insidehighered.com
DR 86by AhrefsMedium Opportunity · 60/100

About

A UCLA report says holistic services, financial aid, consistent staffing and social programming can help students who lack family support and guidance.

Categoryscience_and_education/universities_and_colleges
Top 44,623
Global Rank
United States 85%
Top Market
+10%
Monthly Trend
68% Bounce
Engagement Signal

Monthly Visits

1,565,697

9.7% vs last month

Bounce Rate

67.7%

Pages / Visit

1.7

Avg. Session

1m 2s

Domain Age

21.7 years

Traffic

#44,623Global Rank
#11,063Country Rank (840)
#351Category Rank · Universities_and_Colleges
Traffic Trend
9.7%
Traffic Sources
Organic Search
38.0%
Direct
26.4%
Social
17.7%
Referral
8.4%
Paid
2.0%
Email
7.5%
Geographic Distribution
DomainShareBar
🇺🇸United StatesUS
85.3%
🇨🇦CanadaCA
2.4%
🇮🇳IndiaIN
1.0%
Top 3 countries account for 88.7% of traffic — high geographic concentration

SEO & Keywords

Top Keywords
Keyword
canvas6.3M$0.81$12.4K
shinyhunters654.9K$2.85$8.1K
canvas hacked515.3K$0.00$24.0K
canvas hacker115.2K$0.00$6.0K
inside higher ed12.6K$2.61$12.6K
SERP Rankings

Growth Readout

Global rank top 44.6K — established player in the space

Traffic concentrated in United States (85%) — high geographic dependency

How does insidehighered.com actually grow?

This page shows the surface. A Growth Teardown reverse-engineers the full playbook — which keywords drive signups, where backlinks come from, which channels convert, and what you can replicate in your own product.

Competitive Landscape

rutgers.edu

rutgers.edu

🔗 2 keyword overlap

Rutgers provides resources and connections to help students gain real-world experience through internships, field experiences, co-ops, and more, preparing them to be career-ready before graduation.

7.5M/mo-18%

Shares 2 keywords including "canvas"

krebsonsecurity.com

krebsonsecurity.com

🔗 2 keyword overlap
444.6K/mo+47%Nov 2009

Shares 2 keywords including "canvas"

Report based on data from May 2026

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