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Meta information
72% 
Page quality
63% 
Page structure
82% 
Link structure
66% 
Server
100% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.24 s
File size
66.40 kB
Words
614
Media files
11
Number of links
57 internal / 90 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Cornell University
The page title is too short. (160 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Cornell University is a private research university that provides an exceptional education for undergraduates and graduate and professional students. Cornell's colleges and schools encompass more than 100 fields of study, with locations in Ithaca, New York, New York City and Doha, Qatar.
The meta description is too long: 1783 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
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
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There are no alternate links specified on this page.
Other meta tags
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There is no rel next meta tag on this page.
There is no rel prev meta tag on this page.
Domain
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The domain is no subdomain.
The domain length is good.
The domain does not contain non-latin characters.
Page URL
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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
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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

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authorOffice of Web Communications, Cornell University
copyrightCopyright (c) 2024 Cornell University
descriptionCornell University is a private research university that provides an exceptional education for undergraduates and graduate and professional students. Cornell's colleges and schools encompass more than 100 fields of study, with locations in Ithaca, New York, New York City and Doha, Qatar.
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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
No paragraphs were detected.
This page contains 614 words. That's ok.
14% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
Multiple viewport tags are given. There should only be one.
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "user-scalable = yes" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
The usage of strong and bold tags is perfect. We recommend the use of up to 12 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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.../A22B9377-90E1-1D6B-368F54E9EAAE06EF.jpgTwo Cornell alumni smiling wearing Cornell merch outside of Schoellkopf stadium.
.../353336D3-D48F-20F1-ADCBF7078EA89D95.jpgStudents sitting on a big inflatable red chair smiling holding Cornell merch and sitting next to a giant teddy bear.
.../A245A0A7-C8ED-B920-C8BE9F39DD82F1BA.jpgPeople cheering in the stands wearing Cornell merch.
.../A2260BFD-D7D8-3365-2F8571D89114F242.jpgFireworks over Schoellkopf stadium.
.../A216DA9A-DDDF-7036-836FD71A7A6882FA.jpgA large crowd during Homecoming weekend.
.../A23A4914-9FFE-F046-218A645D57C67190.jpgA football in focus, with Cornell Football players in the background.
.../A2344D09-F339-8350-F1FCF827DDA2EA20.jpgTouchdown, Cornell's Mascot, stands on the Schoellkopf Field.
.../A21D721A-F924-9CF8-0B988D67B756AEA7.jpgTwo Cornell students repping Cornell shirts, smiling outside of Schoellkopf Field.
/assets/images/campaign/ezra.jpgEzra Cornell statue imposed over a red background in front of a large floating letter C (for Cornell). Text in the background says 'to do the greatest good' and is in Ezra Cornell's actual handwriting.
...mm.cornell.edu/photos/campaign/TDTGG.pngTo do he greatest good: The Campaign for Cornell University

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Cornell University
The H1 heading is too short (18 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Cornell University
H2 Related Links
H2 Undergraduate
H2 Graduate
H2 Continuing Education & Summer Sessions
H2 Related Links Duplicate text
H2 Explore Cornell Research
H2 Related Links Duplicate text
H2 Featured
H2 Related Links Duplicate text
H2 Related Links Duplicate text
H2 Cornell Chronicle
H2 Popular Destinations
H2 Important dates
H2 Explore #Cornell on Social Media
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 (90) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.cornell.edu/Anchor Skip to content
https://www.cornell.edu/Cornell University
A-TITLE Cornell.edu Homepage
https://www.cornell.edu/aboutAbout Cornell
https://www.cornell.edu/aboutText duplicate About Cornell
https://www.cornell.edu/about/Overview
/about/timeline/Cornell History
/about/maps/Maps & Directions
/about/mission.cfmMission & Vision
/about/values.cfmCore Values
/about/locations/Locations
/about/locations/ithaca/Ithaca
/about/locations/nyc/New York City
https://diversity.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Diversity
https://indigenous.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Indigenous Engagement
https://economicimpact.cornell...External Subdomain Economic Impact
https://sustainability.cornell...External Subdomain Sustainability
https://global.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Global
https://leadership.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Cornell Leadership
/admissions/Admissions
/admissions/Text duplicate Overview
https://admissions.cornell.edu...External Subdomain Apply
https://admissions.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Admissions
https://faq.enrollment.cornell...External Subdomain Dates and Deadlines
https://finaid.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Costs and Aid
https://gradschool.cornell.edu...External Subdomain Text duplicate Admissions
https://gradschool.cornell.edu...External Subdomain Fields of Study
https://gradschool.cornell.edu...External Subdomain Financial Support
https://sce.cornell.edu/course...External Subdomain Summer Sessions
https://sce.cornell.edu/course...External Subdomain Winter Sessions
https://sce.cornell.edu/course...External Subdomain Part-time Study
/academics/Academics
https://www.cornell.edu/academicsText duplicate Academics
/academics/Text duplicate Overview
/academics/fields.cfmText duplicate Fields of Study
/academics/colleges.cfmColleges & Schools
/academics/departments.cfmDepartments
/academics/library.cfmLibrary
/academics/continuing.cfmContinuing Education
https://provost.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Office of the Provost
https://undergrad.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Undergraduate Education
https://registrar.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Academic Calendar
http://courses.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Course Catalog
https://globallearning.cornell...External Subdomain Global Learning
https://learninggoals.cornell....External Subdomain Learning Goals
https://www.cornell.edu/researchResearch
https://www.cornell.edu/researchText duplicate Overview
https://news.cornell.edu/categ...External Subdomain Keep up with research and innovation in the Cornell Chronicle
https://research-and-innovatio...External Subdomain Vice President for Research and Innovation
https://research-and-innovatio...External Subdomain Centers & Institutes
https://ctl.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Technology Licensing (CTL)
https://gradschool.cornell.edu...External Subdomain Graduate Research
https://undergraduateresearch....External Subdomain Undergraduate Research
https://research-and-innovatio...External Subdomain OVPRI Research Publications
/engagement/Public Engagement
/engagement/Text duplicate Overview
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...External Subdomain CCE helps Buffalo get school food truck rolling
https://cals.cornell.edu/corne...External Subdomain Cornell Cooperative Extension
https://engagedcornellhub.corn...External Subdomain Engaged Cornell Hub
https://landgrant.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Land Grant to New York State
https://ny.cornell.edu/External Subdomain New York State Impact
/life-at-cornell/Life at Cornell
/life-at-cornell/Text duplicate Life at Cornell
/life-at-cornell/Text duplicate Overview
/life-at-cornell/athletics.cfmAthletics & Recreation
/life-at-cornell/arts.cfmArts & Culture
/life-at-cornell/health.cfmHealth & Safety
/life-at-cornell/live.cfmLive, Work, Travel
/life-at-cornell/student-life.cfmStudent Life
https://diversity.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Find Your Networks
https://scl.cornell.edu/get-in...External Subdomain Center for First-Year Students
https://scl.cornell.edu/get-in...External Subdomain Clubs & Student Groups
https://military.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Military Community
https://admissions.cornell.edu...External Subdomain Undergraduate
http://www.gradschool.cornell....External Subdomain Graduate
https://www.cornell.edu/visitSubdomain Visit
http://www.giving.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Give
https://www.studentessentials....External Subdomain Students
https://families.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Families
https://cuinfo.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Faculty & Staff
https://alumni.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Alumni
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...External Subdomain Information scientist Nicola Dell named MacArthur Fellow
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...External Subdomain Millennial Black women navigate when, where to express style
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...External Subdomain Big Red berries: Two new red raspberries hit the market
http://news.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Cornell Chronicle
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...External Subdomain Building deconstruction, reuse would benefit NYS jobs, climate
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...External Subdomain Liquefied natural gas carbon footprint is worse than coal
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...External Subdomain Fused molecules are building blocks for safer lithium-ion batteries
http://news.cornell.edu/External Subdomain More news
http://news.cornell.edu/media-...External Subdomain For media
/admissions/Text duplicate Admissions
https://www.cornell.edu/visit/Plan a Visit
https://www.cornell.edu/weather/Weather
/about/maps/Maps and Directions
/academics/calendar/Text duplicate Academic Calendar
/academics/colleges.cfmColleges and Schools
/search/people.cfmDirectory Search
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...External Subdomain Solar panels soon may power, protect apple orchards
https://alumni.cornell.edu/cor...External Subdomain By the deep blue sea, an idyllic spot for teaching and research
https://events.cornell.edu/eve...External Subdomain Fall Break Begins
https://events.cornell.edu/eve...External Subdomain Indigenous Peoples' Day
https://events.cornell.edu/eve...External Subdomain Instruction Resumes
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...New window External Subdomain Researchers gain insights into KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancers Researchers gain insights into KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancers Keep reading
A-TITLE Researchers gain insights into KRAS mutations in pancreatic cancers
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...New window External Subdomain AI-generated college admissions essays sound male, privileged AI-generated college admissions essays sound male, privileged Keep reading
A-TITLE AI-generated college admissions essays sound male, privileged
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...New window External Subdomain Kids don’t need to love salads to maintain healthy weight Kids don’t need to love salads to maintain healthy weight Keep reading
A-TITLE Kids don’t need to love salads to maintain healthy weight
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...New window External Subdomain Alzheimer’s genetic risk factors spark inflammation in females Alzheimer’s genetic risk factors spark inflammation in females Keep reading
A-TITLE Alzheimer’s genetic risk factors spark inflammation in females
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...New window External Subdomain ‘Birding buddies’ build social and science communication skills ‘Birding buddies’ build social and science communication skills Keep reading
A-TITLE ‘Birding buddies’ build social and science communication skills
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...New window External Subdomain Global AI among three projects funded to build better future Global AI among three projects funded to build better future Keep reading
A-TITLE Global AI among three projects funded to build better future
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...New window External Subdomain SC Johnson College panel discusses ‘expanding your range’ SC Johnson College panel discusses ‘expanding your range’ Keep reading
A-TITLE SC Johnson College panel discusses ‘expanding your range’
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...New window External Subdomain Psychedelics excite cells in hippocampus to reduce anxiety Psychedelics excite cells in hippocampus to reduce anxiety Keep reading
A-TITLE Psychedelics excite cells in hippocampus to reduce anxiety
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...New window External Subdomain Immune cells key in blood vessel damage, neurodegeneration Immune cells key in blood vessel damage, neurodegeneration Keep reading
A-TITLE Immune cells key in blood vessel damage, neurodegeneration
https://news.cornell.edu/stori...New window External Subdomain Workers partner ‘up’ to better themselves, study finds Workers partner ‘up’ to better themselves, study finds Keep reading
A-TITLE Workers partner ‘up’ to better themselves, study finds
https://socialmedia.cornell.ed...External Subdomain Social Media Directory
https://socialmedia.cornell.ed...External Subdomain IMG-ALT Two Cornell alumni smiling wearing Cornell merch outside of Schoellkopf stadium.
A-TITLE Social Media Directory
https://greatestgood.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Explore
/about/mission.cfm“I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study.”
/about/mission.cfmEzra Cornell, 1868
/video/glorious-to-view-trailerNew window Subdomain Glorious to View Video
A-TITLE Play button for Glorious to View video
/video/glorious-to-view-trailerNew window Subdomain Experience Cornell
https://registrar.cornell.edu/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Academic Calendar
https://leadership.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Leadership
https://hr.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Careers
https://events.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Events
https://news.cornell.edu/External Subdomain News
https://titleix.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Title IX
https://emergency.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Emergency Preparedness
https://statements.cornell.edu/External Subdomain University Statements
https://www.cornell.edu/visit/Subdomain Anchor Campus and Virtual Tours
/about/maps/Subdomain Text duplicate Maps & Directions
/about/locations/nyc/travel-re...Subdomain Ithaca-NYC Travel
https://museum.cornell.edu/External Subdomain Johnson Museum
https://cornellbotanicgardens....External Botanic Gardens
/about/locations/ithaca/Subdomain Text duplicate Ithaca
/live-view/Subdomain Live View
https://www.cornell.edu/weather/Subdomain Weather 68°F / 20°C
https://greatestgood.cornell.edu/External Subdomain IMG-ALT To do he greatest good: The Campaign for Cornell University
/about/locations/ithaca/Subdomain Ithaca, New York
https://universityrelations.co...External Subdomain University Relations
https://privacy.cornell.edu/External Subdomain University Privacy
/accessibility-assistance.cfmSubdomain Web Accessibility Assistance
/copyright.cfmSubdomain Copyright
/site-info.cfmSubdomain Site Information
https://www.cornell.edu/contactSubdomain Contact
https://www.facebook.com/CornellExternal Subdomain Facebook
A-TITLE Find us on Facebook
https://twitter.com/CornellExternal Twitter
A-TITLE Follow us on X
https://instagram.com/cornellu...External Instagram
A-TITLE Find us on Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/c/CornellExternal Subdomain YouTube
A-TITLE Watch us on YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...External Subdomain LinkedIn
A-TITLE Find us on LinkedIn

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
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This page redirects to "https://www.cornell.edu/"
HTTP header
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No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
This page uses GZip for compressed data transmission.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time is excellent with 0.24 seconds.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (66 kB).

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External factors

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This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 13,933 referring domains.
This page has 882,986 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 9,296 different ip addresses.

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Cornell University
Cornell University is a private research university that provides an exceptional education for undergraduates and graduate and professional students. Cornell's colleges and schools encompass more than 100 fields of study, with locations in Ithaca, New York, New York City and Doha, Qatar.

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Cornell93%Check
Cornell University85%Check
University75%Check
Explore Cornell68%Check
Cornell Chronicle67%Check
Research University62%Check
Graduate54%Check
Graduate Research54%Check
Research50%Check
Education50%Check
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