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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
100% 
Page quality
91% 
Page structure
79% 
Link structure
18% 
Server
83% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.75 s
File size
398.40 kB
Words
1419
Media files
37
Number of links
130 internal / 50 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Earlham College — Excellence. For Good. For Life.
The length of the page title is perfect. (458 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
A world-class education for a rapidly changing world — Build a foundation for a good career PLUS skills to adapt to whatever comes your way.
The length of the meta description is perfect. (874 pixels out of 1000 max pixel length)
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://earlham.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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 1419 words. That's ok.
31.4% 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.
15 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.
The average number of words per sentence of 18.63 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
A viewport "width=device-width,initial-scale=1.0,maximum-scale=2.0" 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 28 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
20 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

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...08/Holi-Festival-of-Color-Heart-2022.jpgEarlham student celebrating at the Holi Festival of Color
...t/uploads/2024/08/iceland-lab-square.jpgIcelandic laboratory research
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...ontent/uploads/2024/01/ag2-300x200-1.jpgInside the JMM museum
...ontent/uploads/2024/01/ag3-300x169-1.jpgLady Earlhamite dribbling the basketball around a defender
...ontent/uploads/2024/01/ag4-300x200-1.jpgAlumni in the heart on the swing
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Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
There is no H1 heading specified.
Headings
(Important)
The structure of headings is missing one or more levels. Do not skip heading levels.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 What makes your journey Epic?
H2 What fuels your fire?
H2 Our do-gooders are doing well.
H2 6 months later…
H2 Fellowships and Awards
H2 35 Questions with Keith Cozart
H2 Get the latest happenings on our Socials
H2 Explore more
H2 at Earlham
H2 Apply
H2 Visit
H2 Athletics
H2 Alumni
H2 What’s Up On Campus
H2 Upcoming on campus
H3 Margaret Hamilton ’58 to receive honorary Doctor of Science at Commencement
H3 Learning to Let Go for Success
H3 Scaling glaciers to save the world
H3 Grad makes sunny memories with hands-on experiences in aerial surveying and photography
H3 ‘Earlham makes you shine:’ Earlhamite graduating with wealth of hands-on experiences
H3 Earlham College in nation’s Top 4 for participation in study abroad opportunities
H3 Notice of Nondiscrimination
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.
6 links don't have an anchor text.
The number of internal links is ok.
None of the anchor texts is too long.
There are too many external links (50) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://earlham.edu/Anchor Skip to content
https://earlham.edu/alumniAlumni
/alumni/referral-scholarship/Alumni Referral Scholarship
https://earlham.edu/earlhamdayEarlham Day
/alumni/alumni-events/homecomi...Homecoming
/alumni/alumni-events/Alumni events
/alumni/alumni-awards/Alumni awards
https://earlham.edu/alumniResources
/alumni/get-involved/Get involved
https://earlham.edu/giving/Make a Gift
https://earlham.qualtrics.com/...New window External Subdomain Update your info
https://zlight.earlham.edu/New window External Subdomain Alumni email
https://ecconnect.earlham.edu/...New window External Subdomain EC Connect
https://www.earlham.edu/theheartNew window Subdomain theHeart
https://www.earlham.edu/theheartNew window Subdomain Text duplicate theHeart
https://moodle.earlham.edu/my/External Subdomain Moodle login
https://zimbra.earlham.edu/zim...External Subdomain Email login
http://library.earlham.edu/External Subdomain Library
/accounting-office/Student account center
https://earlham.edu/facultyFaculty and staff
/faculty-staffSubdomain Directory
https://www.earlham.edu/theheartNew window Subdomain Text duplicate theHeart
https://zimbra.earlham.edu/zim...External Subdomain Text duplicate Email login
/marketing-and-communications/...Start a marketing project
https://hr.earlham.edu/External Subdomain Human Resources
https://25live.collegenet.com/...External Subdomain Events (25Live)
/admissions/how-to-apply/Apply
/giving/how-to-give/Text duplicate Make a Gift
/academics/academic-calendar/Academic Calendar
https://earlham.edu/news-events/News & Events
https://www.paycomonline.net/v...New window External Subdomain Careers
https://earlham.edu/No Text
https://earlham.edu/about/About
https://earlham.edu/about/About Earlham
https://earlham.edu/about/About overview
/about/collegiate-profile/Quick facts about Earlham
/about/rankings/Rankings
/about/outcomes/Outcomes
/about/collegiate-profile/accr...Accreditation
/about/leadership-and-governance/Leadership and administration
https://www.paycomonline.net/v...External Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
/about/mission-principles-and-...Mission, principles and practices
/about/quaker-ethos/Quaker Ethos
https://earlham.edu/about/dei/Diversity, equity and inclusion
/about/campus-and-history/Campus and history
/about/sustainability/Sustainability at Earlham
/public-safety/Public Safety
https://earlham.edu/academics/Academics
/academics/majors-minors-progr...Our degree programs
/academics/majors-minors-progr...Undergraduate majors & minors
/academics/graduate-programs-i...Graduate Programs in Education
https://catalog.earlham.edu/New window External Subdomain Academic Catalog
https://esr.earlham.edu/academ...External Subdomain Earlham School of Religion
/academics/specialized-programs/Specialized programs
/academics/applied-minors/Applied minors
/academics/specialized-program...Collaborative research
/academics/pre-professional-pr...Pre-professional programs
/academics/epic/Your Epic journey
/office-of-academic-affairs/Academic Affairs
/academics/academic-enrichment...Academic Enrichment Center
/academics/academic-enrichment...Disability and Accessibility Services
/academics/academic-support-an...Academic support
/academics/academic-support-an...Honors program
https://earlham.edu/admissionsAdmissions & financial aid
https://earlham.edu/admissions/Admissions overview
/admissions/visit/Visit
/admissions/request-information/Request Information
/admissions/how-to-apply/How to apply
https://www.youvisit.com/?New window External Subdomain Anchor Virtual tour
/cost-affordability/Financial Aid
/cost-affordability/tuition-an...Tuition and costs
/cost-affordability/types-of-aid/Types of financial aid
/cost-affordability/applying-f...Applying for Aid
https://earlham.edu/student-life/Student life
https://earlham.edu/student-life/Student life overview
/student-life/student-handbook/Student handbook
/student-life/community-and-re...Residence life
/student-life/student-activities/Student activities
/student-life/student-leadership/Student leadership
/student-life/religious-and-sp...Religious and spiritual life
https://earlham.edu/student-life/Health and wellness
/student-life/dean-of-students/Dean of Students
https://goearlham.com/index.aspxNew window External Athletics
https://earlham.edu/alumniText duplicate Alumni
/alumni/referral-scholarship/Text duplicate Alumni Referral Scholarship
https://earlham.edu/earlhamdayText duplicate Earlham Day
/alumni/alumni-events/homecomi...Text duplicate Homecoming
/alumni/alumni-events/Text duplicate Alumni events
/alumni/alumni-awards/Text duplicate Alumni awards
https://earlham.edu/alumniText duplicate Resources
/alumni/get-involved/Text duplicate Get involved
https://earlham.edu/giving/Text duplicate Make a Gift
https://earlham.qualtrics.com/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Update your info
https://zlight.earlham.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni email
https://ecconnect.earlham.edu/...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate EC Connect
https://www.earlham.edu/theheartNew window Subdomain Text duplicate theHeart
https://www.earlham.edu/theheartNew window Subdomain Text duplicate theHeart
https://moodle.earlham.edu/my/External Subdomain Text duplicate Moodle login
https://zimbra.earlham.edu/zim...External Subdomain Text duplicate Email login
http://library.earlham.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Library
/accounting-office/Text duplicate Student account center
https://earlham.edu/facultyText duplicate Faculty and staff
/faculty-staffSubdomain Text duplicate Directory
https://www.earlham.edu/theheartNew window Subdomain Text duplicate theHeart
https://zimbra.earlham.edu/zim...External Subdomain Text duplicate Email login
/marketing-and-communications/...Text duplicate Start a marketing project
https://hr.earlham.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Human Resources
https://25live.collegenet.com/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Events (25Live)
/admissions/how-to-apply/Text duplicate Apply
/giving/how-to-give/Text duplicate Make a Gift
/academics/academic-calendar/Text duplicate Academic Calendar
https://earlham.edu/news-events/Text duplicate News & Events
https://www.paycomonline.net/v...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
https://www.facebook.com/earlh...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/earlham1847New window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/earlha...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://earlham.edu/admissionsConnect with Admissions
https://earlham.edu/applyApply now
https://earlham.edu/visitVisit campus
/admissions/request-information/Request info
/academics/epic/More about your journey
/academics/majors-minors-progr...See all degree programs
/academics/academic-support-an...Get Academic Support and Advice
/about/outcomes?_ga=2.23662713...Subdomain More outcomes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...New window External Subdomain Share or comment on YouTube
https://www.facebook.com/earlh...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.tiktok.com/@earlha...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/earlham1847New window External No Text
https://www.instagram.com/earl...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.youtube.com/earlha...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-...New window External Subdomain View this post on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-...New window External Subdomain A post shared by Earlham College (@earlhamcollege1847)
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate View this post on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/p/C-...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate A post shared by Earlham College (@earlhamcollege1847)
http://earlham.edu/applyText duplicate Apply now
http://earlham.edu/visitPlan Your visit
https://goearlham.com/New window External More athletics
https://earlham.edu/alumni/For our Alums
/news-events/margaret-hamilton...No Text
/news-events/learning-to-let-g...No Text
/news-events/scaling-glaciers-...No Text
/news-events/grad-makes-sunny-...No Text
/news-events/earlham-makes-you...No Text
/news-events/earlham-college-i...No Text
/news-events/events/?trumbaEmb...College Meeting for Worship
/news-events/events/?trumbaEmb...Late Night Breakfast
/news-events/events/?trumbaEmb...Commencement Senior Celebration Picnic
/news-events/events/?trumbaEmb...Earlham College Baccalaureate Ceremony
/event/summer-experience-at-ea...Summer Experience at Earlham
/event/summer-visit-day-discov...Summer Visit Day (Discover Earlham and Richmond)
/event/open-house-3/Open House
/event/stem-visit-day-2/STEM and Pre-HealthVisit Day
/event/creative-writing-and-hu...Creative Writing and Humanities Visit Day
/event/open-house-4/Text duplicate Open House
/event/business-visit-day/Business Visit Day
/news-events/events/?trumbaEmb...Jazzcussion
https://earlham.edu/No Text
/faculty-staff/Faculty & Staff Directory
/academics/academic-calendar/Text duplicate Academic Calendar
/about/leadership-and-governan...Academic Departments
/about/leadership-and-governan...Administrative Offices
https://store.earlham.edu/New window External Subdomain Campus Store
https://library.earlham.edu/homeNew window External Subdomain Earlham Libraries
/about/collegiate-profile/dire...Consumer Information
https://www.paycomonline.net/v...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
/office-of-title-ix/Title IX Information
/cdn-cgi/l/email-protectionWebsite Feedback
/human-resources/Text duplicate Human Resources
/public-safety/Text duplicate Public Safety
https://earlham.qualtrics.com/...New window External Subdomain Update Alumni Info
https://earlham.edu/policy/Policies
https://map.earlham.edu/External Subdomain Campus map
https://www.facebook.com/earlh...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://twitter.com/earlham1847New window External No Text
https://www.youtube.com/earlha...New window External Subdomain No Text
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain No Text
/policy/notice-of-nondiscrimin...New window Notice of Nondiscrimination
https://earlham.edu/Earlham College

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://earlham.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
No X-Powered HTTP header is sent.
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.75 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 (398 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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This page has backlinks from 409 referring domains.
This page has 2,005 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 332 different ip addresses.

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Earlham College — Excellence. For Good. For Life.
A world-class education for a rapidly changing world — Build a foundation for a good career PLUS skills to adapt to whatever comes your way.

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