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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
73% 
Page structure
75% 
Link structure
43% 
Server
62% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.85 s
File size
73.40 kB
Words
546
Media files
22
Number of links
87 internal / 15 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
MICA
The page title is too short. (49 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
The page title is only one word.
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is a leader in the world of visual arts featuring undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (845 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 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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1
apple-mobile-web-app-capableyes
mobile-web-app-capableyes
descriptionMaryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is a leader in the world of visual arts featuring undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs.
theme-color#E10098
p:domain_verify38fe7dc8b1853cfde94d6ac790729c74
facebook-domain-verification8z049kdumd021pxda6s53r0sr3vynn
langen
twitter:site@mica
twitter:creator@mica
twitter:url//twitter.com/mica
og:titleMICA
og:descriptionMaryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is a leader in the world of visual arts featuring undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs.
og:typewebsite
og:site_nameMICA
og:imagehttps://www.mica.edu/images/og-default.png
og:image:width1200
og:image:height630
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 1 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 546 words. That's ok.
16.8% of the text are stop words.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 18.5 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
16 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
...es/thumb_portrait_classic_sml_wolves.jpgPainting of a truck with wolf eye decals on the back window.
...es/thumb_portrait_classic_sml_wolves.jpgPainting of a truck with wolf eye decals on the back window.
...assic_sml__jia-le-ling_midtermsp21_3.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...assic_sml__jia-le-ling_midtermsp21_3.jpgNo alt attribute provided
..._classic_sml_sienna-kwami_001_2500px.jpgNo alt attribute provided
..._classic_sml_sienna-kwami_001_2500px.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...rces/thumb_classic_sml_aditi-damle-c.jpgA colorful painted cactus, dog, and hand stand in front of a wall covered in black and white illustrations of a fantasy landscape.
...rces/thumb_classic_sml_aditi-damle-c.jpgA colorful painted cactus, dog, and hand stand in front of a wall covered in black and white illustrations of a fantasy landscape.
...estival-night_2023_charcoal-pencil-2.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...estival-night_2023_charcoal-pencil-2.jpgNo alt attribute provided
.../files/pages/wide_xsml_sequence-01_3.gifNo alt attribute provided
...s/wide_xsml_2025-artwalk-web-banner2.jpgPerson looking at dark wall of artwork
..._xsml_copy-of-upstart2025_winners-41.pngNo alt attribute provided
...reenshot-2025-03-07-at-100608am-copy.jpgNo alt attribute provided
....edu/files/pages/wide_xsml_annarossi.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...sml_screenshot-2024-08-06-at-32834pm.pngNo alt attribute provided
...s/wide_xsml_nann-17--homepage-banner.pngNo alt attribute provided
...files/pages/wide_xsml_mica_fulbright.pngImage of Brown building in daylight with fulbright logo
...du/files/pages/wide_xsml_main_fall-2.jpgNo alt attribute provided
...assic_xsml_shangtongli_srategicplan2.jpgNo alt attribute provided
https://www.mica.edu/images/logo-print.pngNo alt attribute provided
https://www.mica.edu/images/logo-print.pngNo alt attribute provided

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Search for anything and everything at MICA:
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
Some headings do not have any content.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Search for anything and everything at MICA:
H2 Site Navigation
H2 Social Navigation
H2 Getting In
H2 Studying at MICA
H2 Meet MICA
H2 MICA INDEX
H2 Empty heading
H2 STUDYING AT MICA
H2 EVENTS + EXHIBITIONS
H2 MORE MICA
H3 Wolves
H3 Wolves Duplicate text
H3 Bird Dance
H3 Bird Dance Duplicate text
H3 All I Have Left to Give
H3 All I Have Left to Give Duplicate text
H3 Say Hello to My Brain
H3 Say Hello to My Brain Duplicate text
H3 Festival Night
H3 Festival Night Duplicate text
H3 undergraduate admission
H3 Featured
H3 Profiles & Features
H3 All the Buzz @ MICA
H4 Visit MICA Today
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.
5 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are 15 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.mica.edu/Anchor Skip to Main Content
https://www.mica.edu/Anchor Explore MICA
/applying-to-mica/Subdomain How to Apply
https://www.mica.edu/Anchor Search
https://www.mica.edu/login/Subdomain Login
https://www.mica.edu/Subdomain MICA
/art-articles/details/wolvesSubdomain Explore this story
/graduate-programs/leroy-e-hof...Subdomain LeRoy E. Hoffberger School of Painting (MFA)
/tags/?tag=hoffbergerSubdomain hoffberger
/tags/?tag=michael-evansSubdomain michael evans
/art-articles/details/bird-danceSubdomain Text duplicate Explore this story
/undergraduate-majors-minors/i...Subdomain Interdisciplinary Sculpture (Major)
/art-articles/details/all-i-ha...Subdomain Text duplicate Explore this story
/art-articles/details/say-hell...Subdomain Text duplicate Explore this story
/graduate-programs/illustratio...Subdomain Illustration Practice (MFA)
/tags/?tag=aditi-damleSubdomain aditi damle
/tags/?tag=illustration-practiceSubdomain illustration practice
/art-articles/details/yafei-li...Subdomain Text duplicate Explore this story
/art-articles/Subdomain See More
https://apply.mica.edu/portal/...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://apply.mica.edu/portal/...New window External Subdomain Visit MICA Today
/annual-events-series/artwalk/Subdomain May. 16
IMG-ALT Person looking at dark wall of artwork
/annual-events-series/artwalk/Subdomain RSVP: MICA ArtWalk Opening and Exhibition
/art-articles/details/micas-ra...Subdomain No Text
/art-articles/details/micas-ra...Subdomain MICA's Ratcliffe Center for Creative Entrepreneurship Awards Over 100k at 2025 UP/Start Finale
/art-articles/details/watch-mi...Subdomain No Text
/art-articles/details/watch-mi...Subdomain Watch MICA faculty LaToya Hobbs create a woodblock print for the National Gallery of Art
https://www.instagram.com/p/DC...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/p/DC...External Subdomain Anna Rossi ’24 (Painting BFA) wins AXA Art Prize
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltim...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.cbsnews.com/baltim...External Subdomain Globe Collection and Press at MICA Featured on CBS News
/tags/?tag=micamagazineSubdomain No Text
/tags/?tag=micamagazineSubdomain Read the Latest Stories from MICA's Digital Magazine
/art-articles/details/mica-is-...Subdomain IMG-ALT Image of Brown building in daylight with fulbright logo
/art-articles/details/mica-is-...Subdomain MICA is a Top Producer of Fulbright U.S. Students
/visit-mica/virtual-campus-tour/Subdomain No Text
/visit-mica/virtual-campus-tour/Subdomain Take a Virtual Tour of MICA’s Campus
/art-articles/details/coastal-...Subdomain Coastal Conservation
/art-articles/details/coastal-...Subdomain No Text
/tags/?tag=artstemSubdomain artstem
/tags/?tag=creatives-at-workSubdomain creatives at work
/tags/?tag=fineartsSubdomain finearts
/art-articles/details/trophy-lifeSubdomain Trophy Life
https://www.mica.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate MICA
https://www.instagram.com/mary...New window External Subdomain Instagram
http://www.youtube.com/marylan...New window External Subdomain YouTube
https://www.tiktok.com/@micamadeNew window External Subdomain TikTok
http://www.facebook.com/mica.eduNew window External Subdomain Facebook
http://www.twitter.com/micaNew window External Subdomain Twitter
http://weixin.qq.com/r/MxyHn8j...New window External Subdomain WeChat: @micaedu
https://www.mica.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate MICA
https://www.google.com/maps/pl...New window External Subdomain MICA 1300 W Mount Royal Ave Baltimore, MD
/applying-to-mica/Subdomain Apply Now
/applying-to-mica/Subdomain Admission Process
/tuition-fees/Subdomain Tuition & Fees
/financial-aid/Subdomain Financial Aid
/undergraduate-majors-minors/Subdomain Undergraduate Majors & Minors
/graduate-programs/Subdomain Graduate Programs
/creatives-at-work/Subdomain Creative Careers
/offices-divisions/office-of-o...Subdomain Open Studies
/mica-dna/contact-us/Subdomain Contact Us
/mica-dna/campus/Subdomain MICA Campus
https://www.mica.edu/visit-mica/Subdomain Visit MICA
/art-articles/Subdomain Art & Articles
/events-exhibitions/Subdomain Events
https://www.mica.edu/alumni/Subdomain Alumni
/mica-dna/student-consumer-inf...Subdomain Consumer Information
/give-to-mica/Subdomain Give to MICA
/mica-dna/accessibility/Subdomain Accessibility
/human-resources/careers-at-mica/Subdomain Careers at MICA
/faculty-staff-directory/Subdomain Faculty & Staff Directory
/offices-divisions/division-of...Subdomain Press Center
/mica-dna/office-of-equity-com...Subdomain Equal Opportunity, Harassment, and Nondiscrimination
https://www.mica.edu/about-mica/Subdomain About MICA
https://www.mica.edu/admissions/Subdomain Admission
https://www.mica.edu/academics/Subdomain Academics
/student-life/Subdomain Student Life
/art-articles/Subdomain Text duplicate Art & Articles
/events-and-exhibitions/Subdomain Events & Exhibitions
/index/a-to-z/Subdomain A-Z Index
https://www.mica.edu/index/Subdomain View All by Topic
/index/recommended/Subdomain Pages You've Visited
/applying-to-mica/Subdomain Text duplicate How to Apply
https://apply.mica.edu/portal/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Visit MICA
https://apply.mica.edu/registe...External Subdomain Request Info
/applying-to-mica/apply/connec...Subdomain Connect with Admissions
/applying-to-mica/apply/explor...Subdomain Text duplicate Explore MICA
/give-to-mica/Subdomain Text duplicate Give to MICA
/undergraduate-majors-minors/fye/Subdomain First Year Experience
/undergraduate-majors-minors/Subdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Majors & Minors
/graduate-programs/Subdomain Text duplicate Graduate Programs
/non-degree-learning-opportuni...Subdomain Non-Degree Learning Opportunities
/academic-catalog/Subdomain Academic Catalog
/career-development/Subdomain Career Development
/creative-entrepreneurship/fir...Subdomain First Year Fellows in Creative Entrepreneurship
/events-exhibitions/events-cal...Subdomain Events Calendar
/events-exhibitions/current-up...Subdomain Exhibitions Calendar
https://www.mica.edu/alumni/Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
/mica-dna/campus/Subdomain Text duplicate MICA Campus
/mica-dna/places-to-visit-thin...Subdomain The Baltimore Advantage
/libraries/decker-library/Subdomain Decker Library
/mica-dna/community-partners-old/Subdomain Community Partners

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.mica.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.85 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.
A Content Delivery Network like Google Hosted Libraries can save bandwidth for the JQuery files.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (73 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateWed, 14 May 2025 03:52:18 GMT
content-typetext/html;charset=UTF-8
content-length9634
set-cookie236 Characters
serverApache/2.4.6 (CentOS) OpenSSL/1.0.2k-fips PHP/8.2.20
x-powered-byPHP/8.2.20
expiresThu, 19 Nov 1981 08:52:00 GMT
cache-controlno-store, no-cache, must-revalidate
pragmano-cache
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
access-control-allow-origin*
x-ua-compatibleIE=edge
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-xss-protection1; mode=block
x-permitted-cross-domain-policiesmaster-only
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 837 referring domains.
This page has 2,123 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 665 different ip addresses.

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Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) is a leader in the world of visual arts featuring undergraduate, graduate, and certificate programs.

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Visit MICA66%Check
MICA campus64%Check
Art50%Check
undergraduate50%Check
Search50%Check
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