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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
72% 
Page structure
45% 
Link structure
81% 
Server
82% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.09 s
File size
524.80 kB
Words
788
Media files
56
Number of links
85 internal / 12 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Apply to college with Common App | Your future starts here
The length of the page title is perfect. (529 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Common App streamlines college applications for over 1,000 schools, saving time, tracking deadlines, and supporting students, counselors, and recommenders.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (987 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 character encoding is not specified in the HTTP header.
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
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keywordsApply to college with Common App | Your future starts here
descriptionCommon App streamlines college applications for over 1,000 schools, saving time, tracking deadlines, and supporting students, counselors, and recommenders.
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og:urlhttps://www.commonapp.org/
og:titleApply to college with Common App | Your future starts here
og:descriptionCommon App streamlines college applications for over 1,000 schools, saving time, tracking deadlines, and supporting students, counselors, and recommenders.
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charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
There are 2 text duplicates on this page:
  • Duplicate: Apply to college for the first time or transfer to complete your degre...
This page contains 788 words. That's ok.
34.9% 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.
15 paragraphs were found on this page.
The text content is perfect.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
The average number of words per sentence of 15.96 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is very large (524.8 kB).
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1, shrink-to-fit=no" is provided.
At least one Apple touch icon is specified.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 101 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"illuminate 2025: delivering value together renaissance baltimore harborplace hotel june 10 – 12, 2025"
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
14 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
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...12bcc26e6f0c14/2024-annual-report_v2.jpgCommon App annual report cover image of students collaborating around a laptop.
...12bcc26e6f0c14/2024-annual-report_v2.jpgCommon App annual report cover image of students collaborating around a laptop.
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...f52a728f26ae21/Illuminate-panel-2024.jpgA panel discussion at Common App Illuminate event.
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Your future starts here
Too many H1 headings
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Your future starts here
H1 Your future starts here Duplicate text
H2 Explore more than 1,000 colleges on Common App
H2 The world is ready for you. Be ready for the world.
H2 Plan your future
H2 Your complete college application guide
H2 Fiscal Year 2024 Annual report
H2 News and updates
H2 Save the date
H2 Events and webinars
H4 Common App partners with NSPA to expand scholarship matching for 2024–2025
H4 Common App is helping military-connected students find the right fit
H4 Common App releases new call for research proposals
H4 For counselors and recommenders
H4 Become a member college
H5 Why college matters
H5 Paying for college
H5 Your college roadmap
H5 Extra Yard for Teachers Summit
H5 Los Angeles Black College Expo
H5 2025 AzSAC Annual Conference
H5 SACRAO Annual Meeting
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 12 external links on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.commonapp.org/IMG-ALT common app logo
/counselors-and-recommendersOverview
/counselors-and-recommenders/r...Recommender guide
/counselors-and-recommenders/r...Recommender system
/apply/student-guides-and-reso...Student resources
https://www.commonapp.org/blogWhat's new with Common App?
https://www.commonapp.org/helpHelp and FAQs
https://www.commonapp.org/membersBecome a member college
/about/reports-and-insightsReports and insights
https://illuminate.commonapp.o...New window External Subdomain Member conference
https://www.commonapp.org/blogText duplicate What's new with Common App?
https://membersupport.commonap...New window External Subdomain Member support
https://www.commonapp.org/Text duplicate IMG-ALT common app logo
https://www.commonapp.org/exploreFind Colleges
https://www.commonapp.org/aboutText duplicate Overview
/about/access-equityAccess and equity
/about/guiding-principlesGuiding principles
/about/board-of-directorsLeadership and board
/about/next-chapterNext Chapter
/about/partnersPartners
/about/reports-and-insightsText duplicate Reports and insights
https://www.commonapp.org/planText duplicate Overview
/plan/why-college-mattersWhy college matters
/plan/your-path-to-collegeCollege prep checklists
https://www.commonapp.org/applyText duplicate Overview
/apply/student-guides-and-reso...Guides and resources
/apply/essay-promptsEssay prompts
https://www.commonapp.org/helpText duplicate Help and FAQs
/plan/paying-for-collegeText duplicate Overview
/plan/for-familiesFamily resources
https://apply.commonapp.org/cr...External Subdomain Create an account
https://apply.commonapp.org/cr...External Subdomain Start your application
https://apply.commonapp.org/cr...External Subdomain Text duplicate Start your application
/explore/Or view all colleges
IMG-ALT icon arrow
/about/access-equityLearn about our access initiatives
/plan/why-college-mattersText duplicate Why college matters
/plan/why-college-mattersLearn why college matters
IMG-ALT icon arrow
/plan/paying-for-collegePaying for college
/plan/paying-for-collegeLearn how to pay for college
IMG-ALT icon arrow
/plan/your-path-to-collegeYour college roadmap
/plan/your-path-to-collegeLearn how to get to college
IMG-ALT icon arrow
/apply/first-year-studentsFirst-year student guide
/apply/transfer-studentsTransfer student guide
/files/Annual-Reports/2024_Com...New window Subdomain Read the full report
/blog/common-app-partners-nspa...IMG-ALT A happy young woman is working on her laptop.
/blog/common-app-partners-nspa...Common App partners with NSPA to expand scholarship matching for 2024–2025
/blog/common-app-helping-milit...IMG-ALT A group of people are in a conference room talking.
/blog/common-app-helping-milit...Common App is helping military-connected students find the right fit
/blog/common-app-releases-new-...IMG-ALT A close-up view of a whiteboard with sticky notes on it.
/blog/common-app-releases-new-...Common App releases new call for research proposals
https://www.commonapp.org/blog/See more news
/counselors-and-recommendersFor counselors and recommenders
/counselors-and-recommendersAccess counselor resources
https://www.commonapp.org/membersText duplicate Become a member college
https://www.commonapp.org/membersView membership benefits
https://illuminate.commonapp.o...External Subdomain Call for Proposals
https://illuminate.commonapp.o...New window External Subdomain Register
/events/extra-yard-teachers-su...18Jan Extra Yard for Teachers Summit
/events/extra-yard-teachers-su...IMG-ALT A woman is working at a computer.
/events/extra-yard-teachers-su...Text duplicate IMG-ALT A woman is working at a computer.
/events/los-angeles-black-coll...1Feb Los Angeles Black College Expo
/events/los-angeles-black-coll...IMG-ALT Three female college students are sitting on stairs laughing.
/events/los-angeles-black-coll...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Three female college students are sitting on stairs laughing.
/events/2025-azsac-annual-conf...3Feb 2025 AzSAC Annual Conference
/events/2025-azsac-annual-conf...IMG-ALT A group of college students are taking a group selfie.
/events/2025-azsac-annual-conf...Text duplicate IMG-ALT A group of college students are taking a group selfie.
/events/sacrao-annual-meeting17Feb SACRAO Annual Meeting
/events/sacrao-annual-meetingIMG-ALT Conference attendees are grouped together showing their badges.
/events/sacrao-annual-meetingText duplicate IMG-ALT Conference attendees are grouped together showing their badges.
https://www.commonapp.org/events/See all events
https://www.commonapp.org/helpSubdomain Contact our support team
https://www.commonapp.org/aboutAbout
/about/access-equityText duplicate Access and equity
/about/guiding-principlesText duplicate Guiding principles
/about/common-app-impactImpact
/about/join-our-boardJoin our board
/about/board-of-directorsLeadership
/about/next-chapterNew window Subdomain Text duplicate Next Chapter
/about/partnersText duplicate Partners
/about/reports-and-insightsText duplicate Reports and insights
https://www.commonapp.org/contactContact
https://www.commonapp.org/blogNews and updates
https://www.commonapp.org/membersBecome a member
https://www.commonapp.org/helpHelp
https://www.commonapp.org/careersCareers
https://www.commonapp.org/eventsEvents
https://www.facebook.com/commo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/CommonAppNew window External No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/user/C...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/comm...New window External Subdomain No Text
/terms-of-useTerms of use
/privacy-policyPrivacy policy
/fraud-policyFraud policy
/application-affirmationsApplication affirmations
/cookie-noticeCookie notice
/accessibility-statementAccessibility statement

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.commonapp.org/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
This page loads 10 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
The file size of the HTML document is very large (525 kB).
The page response time is excellent with 0.09 seconds.
This page does not require any CSS files.

HTTP Response Header

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External factors

This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 8,007 referring domains.
This page has 270,774 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 5,188 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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future65%Check
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college matters54%Check
students52%Check
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