Westernu.edu - SEO Checker

Sign up for free! PDF Export
Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
80% 
Page quality
88% 
Page structure
95% 
Link structure
86% 
Server
86% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
1.45 s
File size
162.30 kB
Words
812
Media files
33
Number of links
61 internal / 33 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Western University of Health Sciences
The length of the page title is perfect. (342 pixels out of 580 max pixel length)
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
WesternU is one of the largest graduate schools for the health professions in California. Alumni rank among the top leaders in health care and medicine throughout the country and the world. The University is home to more than 3,800 students in nine health sciences colleges and 20 degree programs.
The meta description is too long: 1846 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.westernu.edu/
There is a valid canonical link specified.
Language
(Somewhat important)
Language detected in text: en
Language defined in HTML: en-us
Server location: Canada
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

NameValue
viewportwidth=device-width,initial-scale=1.0
descriptionWesternU is one of the largest graduate schools for the health professions in California. Alumni rank among the top leaders in health care and medicine throughout the country and the world. The University is home to more than 3,800 students in nine health sciences colleges and 20 degree programs.
robotsmax-image-preview:large
generatorWordPress 6.8.1
msapplication-TileImage/media/westernu/assets/cropped-westernu-favicon-512x512-1-270x270.png
google-site-verificationA3ZMvt_H4EeEHgltodnaeJPcqFYimpzdYbFcaRPG9Ko
article:published_time2013-09-03T22:53:18+00:00
article:modified_time2025-06-04T00:14:01+00:00
langen-us
twitter:cardsummary
twitter:titleWestern University of Health Sciences
twitter:descriptionWesternU is one of the largest graduate schools for the health professions in California. Alumni rank among the top leaders in health care and medicine throughout the country and the world. The University is home to more than 3,800 students in nine health sciences colleges and 20 degree programs.
og:localeen_US
og:site_nameWestern University of Health Sciences - Educating tomorrow’s health-care professionals
og:typearticle
og:titleWestern University of Health Sciences
og:descriptionWesternU is one of the largest graduate schools for the health professions in California. Alumni rank among the top leaders in health care and medicine throughout the country and the world. The University is home to more than 3,800 students in nine health sciences colleges and 20 degree programs.
og:urlhttps://www.westernu.edu/
charsetUTF-8

Automatically check westernu.edu including all subpages at once!

Try for free
Guaranteed free of charge during trial period.

Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
Words from the H1 heading are not used in the page content.
This page contains 812 words. That's ok.
28.4% 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.
7 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 17.55 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" 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 16 tags for this page.
Image SEO
(Somewhat important)
1 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

URLAlt attributeTitle
data:[...] Base64Western University of Health Sciences Logo
data:[...] Base64WesternU Logo
data:[...] Base64A group of people wearing white coats walks outdoors on a sunny day, with trees and buildings in the background.
data:[...] Base64U.S. News & World Report badge for "Best Grad Schools" in 2025, specifically for medical schools with the most graduates in primary care.
data:[...] Base64Graduates in a line outside at commencement in Pasadena
data:[...] Base64No alt attribute provided
data:[...] Base64Virtual Tour
data:[...] Base64U.S. News & World Report badge for "Best Grad Schools" in 2025, specifically for medical schools with the most graduates in primary care.
data:[...] Base64As the College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
data:[...] Base64The Health Education Center (HEC) and The Daumier frame the WesternU Pomona Esplanade set against vibrant clouds.
data:[...] Base64Aerial view of a tranquil river meandering through forests with autumn foliage, alongside green fields and a road on a cloudy day.
data:[...] Base64Student in research lab.
data:[...] Base64WesternU Health
data:[...] Base64Two people talking in hallway
data:[...] Base64student is standing next to dog
data:[...] Base64Western University of Health Sciences students from the Pediatric Interest Group hosted about 40 children - who were mostly kindergarten students - for the school’s inaugural Mini-Medical School at the Pomona campus, Saturday, Sept 22, 2018. Second-year College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific student Vivian Okonta shows kindergarten student Claudia Reyes, of Pomona, how to use a stethescope. Kindergarteners learned about the human body and medicine through four stations taught by WesternU students: Bone station, heart and pulse station, hand hygiene station and mini operating room.
data:[...] Base64International Flags Sphere
data:[...] Base64students during commencement
data:[...] Base64A group of graduates in caps and gowns sit and cheer at an indoor graduation ceremony under string lights.
data:[...] Base64Four graduates in caps and gowns stand smiling in front of a line of other graduates at a graduation ceremony indoors.
data:[...] Base64A group of graduates wearing academic caps and gowns stand in a line indoors, smiling and facing forward.
data:[...] Base64Graduates in caps and gowns embrace and celebrate during a commencement ceremony in an indoor venue.
data:[...] Base64Three graduates in caps and gowns sit in a row at a ceremony, adjusting their tassels and looking ahead.
data:[...] Base64A group of graduates in caps and gowns sit in rows during a graduation ceremony, smiling at the camera.
data:[...] Base64A graduate in cap and gown shakes hands with a faculty member on stage during a Western University of Health Sciences graduation ceremony. Other faculty and staff look on.
data:[...] Base64A group of graduates in caps and gowns sit together at a ceremony, looking forward and smiling.
data:[...] Base64Eight women wearing matching gray shirts and black pants stand in front of a table at the Rural Health Care Equity Fair in a large indoor venue.
data:[...] Base64A group of people in medical gowns stand in a field, holding a stretcher with a training mannequin; a medical helicopter is parked behind them.
data:[...] Base64Western University of Health Sciences Seal
data:[...] Base64Western University of Health Sciences Logo
data:[...] Base64WesternU Logo

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Educating healthcare professionals for the future
The H1 heading is perfect.
Headings
(Important)
There are 27 headings on the page. The amount of headings should be in a more proper relation to the amount of text.

Heading structure

Heading levelContent
H1 Educating healthcare professionals for the future
H2 What are you looking for?
H2 WesternU Virtual Tours
H2 Tier 1 Medical School for Primary Care
H2 WesternU Excellence in Health Sciences Education
H2 From Urban to Rural – There is a place for you
H2 Biomedical Research Engage in Scientific Discovery while Earning Your Degree
H2 We’re Part of a Community that Cares
H2 Upcoming Events
H2 Giving Connect and Support WesternU
H2 Recent News
H2 California Campus
H2 Oregon Campus
H2 Current Students, Faculty & Staff
H3 Our Campuses
H3 WesternU College of Health Sciences Commencement: Champions of humanism
H3 WesternU College of Graduate Nursing Commencement: Hope givers and life savers
H3 WesternU COMP Commencement: To heal, to advocate and to serve
H3 WesternU College of Veterinary Medicine Commencement: Ready to take on new challenges
H3 WesternU College of Pharmacy Commencement: Innovative discoveries and compassionate caregivers
H3 WesternU College of Dental Medicine Commencement: Finding Fulfillment
H3 WesternU College of Podiatric Medicine Commencement: Live in the Present
H3 WesternU Oregon celebrates largest graduating class at 2025 Commencement
H3 WesternU Oregon students and faculty host inaugural Rural Health Care Equity Fair
H3 WesternU COMP-Northwest students participate in helicopter simulation transport trainings with Life Flight Network
H3 California Security
H3 Oregon Security
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 (33) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.westernu.edu/Anchor Skip to Content
https://www.westernu.edu/Anchor Skip to Footer
https://www.westernu.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT Western University of Health Sciences Logo
https://www.westernu.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT WesternU Logo
/admissions/Admissions
/financial/New window Financial Aid & Cost
/osteopathic/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific
/osteopathic/northwest/College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific – Northwest
/health-sciences/College of Health Sciences
/health-sciences/northwest/College of Health Sciences – Northwest
/pharmacy/College of Pharmacy
https://www.westernu.edu/nursing/College of Graduate Nursing
/veterinary/College of Veterinary Medicine
/dentistry/College of Dental Medicine
/optometry/College of Optometry
/podiatricmedicine/College of Podiatric Medicine
/academic-programs/Academic Programs
/registrar/catalog/Academic Catalog
/research/Research and Biotechnology
/research/committees/Regulatory Affairs
https://www.westernu.edu/library/Library
/student-experience/For Current Students
/students/clubs/Clubs & Recreation
/students/services/new-students/Student Services
/alumni/benefits/New window Alumni Services
/university/Who We Are
/university/introduction/admin...Administrative Offices
/campus/campus-directions/Campus Maps
https://jobs.westernu.edu/New window External Subdomain Careers
https://www.westernu.edu/news/New window Subdomain News
/university/contact-us/Contact Us
https://www.westernu.edu/alumni/New window Alumni and Family Engagement
https://www.westernu.edu/give/New window Give to the University
/for-community/california-campus/California Campus
/for-community/oregon-campus/Oregon Campus
https://www.westernu.edu/news/Text duplicate News
/academic-programs/Apply to WesternU
https://events.westernu.edu/New window External Subdomain Events Calendar
https://jprod.westernu.edu/dir...External Subdomain Campus Directory
/university/introduction/admin...Subdomain See Listing of All Offices
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain Tier 1 Medical School for Primary Care U.S. News & World Report 2025
IMG-ALT U.S. News & World Report badge for "Best Grad Schools" in 2025, specifically for medical schools with the most graduates in primary care.
https://commencement.westernu....New window External Subdomain Commencement 2025 May 12-14
IMG-ALT Graduates in a line outside at commencement in Pasadena
https://youvis.it/b9gZCpNew window External Explore the California Campus
https://youvis.it/O3B1xfNew window External Explore the Oregon Campus
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain Read Article
/admissions/Subdomain All Programs
/campus/westernu-california/WesternU California
/campus/westernu-oregon/WesternU Oregon
/research/Subdomain Research Opportunities
https://www.westernuhealth.com/New window External Subdomain WesternU Health
IMG-ALT WesternU Health
https://www.westernuhealth.com...New window External Subdomain WesternU Health Oliver Station
IMG-ALT Two people talking in hallway
/veterinary/pet-health-care/WesternU Pet Care
IMG-ALT student is standing next to dog
/for-community/Community Opportunities
IMG-ALT Western University of Health Sciences students from the Pediatric Interest Group hosted about 40 children - who were mostly kindergarten students - for the s...
/internationalSubdomain You Are Welcome Here!
IMG-ALT International Flags Sphere
https://events.westernu.edu/New window External Subdomain All Events
https://www.westernu.edu/give/New window Make a Gift
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain WesternU College of Health Sciences Commencement: Champions of humanism
IMG-ALT A group of graduates in caps and gowns sit and cheer at an indoor graduation ceremony under string lights.
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain WesternU College of Graduate Nursing Commencement: Hope givers and life savers
IMG-ALT Four graduates in caps and gowns stand smiling in front of a line of other graduates at a graduation ceremony indoors.
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain WesternU COMP Commencement: To heal, to advocate and to serve
IMG-ALT A group of graduates wearing academic caps and gowns stand in a line indoors, smiling and facing forward.
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain WesternU College of Veterinary Medicine Commencement: Ready to take on new challenges
IMG-ALT Graduates in caps and gowns embrace and celebrate during a commencement ceremony in an indoor venue.
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain WesternU College of Pharmacy Commencement: Innovative discoveries and compassionate caregivers
IMG-ALT Three graduates in caps and gowns sit in a row at a ceremony, adjusting their tassels and looking ahead.
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain WesternU College of Dental Medicine Commencement: Finding Fulfillment
IMG-ALT A group of graduates in caps and gowns sit in rows during a graduation ceremony, smiling at the camera.
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain WesternU College of Podiatric Medicine Commencement: Live in the Present
IMG-ALT A graduate in cap and gown shakes hands with a faculty member on stage during a Western University of Health Sciences graduation ceremony. Other faculty and ...
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain WesternU Oregon celebrates largest graduating class at 2025 Commencement
IMG-ALT A group of graduates in caps and gowns sit together at a ceremony, looking forward and smiling.
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain WesternU Oregon students and faculty host inaugural Rural Health Care Equity Fair
IMG-ALT Eight women wearing matching gray shirts and black pants stand in front of a table at the Rural Health Care Equity Fair in a large indoor venue.
https://news.westernu.edu/west...New window External Subdomain WesternU COMP-Northwest students participate in helicopter simulation transport trainings with Life Flight Network
IMG-ALT A group of people in medical gowns stand in a field, holding a stretcher with a training mannequin; a medical helicopter is parked behind them.
https://www.westernu.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT Western University of Health Sciences Logo
https://www.westernu.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT WesternU Logo
https://www.youtube.com/user/W...New window External Subdomain youtube
https://www.instagram.com/west...New window External Subdomain instagram
https://www.facebook.com/Weste...New window External Subdomain facebook
https://twitter.com/WesternUNewsNew window External twitter
https://www.linkedin.com/compa...New window External Subdomain linkedin
https://jobs.westernu.edu/New window External Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
https://westernustore.com/New window External Campus Store
/security/Subdomain Campus Security
https://www.westernu.edu/cetl/New window Subdomain Center for Excellence in Teaching & Learning
https://www.westernu.edu/safety/Subdomain Environmental Health & Safety
https://www.westernu.edu/hr/Subdomain Human Resources
https://support.westernu.edu/New window External Subdomain IT Help Desk
/lead/lead-aboutSubdomain LEAD Student Support
https://www.westernu.edu/librarySubdomain Text duplicate Library
https://my.westernu.edu/New window External Subdomain My.WesternU portal
https://banweb.westernu.edu/New window External Subdomain Student Self-Service Banweb
https://www.westernu.edu/sitemapSubdomain Sitemap
/policy/public-policies/copyri...Subdomain Copyright
/policy/public-policies/privac...Subdomain Privacy
/policy/public-policies/web-ac...Subdomain Accessibility
https://www.westernu.edu/otixeo/Subdomain Title IX
/policy/public-policies/non-di...Subdomain Non-Discrimination
https://westernu.az1.qualtrics...New window External Subdomain Feedback
/campus/virtual-tour/Subdomain Virtual Tour
https://apply.westernu.edu/reg...New window External Subdomain Request Info
/academic-programs/Subdomain Apply

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.westernu.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 is slow (1.45 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.
The file size of the HTML document is fine (162 kB).

HTTP Response Header

NameValue
dateThu, 05 Jun 2025 07:29:48 GMT
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
cf-ray94adf6001bc271a3-BEG
cf-cache-statusDYNAMIC
content-encodingbr
link<https://www.westernu.edu/wp-json/>; rel="https://api.w.org/", <https://www.westernu.edu/wp-json/wp/v2/pages/2>; rel="alternate"; title="JSON"; type="application/json", <https://www.westernu.edu/>; rel=shortlink
varyAccept-Encoding
ki-cache-typeNone
ki-cf-cache-statusBYPASS
ki-edgev=21.0.1;mv=4.1.6
x-content-type-optionsnosniff
x-edge-location-klb1
x-kinsta-cacheHIT
set-cookie282 Characters
report-to{"endpoints":[{"url":"https:\/\/a.nel.cloudflare.com\/report\/v4?s=4%2BpKfBAfBau2LNalfDjEHzOl4%2B94BuNyiuYMbCz%2FLc%2FH4G4OIdSFMrhMYrD%2FESaMoTW%2B1M5LlGrTn6u2YlP75VTD32fb2cbScpxt5ISIcQVAD3UvGBpboew0wPjd7czApCo%3D"}],"group":"cf-nel","max_age":604800}
nel{"success_fraction":0.01,"report_to":"cf-nel","max_age":604800}
servercloudflare
alt-svch3=":443"; ma=86400
statuscode200
http_versionHTTP/2

External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 319 referring domains.
This page has 1,948 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 283 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

You can find more links using Wikipedia search

Robots.txt

sitemap: https://a215541.sitemaphosting4.com/4171118/sitemap.xml

Similar sites

Search preview

www.westernu.edu
Western University of Health Sciences
WesternU is one of the largest graduate schools for the health professions in California. Alumni rank among the top leaders in health care and medicine throughout the country and the world. The University is home to more than 3,800 students in nine health sciences colleges and 20 degree programs.

Most important keywords

Following keywords were found. You can check the keyword optimization of this page for each keyword.

KeywordResultRecheck
Health81%Check
Health Sciences74%Check
WesternU Health70%Check
Western University66%Check
health professions65%Check
WesternU62%Check
University59%Check
Environmental Health59%Check
Student58%Check
WesternU College57%Check
Show more keywords and terms

Automatically check westernu.edu including all subpages at once!

Try for free
Guaranteed free of charge during trial period.

Cookie Policy

We use cookies to make our site work and also for analytics and advertising purposes. You can enable or disable optional cookies as desired. See the following links for more information.

Contact | Privacy

We need these so the site can function properly

So we can better understand how visitors use our website

So we can serve you tailored ads and promotions