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Meta information
98% 
Page quality
79% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
57% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.69 s
File size
55.60 kB
Words
628
Media files
13
Number of links
133 internal / 16 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Homepage | Columbia Law School
The length of the page title is perfect. (310 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Columbia Law School is a world leader in legal education, renowned for the intellectual rigor of its curriculum and the groundbreaking scholarship of its faculty.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (973 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.law.columbia.edu/
There is a valid canonical link 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)
This page is hosted on a subdomain. Use a top level domain for better SEO results.
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)
The favicon is linked correctly.

Meta tags

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Some words from the page title are not used within the pages content
This page contains 628 words. That's ok.
22.9% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
3 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 19.5 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 13 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.

Media list

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...logos/Columbia_Law_logo-stacked-blue.svgColumbia Law School logo
...logos/Columbia_Law_logo-inline-white.svgColumbia Law School logo
...eroArt_Test.jpg?h=a2921b4c&itok=-isfEjdTBlue background
...iel-072022.jpeg?h=621deedf&itok=z4aLmzsiDaniel Abebe smiling
..._hakimi_720.jpg?h=d975bad5&itok=56OVrsulGraphic Q&A with inserted photo of smiling dark haired woman with glasses.
...nch cropped.jpg?h=afd0e293&itok=wFbkLsGKProfessor Dennis Tan in suit and tie sitting outside
...david_pozen.jpg?h=ac1f61b3&itok=zkD70-pCDavid Pozen
...ge_aug1v1_1.png?h=c913b3c6&itok=aHwmy46rSarah Seo, Shyam Balganesh, Olati Johnson
...ogos/Columbia_Law_logo-stacked-white.svgColumbia Law School logo
...groundArt_1000x136 (1).jpg?itok=Tq88KERJdonate banner footer
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Discover Columbia Law.
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Discover Columbia Law.
H2 Featured News
H2 Degree Programs
H2 Areas of Study
H2 Your Campus, Your City
H2 Related Events
H2 Social Media (Administrative Title)
H3 The Fight for Your Right to Party
H3 Trump’s Classified Documents Case Dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon
H3 Alarming Economic Signs Under the Hood
H3 The First Amendment Is Out of Control
H3 Transfer Journal Application Process
H3 SIP Interview Drop Period Ends (2L/3L)
H3 Transfer Journal Application Process Duplicate text
Some internal links have dynamic parameters. All internal URLs, which are not marked as nofollow, should not contain dynamic parameters.
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 16 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

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https://www.law.columbia.edu/Anchor Skip to main site navigation
https://www.law.columbia.edu/Anchor Skip to main content
https://www.law.columbia.edu/IMG-ALT Columbia Law School logo
/incoming-jd-studentsIncoming J.D. Students
/current-studentsCurrent Students
https://faculty-resources.law....External Subdomain Faculty
https://finance-admin.law.colu...External Subdomain Staff
/employersEmployers
/about/departments/communicati...Media
https://www.law.columbia.edu/newsNews
/eventsEvents
/alumniAlumni
/givingGiving
/aboutAbout
/libraryLibrary
/casloginLogin
https://www.law.columbia.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Columbia Law School logo
https://www.law.columbia.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Columbia Law School logo
/admissionsAdmissions
/admissionsText duplicate Admissions
/admissions/why-columbiaWhy Columbia
/admissions/jdJ.D. Admissions
/admissions/graduate-admissionsGraduate Admissions
/academicsAcademics
/academicsText duplicate Academics
/academics/jd-program-and-curr...J.D. Program and Curriculum
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/academics/llm-program-and-cur...LL.M. Program and Curriculum
/academics/executive-llm-progr...Executive LL.M. Program and Curriculum
/academics/jsd-program-and-cur...J.S.D. Program and Curriculum
/academics/dual-degreesDual and Joint Degrees
/academics/international-programsInternational Programs
/academics/public-interestPublic Interest and Public Service
/academics/experientialExperiential Learning
A-TITLE Experiential Learning
/academics/coursesCourses
/academics/registration-servicesRegistration Services and Academic Rules
/academics/academic-calendarAcademic Calendar
/academics/executive-educationExecutive Education
/areas-studyAreas of Study
/areas-studyText duplicate Areas of Study
/areas-of-study/administrative...Administrative Law and Public Policy
/areas-of-study/constitutional...Constitutional Law
/areas-of-study/corporate-busi...Corporate, Business, and Transactional Law
/areas-of-study/criminal-justiceCriminal Justice
/areas-of-study/environment-an...Environment and Energy
/areas-of-study/family-gender-...Family, Gender, and Sexuality
/areas-of-study/intellectual-p...Intellectual Property and Technology
/areas-of-study/international-...International and Comparative Law
/areas-of-study/law-and-philos...Law and Philosophy
/areas-of-study/law-workplaceLaw of the Workplace
/areas-of-study/leadershipLeadership
/areas-of-study/legal-historyLegal History
/areas-of-study/litigation-and...Litigation and Dispute Resolution
/areas-of-study/national-secur...National Security and Privacy
/areas-of-study/social-justice...Social Justice and Human Rights
/faculty-scholarshipFaculty & Scholarship
/faculty-scholarshipText duplicate Faculty & Scholarship
/faculty-and-scholarship/all-f...Faculty Directory
/faculty-scholarship/research-...Research Centers and Programs
https://scholarship.law.columb...New window External Subdomain Scholarship Archive
/faculty-scholarship/workshops...Workshops, Lectures, Colloquia, and Conferences
/careersCareers
/careersText duplicate Careers
/careers/private-sectorPrivate Sector Careers
/careers/public-interestPublic Interest and Public Service Careers
/careers/academic-careersAcademic Careers
/careers/judicial-careersJudicial Careers
/careers/employment-statisticsEmployment Statistics
/careers/employment-policiesEmployment Policies
/community-lifeCommunity Life
/community-lifeText duplicate Community Life
/community-life/visit-campusVisit Campus
/community-life/deans-welcomeDean’s Welcome
/community-life/your-campus-yo...Your Campus, Your City
/community-life/student-lifeStudent Life
/community-life/diversity-equi...Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
/community-life/strategic-init...Strategic Initiatives
/admissionsSubdomain Learn More
https://president.columbia.edu...External Subdomain Daniel Abebe Appointed 16th Dean of Columbia Law School, Effective August 1, 2024
/news/archive/professor-monica...Professor Monica Hakimi on Territorial Conflict and International Law
/news/archive/dennis-fan-15-fo...Dennis Fan ’15: Former State and Federal Appellate Litigator Leads New Clinic
/news/archive/fight-your-right...The Fight for Your Right to Party
https://www.washingtonpost.com...External Subdomain Trump’s Classified Documents Case Dismissed by Judge Aileen Cannon
https://www.bloomberg.com/news...External Subdomain Alarming Economic Signs Under the Hood
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/0...External Subdomain The First Amendment Is Out of Control
/news/archiveRead All Stories
/news/faculty-newsMore in The Media
/faculty-and-scholarship/all-f...Meet Our Faculty
/academics/jd-program-and-curr...J.D. Program
/academics/llm-program-and-cur...LL.M. Program
/academics/executive-llm-progr...Executive LL.M. Program
/academics/jsd-program-and-cur...J.S.D. Program
/areas-studyView All Areas of Study
/areas-of-study/administrative...Text duplicate Administrative Law and Public Policy
/areas-of-study/constitutional...Text duplicate Constitutional Law
/areas-of-study/corporate-busi...Text duplicate Corporate, Business, and Transactional Law
/areas-of-study/criminal-justiceText duplicate Criminal Justice
/areas-of-study/environment-an...Text duplicate Environment and Energy
/areas-of-study/family-gender-...Text duplicate Family, Gender, and Sexuality
/areas-of-study/intellectual-p...Text duplicate Intellectual Property and Technology
/areas-of-study/international-...Text duplicate International and Comparative Law
/areas-of-study/law-and-philos...Text duplicate Law and Philosophy
/areas-of-study/law-workplaceText duplicate Law of the Workplace
/areas-of-study/leadershipText duplicate Leadership
/areas-of-study/legal-historyText duplicate Legal History
/areas-of-study/litigation-and...Text duplicate Litigation and Dispute Resolution
/areas-of-study/national-secur...Text duplicate National Security and Privacy
/areas-of-study/social-justice...Text duplicate Social Justice and Human Rights
/areas-studyText duplicate View All Areas of Study
/community-lifecommunity
A-TITLE Community Life
/community-life/your-campus-yo...Explore
/community-life/student-lifestudent experience
/community-life/visit-campusvisit our campus
/eventsView All Events
/events/transfer-journal-appli...Transfer Journal Application Process
/events/sip-interview-drop-per...SIP Interview Drop Period Ends (2L/3L)
/events/transfer-journal-appli...Text duplicate Transfer Journal Application Process
/eventsText duplicate View All Events
/admissionsText duplicate Admissions
/admissions/why-columbiaText duplicate Why Columbia
/community-life/visit-campusVisit
https://www.law.columbia.edu/Text duplicate IMG-ALT Columbia Law School logo
/about/contact-usContact Us
https://twitter.com/ColumbiaLawNew window External Twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain LinkedIn
https://www.facebook.com/colum...New window External Subdomain Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/colu...New window External Subdomain Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/channe...New window External Subdomain Youtube
/admissionsText duplicate Admissions
/academicsText duplicate Academics
/areas-studyText duplicate Areas of Study
/faculty-scholarshipText duplicate Faculty & Scholarship
/careersText duplicate Careers
/community-lifeText duplicate Community Life
/incoming-jd-studentsText duplicate Incoming J.D. Students
/current-studentsText duplicate Current Students
https://faculty-resources.law....External Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty
https://finance-admin.law.colu...External Subdomain Text duplicate Staff
/employersText duplicate Employers
/about/departments/communicati...Text duplicate Media
/casloginText duplicate Login
https://www.law.columbia.edu/newsText duplicate News
/eventsText duplicate Events
/alumniText duplicate Alumni
/givingText duplicate Giving
/aboutText duplicate About
/libraryText duplicate Library
/about/consumer-information-ab...Consumer Information (ABA Required Disclosures)
https://law.givenow.columbia.e...External Subdomain Donate
https://www.columbia.edu/New window External Subdomain Columbia University

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.law.columbia.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 of 0.69 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 (56 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

Blacklists
(Nice to have)
This website is not classified "for adult only".
This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 7,167 referring domains.
This page has 216,472 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 4,183 different ip addresses.
Facebook popularity
(Somewhat important)
The page has 0 shares and comments on Facebook.

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Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
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Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
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Allow: /profiles/*.js?
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Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
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Disallow: /web.config
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Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register/
Disallow: /user/password/
Disallow: /user/login/
Disallow: /user/logout/
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Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
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Homepage | Columbia Law School
Columbia Law School is a world leader in legal education, renowned for the intellectual rigor of its curriculum and the groundbreaking scholarship of its faculty.

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