Coloradomesa.edu - SEO Checker

Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
61% 
Page quality
90% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
60% 
Server
95% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.73 s
File size
142.10 kB
Words
1134
Media files
14
Number of links
208 internal / 34 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Welcome to Colorado Mesa University
The title contains the word Welcome to! More content should be covered in the title.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Looking to attend college in Colorado? Colorado Mesa University is western Colorado's premier university. CMU provides rigorous educational opportunities through hands-on learning and a high level of student/faculty interaction. Start exploring one of the best universities in Colorado.
The meta description is too long: 1750 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/index.html
The specified canonical link points to a different page.
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
(Somewhat important)
There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
(Somewhat important)
There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
(Somewhat important)
The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
(Somewhat important)
No parameters were found in the URL.
No session ID was found in the URL.
The URL does not have too many subdirectories.
Charset encoding
(Somewhat important)
The character encoding is not specified.
The character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
Doctype
(Nice to have)
The doctype HTML 5 is set correctly.
The doctype is placed at first in the HTML code.
Favicon
(Nice to have)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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descriptionLooking to attend college in Colorado? Colorado Mesa University is western Colorado's premier university. CMU provides rigorous educational opportunities through hands-on learning and a high level of student/faculty interaction. Start exploring one of the best universities in Colorado.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1134 words. That's ok.
25.3% of the text are stop words.
Keywords used in the page title are also used in the page content. That's good!
Words from the H1 heading are used in the page content.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
4 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 11.1 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 23 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
There are only a few social sharing widgets on the page. Make your website popular in social networks with social sharing widgets.
Additional markup
(Nice to have)
No additional page markup was found.
HTTPS
(Somewhat important)
This website uses HTTPS to protect privacy and integrity of the exchanged data.
All included files are also transferred via HTTPS.

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Colorado Mesa University
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to Colorado Mesa University
H2 Popular search terms
H2 Your home away from home
H2 Hear what they're saying
H2 Make the most of your experience
H2 College to Career
H2 See what's happening here
H2 Learn more about the place we call home.
H2 Ready to apply?
H3 Go on an adventure
H3 Meet new people
H3 Dining, shops and nightlife
H3 Colorado Mesa University and Clifton Water District Strengthen Partnership with Water Tower Logo Unveiling
H3 Colorado Mesa University Announces CMU First Aid
H3 CMU Civic Forum Presents An Evening with Governors
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
All internal links are not using dynamic parameters.
There are too many external links (34) on this page.
LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT Colorado Mesa University
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Search
A-TITLE Search our website
/directory/index.htmlSubdomain Directory
A-TITLE Campus directory
/calendar/index.htmlSubdomain Calendar
A-TITLE Campus calendar
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Menu
A-TITLE Main menu
/admissions/apply.htmlSubdomain Apply
https://www.supportingcmu.com/...External Subdomain Give
/mavzoneSubdomain IMG-ALT Avatar
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Menu
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Admissions & costs
/admissions/index.htmlSubdomain Admissions
/admissions/apply.htmlSubdomain Apply online
/admissions/contact/admissions...Subdomain Find your admissions counselor
/admissions/request-info.htmlSubdomain Request info about CMU
/admissions/why-cmu.htmlSubdomain Why choose CMU?
https://customviewbook.colorad...New window External Subdomain Create your custom viewbook
https://tour.coloradomesa.edu/New window External Subdomain Virtual tour
/visit/index.htmlSubdomain Visit our campus
/admissions/espanol/index.htmlSubdomain La admisión en español
/future.htmlInfo for future students
/family/index.htmlInfo for parents and family
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Admission requirements for...
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Admissions & costs
/admissions/requirements/first...Subdomain First-time freshmen
/admissions/requirements/trans...Subdomain Transfer students
/admissions/requirements/inter...Subdomain International students
/veterans/new-students.htmlSubdomain Veteran students
/admissions/requirements/gradu...Subdomain Graduate students
/admissions/requirements/retur...Subdomain Returning students
/tech/admissions/requirements....Subdomain CMU Tech students
/admissions/requirements/concu...Subdomain Concurrent students
/degree-completion/index.htmlSubdomain Degree completion students (returning to college)
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Costs
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Admissions & costs
/financial-aid/index.htmlSubdomain Financial aid
/epay/index.htmlSubdomain Paying your bill online
/financial-aid/scholarships/in...Subdomain Scholarships
/student-accounts/expenses.htmlSubdomain Tuition, fees and other expenses
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Welcome, new Mavs!
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Admissions & costs
/admitted/index.htmlSubdomain Admitted students
/admitted/next-steps/index.htmlSubdomain Next steps after admission
/admitted/early-start.htmlSubdomain Early Start Program
/orientation/index.htmlSubdomain Orientation & New Mav Days
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Menu
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Academics
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Studying here
/academics/program-search.htmlSubdomain Search for programs
https://catalog.coloradomesa.edu/External Subdomain Catalog and degree requirements
/graduate/index.htmlSubdomain Graduate studies
/distance-education/index.htmlSubdomain Online courses and programs (Distance Education)
/tech/community-education/inde...Subdomain Non-credit courses for the community
/registrar/dates.htmlSubdomain Semester calendars and important dates
/academic-affairs/index.htmlSubdomain Office of Academic Affairs
/academics/index.htmlSubdomain Academics overview
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Course and degree planning
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Studying here
/register/index.htmlSubdomain Course registration for current students
/orientation/students/index.htmlSubdomain New student orientation and registration
/iris/schedule-an-appointment....Subdomain Academic advising
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Study and performance resources
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Studying here
/library/index.htmlSubdomain Tomlinson Library
/library/library-rooms.htmlSubdomain Reserve a library study room
http://www.themaverickstore.com/New window External Subdomain Purchase textbooks and course materials
/tutoring/index.htmlSubdomain Tutorial Learning Center and Writing Center
/registrar/transcripts.htmlSubdomain Transcript requests from CMU
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Other Campus locations
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Studying here
/tech/index.htmlSubdomain CMU Tech
/montrose/index.htmlSubdomain Montrose Campus
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Menu
/iris/index.htmlSubdomain Ask IRIS • Advising, Registration, Financial Aid and more
/educational-access/index.htmlSubdomain Accessibility services View tools and resources from Educational Access Services.
/career/index.htmlSubdomain Career Services From on-campus jobs to career advising after college, we are here to help.
/information-technology/index....Subdomain IT Help Desk Having technical difficulties? Contact the IT Help Desk.
https://www.themaverickstore.com/External Subdomain Find a course textbook Ready to order your textbooks? Visit the Maverick Store for assistance.
/university-center/index.htmlSubdomain University Center University Center info desk, event space rentals, parking services, MAVcard office and more.
/student-services/index.htmlSubdomain Student Services Dedicated staff helping students succeed inside and outside of the classroom.
/wellness/index.htmlSubdomain Student Wellness Center Medical and mental health services for the campus community.
/tutoring/index.htmlSubdomain Need a tutor? Visit the Tutorial Learning Center for tutoring assistance.
/directory/faculty-listing.phpSubdomain Faculty contact info View our faculty listing to get in touch with your professors.
/campus-info/contact.htmlSubdomain Campus offices and department contacts Contact information for campus departments and buildings.
/directory/index.htmlSubdomain Directory Search our campus directory for faculty and staff.
/campus-info/maps.htmlSubdomain Campus maps View our campus maps to help you find your way around.
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Menu
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Our University
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Who we are
/about/index.htmlSubdomain History, facts, mission and values
https://www.supportingcmu.com/...New window External Subdomain Alumni Association and CMU Foundation
/social/index.htmlSubdomain Social Media
/president/index.htmlSubdomain Office of the President
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Who we are
/about/local.htmlSubdomain Explore the region
/tech/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate CMU Tech
/montrose/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Montrose Campus
/campus-info/maps.htmlSubdomain Campus maps
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Our community and impact
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Who we are
/tech/community-education/inde...Subdomain Community Education Center
/civic-forum/index.htmlSubdomain Civic Forum
https://eurekasciencemuseum.org/New window External Eureka!
/career/employers/index.htmlSubdomain Employers hiring CMU students
https://thehotelmaverick.com/External Hotel Maverick
/marketing/media-relations/ind...Subdomain Media relations
/redifer/index.htmlSubdomain Redifer Institute
/camps/index.htmlSubdomain Summer camps
/student-life/clubs-organizati...Subdomain Sustainability
/community/index.htmlCommunity info
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Who we are
/now/index.htmlNew window Subdomain CMUnow
https://www.supportingcmu.com/...New window External Subdomain The Maverick Magazine
/maverick-network/index.htmlNew window Subdomain Maverick Network
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Menu
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Campus life
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Life at CMU
/dining/index.htmlSubdomain Dining
/residence-life/index.htmlSubdomain Housing and Residence Life
/student-life/index.htmlSubdomain Student Life
/safety/index.htmlSubdomain Campus safety
/campus-info/maps.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Campus maps
/parking/index.htmlSubdomain Parking permits
https://www.themaverickstore.com/External Subdomain The Maverick Store
/mavcard/index.htmlSubdomain MAVcard campus ID
/current/index.htmlInfo for current students
/university-life/index.htmlMore about University Life
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Life at CMU
/calendar/index.htmlSubdomain Calendar of events
https://cmustages.com/index.htmlExternal Performing Arts
/commencement/index.htmlSubdomain Commencement Ceremony
/welcome-week/index.htmlSubdomain Welcome Week
/homecoming/index.htmlSubdomain Homecoming
/parents-weekend/index.htmlSubdomain Parents' Weekend
/showcase/index.htmlSubdomain Student Showcase
/event-spaces/index.htmlSubdomain Event space reservations
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Life at CMU
/outdoor-program/index.htmlSubdomain Outdoor Program
/rec-center/index.htmlSubdomain Hamilton Rec Center
https://cmumavericks.com/External NCAA Athletics
/student-life/clubs-organizati...Subdomain Clubs and Organizations
https://cmumavericks.com/sport...External Club Sports
/student-life/clubs-organizati...Subdomain Intramural Sports
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Life at CMU
/jobs/index.htmlFaculty and Staff Employment Opportunities
/student-employment/index.htmlSubdomain Student employment on campus
/human-resources/index.htmlSubdomain Human Resources and Payroll
/faculty/index.htmlInfo for Faculty and Staff
/resources/index.htmlSubdomain Resources
/directory/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Directory
/campus-info/maps.htmlSubdomain Campus Maps
/now/index.htmlNew window Subdomain News and Stories
https://www.facebook.com/pages...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE CMU Facebook
https://twitter.com/ColoradoMesaUNew window External A-TITLE CMU Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/colo...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE CMU Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/C...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE CMU Youtube
https://www.snapchat.com/add/c...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE CMU Snapchat
/library/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Tomlinson Library
/iris/index.htmlSubdomain IRIS: Student assistance
https://www.themaverickstore.com/New window External Subdomain The Maverick Bookstore
https://cmumavericks.com/External Athletics
/financial-aid/index.htmlSubdomain Financial aid & scholarships
/student-accounts/expenses.htmlSubdomain Tuition & fees
/human-resources/index.htmlSubdomain Human Resources
/residence-life/index.htmlSubdomain Housing & Residence Life
/parking/index.htmlSubdomain Parking services
/campus-info/maps.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Campus maps
/resources/index.htmlSubdomain Campus Resource Hub
/a-z/index.htmlSubdomain A-Z Index
/future.htmlSubdomain Take the next step
/academics/index.htmlSubdomain 120+ Academic programs
/financial-aid/index.htmlSubdomain $77 Million Awarded in financial aid last year
/student-accounts/expenses.htmlSubdomain 3rd Lowest tuition in Colorado
/academics/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Academics
/student-accounts/expenses.htmlSubdomain Tuition and Fees
/residence-life/index.htmlSubdomain Residence life
/about/index.htmlSubdomain About us
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Previous Slide
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor Next Slide
/connect/index.htmlSubdomain connect with CMU digitally
https://myatlascms.com/map/?id...External 360° Virtual Tour
/virtual-tour/index.htmlSubdomain Campus Map Tour
https://www.coloradomesa.edu/Anchor IMG-ALT Picture yourself here
https://www.youtube.com/playli...New window External Subdomain View more testimonials
/social/directory.htmlSubdomain Follow Us Check out our social media directory
/outdoor-program/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Outdoor Program
/student-life/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Student Life
https://downtowngj.org/New window External Explore downtown
/recent-grads/profiles/cmu-gra...Subdomain Read Camille's full story
/recent-grads/index.htmlSubdomain Meet more graduates
https://www.supportingcmu.com/New window External Subdomain Alumni Association
/recent-grads/profiles/cmu-gra...Subdomain IMG-ALT Google
A-TITLE Google
/recent-grads/profiles/cmu-gra...Subdomain IMG-ALT DreamWorks
A-TITLE DreamWorks
/recent-grads/profiles/cmu-gra...Subdomain IMG-ALT NASA
A-TITLE NASA
/recent-grads/profiles/cmu-gra...Subdomain IMG-ALT The White House
A-TITLE The White House
/recent-grads/profiles/cmu-gra...Subdomain IMG-ALT Global Orphan Prevention
A-TITLE Global Orphan Prevention
/now/index.htmlSubdomain IMG-ALT CMU now
/now/2024/10/colorado-mesa-uni...Subdomain Colorado Mesa University and Clifton Water District Strengthen Partnership with Water Tower Logo Unveiling Oct 1
/now/2024/10/colorado-mesa-uni...Subdomain Colorado Mesa University Announces CMU First Aid Video Oct 1
/now/2024/09/cmu-civic-forum-p...Subdomain CMU Civic Forum Presents An Evening with Governors Sep 26
/now/index.htmlSubdomain Visit CMUnow for all stories
https://www.visitgrandjunction...New window External Subdomain Explore Grand Junction
/wccc/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate CMU Tech
/montrose/index.htmlSubdomain Montrose campus
/distance-education/index.htmlSubdomain Distance Education (Online Programs)
/admissions/apply.htmlSubdomain Start Application
https://www.facebook.com/pages...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE CMU Facebook
https://twitter.com/ColoradoMesaUNew window External Text duplicate A-TITLE CMU Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/colo...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE CMU Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/C...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE CMU Youtube
https://www.snapchat.com/add/c...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A-TITLE CMU Snapchat
/marketing/documents/privacy_s...Subdomain Privacy Statement
/admissions/index.htmlSubdomain Admissions office
/financial-aid/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Financial aid
/financial-aid/scholarships/in...Subdomain Text duplicate Scholarships
/student-accounts/expenses.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Tuition & fees
/virtual-tour/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Virtual tour
/future.htmlFuture students
/admitted/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Admitted students
/admissions/apply.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Apply online
/visit/index.htmlSubdomain Visit campus
/admissions/request-info.htmlSubdomain Request info
/about/index.htmlSubdomain Learn more about CMU
/campus-info/maps.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Campus maps
/academics/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Academics
/university-life/index.htmlUniversity Life
https://www.themaverickstore.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate The Maverick Store
/library/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Tomlinson Library
/now/index.htmlSubdomain CMUnow News & Stories
https://www.supportingcmu.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Give
/tech/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate CMU Tech
/montrose/index.htmlSubdomain Montrose
/marketing/services/digital-co...Subdomain Accessibility Statement
/safety/awareness/clery-report...Subdomain Clery/Security Report
/jobs/index.htmlEmployment
/safety/index.htmlSubdomain Campus Safety
/wellness/suicide-prevention.htmlSubdomain Suicide Prevention
https://data.colorado.gov/stor...New window External Subdomain Transparency Online Project (TOP)
/website-survey/index.htmlSubdomain Website Feedback
/calendar/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Calendar
/directory/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Directory
/campus-info/maps.htmlSubdomain Maps

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.coloradomesa.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (1.73 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (142 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,104 referring domains.
This page has 57,258 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,596 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

No links from Wikipedia were found.

Search preview

www.coloradomesa.edu
Welcome to Colorado Mesa University
Looking to attend college in Colorado? Colorado Mesa University is western Colorado's premier university. CMU provides rigorous educational opportunities through hands-on learning and a high level of student/faculty interaction. Start exploring one of the best universities in Colorado.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Colorado93%Check
Mesa93%Check
Colorado Mesa93%Check
Colorado Mesa University88%Check
University79%Check
Welcome62%Check
University Life60%Check
CMU58%Check
University Center58%Check
college50%Check

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