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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
98% 
Page quality
74% 
Page structure
70% 
Link structure
45% 
Server
6% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
2.82 s
File size
189.30 kB
Words
1208
Media files
18
Number of links
152 internal / 45 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
University of Portland
The page title is too short. (194 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
University of Portland is an inclusive, Catholic, Northwest university guided by our mission to prepare ethical leaders who respond to the needs of the world.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (958 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
descriptionUniversity of Portland is an inclusive, Catholic, Northwest university guided by our mission to prepare ethical leaders who respond to the needs of the world.
HandheldFriendlyTrue
MobileOptimized320
viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 1208 words. That's ok.
29.5% 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.
14 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 21.52 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
This page loads 11 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-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 24 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
...a/ml_algae_blooms_2023518-20-836_627.jpgTeacher and student studying algae blooms on the river campus.
...mepage-media/homepage_visit_ctalinks.jpgA tour guide talks with students sitting on outdoor steps on UP's campus
...mepage-media/fc_welcome_838x629_crop.pngA gathering of students standing closely together, all smiling as they pose for a group photo with the St Johns bridge in the background.
...guadalupe_mass_20191212_4182-838x629.jpgPastoral workers converse before a religious service.
..._fall_lifestyle_20181101_212_838x629.jpgA priest and student engaged in conversation.
...@portlandrone_20220401_00094_838x629.jpgA group of young people high-five with the bell tower in the background.
...-playbill-pres-20240122_web_838x628.webpA photo collage style image of behind the scenes pictures from the filming of the College Tour episode.
...ile-images/saudagaran_maryam_838x629.jpgMaryam Saudagaran
...files/profile-images/surabhi_838x629.pngSurabhi Joglekar
...r-rodriguez-valdovinos_837x628_large.jpgVictor Rodriguez Valdovinos
...mages/connor-heffernan_837x628_large.jpgConnor Heffernan
...mages/erin-mcconnville_837x628_large.jpgErin McConville
...ges/2024-news/news_usnews_24_838x629.pngAn aerial image of the campus belltower at sunset
...-news/sonhi_palliative_news_838x629.webpThe faculty teaching group for palliative care
...052023_@portlandrone_edited-1290x554.jpgBackground Image
/_files/images/shell/arrow-down.pngUniversity of Portland favicon
/_files/images/shell/up-logo-horizontal.pngUniversity of Portland
Video URLWidthHeight
...new_website_background_aug_2024-720p.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Welcome to Pilot Country!
The H1 heading contains the words Welcome to! Use important keywords instead.
Headings
(Important)
The heading structure is perfect.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Welcome to Pilot Country!
H2 Info For
H2 Search our site:
H2 A Hands-On Curriculum That Drives Discovery
H2 By The Numbers
H2 of Students Receive Financial Aid or Scholarships
H2 of classes taught by faculty, not grad students
H2 Student/Faculty Ratio
H2 Begin Your Journey On The Bluff.
H2 So Many Reasons to Love UP
H2 Faith and Inclusivity are Interwoven Throughout Our Community.
H2 The College Tour
H2 Your Never-Ending Curiosity Can Lead to Unimagined Places
H2 News
H2 Giving That Makes An Impact
H3 Common Searches
H3 Links
H3 Contact
H4 UP Ranked #1 Private School in the West by U.S. News & World Report
H4 UP Receives Grant to Boost Palliative Care Education in Nursing Programs
Some anchor texts are used more than once.
There are 2 links with a trivial 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 too many external links (45) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.up.edu/Anchor Skip to UP News
https://www.up.edu/Anchor Skip to UP Facts and Figures
https://www.up.edu/Anchor Skip to Footer
/academics/majors-and-minors.htmlSubdomain Majors & Minors
/academics/graduate-programs.htmlSubdomain Graduate Programs
/academics/centers.htmlSubdomain Academic Centers & Special Programs
/core/index.htmlSubdomain University Core
https://library.up.edu/index.htmlExternal Subdomain Library
/registrar/index.htmlSubdomain Registrar
/provost/index.htmlSubdomain Office of the Provost
/academics/schools-and-college...Subdomain Colleges, Schools, and Departments
https://admissions.up.edu/port...External Subdomain Visit
https://www.up.edu/admissionsSubdomain Undergraduate Admissions
/admissions/admitted-undergrad...Subdomain Admitted Undergraduates
/graduate/index.htmlSubdomain Graduate School
/iss/prospective-students/inde...Subdomain International Admissions
/finaid/index.htmlSubdomain Financial Aid
/admissions/virtual-experience...Subdomain Virtual Experience
/campusministry/index.htmlSubdomain Campus Ministry
/holycross/index.htmlSubdomain Holy Cross
/student-life/get-involved.htmlSubdomain Get Involved
/student-life/diversity-equity...Subdomain Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
/student-life/faith-service-le...Subdomain Faith, Service & Leadership
/healthcenter/index.htmlSubdomain Student Health Center
/wellness/index.htmlSubdomain Wellness Center
/counseling/index.htmlSubdomain Counseling Center
https://www.up.edu/iss/index.htmlSubdomain International Student Services
/residencelife/index.htmlSubdomain Residence Life
/student-life/safety-on-campus...Subdomain Safety on Campus
/student-life/sports-and-fitne...Subdomain Sports and Fitness
/student-life/jobs.htmlSubdomain Student Employment, Internships & Careers
/student-life/dining.htmlSubdomain On-Campus Dining
/about/index.htmlSubdomain About
/about/mission.htmlSubdomain Mission
/about/history.htmlSubdomain History
/president/index.htmlSubdomain President
/president/strategic-planning-...Subdomain Strategic Planning
https://www.up.edu/ir/Subdomain Institutional Data
/alumni/index.htmlSubdomain Alumni Relations
https://www.up.edu/parents/Subdomain Parent Relations
http://uportland.bncollege.com/External Subdomain Bookstore
https://campusmap.up.edu/External Subdomain Campus Map
https://www.up.edu/directorySubdomain Directory
/inclusion/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
/news/index.htmlNews
http://portlandpilots.com/External Pilot Athletics
/president/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate President
https://www.up.edu/strategicplan/Subdomain Strategic Plan
/studentaccounts/index.htmlSubdomain Student Accounts
https://www.up.edu/advisingSubdomain Academic Advising
https://up.smartcatalogiq.com/...External Subdomain Academic Calendar
https://up.cafebonappetit.com/External Subdomain Bon Appetit
https://uportland.bncollege.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Bookstore
https://www.up.edu/careerSubdomain Career Center
https://library.up.edu/External Subdomain Clark Library
https://www.up.edu/commencementSubdomain Commencement
https://www.up.edu/inclusionSubdomain Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
https://www.up.edu/jpwSubdomain Family Weekend
https://www.up.edu/finaidSubdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
https://www.up.edu/healthcenterSubdomain Health & Counseling
https://www.up.edu/isSubdomain Information Services
https://www.up.edu/issSubdomain Text duplicate International Student Services
https://www.up.edu/moreaucenterSubdomain Moreau Center for Service and Justice
https://www.up.edu/mail/Subdomain Printing & Mailing
https://www.up.edu/recservicesSubdomain Recreational Services
https://www.up.edu/registrarSubdomain Text duplicate Registrar
https://www.up.edu/residencelifeSubdomain Text duplicate Residence Life
/student-life/safety-on-campus...Subdomain Text duplicate Safety on Campus
https://www.up.edu/sarcSubdomain Shepard Academic Resource Center
https://www.up.edu/activitiesSubdomain Student Activities
/studentaccountsSubdomain Text duplicate Student Accounts
/studentemploymentSubdomain Student Employment
https://up.smartcatalogiq.com/...External Subdomain University Bulletin
https://www.up.edu/graduateSubdomain Graduate Admissions
https://www.up.edu/admissionsSubdomain Text duplicate Undergraduate Admissions
/admissions/contact/index.htmlSubdomain Admissions Counselors
https://campusmap.up.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Map
https://www.up.edu/finaidSubdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
/finaid/costs/net-price-calcul...Subdomain Net Price Calculator
/admissions/visit/index.htmlSubdomain Plan a Visit
https://www.up.edu/portlandSubdomain Portland
https://admissions.up.edu/regi...External Subdomain Request Information
/ready-for-college/Subdomain Prepare for College
/academics/centers.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Academic Centers & Special Programs
/academics/schools-and-college...Subdomain College & Schools
/academics/majors-and-minors.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Majors & Minors
https://www.up.edu/residencelifeSubdomain Residence Life & Dining
https://www.up.edu/student-life/Subdomain Student Life
https://www.up.edu/bulletinSubdomain Text duplicate University Bulletin
https://www.up.edu/advisingSubdomain Text duplicate Academic Advising
/recservices/beauchamp-center/...Subdomain Beauchamp Center
https://www.up.edu/campussafetySubdomain Campus Safety
https://www.up.edu/careteamSubdomain Care Team
https://www.up.edu/controllerSubdomain Controller
https://library.up.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Clark Library
https://www.giving.up.edu/External Subdomain Development
https://www.up.edu/inclusionSubdomain Text duplicate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
https://www.up.edu/hrSubdomain Human Resources
https://www.up.edu/isSubdomain Text duplicate Information Services
https://www.up.edu/marketingSubdomain Marketing & Communications
https://www.up.edu/payrollSubdomain Payroll
https://www.up.edu/physicalplantSubdomain Physical Plant
https://www.up.edu/mailSubdomain Text duplicate Printing & Mailing
https://www.up.edu/provostSubdomain Provost
https://www.up.edu/registrarSubdomain Text duplicate Registrar
https://www.up.edu/tlSubdomain Teaching & Learning
https://www.up.edu/eventsSubdomain University Events
https://www.up.edu/alumniSubdomain Alumni Events
https://uportland.bncollege.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Bookstore
https://www.up.edu/careerSubdomain Text duplicate Career Center
/alumni/chapters/index.htmlSubdomain Chapters
/alumni/pilotperks/index.htmlSubdomain Pilot Perks
/registrar/students/transcript...Subdomain Request a Transcript
https://www.giving.up.edu/External Subdomain Support UP
https://www.up.edu/parents/Subdomain Text duplicate Parent Relations
https://up.smartcatalogiq.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Calendar
https://uportland.bncollege.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Bookstore
https://campusmap.up.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Map
https://www.up.edu/careerSubdomain Text duplicate Career Center
https://www.up.edu/careteamSubdomain Text duplicate Care Team
/alumni/chapters/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Chapters
https://www.up.edu/commencementSubdomain Text duplicate Commencement
https://www.up.edu/inclusionSubdomain Text duplicate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
https://www.up.edu/jpwSubdomain Text duplicate Family Weekend
https://www.up.edu/finaidSubdomain Text duplicate Financial Aid
https://www.up.edu/healthcenterSubdomain Text duplicate Health & Counseling
/finaid/costs/net-price-calcul...Subdomain Text duplicate Net Price Calculator
https://www.up.edu/parentsSubdomain Parent Portal
/admissions/visit/index.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Plan a Visit
https://www.up.edu/sarcSubdomain Text duplicate Shepard Academic Resource Center
/studentaccounts/tuition-and-f...Subdomain Tuition & Fees
https://www.giving.up.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Support UP
https://www.portlandpilots.com/External Subdomain Athletics
https://uportland.bncollege.com/External Subdomain Text duplicate Bookstore
https://campusmap.up.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Map
/campussafety/parking-and-comm...Subdomain Parking on Campus
https://www.up.edu/eventsSubdomain Plan an Event
https://www.giving.up.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Support UP
https://www.up.edu/public-affairsSubdomain News and Public Affairs
https://www.up.edu/news/indexSubdomain News Archive
http://uportland.bncollege.com/External Subdomain Where can I order my books?
/studentaccountsSubdomain I have questions about my tuition invoice.
/registrar/students/registrati...Subdomain How do I register for classes?
https://library.up.edu/spotsExternal Subdomain How do I reserve a room to study?
https://library.up.edu/External Subdomain When is the library open?
/recservices/hours/index.htmlSubdomain What are Beauchamp Center's hours?
/admissions/visit/index.htmlSubdomain How do I make an appointment to visit campus?
https://admissions.up.edu/regi...External Subdomain I'd like more information for a prospective student.
https://www.up.edu/pwcSubdomain How do I change my password?
/registrar/students/transcript...Subdomain I need to request a transcript.
https://calendar.up.edu/External Subdomain Events
https://admissions.up.edu/port...External Subdomain APPLY
https://admissions.up.edu/port...External Subdomain VISIT
https://www.giving.up.edu/External Subdomain GIVE to UP
https://pilots.up.edu/New window External Subdomain PilotsUP
https://www.up.edu/Return to home
/admissions/index.htmlSubdomain Apply Today!
/admissions/apply/index.htmlSubdomain Apply
https://admissions.up.edu/port...External Subdomain Text duplicate Visit
https://admissions.up.edu/regi...External Subdomain Request Info
/academics/majors-and-minors.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Majors & Minors
/academics/graduate-programs.htmlSubdomain Text duplicate Graduate Programs
/student-life/index.htmlSubdomain Campus & Student Life
/admissions/visit/index.htmlSubdomain Visit Us
/academics/schools-and-college...Subdomain Text duplicate Colleges, Schools, and Departments
/admissions/apply/transfer.htmlSubdomain Transfer to UP
/core/index.htmlSubdomain About the University Core
/holycross/index.htmlSubdomain About the Congregation of Holy Cross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...External Subdomain Play video
/thecollegetour.htmlSee More of UP on The College Tour!
/alumni/alumni-profiles/saudag...Subdomain Learn More About Maryam Saudagaran
/alumni/alumni-profiles/joglek...Subdomain Learn More About Surabhi Joglekar
/alumni/alumni-profiles/victor...Subdomain Learn more about Victor Rodriguez Valdovinos
/alumni/alumni-profiles/connor...Subdomain Learn more about Connor Heffernan
/alumni/alumni-profiles/erin-m...Subdomain Learn more about Erin McConville
/news/2024/09/up-best-private-...Trivial anchor text
Read More
/news/2024/09/up-best-private-...Read more about this news article
/news/2024/09/palliative-care-...Text duplicate Trivial anchor text
Read More
/news/2024/09/palliative-care-...Text duplicate Read more about this news article
/news/index.htmlView All News
https://www.giving.up.edu/s/17...External Subdomain Give to UP Today
https://www.giving.up.edu/s/17...External Subdomain Impact Stories
https://www.up.edu/Anchor IMG-ALT University of Portland favicon
https://www.up.edu/index.htmlIMG-ALT University of Portland
https://www.facebook.com/unive...External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/UPortlandExternal No Text
https://www.instagram.com/upor...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/U...External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain No Text
https://campusmap.up.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Map
https://www.up.edu/directorySubdomain Text duplicate Directory
https://uportland.peopleadmin....External Subdomain Employment
/disclosures/index.htmlSubdomain Consumer Information & Disclosures
A-TITLE Disclosures
/disclosures/privacy.htmlSubdomain Privacy Statement
/disclosures/accessibility.htmlSubdomain Accessibility Statement
/disclosures/land-acknowledgme...Subdomain Land Acknowledgment
https://www.up.edu/Anchor

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.up.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The used PHP version is outdated and may be a security risk.
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is very slow (2.82 seconds). The response time should be less than 0.4 seconds. Slow websites are bad for search engine bots and also result in bad user experience.
This page loads 10 CSS files. This may affect the page load time negatively.
This page loads 11 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (189 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateTue, 22 Oct 2024 22:32:34 GMT
serverApache/2.4.6 (CentOS) OpenSSL/1.0.2k-fips mod_fcgid/2.3.9 PHP/5.4.16
last-modifiedTue, 22 Oct 2024 06:09:30 GMT
etag"2f555-6250a9cc2270f"
accept-rangesbytes
varyAccept-Encoding
cache-controlmax-age=60
expiresTue, 22 Oct 2024 22:33:34 GMT
keep-alivetimeout=5, max=95
connectionclose
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
set-cookie80 Characters
content-encodinggzip
content-length65685
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 2,353 referring domains.
This page has 59,888 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 1,594 different ip addresses.

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