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80% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
52% 
Link structure
31% 
Server
81% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.79 s
File size
71.50 kB
Words
821
Media files
12
Number of links
176 internal / 18 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
The Association of Theological Schools
The length of the page title is perfect. (352 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
The Association of Theological Schools (ATS) and the ATS Commission on Accrediting accredit and support a membership of more than 270 graduate theology schools in North America.
The meta description is too long: 1143 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
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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
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en
Alternate/Hreflang Links
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
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The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
Doctype
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The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
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The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 821 words. That's ok.
24.1% 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.
7 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 24.86 words is good.
Frames
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This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
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No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "initial-scale=1, maximum-scale=1, user-scalable=yes" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
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The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
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Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
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There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
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No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
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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
https://www.ats.edu/images/logo.pngATS
.../image/galleries/Our_Mission.png?297x198Our Misson. Headstone image of ATS
...age/galleries/Member_Schools.png?297x198Member Schools. Skyview image of campus
...lleries/rounded-corners-0001.png?297x198Events. Picture of woman and students.
https://www.ats.edu/images/iconA.pngMembership Icon Before Hover
https://www.ats.edu/images/iconA_h.pngMembership Icon After Hover
https://www.ats.edu/images/iconB.pngAccreditation Icon Before Hover
https://www.ats.edu/images/iconA_h.pngAccreditation Icon After Hover
https://www.ats.edu/images/iconC.pngResources Icon Before Hover
https://www.ats.edu/images/iconA_h.pngResources Icon After Hover
https://www.ats.edu/images/btnArrow.pngArrow Icon
https://www.ats.edu/images/footerLogo.pngATS

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
In the News
Too many H1 headings
The H1 heading is too short (11 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 29 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 In the News
H1 Upcoming Events
H2 The Association of Theological Schools
H2 Have an accrediting question?
H2 Heading back to school?
H3 Member Schools
H3 Membership Information
H3 Search
H3 For Administrators and Faculty
H3 Research and Data
H3 Initiatives
H3 PUBLICATIONS
H4 Membership
H4 Accreditation
H4 Resources
H4 ATS members gather in Atlanta for 2024 ATS/COA Biennial Meeting
H4 Lilly-funded Pathways for Tomorrow Initiative highlights growth, creativity
H4 CBTE 2024 gathering at CBExchange to be held this fall, ATS scholarships available
H4 Public Call for Comments
H5 Our Misson. Headstone image of ATS
H5 Our Mission
H5 Member Schools. Skyview image of campus
H5 Member Schools Duplicate text
H5 Events. Picture of woman and students.
H5 Events
H5 Colloquy Online (member newsletter)
H6 Cultivating Human-Centered Leadership in ATS Schools
H6 Graduating Student Questionnaire Webinar
H6 2024 ATS Technology in Theological Education Group Meeting
Some internal link anchor texts are too long.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are 18 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://engage.ats.edu/homeNew window External Subdomain Engage ATS
https://atscoa.instructure.com...New window External Subdomain Anchor Canvas
https://www.ats.edu/contact-usContact Us
https://www.facebook.com/ATSdo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/atsdoteduNew window External No Text
https://vimeo.com/atsvideoNew window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.ats.edu/ATS Home Page
https://www.ats.edu/Find-a-SchoolDiscover Our Schools
https://www.ats.edu/IMG-ALT ATS
https://www.ats.edu/About-ATSWho We Are
https://www.ats.edu/About-ATSMission and Values
/Board-Of-CommissionersBoard of Commissioners
/files/galleries/policies-and-...New window Subdomain Policies and Procedures
/Commission-CommitteesCommission Committees
/Board-Of-DirectorsBoard of Directors
/files/galleries/association-p...New window Subdomain Association Policy Guidelines
/Association-CommitteesNew window Association Committees
https://www.ats.edu/StaffStaff
https://www.ats.edu/About-ATSIMG-ALT Our Misson. Headstone image of ATS
https://www.ats.edu/About-ATSOur Mission
https://www.ats.edu/About-ATSTo promote the improvement and enhancement of theological schools to the benefit of communities of faith and the broader public.
https://www.ats.edu/MembershipIMG-ALT Member Schools. Skyview image of campus
https://www.ats.edu/MembershipMember Schools
https://www.ats.edu/MembershipMember schools include Protestant, Roman Catholic, Orthodox, and Jewish graduate schools of theology and reflect a broad spectrum of doctrinal, ecclesiastica...
https://www.ats.edu/EventsIMG-ALT Events. Picture of woman and students.
https://www.ats.edu/EventsEvents
https://www.ats.edu/EventsIn addition to in-person gatherings, the Association offers virtual learning experiences that include synchronous and asynchronous sessions to continue learn...
https://www.ats.edu/MembershipMembership
/Member-School-ListAlphabetical List
/Denominational-SearchDenominational List
/Member-School-Distance-EducationSchools Approved for Online Delivery
https://www.ats.edu/Find-a-SchoolAdvanced Search
/member-schoolsText duplicate Member Schools
/Membership-ProcessMembership Process
https://www.ats.edu/Dues-and-FeesNew window Subdomain Dues and Fees
/Approved-DegreesApproved Degrees
/Update-Member-InformationUpdate Member Information
https://www.ats.edu/AffiliatesNew window Subdomain Affiliates
/ATS-Logo-Use-Policy-and-Downl...ATS Logo Use Policy and Links
https://www.ats.edu/Find-a-SchoolFind A School
https://www.ats.edu/AccreditationAccreditation
https://www.ats.edu/AccreditationOverview of Accrediting
/Standards-Of-AccreditationStandards of Accreditation
/Policies-And-Procedures-And-C...New window Policies, Procedures,
/Policies-And-Procedures-And-C...New window and Commission Bylaws
https://www.ats.edu/PetitionsPetitions, Notifications, and Guidelines
https://atscoa.instructure.com...New window External Subdomain ALO/CAO Orientation
/Interim-ReportsInterim Reports
/Self-Study-and-EvaluationSelf-Study and Evaluation
/Self-Study-HandbookSelf-Study Handbook
/Evaluation-VisitsEvaluation Visits
/files/galleries/ats-resource-...New window Resource for Presidents with Embedded Schools
/Board-Of-CommissionersNew window Text duplicate Board of Commissioners
/Commission-CommitteesNew window Text duplicate Commission Committees
https://www.ats.edu/Dues-and-FeesText duplicate Dues and Fees
/Accreditation-FAQsAccreditation FAQs
/Complaint-PolicyComplaint Policy
https://www.ats.edu/ResourcesResources
/Administrators-And-FacultyNew window For Administrators and Faculty
/Academic-OfficersAcademic Officers
/Assessment-CoordinatorsAssessment Coordinators
/Chief-Executive-OfficersChief Executive Officers
/Communication-OfficersCommunication Officers
/Development-OfficersDevelopment Officers
https://www.ats.edu/FacultyNew window Subdomain Faculty
/Financial-OfficersFinancial Officers
/Student-Personnel-AdministratorsStudent Personnel Administrators
/Technology-ProfessionalsTechnology Professionals
/Research-and-DataNew window Research and Data
/Research-and-DataATS Research
/Annual-Data-TablesNew window Subdomain Annual Data Tables
/Annual-Report-Forms-and-Instr...Annual Report Forms
/Data-VisualizationData Visualization Tool
/Institutional-DataInstitutional Data
/Institutional-Peer-Profile-Re...Institutional Peer Profile Report
/QuestionnairesQuestionnaires
/Strategic-Information-ReportStrategic Information Report
https://www.ats.edu/Student-DataStudent Data and Resources
https://www.ats.edu/InitiativesInitiatives
/Committee-on-Race-and-EthnicityNew window Committee on Race and Ethnicity
/Economic-Challenges-Facing-Fu...New window Economic Challenges Facing Future Ministers
/Educational-ModelsNew window Educational Models and Practices
/Global-Awareness-and-Engageme...New window Global Awareness and Engagement
/Organizational-and-Educationa...New window Organizational and Educational Models
/Pathways-for-TomorrowNew window Subdomain Pathways for Tomorrow
/Theologies-for-Pastoral-MinistryNew window Subdomain Theologies for Pastoral Ministry
/Women-in-LeadershipNew window Women in Leadership
/Publications-and-PresentationsSubdomain PUBLICATIONS
https://www.ats.edu/EventsText duplicate Events
https://www.ats.edu/About-ATSText duplicate Mission and Values
/Board-Of-CommissionersText duplicate Board of Commissioners
/files/galleries/policies-and-...New window Text duplicate Policies and Procedures
/Commission-CommitteesText duplicate Commission Committees
/Board-Of-DirectorsText duplicate Board of Directors
/files/galleries/association-p...New window Text duplicate Association Policy Guidelines
/Association-CommitteesText duplicate Association Committees
https://www.ats.edu/StaffText duplicate Staff
https://www.ats.edu/About-ATSText duplicate Our Mission
https://www.ats.edu/MembershipText duplicate Member Schools
https://www.ats.edu/EventsText duplicate Events
https://www.ats.edu/MembershipText duplicate Membership
/Member-School-ListText duplicate Alphabetical List
/Membership-ProcessText duplicate Denominational List
/Member-School-Distance-EducationText duplicate Schools Approved for Online Delivery
https://www.ats.edu/Find-a-SchoolText duplicate Advanced Search
https://www.ats.edu/Find-a-SchoolFind a School
https://www.ats.edu/AccreditationText duplicate Accreditation
https://www.ats.edu/AccreditationText duplicate Overview of Accrediting
/Standards-Of-AccreditationText duplicate Standards of Accreditation
/Policies-And-Procedures-And-C...Policies, Procedures, and Commission Bylaws
https://www.ats.edu/PetitionsText duplicate Petitions, Notifications, and Guidelines
/Interim-ReportsText duplicate Interim Reports
/Self-Study-and-EvaluationText duplicate Self-Study and Evaluation
/Self-Study-HandbookText duplicate Self-Study Handbook
/Evaluation-VisitsText duplicate Evaluation Visits
/Board-Of-CommissionersNew window Text duplicate Board of Commissioners
/Commission-CommitteesNew window Text duplicate Commission Committees
/Accreditation-FAQsText duplicate Accreditation FAQs
https://www.ats.edu/Dues-and-FeesText duplicate Dues and Fees
https://atscoa.instructure.com...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate ALO/CAO Orientation
/files/galleries/ats-resource-...New window Text duplicate Resource for Presidents with Embedded Schools
https://www.ats.edu/ResourcesText duplicate Resources
/Administrators-And-FacultyText duplicate For Administrators and Faculty
/Academic-OfficersText duplicate Academic Officers
/Assessment-CoordinatorsText duplicate Assessment Coordinators
/Chief-Executive-OfficersText duplicate Chief Executive Officers
/Communication-OfficersText duplicate Communication Officers
/Development-OfficersText duplicate Development Officers
/Financial-OfficersText duplicate Financial Officers
https://www.ats.edu/FacultyText duplicate Faculty
/Student-Personnel-AdministratorsText duplicate Student Personnel Administrators
/Technology-ProfessionalsText duplicate Technology Professionals
/Research-and-DataText duplicate Research and Data
/Research-and-DataText duplicate ATS Research
/Annual-Data-TablesText duplicate Annual Data Tables
/Annual-Report-Forms-and-Instr...Text duplicate Annual Report Forms
/Data-VisualizationText duplicate Data Visualization Tool
/Institutional-DataText duplicate Institutional Data
/Institutional-Peer-Profile-Re...Text duplicate Institutional Peer Profile Report
/QuestionnairesText duplicate Questionnaires
/Strategic-Information-ReportText duplicate Strategic Information Report
https://www.ats.edu/Student-DataStudent Data
https://www.ats.edu/InitiativesText duplicate Initiatives
/Committee-on-Race-and-EthnicityText duplicate Committee on Race and Ethnicity
/Economic-Challenges-Facing-Fu...Text duplicate Economic Challenges Facing Future Ministers
/Educational-ModelsText duplicate Educational Models and Practices
/Global-Awareness-and-Engageme...Text duplicate Global Awareness and Engagement
/Organizational-and-Educationa...Text duplicate Organizational and Educational Models
/Pathways-for-TomorrowText duplicate Pathways for Tomorrow
/Women-in-LeadershipText duplicate Women in Leadership
/Theologies-for-Pastoral-MinistryText duplicate Theologies for Pastoral Ministry
/Publications-and-PresentationsPublications
https://www.ats.edu/EventsText duplicate Events
https://www.ats.edu/Find-a-SchoolText duplicate Discover Our Schools
https://www.facebook.com/ATSdo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/atsdoteduNew window External No Text
https://vimeo.com/atsvideoNew window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.ats.edu/About-ATSLearn More
https://www.ats.edu/AccreditationNew window Text duplicate Learn More
https://www.ats.edu/Find-a-SchoolText duplicate Learn More
https://www.ats.edu/MembershipMembership Learn More
IMG-ALT Membership Icon Before Hover
https://www.ats.edu/AccreditationAccreditation Learn More
IMG-ALT Accreditation Icon Before Hover
https://www.ats.edu/ResourcesResources Learn More
IMG-ALT Resources Icon Before Hover
/files/galleries/ats-members-g...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/files/galleries/pathways-init...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/files/galleries/cbte-2024-gat...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
/files/galleries/public-call-f...New window Subdomain Text duplicate Learn More
https://www.ats.edu/EventsAll events
IMG-ALT Arrow Icon
/eshop-events-one/details/96/C...A-TITLE Cultivating Human-Centered Leadership in ATS Schools
/eshop-events-one/details/96/C...Text duplicate Cultivating Human-Centered Leadership in ATS Schools
A-TITLE Cultivating Human-Centered Leadership in ATS Schools
/eshop-events-one/details/96/C...Text duplicate Learn More
/eshop-events-one/details/94/G...A-TITLE Graduating Student Questionnaire Webinar
/eshop-events-one/details/94/G...Text duplicate Graduating Student Questionnaire Webinar
A-TITLE Graduating Student Questionnaire Webinar
/eshop-events-one/details/94/G...Text duplicate Learn More
/eshop-events-one/details/93/2...A-TITLE 2024 ATS Technology in Theological Education Group Meeting
/eshop-events-one/details/93/2...Text duplicate 2024 ATS Technology in Theological Education Group Meeting
A-TITLE 2024 ATS Technology in Theological Education Group Meeting
/eshop-events-one/details/93/2...Text duplicate Learn More
https://www.ats.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT ATS
https://www.facebook.com/ATSdo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/atsdoteduNew window External No Text
https://vimeo.com/atsvideoNew window External No Text
https://www.ats.edu/About-ATSText duplicate Who We Are
https://www.ats.edu/MembershipText duplicate Membership
https://www.ats.edu/AccreditationText duplicate Accreditation
https://www.ats.edu/ResourcesText duplicate Resources
https://www.ats.edu/EventsText duplicate Events
https://www.ats.edu/Find-a-SchoolText duplicate Find a School
https://engage.ats.edu/homeNew window External Subdomain Text duplicate Engage ATS
https://atscoa.instructure.com...New window External Subdomain Anchor Text duplicate Canvas
/Privacy-PolicyPrivacy Policy
https://www.ats.edu/StaffText duplicate Staff
https://morweb.org/External Morweb.org

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HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://www.ats.edu/"
HTTP header
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No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.79 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (72 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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