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Meta information
77% 
Page quality
75% 
Page structure
86% 
Link structure
77% 
Server
22% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.89 s
File size
163.40 kB
Words
798
Media files
24
Number of links
115 internal / 16 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Central Washington University
The length of the page title is perfect. (273 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
CWU is here for your future. Learn more about our career-ready undergraduate and master’s degree programs and certificates. Explore our many in-person and virtual offerings.
The meta description is too long: 1088 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
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 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)
No favicon is linked in the HTML code.

Meta tags

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descriptionCWU is here for your future. Learn more about our career-ready undergraduate and master’s degree programs and certificates. Explore our many in-person and virtual offerings.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 798 words. That's ok.
24.3% 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.
15 paragraphs were found on this page.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 16.37 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=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
7 images have no alt attribute. The content of alt attributes is used by search engines.
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.

Media list

URLAlt attributeTitle
https://www.cwu.edu/_images/cwu-geology.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...es/homepage/cwu-engineering-homepage.jpgstudents working on an engineering project
/_images/homepage/cwu-peshms-homepage.jpgSport and Movement Studies Professor teaching a class
...s/homepage/cwu-tuition-fees-homepage.jpgLilac bushes on the CWU campus
/_images/cwu-equity-march.pngNo alt attribute provided
/_images/homepage/cwu-visit.jpgstudents cheering on with a wildcat
...es/homepage/cwu-apply-today-homepage.jpgMarching band at CWU
/_images/homepage/cwu-ellensburg-campus.jpgImage of the Ellensburg Campus at sunset
/_images/homepage/cwu-branch-des-moines.jpgNo alt attribute provided
/_images/homepage/cwu-branch-jblm.jpgA series of stairs in the JBLM branch campus
/_images/homepage/cwu-branch-lynnwood.jpgLynwood branch campus
/_images/homepage/cwu-branch-moses-lake.jpgThe front building on a sunny day at CWU Moses Lake
/_images/homepage/cwu-branch-pierce.jpgA beautiful sunny day in Pierce County
/_images/homepage/cwu-branch-sammamish.jpgWelcome to CWU Sammamish sign
/_images/homepage/cwu-branch-wenatchee.jpgFront of the CWU Wenatchee Center
/_images/homepage/cwu-branch-yakima.jpgBlossoming trees in front of the Yakima branch campus.
/_images/cwu-club-kickoff.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...homepage/cwu-admissions-aid-homepage.jpgStudents playing soccer on the wildcat field
/_images/homepage/cwu-physics-homepage.jpgstudents and professors in the astronomy lab
/_images/homepage/cwu-about-homepage.jpgThree students enjoying hamburgers
...urces/news/_images/mental-health-_11.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../media-resources/news/_images/juan_5.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...rces/news/_images/coast-guard-band_1.pngNo alt attribute provided
Video URLWidthHeight
...vid/landing-page-video-masthead-20mb.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Create Your Future
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
There are 31 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 Create Your Future
H2 Forward-Thinking Programs
H2 You Belong At Central
H2 CWU By The Numbers
H2 CWU Campus Locations
H2 The CWU Experience
H2 CWU News
H3 17:1
H3 135+
H3 88%
H3 125+
H3 Ellensburg
H3 Des Moines
H3 Joint Base Lewis-McChord
H3 Lynnwood
H3 Moses Lake
H3 Pierce County
H3 Sammamish
H3 Wenatchee
H3 Yakima
H3 Student Life
H3 Admissions & Aid
H3 Academics
H3 About
H3 Mental health is now top of mind at CWU
H3 CWU School Psychology alumni enjoy giving back to area school districts
H3 U.S. Coast Guard Band to perform free centennial celebration concert at CWU
H4 Student To Faculty Ratio
H4 Majors and Programs
H4 Acceptance Rate
H4 Student Organizations
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 16 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.cwu.edu/Return to the Central Washington University home page
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Resources for:
/admissions-aid/apply/index.phpSubdomain Prospective Students
/about/offices/information-ser...Subdomain MyCWU
https://adfs.cwu.edu/adfs/ls/?...New window External Subdomain Email/Outlook
https://canvas.cwu.edu/New window External Subdomain Canvas
/admissions-aid/parents/index.phpSubdomain Parents & Families
/about/offices/alumni/index.phpSubdomain CWU Alumni
/page/faculty-resources.phpSubdomain Faculty
/about/offices/human-resources...Subdomain Employees
/admissions-aid/apply/index.phpSubdomain Apply
/admissions-aid/visit/index.phpSubdomain Visit
/about/foundation/giving/index...Subdomain Give
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor About CWU
/about/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate About CWU
/about/university-leadership/i...Subdomain University Leadership
/about/campus-locations/index.phpSubdomain Campus Locations
/about/offices/index.phpSubdomain Offices
/about/directory/index.phpSubdomain Directory
/about/community.phpSubdomain Local Community
/about/media-resources/index.phpSubdomain Media Resources
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Admissions and Aid
/admissions-aid/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Admissions and Aid
/admissions-aid/apply/index.phpSubdomain Apply Now
/admissions-aid/visit/index.phpSubdomain Visit Campus
/about/campus-locations/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Campus Locations
/admissions-aid/cost-aid-value...Subdomain Tuition and Fees
/admissions-aid/financial-aid-...Subdomain Financial Aid and Scholarships
/admissions-aid/financial-aid-...Subdomain Student Account Services
/admissions-aid/visit/preview-...Subdomain Preview Day
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Academics
/academics/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Academics
/academics/explore-programs/in...Subdomain Explore Programs
/academics/colleges/index.phpSubdomain Academic Colleges
/academics/specialized-program...Subdomain Specialized Programs
/academics/research/index.phpSubdomain Research
/academics/academic-resources/...Subdomain Academic Resources
/events/index.phpSubdomain Event Calendar
https://www.lib.cwu.edu/index.phpExternal Subdomain CWU Libraries
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Student Life
/student-life/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Student Life
/student-life/housing/index.phpSubdomain Campus Housing
/about/diversity/index.phpSubdomain Diversity and Inclusion
/student-life/dining/index.phpSubdomain Campus Dining
/student-life/surc/index.phpSubdomain Student Union
/student-life/student-governme...Subdomain Student Government
/student-life/slice/clubs/inde...Subdomain Student Clubs and Organizations
/student-life/recreation/index...Subdomain Fitness and Recreation
/student-life/health-wellness-...Subdomain Health and Wellness Services
/student-life/student-support/...Subdomain Student Support
/student-life/student-support/...Subdomain Student Employment and Volunteering
https://wildcatshop.net/New window External Wildcat Shop
https://wildcatsports.com/New window External Athletics
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Resources for:
/admissions-aid/apply/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Prospective Students
/about/offices/information-ser...Subdomain Text duplicate MyCWU
https://adfs.cwu.edu/adfs/ls/?...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Email/Outlook
https://canvas.cwu.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Canvas
/admissions-aid/parents/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Parents & Families
/about/offices/alumni/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate CWU Alumni
/page/faculty-resources.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Faculty
/about/offices/human-resources...Subdomain Text duplicate Employees
/admissions-aid/apply/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Apply
/admissions-aid/visit/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Visit
/about/foundation/giving/index...Subdomain Text duplicate Give
/academics/explore-programs/in...Text duplicate Explore Programs
https://cwu.mymajors.com/quiz/New window External Subdomain majors assessment
A-TITLE MyMajors Quiz
/admissions-aid/cost-aid-value...Text duplicate Tuition and Fees
IMG-ALT Lilac bushes on the CWU campus
/about/diversity/index.phpText duplicate Diversity and Inclusion
/admissions-aid/visit/index.phpVisit CWU
IMG-ALT students cheering on with a wildcat
/admissions-aid/apply/index.phpApply Today
IMG-ALT Marching band at CWU
/about/campus-locations/index.phpExplore All Locations
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Ellensburg
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Des Moines
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Joint Base Lewis-McChord
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Lynnwood
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Moses Lake
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Pierce County
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Sammamish
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Wenatchee
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Yakima
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Ellensburg
/about/campus-locations/ellens...Explore Ellensburg
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Des Moines
/about/campus-locations/des-mo...Explore Des Moines
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Joint Base Lewis-McChord
/about/campus-locations/joint-...Explore Joint Base Lewis-McChord
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Lynnwood
/about/campus-locations/lynnwo...Explore CWU-Lynnwood
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Moses Lake
/about/campus-locations/moses-...Explore CWU-Moses Lake
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Pierce County
/about/campus-locations/pierce...Explore CWU-Pierce County
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Sammamish
/about/campus-locations/sammam...Explore CWU-Sammamish
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Wenatchee
/about/campus-locations/wenatc...Explore CWU-Wenatchee
https://www.cwu.edu/Anchor Text duplicate Yakima
/about/campus-locations/yakima...Explore CWU-Yakima
/about/campus-locations/index.phpText duplicate Explore All Locations
/student-life/index.phpLearn more
/admissions-aid/apply/index.phpStart Your Application Today
/academics/index.phpLearn More
/about/index.phpGet to Know CWU
/about/media-resources/news/in...More News
/about/media-resources/news/20...Subdomain Read more about Mental Health Is Now Top Of Mind At Cwu
/about/media-resources/news/20...Subdomain Read more about Cwu School Psychology Alumni Enjoy Giving Back To Area School Districts
/about/media-resources/news/20...Subdomain Read more about Coast Guard Band To Perform Free Centennial Celebration Concert At Cwu
/admissions-aid/apply/index.phpSubdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
/admissions-aid/visit/index.phpSubdomain Visit Us
https://admissions.cwu.edu/reg...New window External Subdomain Request Info
https://www.cwu.edu/Text duplicate Return to the Central Washington University home page
https://www.facebook.com/cwu.w...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.instagram.com/cent...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/user/C...New window External Subdomain YouTube
https://twitter.com/CentralWashUNew window External Twitter
/events/index.phpSubdomain CWU Events
/about/media-resources/news/in...Subdomain CWU News
/about/media-resources/news/ca...Subdomain CWU Campus Notices
https://www.lib.cwu.edu/index.phpExternal Subdomain Text duplicate CWU Libraries
https://wildcatshop.net/New window External Text duplicate Wildcat Shop
/about/offices/human-resources...Subdomain Careers
/admissions-aid/visit/map.phpSubdomain Maps & Directions
/page/a-z-index.phpSubdomain A-Z Index
/about/university-leadership/p...Subdomain Consumer Information Disclosures
/about/policies-procedures/ind...Subdomain Policies & Procedures
/page/privacy-statement.phpSubdomain Privacy
/student-life/student-support/...Subdomain Accessibility
/about/offices/campus-safety/p...Subdomain Emergency Information
/about/offices/civil-rights-co...Subdomain AA/EEO/Title X/Veteran/Disability Employer

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.cwu.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The HTML page should be transferred using GZip compression.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.89 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 (163 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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This page has 78,977 backlinks.
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Central Washington University
CWU is here for your future. Learn more about our career-ready undergraduate and master’s degree programs and certificates. Explore our many in-person and virtual offerings.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
CWU70%Check
Future62%Check
CWU Campus60%Check
Central55%Check
Programs54%Check
Central Washington53%Check
Central Washington University52%Check
Degree Programs52%Check
University51%Check
Washington51%Check
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