psu.edu SEO & AI Search Report
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Analyzed 6/2/2026, 1:45:43 PM · https://psu.edu
⚠ No robots.txt found at site root.
Summary
As of June 2, 2026, psu.edu scores 73/100 overall (grade B), ranking #151 of 992 websites in the E:LAB STUDIO database — the top 16%. Its strongest area is SEO (80/100); its weakest is Schema (60/100).
Its AI-search visibility (AEO) score is 80/100 — a measure of how citable the page is to AI answer engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity. 8 structured-data types detected (CollegeOrUniversity, ImageObject, PostalAddress, WebPage). Top fixes: FAQ schema, Price/product info, Canonical URL set.
Detected tech stack: Next.js. Compared with the database average (53/100 overall), psu.edu scores 20 points higher, and ranks #3 of 12 Education sites we've analyzed.
Detected technologies
SEO
- ✓Title tag present10/10
- ✓Meta description present10/10
- ✓H1 heading present10/10
- ✗Canonical URL set0/10
- ✓Open Graph tags present10/10
- ✓sitemap.xml found10/10
- ✗robots.txt found0/10
- ✓Images have alt text10/10
- ✓Internal links present10/10
- ✓Structured data present10/10
AI Visibility (AEO)
- ✓Organization schema15/15
- ✗FAQ schema0/15
- ✓Substantive, descriptive content (heuristic)15/15
- ✓Company/brand identity (About page or Org schema)10/10
- ✓Author / publish date present10/10
- ✓Structured heading (single clear H1)10/10
- ✓External source/citation links10/10
- ✓Industry/location info10/10
- ✗Price/product info0/5
Schema
- ✓Any JSON-LD present20/20
- ✓Organization15/15
- ✗FAQPage0/15
- ✗LocalBusiness0/15
- ✓Article or Product15/15
- ✗Breadcrumb0/10
- ✓Author/date structured10/10
Technical
- ✗robots.txt found0/15
- ✓sitemap.xml found15/15
- ✗Canonical URL set0/15
- ✓Mobile viewport meta15/15
- ✓Language attribute set10/10
- ✓Open Graph tags10/10
- ✓Title length is optimal10/10
- ✓Description length is optimal10/10
How to improve
Based on this report, here are the highest-impact fixes for SEO and AI-search visibility:
- →Canonical URL set: Add <link rel="canonical"> to prevent duplicate-content issues.
- →robots.txt found: Add a robots.txt at the site root to guide crawlers.
- →FAQ schema: Add FAQPage JSON-LD — AI answer engines frequently cite FAQs.
- →Price/product info: Add Product/Offer details with pricing where relevant.
- →FAQPage: Add FAQPage schema.
- →LocalBusiness: Add LocalBusiness schema with address and hours.
- →Breadcrumb: Add BreadcrumbList schema for clearer navigation.
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What is psu.edu's SEO score?
psu.edu scores 80/100 for on-page SEO and 73/100 overall (grade B) — rank #151 of 992 sites in the E:LAB STUDIO database.
Is psu.edu visible to AI search engines like ChatGPT?
With an AI-visibility score of 80/100, it is comparatively well prepared: structured data and a clear content structure make it citable by AI answer engines.
What technology does psu.edu use?
From its public HTML we detected Next.js.
What should psu.edu fix first?
Based on this report: FAQ schema, Price/product info. The full prioritized list is in the "How to improve" section below.
When was this report generated?
On June 2, 2026, from publicly fetched HTML. Anyone can re-run the analysis for free to refresh it.
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