Manhattan.edu - SEO Checker

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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
78% 
Page structure
68% 
Link structure
85% 
Server
51% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.94 s
File size
139.60 kB
Words
559
Media files
12
Number of links
94 internal / 34 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Manhattan University | Riverdale, NY
The length of the page title is perfect. (329 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
Students choose Manhattan University for its excellent educational programs, beautiful NYC campus and unparalleled career opportunities. Apply online, schedule a campus visit, and more.
The meta description is too long: 1160 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://manhattan.edu/
There is a valid canonical link 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

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Only 2 paragraph/s was/were found on this page.
This page contains 559 words. That's ok.
21.6% 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.
No placeholders texts or images were found.
There are no duplicates on the site.
The average number of words per sentence of 17 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 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-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 11 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
Alt text (alternative text) is correctly used on all found images.
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

URLAlt attributeTitle
/_files/images/chevron.pngOpen sub-menu
...registrar-files/campus-photo-768x576.jpgcampus-photo-768x576.jpg
/_files/images/chevron.pngOpen sub-menu
...attan.edu/nav-files/degree-mega-menu.jpgStudents in graduation caps
/_files/images/chevron.pngOpen sub-menu
...ttan.edu/nav-files/service-mega-menu.jpgStudents on Service Trip
/_files/images/chevron.pngOpen sub-menu
...nhattan.edu/nav-files/gift-mega-menu.jpgStudents walking past archway
/_files/images/chevron.pngOpen sub-menu
...manhattan.edu/nav-files/megamenu2022.jpgentrance to campus displaying large brown brick building and spring flowers
...edu/blocks/testimonials/skylar-rossi.jpgprofile photo of Skylar Rossi
...hattan.edu/marcom/twitter-logo-white.pngtwitter X logo

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.
There are 30 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H2 Admissions
H2 Academics
H2 Life at Manhattan
H2 Giving
H2 About
H2 Dr. Frederick Bonato Named 22nd President
H2 Majors and Minors
H2 Campus Tour
H3 Programs
H3 Learn More
H3 Apply & Enroll
H3 Degree Programs
H3 Resources
H3 Opportunities
H3 Get Involved
H3 Living on Campus
H3 Community
H3 Support Manhattan
H3 Fundraising Events
H3 Thanks to You
H3 Who We Are
H3 History & Mission
H3 Our Campus
H3 New York City Location
H3 100+ Majors & Programs
H3 Lasallian Catholic
H3 Grads Earn Top Salaries
H3 Manhattan University Board of Trustees announces Frederick Bonato, Ph.D. as President of the University
H3 Manhattan University Student Receives Prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship
H3 Walter J. Saukin, Ph.D. Affiliated into the Brothers of the Christian Schools
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 (34) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://manhattan.edu/Anchor Skip to the header
https://manhattan.edu/Anchor Skip to the main content
https://manhattan.edu/Anchor Skip to the footer
https://manhattan.edu/A-TITLE Manhattan University
https://manhattan.edu/Anchor A-TITLE Menu
/admissions/index.phpAdmissions
/admissions/visit/index.phpNew window Visit Campus
/admissions/undergraduate/inde...Undergraduate
A-TITLE Admissions Undergraduate
/admissions/graduate/index.phpGraduate
/admissions/adult-continuing/i...Adult & Continuing Studies
A-TITLE Admissions Adult
/admissions/rotc-dept/index.phpAir Force ROTC
A-TITLE Air Force ROTC
/admissions/visit/index.phpText duplicate Visit Campus
/admissions/request-info-all.phpRequest Information
/admissions/undergraduate/Tran...For Transfers
https://inside.manhattan.edu/s...External Subdomain For Veterans
/parents-families-resources.phpNew window For Parents
https://map.manhattan.edu/External Subdomain Virtual Campus Tour
/admissions/apply-all.phpSubmit Application
/admissions/accepted/index.phpFor Accepted Students
A-TITLE Accepted Students
https://deposits.manhattan.edu...External Subdomain Pay Deposit
https://inside.manhattan.edu/s...External Subdomain Housing & Meal Plans
/academics/index.phpAcademics
/academics/majors-and-minors/i...Find Your Degree or Program
A-TITLE Find Your Major, Minor or Graduate Degree
/academics/majors-and-minors/i...Undergraduate Majors & Minors
/academics/5-year-programs/ind...5-Year Programs
/academics/graduate-programs/i...Graduate Programs
/academics/online-programs/ind...Online Programs
/admissions/undergraduate/Tran...Pathways from Associate to Bachelor
/academics/schools-and-departm...Schools & Departments
/academics/academic-support.phpNew window Academic Success Services
/academics/centers-institutes/...Centers & Institutes
http://lib.manhattan.edu/New window External Subdomain Library
/academics/honors-program/inde...New window James Patterson Honors Program
/academics/global-engagement/i...Global Engagement
/academics/internships-careers...Internships & Careers
/academics/research.phpResearch
/academics/study-abroad/index.phpStudy Abroad
/life-at-manhattan/index.phpLife at Manhattan
/life-at-manhattan/social-acti...Volunteer & Service Programs
/life-at-manhattan/social-acti...Social Action & Service
/life-at-manhattan/campus-mini...Campus Ministry
/life-at-manhattan/annual-even...Events
A-TITLE Annual Events
/life-at-manhattan/clubs-organ...Clubs & Organizations
https://inside.manhattan.edu/s...New window External Subdomain Housing
/life-at-manhattan/residential...Residence Life Programs
/life-at-manhattan/dining/inde...Dining & Meal Plans
/life-at-manhattan/campus-safe...Campus Safety
/life-at-manhattan/inclusive-c...Inclusive Community
/life-at-manhattan/health-well...Health & Wellness
http://gojaspers.com/New window External Athletics
/giving/index.phpGiving
https://connect.manhattan.edu/...External Subdomain Make a Gift Now
A-TITLE Make a Gift to Support Manhattan
/giving/ways-to-give/index.phpWays to Give
https://manhattan.edu/visionInvest in the Vision: The Campaign for Manhattan
/giving/fund-for-manhattan/ind...Fund for Manhattan
http://manhattan.giftplans.org/New window External Subdomain Planned Giving
/giving/corporate-foundation.phpCorporate & Foundation
/giving/fundraising-events/dls...De La Salle Medal Dinner
/giving/fundraising-events/jas...Jasper Open
/giving/fundraising-events/spo...Sporting Clays
/giving/your-gift-helps.phpHow Your Gift Helps
/giving/honor-roll-23-24/index...New window Honor Roll of Donors
/about/index.phpAbout
/about/index.phpNew window About Us
/about/facts-stats.phpFacts & Stats
/about/lasallian-catholic.phpLasallian Catholic Heritage
/news/index.phpUniversity News
/about/roi.phpReturn on Investment
/about/history.phpHistory
/about/leadership-governance/i...Leadership & Governance
/about/mission-strategicplan.phpMission & Strategic Plan
/admissions/visit/maps-directi...Maps & Directions
https://map.manhattan.edu/External Subdomain Virtual Tour
/about/nyc-location.phpNYC Location
https://inside.manhattan.edu/i...External Subdomain Current Students
https://inside.manhattan.edu/i...External Subdomain Faculty & Staff
/parents-families-resources.phpNew window Parents & Family
https://alumni.manhattan.edu/i...New window External Subdomain Alumni
/about/leadership-governance/p...Subdomain A visionary leader dedicated to academic excellence and student success.
A-TITLE A visionary leader dedicated to academic excellence and student success.
/admissions/apply-all.phpApply Now
/admissions/request-info-all.phpRequest Info
/admissions/visit/index.phpText duplicate Visit Campus
/about/nyc-location.phpNew York City Location 10 Miles from Midtown
A-TITLE Learn more about Manhattan College's New York ity location
/academics/all-programs/index.php100+ Majors & Programs Find Your Degree
A-TITLE Find Your Degree
/about/lasallian-catholic.phpLasallian Catholic What's a Lasallian?
A-TITLE What's a Lasallian?
/about/roi.phpGrads Earn Top Salaries $136K Mid-Career Average
A-TITLE $110K Mid-Career Average
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...New window External Subdomain Explore our schools of Arts and Sciences, O'Malley School of Business and Engineering
A-TITLE Majors and Minors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Explore our schools of Arts and Sciences, O'Malley School of Business and Engineering
A-TITLE Majors and Minors
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...New window External Subdomain Take a Walking Tour of Campus
A-TITLE take a walking tour of manhattan university's campus
https://www.youtube.com/watch?...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Take a Walking Tour of Campus
A-TITLE take a walking tour of manhattan university's campus
/admissions/visit/index.phpJoin Us on Campus
https://www.instagram.com/manh...New window External Subdomain View this profile on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/manh...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Manhattan University
https://www.instagram.com/manh...New window External Subdomain manhattanedu
https://www.instagram.com/goja...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate View this profile on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/goja...New window External Subdomain Manhattan Jaspers
https://www.instagram.com/goja...New window External Subdomain gojaspers
https://www.instagram.com/must...New window External Subdomain Text duplicate View this profile on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/must...New window External Subdomain Office of Student Engagement
https://www.instagram.com/must...New window External Subdomain mustudentengage
/news/archive/2025/07/announce...Manhattan University Board of Trustees announces Frederick Bonato, Ph.D. as President of the University
/news/categories/new-york-cityNew York City
A-TITLE View news by the "New York City" category
/news/archive/2025/07/announce...The Manhattan University Board of Trustees has named Dr. Frederick Bonato as 22nd President.
A-TITLE Read more about "Manhattan University Board of Trustees announces Frederick Bonato, Ph.D. as President of the University"
/news/archive/2025/06/student-...Manhattan University Student Receives Prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship
/news/categories/on-campusOn Campus
A-TITLE View news by the "On Campus" category
/news/archive/2025/06/student-...Scholarship Enables Pell Grant Recipients to Study Around the Globe
A-TITLE Read more about "Manhattan University Student Receives Prestigious Benjamin A. Gilman Scholarship"
/news/archive/2025/06/walter-s...Walter J. Saukin, Ph.D. Affiliated into the Brothers of the Christian Schools
/news/categories/on-campusText duplicate On Campus
A-TITLE View news by the "On Campus" category
/news/archive/2025/06/walter-s...Highest Honor of the Christian Brothers Bestowed to Long-Serving Engineering Professor at Manhattan University
A-TITLE Read more about "Walter J. Saukin, Ph.D. Affiliated into the Brothers of the Christian Schools"
/admissions/visit/maps-directi...Map & Directions
A-TITLE Maps and Directions
/campus-directory/index.phpDirectory
A-TITLE Faculty & Staff Directory
https://www.facebook.com/Manha...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Facebook
https://twitter.com/ManhattanEdu/New window External IMG-ALT twitter X logo
A-TITLE Twitter
https://www.instagram.com/manh...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE Instagram
https://www.youtube.com/@Manha...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE YouTube
https://www.linkedin.com/schoo...New window External Subdomain A-TITLE LinkedIn
https://manhattan.edu/events.phpEvents Calendar
/news/index.phpText duplicate University News
https://conferences.manhattan....New window External Subdomain Host a conference
/policies-disclosures.phpPolicies & Procedures
https://inside.manhattan.edu/o...External Subdomain NonDiscrimination Notice
https://inside.manhattan.edu/o...New window External Subdomain Career Opportunities
/web-accessibility-statement.phpWeb Accessibility
/policies-disclosures.phpGDPR Notice
/copyright-notice.php©2025
A-TITLE copyright
/feedback.phpFeedback
/privacy-notice.phpPrivacy
https://manhattan.edu/Anchor Back to Top

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://manhattan.edu/"
HTTP header
(Important)
The web server version is sent within the HTTP header.
The X-powered header is sent within the response header. (unnecessary)
The web server transmits the web page (HTML) in compressed form.
Performance
(Somewhat important)
The page response time of 0.94 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.
This page loads 6 JavaScript files. This may affect the load time negatively.
This page only loads 1 CSS files. That's ok.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (140 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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dateTue, 22 Jul 2025 07:49:34 GMT
serverApache/2.4.54 (IUS) OpenSSL/1.0.2k-fips PHP/7.4.30
x-powered-byPHP/7.4.30
varyAccept-Encoding
content-encodinggzip
transfer-encodingchunked
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/1.1

External factors

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This page has 44,055 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 415 different ip addresses.

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Robots.txt

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Allow: /_files/css/
Allow: /_files/images/
Allow: /_files/js/
Disallow: /_files/php/
Allow: /_files/video/
Allow: /_files/pdf-files/
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Manhattan University | Riverdale, NY
Students choose Manhattan University for its excellent educational programs, beautiful NYC campus and unparalleled career opportunities. Apply online, schedule a campus visit, and more.

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Manhattan University72%Check
University66%Check
Manhattan University Board62%Check
Campus58%Check
Programs54%Check
Catholic University54%Check
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