsu rapıd cıty

<H4>

4^th level heading
Common searches
We are
Bhsu

❌ Alt attributes

We found 67 images on this website.
19 ALT attributes are missing on your image tags.

Image	Image URL	Occurrences
	/portals/0/images/home/woodburn-green.jpg	1
	/portals/0/Test/mountains8.png	1
	/portals/0/images/home/icons/scholarships-icon.svg	1
	/portals/0/images/home/icons/green-impact-smallcampus.svg	1
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	/portals/0/images/home/mtn-boxee/DSC_0279.jpg	1
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	/portals/0/images/home/mtn-boxee/International_Science_AG_2.jpg	1
	/portals/0/images/home/mtn-boxee/Sting_On_Field_1.jpg	1
	/portals/0/images/home/mtn-boxee/BHSU_Vets_25.jpg	1
	/portals/0/images/home/mtn-boxee/Robotics_Sanford_Lab_AG_34.jpg	1
	/portals/0/images/home/studyabroad1.jpg	1
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	/portals/0/images/cta-yellow-under.png	1
	/portals/0/images/admissions/NewVectorSlogan__Green_Horizontal2 resized.jpg	1

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LINKS

ⓘ There is a total of 132 links on the homepage of this website.

ⓘ Internal links : 114

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Anchor	Type	URL
	image	/
About	text	/about-bhsu
Academics	text	/academics
Admissions	text	/admissions
Student Life	text	/student-life
Research	text	/research
A-Z Site Index	text	/a-z-site-ındex
Campus Calendar	text	/calendar
Directories	text	/about-bhsu/campus-directories
Maps/Directions	text	/about-bhsu/campus-map
calendar	text	/search/results.html?q=calendar&cx=003304140457384620477%3ahqi_r-f9beg&cof=forıd%3a11
email	text	/email
scholarships	text	/search/results.html?q=scholarships&cx=003304140457384620477%3ahqi_r-f9beg&cof=forıd%3a11
tuition cost	text	/search/results.html?q=tuition+cost&cx=003304140457384620477%3ahqi_r-f9beg&cof=forıd%3a11
	image	/ways-to-give
	image	/snap
	image	/email365
	image	/helpdesk
	image	/d2l
	image	/apply
FUTURE STUDENTS	text	/admissions
CURRENT STUDENTS	text	/current-students
INTERNATIONAL	text	/international
FACULTY & STAFF	text	/faculty-staff
COMMUNITY	text	/about-bhsu/community
ALUMNI & FRIENDS	text	/alumni-friends
	image	/
	image	/apply
	image	/helpdesk
	image	/snap
MyBHSU	text	/mybhsu
Email	text	/email
D2L	text	/d2l
Help Desk	text	/help
About	text	/about
Student Life	text	/student-life/
Future Students	text	/admissions
Current Students	text	/current-students
Faculty/Staff	text	/faculty-staff
Alumni	text	/alumni-friends
Apply	text	/apply
Visit	text	/visit
Donate	text	/alumni-friends
APPLY NOW	text	/admissions/apply
Register Here andView Course Info	text	/academics/registration-records/registration-ınformation
Apply	text	/admissions/apply
	image	/academics
SCHOLARSHIPOPPORTUNITIES	text	/admissions/pay-for-college/scholarships
	image	/about-bhsu
SMALL CAMPUS. BIG IMPACT.	text	/about-bhsu

ⓘ External links : 18

Anchor	Type	URL
Athletics	text	https://www.bhsuathletics.com
	image	https://www.bhsubookstore.com/
	image	https://library.bhsu.edu/
	image	https://yellowjacketsbhsu-my.sharepoint.com/
	image	https://www.bhsubookstore.com/
	image	https://library.bhsu.edu
Athletics	text	http://www.bhsuathletics.com
About Spearfish	text	https://visitspearfish.com
	image	http://www.facebook.com/blackhillsstate
	image	http://www.twitter.com/blackhillsstate
	image	http://www.instagram.com/blackhillsstate
	image	http://www.youtube.com/blackhillsstate
	image	https://www.linkedin.com/school/black-hills-state-university
Bookstore	text	http://www.bhsubookstore.com/
Library	text	http://library.bhsu.edu
Input/Complaints	text	https://cm.maxient.com/reportingform.php?blackhillsstateuniv&layout_id=4
BHSU Email Login	text	https://mail.office365.com/yellowjackets.bhsu.edu
Change/Reset Email Password	text	https://account.bhsu.edu