Commonapp.org - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
77% 
Page structure
45% 
Link structure
78% 
Server
84% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.14 s
File size
533.40 kB
Words
746
Media files
60
Number of links
91 internal / 12 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Apply to college with Common App | Your future starts here
The length of the page title is perfect. (527 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Common App streamlines college applications for over 1,000 schools, saving time, tracking deadlines, and supporting students, counselors, and recommenders.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (985 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
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
(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 in the HTTP header.
The charset encoding (UTF-8) is set correctly.
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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descriptionCommon App streamlines college applications for over 1,000 schools, saving time, tracking deadlines, and supporting students, counselors, and recommenders.
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og:titleApply to college with Common App | Your future starts here
og:descriptionCommon App streamlines college applications for over 1,000 schools, saving time, tracking deadlines, and supporting students, counselors, and recommenders.
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charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: Apply to college for the first time or transfer to complete your degre...
This page contains 746 words. That's ok.
33.1% 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.
12 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 13.78 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is very large (533.4 kB).
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 101 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"illuminate 2025: delivering value together renaissance baltimore harborplace hotel june 10 – 12, 2025"
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
17 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
Social Networks
(Nice to have)
This page is optimized perfectly for social networks.
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.

Media list

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...f52a728f26ae21/Illuminate-panel-2024.jpgA panel discussion at Common App Illuminate event.
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Your future starts here
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Your future starts here
H1 Your future starts here Duplicate text
H2 Explore more than 1,000 colleges on Common App
H2 The world is ready for you. Be ready for the world.
H2 Plan your future
H2 Your complete college application guide
H2 Featured research
H2 Connect, learn, share
H2 News and updates
H2 Events and webinars
H4 Common App Next Chapter impact update
H4 March 1 deadline update
H4 State-level application trends and insights
H4 Learn more about Common App’s new look and feel for 2025-2026
H4 Announcing the 2025–2026 Common App essay prompts
H4 Leaping from dance to counseling: An unexpected journey to inspire students
H4 For counselors and recommenders
H4 Become a member college
H5 Why college matters
H5 Paying for college
H5 Your college roadmap
H5 What’s new with Common App: 2025–2026 counselor updates
H5 2025 FACRAO Summit
H5 Illuminate 2025: Delivering Value Together
H5 ASCA 2025
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
3 links don't have an anchor text.
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 12 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.commonapp.org/IMG-ALT common app logo
/counselors-and-recommendersOverview
/counselors-and-recommenders/r...Recommender guide
/counselors-and-recommenders/r...Recommender system
/apply/student-guides-and-reso...Student resources
https://www.commonapp.org/blogWhat's new with Common App?
https://www.commonapp.org/helpHelp and FAQs
https://www.commonapp.org/membersBecome a member college
/about/reports-and-insightsReports and insights
https://illuminate.commonapp.o...New window External Subdomain Member conference
https://www.commonapp.org/blogText duplicate What's new with Common App?
https://membersupport.commonap...New window External Subdomain Member support
https://www.commonapp.org/Text duplicate IMG-ALT common app logo
https://www.commonapp.org/exploreFind Colleges
https://www.commonapp.org/aboutText duplicate Overview
/about/access-equityAccess and equity
/about/guiding-principlesGuiding principles
/about/board-of-directorsLeadership and board
/about/next-chapterNext Chapter
/about/partnersPartners
/about/reports-and-insightsText duplicate Reports and insights
https://www.commonapp.org/planText duplicate Overview
/plan/why-college-mattersWhy college matters
/plan/your-path-to-collegeCollege prep checklists
https://www.commonapp.org/applyText duplicate Overview
/apply/student-guides-and-reso...Guides and resources
/apply/essay-promptsEssay prompts
https://www.commonapp.org/helpText duplicate Help and FAQs
/plan/paying-for-collegeText duplicate Overview
/plan/for-familiesFamily resources
https://apply.commonapp.org/cr...External Subdomain Create an account
https://apply.commonapp.org/cr...External Subdomain Start your application
https://apply.commonapp.org/cr...External Subdomain Text duplicate Start your application
/explore/Or view all colleges
IMG-ALT icon arrow
/about/access-equityLearn about our access initiatives
/plan/why-college-mattersText duplicate Why college matters
/plan/why-college-mattersLearn why college matters
IMG-ALT icon arrow
/plan/paying-for-collegePaying for college
/plan/paying-for-collegeLearn how to pay for college
IMG-ALT icon arrow
/plan/your-path-to-collegeYour college roadmap
/plan/your-path-to-collegeLearn how to get to college
IMG-ALT icon arrow
/apply/first-year-studentsFirst-year student guide
/apply/transfer-studentsTransfer student guide
/files/publications/Common-App...No Text
/files/publications/Common-App...Common App Next Chapter impact update
/files/DAR/deadline-updates/Co...No Text
/files/DAR/deadline-updates/Co...March 1 deadline update
/statereportsSubdomain No Text
/statereportsSubdomain State-level application trends and insights
/about/reports-and-insightsSee more research
https://tressiemc.com/New window External Professor Tressie McMillan Cottom
https://illuminate.commonapp.o...New window External Subdomain Register
/blog/learn-more-about-common-...IMG-ALT A screenshot of the Common App dashboard.
/blog/learn-more-about-common-...Learn more about Common App’s new look and feel for 2025-2026
/blog/announcing-2025-2026-com...IMG-ALT A young woman is working on her laptop.
/blog/announcing-2025-2026-com...Announcing the 2025–2026 Common App essay prompts
/blog/leaping-dance-counseling...IMG-ALT This is a group photo of Dr. Larson and her students.
/blog/leaping-dance-counseling...Leaping from dance to counseling: An unexpected journey to inspire students
https://www.commonapp.org/blog/See more news
/counselors-and-recommendersFor counselors and recommenders
/counselors-and-recommendersAccess counselor resources
https://www.commonapp.org/membersText duplicate Become a member college
https://www.commonapp.org/membersView membership benefits
/events/whats-new-common-app-2...22May What’s new with Common App: 2025–2026 counselor updates
/events/whats-new-common-app-2...IMG-ALT A black board with "What's new?" written on it.
/events/whats-new-common-app-2...Text duplicate IMG-ALT A black board with "What's new?" written on it.
/events/2025-facrao-summit8Jun 2025 FACRAO Summit
/events/2025-facrao-summitIMG-ALT A group of people networking professionally at a conference.
/events/2025-facrao-summitText duplicate IMG-ALT A group of people networking professionally at a conference.
/events/illuminate-2025-delive...10Jun Illuminate 2025: Delivering Value Together
/events/illuminate-2025-delive...IMG-ALT A panel discussion at Common App Illuminate in 2024.
/events/illuminate-2025-delive...Text duplicate IMG-ALT A panel discussion at Common App Illuminate in 2024.
/events/asca-202512Jul ASCA 2025
/events/asca-2025IMG-ALT A group of people are watching a presentation.
/events/asca-2025Text duplicate IMG-ALT A group of people are watching a presentation.
https://www.commonapp.org/events/See all events
https://www.commonapp.org/helpSubdomain Contact our support team
https://www.commonapp.org/aboutAbout
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/about/guiding-principlesText duplicate Guiding principles
/about/common-app-impactImpact
/about/join-our-boardJoin our board
/about/board-of-directorsLeadership
/about/next-chapterNew window Subdomain Text duplicate Next Chapter
/about/partnersText duplicate Partners
/about/reports-and-insightsText duplicate Reports and insights
https://www.commonapp.org/contactContact
https://www.commonapp.org/blogNews and updates
https://www.commonapp.org/membersBecome a member
https://www.commonapp.org/helpHelp
https://www.commonapp.org/careersCareers
https://www.commonapp.org/eventsEvents
https://www.facebook.com/commo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/CommonAppNew window External No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/C...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/comm...New window External Subdomain No Text
/terms-of-useTerms of use
/privacy-policyPrivacy policy
/fraud-policyFraud policy
/application-affirmationsApplication affirmations
/cookie-noticeCookie notice
/accessibility-statementAccessibility statement

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.commonapp.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 9 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is very large (533 kB).
The page response time is excellent with 0.14 seconds.
This page does not require any CSS files.

HTTP Response Header

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This page has backlinks from 4,238 referring domains.
This page has 100,201 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,883 different ip addresses.

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Apply to college with Common App | Your future starts here
Common App streamlines college applications for over 1,000 schools, saving time, tracking deadlines, and supporting students, counselors, and recommenders.

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