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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
75% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.52 s
File size
472.30 kB
Words
604
Media files
18
Number of links
55 internal / 43 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Colorado School of Mines | A Premier Engineering University
The length of the page title is perfect. (543 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Colorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and innovations to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future.
The meta description is too long: 1376 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.mines.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: United States of America
The following language is defined by HTML: en-us
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
robotsindex, follow, max-image-preview:large, max-snippet:-1, max-video-preview:-1
descriptionColorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and innovations to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future.
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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=5.0
apple-mobile-web-app-capableyes
google-site-verificationR9dhbW5h3n2cMoU-roga4b-yKtNPlB-RGzMWQgc_tcc
facebook-domain-verificationrxuyvxljuomn3lvckx3t5jlg2pb1c6
msapplication-TileImagehttps://www.mines.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-favicon-270x270.png
article:modified_time2024-12-17T17:31:25+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary_large_image
twitter:site@coschoolofmines
og:localeen_US
og:typewebsite
og:titleColorado School of Mines | A Premier Engineering University
og:descriptionColorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and innovations to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future.
og:urlhttps://www.mines.edu/
og:site_nameColorado School of Mines
og:imagehttps://www.mines.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/cropped-favicon.png
og:image:width512
og:image:height512
og:image:typeimage/png
X-UA-CompatibleIE=edge
charsetUTF-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
The average number of words per sentence of 32.25 words is high.
This page contains 604 words. That's ok.
26.3% 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.
9 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.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
A viewport "user-scalable=no, width=device-width" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The amount of tags is very high (14). We recommend using a maximum of 12 tags for this page.
Some tags are too long. With 265 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"student stories offer a glimpse into the lives of the bright, ambitious individuals who attend colorad..."
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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
...ads/2024/12/mines-institutional-mark.pngColorado School of Mines
...05/undergraduate-admissions-featured.jpgMines students jumping next to Blaster the Burro in front of Guggenheim HallUndergraduate Admissions
.../graduate-admissions-home-featured-1.jpgGraduate student and professor conducting researchGraduate Admissions
...content/uploads/2023/04/scholarship2.jpgIcon of graduation cap and bag of moneyReturn on investment
/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Group.pngIcon representing Mines studentsOredigger Experience
/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/medal.jpgIcon of medalCareer Outcomes
...Fall-2024-Undergraduate-Commencement.jpgColorado School of Mines President, graduates and faculty celebrating on stage after the fall commencement ceremonyFall 2024 Undergrad Commencement
...ent/uploads/2024/12/Nasa_ViewofEarth.jpgView of Earth from SpaceNasa Sky View of Earth
...gn-fall-showcase-tim-meyer-241121-23.jpgStudents presenting their capstone design project to Colorado School of Mines President with other students in the background listening to the presentationCapstone Design Fall Showcase
...oads/2023/06/student-stories-cropped.jpgMines students holding rocks over their heads during the M ClimbStudent Stories
/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Certificate.jpgIcon of a certificateExpand Your Network
/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/salary.jpgIcon representing increased salaryFuture Proof Your Career
...ntent/uploads/2023/04/graduation-cap.jpgIcon of graduation capAdvance Your Education
...oads/sites/50/2023/07/petroleum-days.jpgTwo students during field session at Petroleum DaysUndergraduate Programs
...07/The-College-Tour-BHS-R6highres-37.jpgGraduate students working in a Mines computer labGraduate Programs
...4/Mines-Logo-wordmark-white-1-300x35.pngNo alt attribute provided
Video URLWidthHeight
/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Winter-1.mp4
...ube.com/embed/iZyUZOYgSn0?feature=oembed1080608

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Colorado School of Mines
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Colorado School of Mines
H2 UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS
H2 GRADUATE ADMISSIONS
H2 Undergraduate Applications Now Open!
H2 Visit Mines
H2 Rocking the headlines: the latest news at Mines
H2 Students in the news
H2 Expand your network
H2 Future-proof your career
H2 Advance your education
H2 Mines: The College Tour
H2 Find a Program
H3 Colorado School of Mines celebrates Fall 2024 Undergraduate Commencement
H3 Colorado School of Mines for Advanced Mineral Exploration Research partners with Descartes Labs Government
H3 Valve Access Project wins top honors at Fall 2024 Capstone Design Showcase
H3 UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
H3 GRADUATE PROGRAMS
H3 Our hometown is Golden
H4 RESOURCES
H4 Visit Mines Duplicate text
H4 Need Help Finding Something?
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 (43) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.facebook.com/Color...External Subdomain Facebook
https://twitter.com/coschoolof...External X
http://www.minesnewsroom.com/n...External Subdomain RSS
https://my.mines.edu/External Subdomain My Mines
http://www.minesnewsroom.com/External Subdomain News
http://calendar.mines.edu/External Subdomain Calendar
https://www.mines.edu/elearning/Canvas
/campus-email/Subdomain Email
http://library.mines.edu/External Subdomain Library
http://giving.mines.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://www.mines.edu/contact/Subdomain Directories
https://www.mines.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT Colorado School of Mines
https://www.mines.edu/Subdomain Home
https://www.mines.edu/about/Subdomain About Mines
https://www.mines.edu/mission/Subdomain Mines Mission
/oredigger-experience/Subdomain The Oredigger Experience
https://tour.mines.edu/visit/External Subdomain Visit Mines
/about/rankings/Subdomain Rankings
https://www.mines.edu/innovation/Subdomain Innovation & Entrepreneurship
http://mines.edu/diversityDiversity, Inclusion & Access
/institutional-equity-title-ix/Subdomain Office of Institutional Equity
/about/history-and-traditions/Subdomain History and Traditions
https://www.mines.edu/contact/Subdomain Anchor Academic Departments
/human-resources/careers-at-mi...Subdomain Work at Mines
https://www.mines.edu/contact/Subdomain Contact Mines
https://www.mines.edu/president/Subdomain President’s Office
http://mines.edu/complianceCompliance and Policy
https://www.mines.edu/academics/Academics
/academics/undergraduate-progr...Subdomain Undergraduate Programs
https://gradprograms.mines.edu...External Subdomain Graduate Programs
https://online.mines.edu/External Subdomain Online Programs
https://www.mines.edu/honors/Subdomain University Honors & Scholars Programs
https://learn.mines.edu/External Subdomain Continuing Education & Professional Development
https://www.mines.edu/admissions/Admissions
/undergraduate-admissions/Undergraduate Admissions
https://gradprograms.mines.edu/External Subdomain Graduate Admissions
/admissions/international-admi...Subdomain International Admissions
https://online.mines.edu/External Subdomain Mines Online
http://finaid.mines.edu/External Subdomain Financial Aid
/admissions/contact/Subdomain Contact Admissions
/student-life/Student Life
http://casa.mines.edu/External Subdomain Academic Advising
/undergraduate-admissions/inte...Subdomain International Student Life
/campus-life/living-in-golden/Subdomain Living in Golden
/residence-life/Residence Life
http://studentactivities.mines...External Subdomain Student Activities
/student-life/health-wellness/Student Health and Wellness
https://www.mines.edu/veterans/Subdomain Veterans
https://research.mines.edu/External Subdomain Research
http://minesathletics.com/External Athletics
https://weare.mines.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
https://www.mines.edu/admissions/Subdomain Request Information
https://tour.mines.edu/External Subdomain Visit Campus
https://www.mines.edu/admissions/Subdomain Apply Now
/undergraduate-admissions/Subdomain UNDERGRADUATE ADMISSIONS
/graduate-admissions/Subdomain GRADUATE ADMISSIONS
/undergraduate-admissions/apply/Subdomain APPLY NOW
/about/rankings/Subdomain VIEW RANKINGS
/oredigger-experience/Subdomain Oredigger Experience
https://www.mines.edu/careers/Subdomain Career Center
https://tour.mines.edu/External Subdomain START YOUR TOUR
https://www.minesnewsroom.com/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Colorado School of Mines President, graduates and faculty celebrating on stage after the fall commencement ceremony
https://www.minesnewsroom.com/...External Subdomain Colorado School of Mines celebrates Fall 2024 Undergraduate Commencement
https://www.minesnewsroom.com/...External Subdomain IMG-ALT View of Earth from Space
https://www.minesnewsroom.com/...External Subdomain Colorado School of Mines for Advanced Mineral Exploration Research partners with Descartes Labs Government
https://www.minesnewsroom.com/...New window External Subdomain IMG-ALT Students presenting their capstone design project to Colorado School of Mines President with other students in the background listening to the presentation
https://www.minesnewsroom.com/...External Subdomain Valve Access Project wins top honors at Fall 2024 Capstone Design Showcase
https://www.minesnewsroom.com/...External Subdomain SEE ALL STUDENT STORIES
/academics/undergraduate-progr...Subdomain UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS
https://gradprograms.mines.edu...External Subdomain GRADUATE PROGRAMS
/campus-life/living-in-golden/Subdomain LEARN MORE ABOUT GOLDEN
http://finaid.mines.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
/graduate-admissions/Text duplicate Graduate Admissions
/undergraduate-admissions/Text duplicate Undergraduate Admissions
http://giving.mines.edu/External Subdomain Alumni and Friends
/new-student-transition-services/Subdomain New Students & Families
https://calendar.mines.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Calendar
/human-resources/employment-at...Subdomain Careers at Mines
http://careers.mines.edu/External Subdomain Hire Our Students
http://magazine.mines.edu/External Subdomain Mines Magazine
/campus-safety/Subdomain Mines Police Department
http://www.minesnewsroom.com/n...External Subdomain Neighbors
http://www.minesnewsroom.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate News
https://library.mines.edu/External Subdomain Arthur Lakes Library
http://minesathletics.com/External Text duplicate Athletics
https://mines.edu/bookstoreBookstore
https://tour.mines.edu/External Subdomain Campus Tour
http://campusevents.mines.edu/External Subdomain Conference and Event Planning
/geology-museum/Subdomain Mines Museum
http://tour.mines.edu/map/External Subdomain Map and Directions
https://www.mines.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate Home
https://www.mines.edu/contact/Subdomain Contact
https://mines.edu/accessibility/Accessibility
/equal-opportunity/Subdomain Equal Opportunity
/human-resources/employment-at...Subdomain Jobs
http://tour.mines.edu/mapExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Map and Directions
/privacy/privacy-statement/Subdomain Privacy
/campus-safety/Subdomain Text duplicate Mines Police Department

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.mines.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.52 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 (472 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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link<https://www.mines.edu/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/"
x-cacheableSHORT
cache-controlmax-age=600, must-revalidate
x-cacheHIT: 1
x-cache-groupnormal
last-modifiedWed, 25 Dec 2024 20:58:49 GMT
cf-cache-statusHIT
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set-cookie258 Characters
servercloudflare
cf-ray8f7bd12e6b9dd37b-CDG
content-encodinggzip
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http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 4,821 referring domains.
This page has 81,211 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 2,777 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Disallow: /wp-admin/
Disallow: /wp-login.php
Disallow: /wp-content/uploads/

User-agent: Bingbot
Crawl-delay: 60

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Colorado School of Mines | A Premier Engineering University
Colorado School of Mines is a public R1 research university focused on science and engineering, producing the talent, knowledge and innovations to serve industry and benefit society – all to create a more prosperous future.

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