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Overview of the SEO Check
Meta information
66% 
Page quality
94% 
Page structure
22% 
Link structure
57% 
Server
92% 
External factors
100% 
SEO Score
Response time
0.56 s
File size
105.10 kB
Words
553
Media files
7
Number of links
70 internal / 52 external

Task list of SEO Improvements

Meta specifications

Title
(Critically important)
Home | UCCS
The page title is too short. (127 pixels of 580 max pixel length) Optimize title
There are no duplicate words in the title
Meta description
(Critically important)
At UCCS, we know how vital finding the right college fit is to your academic success and personal growth. UCCS is proud to provide students with a quality education in growing fields within a vibrant atmosphere in the heart of Colorado. Visit our campus, virtually or in person, to discover what UCCS offers.
The meta description is too long: 1881 pixels from max. 1000 pixels. Optimize description
Crawlability
(Critically important)
There are no problems in accessing the website.
Canonical URL
(Important)
https://www.uccs.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

NameValue
descriptionAt UCCS, we know how vital finding the right college fit is to your academic success and personal growth. UCCS is proud to provide students with a quality education in growing fields within a vibrant atmosphere in the heart of Colorado. Visit our campus, virtually or in person, to discover what UCCS offers.
abstractUCCS is home to more than 12,000 students and offers over 100 degrees and programs, ranging from undergraduate to post-doctoral levels. Visit our campus, virtually or in person, to discover what UCCS offers.
keywordsUCCS, University of Colorado Colorado Springs, Reach Higher, Fuels Success, University of Colorado
GeneratorDrupal 10 (https://www.drupal.org)
MobileOptimizedwidth
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viewportwidth=device-width, initial-scale=1.0
langen
charsetutf-8

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Page quality

Content
(Critically important)
This page contains 553 words. That's ok.
19.5% of the text are stop words.
The page contains a listing, which indicates a good text layout.
5 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 18.33 words is good.
Frames
(Critically important)
This page does not use a frameset.
Mobile optimization
(Somewhat important)
No Apple touch icon is specified.
A viewport "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" is provided.
Bold and strong tags
(Somewhat important)
Some tags are too long. With 71 characters this one is longer than 70 characters:
"visit our campus, virtually or in person, to discover what uccs offers."
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
/themes/custom/mountainlion/logo.svgUniversity of Colorado Colorado Springs
.../2023-03/IMG_2459.jpg.webp?itok=9rr0RN65Campus Tour
...t/files/2025-04/Untitled design (78).jpgMilitary Friendly School 25-26 logo
/themes/custom/mountainlion/logo.svgUniversity of Colorado Colorado Springs
...m/mountainlion/images/cu-system-logo.svgUniversity of Colorado Logo
Video URLWidthHeight
...default/files/2024-04/Homepage_Final.mp4

Page structure

H1 heading
(Critically important)
Home
The H1 heading contains the words Home! Use important keywords instead.
The H1 heading consists of only one word. There should be more information given.
The H1 heading is too short (4 characters). It should be at least 20 Characters long.
Headings
(Important)
Some headings occur twice on the page.
There are 29 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 Home
H2 Quick Links:
H2 Tools:
H2 Resources For:
H2 Main Navigation
H2 Visit Campus
H2 UCCS in Numbers
H2 Explore Our Campus
H2 Academic Degrees & Programs
H2 Find More than a Degree at UCCS
H2 Recent Press Releases
H2 Top 10 Military Friendly School
H2 INFORMATION
H2 RESOURCES
H2 COMMUNICATION
H2 Additional Links
H2 Legal and More
H3 View Programs
H3 View Stories
H3 Apply Now
H3 Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth‑El College of Nursing and Health Science
H3 College of Business
H3 College of Education
H3 College of Engineering and Applied Science
H3 College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
H3 College of Public Service
H3 INFORMATION Duplicate text
H3 RESOURCES Duplicate text
H3 COMMUNICATION Duplicate text
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 (52) on this page.

Found links on this page

LinkAttributesAnchor text
https://www.uccs.edu/Subdomain IMG-ALT University of Colorado Colorado Springs
A-TITLE UCCS Home
https://www.uccs.edu/applySubdomain Apply Now
https://advising.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Academic Advising
https://gomountainlions.com/External Athletics
https://entcenterforthearts.org/External Ent Center for the Arts
https://kfl.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Kraemer Family Library
https://give.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Giving
https://www.uccs.edu/report-itSubdomain Report A Concern
/accessibilitySubdomain Accessibility
/freeexpressionSubdomain Official Statements
https://portal.prod.cu.edu/MyU...External Subdomain myUCCS Portal
http://outlook.com/uccs.eduExternal Campus Email
https://canvas.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Canvas
https://portal.office.com/External Subdomain Microsoft 365
https://mlc.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Mountain Lion Connect
https://student.support.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Student Support Network
https://facultyalerts.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Faculty Support Network
https://myaccount.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Account Help
https://alumni.uccs.edu/resour...External Subdomain Alumni
https://www.uccs.edu/studentsSubdomain Current Students
/resources/faculty-staffSubdomain Faculty & Staff
/resources/future-studentsSubdomain Future Students
/resources/familiesSubdomain Parents & Families
https://military.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Veteran and Military Affairs
https://www.uccs.edu/applySubdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
https://www.uccs.edu/request-infoSubdomain Request Info
https://www.uccs.edu/Home
https://www.uccs.edu/aboutAbout UCCS
/about/missionMission, Vision & Values
/about/historyCampus History
https://chancellor.uccs.edu/te...External Subdomain Campus Leadership
/about/news-eventsNews & Events
/about/quick-factsQuick Facts
https://www.uccs.edu/academicsAll Degrees & Programs
/academics/undergraduateUndergraduate
https://graduateschool.uccs.ed...External Subdomain Graduate
https://online.uccs.edu/progra...New window External Subdomain Online Programs
/admissions-aid/concurrentConcurrent, Ascent, and TREP Enrollment
/academics/centers-institutesCenters & Institutes
/academics/additional-offeringsAdditional Offerings
/admissions-aidAdmissions & Aid
https://www.uccs.edu/applyApply to UCCS
/admissions-aid/tuitionTuition & Financial Aid
/admissions-aid/application-de...Admissions Details
/admissions-aid/next-stepsAdmitted Student Next Steps
https://www.uccs.edu/request-infoText duplicate Request Info
/admissions-aid/visitVisit Campus
https://www.uccs.edu/experienceAbout Campus Life
/experience/athleticsText duplicate Athletics
/experience/arts-cultureArts & Culture
/experience/clubs-and-organiza...Clubs & Activities
/experience/residence-life-hou...Dining & Housing
/experience/uccs-recreation-an...Recreation & Wellness
/resources/future-studentsText duplicate Future Students
/resources/current-studentsText duplicate Current Students
https://military.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Military & Veterans
https://alumni.uccs.edu/resour...External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni
https://hr.uccs.edu/resources/...External Subdomain Text duplicate Faculty & Staff
https://www.uccs.edu/visitSubdomain Text duplicate Visit Campus
https://www.uccs.edu/academicsSubdomain View Programs
/stories-of-possibilityView Stories
https://www.uccs.edu/applySubdomain Text duplicate Apply Now
https://johnsonbethel.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth‑El College of Nursing and Health Science
https://business.uccs.edu/External Subdomain College of Business
https://coe.uccs.edu/External Subdomain College of Education
https://eas.uccs.edu/External Subdomain College of Engineering and Applied Science
https://las.uccs.edu/External Subdomain College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
https://cps.uccs.edu/External Subdomain College of Public Service
/admissions-aid/visitVisit Our Campus
https://www.uccs.edu/academicsFind Your Academic Fit
/admissions-aid/staffConnect with Admissions
https://news.uccs.edu/tag/feat...External Subdomain View All Press Releases
https://www.uccs.edu/request-infoText duplicate Request Info
https://www.uccs.edu/visitTour Campus
https://www.uccs.edu/applyText duplicate Apply Now
/admissions-aid/staffContact Us
https://www.uccs.edu/Subdomain Text duplicate IMG-ALT University of Colorado Colorado Springs
A-TITLE UCCS Home
https://www.google.com/maps/se...External Subdomain 1420 Austin Bluffs Pkway Colorado Springs, CO USA 80918
https://www.facebook.com/Unive...External Subdomain UCCS Facebook
https://www.instagram.com/uccs/External Subdomain UCCS Instagram
https://twitter.com/UCCSExternal UCCS Twitter
https://www.youtube.com/UCCSeduExternal Subdomain UCCS YouTube
https://web.uccs.edu/feedbackExternal Subdomain Web Feedback
https://ir.uccs.edu/institutio...External Subdomain Accreditation
/admissionsenrollment/calendarSubdomain Academic Calendar
https://phonedir.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Campus Directory
https://hr.uccs.edu/work-at-uccsExternal Subdomain Careers
/experience/faqSubdomain FAQ
http://map.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Map & Directions
/resources/future-studentsSubdomain Text duplicate Future Students
https://www.uccs.edu/studentsSubdomain Text duplicate Current Students
/resources/faculty-staffSubdomain Text duplicate Faculty & Staff
/resources/familiesSubdomain Parents & Family
https://alumni.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Alumni & Donors
https://www.uccs.edu/contactSubdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
https://www.uccs.edu/report-itSubdomain Text duplicate Report A Concern
https://alerts.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Emergency Alerts
https://ir.uccs.edu/institutio...External Subdomain Text duplicate Accreditation
/admissionsenrollment/calendarSubdomain Text duplicate Academic Calendar
https://phonedir.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Campus Directory
https://hr.uccs.edu/work-at-uccsExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
/experience/faqSubdomain Text duplicate FAQ
http://map.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Map & Directions
/resources/future-studentsSubdomain Text duplicate Future Students
https://www.uccs.edu/studentsSubdomain Text duplicate Current Students
/resources/faculty-staffSubdomain Text duplicate Faculty & Staff
/resources/familiesSubdomain Text duplicate Parents & Family
https://alumni.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Alumni & Donors
https://www.uccs.edu/contactSubdomain Text duplicate Contact Us
https://www.uccs.edu/report-itSubdomain Text duplicate Report A Concern
https://alerts.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Text duplicate Emergency Alerts
/copyright-informationSubdomain Copyright
/privacystatementSubdomain Privacy
https://www.uccs.edu/terms-of-useSubdomain Terms of Use
/accessibilitySubdomain Text duplicate Accessibility
https://www.uccs.edu/missionSubdomain Mission
https://asr.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Security & Fire Safety Report
https://hr.uccs.edu/work-at-uccsExternal Subdomain Text duplicate Careers
https://alerts.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Emergency Contact Info
https://give.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Give to UCCS
https://compliance.uccs.edu/st...External Subdomain Student Consumer Info
https://equity.uccs.edu/External Subdomain Title IX

Server configuration

HTTP redirects
(Critically important)
This page redirects to "https://www.uccs.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 0.56 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 (105 kB).

HTTP Response Header

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content-languageen
content-typetext/html; charset=UTF-8
etagW/"1753293100"
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last-modifiedWed, 23 Jul 2025 17:51:40 GMT
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x-drupal-cacheMISS
x-drupal-dynamic-cacheMISS
x-frame-optionsSAMEORIGIN
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External factors

This page is referenced by wikipedia.
This website has excellent links from other websites.
This page has backlinks from 943 referring domains.
This page has 33,564 backlinks.
This page has backlinks from 534 different ip addresses.

Links from Wikipedia

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Robots.txt

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# robots.txt
#
# This file is to prevent the crawling and indexing of certain parts
# of your site by web crawlers and spiders run by sites like Yahoo!
# and Google. By telling these "robots" where not to go on your site,
# you save bandwidth and server resources.
#
# This file will be ignored unless it is at the root of your host:
# Used:    http://example.com/robots.txt
# Ignored: http://example.com/site/robots.txt
#
# For more information about the robots.txt standard, see:
# http://www.robotstxt.org/robotstxt.html

User-agent: *
# CSS, JS, Images
Allow: /core/*.css$
Allow: /core/*.css?
Allow: /core/*.js$
Allow: /core/*.js?
Allow: /core/*.gif
Allow: /core/*.jpg
Allow: /core/*.jpeg
Allow: /core/*.png
Allow: /core/*.svg
Allow: /profiles/*.css$
Allow: /profiles/*.css?
Allow: /profiles/*.js$
Allow: /profiles/*.js?
Allow: /profiles/*.gif
Allow: /profiles/*.jpg
Allow: /profiles/*.jpeg
Allow: /profiles/*.png
Allow: /profiles/*.svg
# Directories
Disallow: /core/
Disallow: /profiles/
# Files
Disallow: /README.md
Disallow: /composer/Metapackage/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/ProjectMessage/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/Scaffold/README.md
Disallow: /composer/Plugin/VendorHardening/README.txt
Disallow: /composer/Template/README.txt
Disallow: /modules/README.txt
Disallow: /sites/README.txt
Disallow: /themes/README.txt
Disallow: /web.config
# Paths (clean URLs)
Disallow: /admin/
Disallow: /comment/reply/
Disallow: /filter/tips
Disallow: /node/add/
Disallow: /search/
Disallow: /user/register
Disallow: /user/password
Disallow: /user/login
Disallow: /user/logout
Disallow: /media/oembed
Disallow: /*/media/oembed
# Paths (no clean URLs)
Disallow: /index.php/admin/
Disallow: /index.php/comment/reply/
Disallow: /index.php/filter/tips
Disallow: /index.php/node/add/
Disallow: /index.php/search/
Disallow: /index.php/user/password
Disallow: /index.php/user/register
Disallow: /index.php/user/login
Disallow: /index.php/user/logout
Disallow: /index.php/media/oembed
Disallow: /index.php/*/media/oembed

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www.uccs.edu
Home | UCCS
At UCCS, we know how vital finding the right college fit is to your academic success and personal growth. UCCS is proud to provide students with a quality education in growing fields within a vibrant atmosphere in the heart of Colorado. Visit our campus, virtually or in person, to discover what UCCS offers.

Most important keywords

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

KeywordResultRecheck
UCCS82%Check
Campus61%Check
Visit Campus59%Check
virtually or57%Check
Visit55%Check
College54%Check
virtually51%Check
person51%Check
discover51%Check
offers51%Check
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