Last updated: September 2026
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che.de Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- CHE (Education) is ranked #222,153 worldwide in our September 2026 domain ranking, up 5,989 places from #228,142 in August 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 226 visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 64 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 82 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 141 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 81/100, with "Implement H1 Tags" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | #222,153 | ▲ 5,989 |
| August 2026 | #228,142 | ▲ 3,933 |
| July 2026 | #232,075 | ▲ 10,270 |
| June 2026 | #242,345 | — |
| May 2026 | #242,345 | ▲ 11,721 |
| April 2026 | #254,066 | ▼ 9,055 |
| March 2026 | #245,011 | ▲ 47,912 |
| February 2026 | #292,923 | — |
What this company does
The CHE gemeinnütziges Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung works as a think tank focused on the higher education sector in Germany. It carries out research projects, gathers data, and produces reports that examine how universities and colleges function, how students make choices, and how institutions can be managed more effectively. Over the past thirty years the organization has built up knowledge through ongoing studi…
Our read on the site
The SEO health of che.de is moderate, with strengths in best practices and accessibility but significant weaknesses in performance and on-page elements. The lack of H1 tags and broken links indicates areas for immediate improvement to enhance user experience and search visibility.
che.de Traffic and Visitor Engagement
Search engines send che.de an estimated 226 visits a month. Effectively all of it is organic — about 226 visits from unpaid results. Spread across 64 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 3.5 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
226
Latest estimate
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Organic visits
226
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
0
No paid search detected
Organic vs paid
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che.de AI Visibility
che.de scores 82 out of 100 on our AI visibility scale, grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Structured data. The biggest gap is Crawlability, at 0 of 10 points (robots ✗ · sitemap ✗), worth 10 points if closed. It also loses points on Company profile (19/25) and SEO health (18/20).
Grade A
Scored from this domain's own data — llms.txt, profile completeness, technical health, crawlability and structured data.
Present
6/8 core fields
92/100
robots ✗ · sitemap ✗
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che.de LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on che.de runs to 141 lines (5,852 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in February 2026. It introduces the site as "CHE - Centre for Higher Education". It tells AI engines the business works in Education, Research and Consulting. It describes 3 products, with prices such as Higher Education Rankings at Free access with premium features. Services it lists include Consulting Services, Workshops and Seminars and Institutional Analysis. The audience it names is Students, Educators, Policymakers, University Administrators, aged 18-35 (Germany, Europe). Technologies it mentions include HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, PHP and MySQL. The keywords it claims start with "Hochschulentwicklung", "Hochschulranking Deutschland", "Studienberatung" and "Bildung". It gives the company type as Non-Profit and says it is hiring.
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
141
In the file
Size
5.9K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Feb 17, 2026
What the file says
# CHE - Centre for Higher Education ## About CHE is a leading think tank dedicated to the development of higher education, with over 30 years of expertise. The organization conducts in-depth research, provides strategic analysis, and offers consulting services to educational institutions, policymakers, and stakeholders. CHE aims to improve the quality and accessibility of higher education in Germany and internationally through innovative practices and policies. **Areas of Work:** Education, Research, Consulting ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://che.de - **Address:** Göttingen, Germany - **Contact:** [email protected] - **Phone:** Not Available - **Hours:** Mon-Fri: 9AM-5PM - **Timezone:** Europe/Berlin - **Currency:** EUR - **Company Type:** Non-Profit - **Employees:** 50 employees - **Revenue:** Not Disclosed - **Hiring Status:** Yes, actively hiring ## Products - **Research Reports** (Contact for pricing): Comprehensive reports on higher education trends, rankings, and policy analysis. - **Higher Education Rankings** (Free access with premium features): Detailed rankings of universities and programs to guide students and institutions. - **Policy Briefs** (Contact for pricing): Focused insights and recommendations for policymakers in higher education. ## Services - **Consulting Services** (Contact for quote): Tailored strategic advice for universities and educational
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- Research ReportsContact for pricing
- Higher Education RankingsFree access with premium features
- Policy BriefsContact for pricing
Services it tells AI about
- Consulting ServicesContact for quote
- Workshops and SeminarsContact for quote
- Institutional AnalysisContact for quote
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Students, Educators, Policymakers, University Administrators · 18-35 · Germany, Europe
Company type
Non-Profit · actively hiring
che.de Organic Keywords
Google lists che.de for about 64 keywords, which together bring an estimated 226 organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
64
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
226
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
che.de SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of che.de scored 81 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 42, while SEO scores highest at 92. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 4 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Fix these first
- CriticalImplement H1 Tags
- HighFix Broken Links
- HighAdd Alt Text to Images
- CriticalCreate a Sitemap
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
che.de Competitors and Alternatives
CHE's company profile names www.higheredinsight.com, www.educationadvisors.com and www.universityworldnews.com as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds https://www.hochschulkompass.de, https://www.studienwahl.de, https://www.studienberatung.de, https://www.che-ranking.de, https://www.unicum.de and https://www.hochschule.de. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are vicfirth.com, bonterra.network, play.jp and bwparts.com.
che.de Company Profile
The CHE gemeinnütziges Centrum für Hochschulentwicklung works as a think tank focused on the higher education sector in Germany. It carries out research projects, gathers data, and produces reports that examine how universities and colleges function, how students make choices, and how institutions can be managed more effectively. Over the past thirty years the organization has built up knowledge through ongoing studi…
Founded in 1992 (about 34 years ago), CHE is based in Göttingen, Germany. Its workforce is listed as between 51 and 200 employees. Its profile files it under Education, with further tags for Research, Non-Profit and Consulting. Products on record for it: Research Reports, Consulting Services and Workshops and Seminars. Its tagline reads: "Das CHE ist ein führender Think Tank für die Hochschullandschaft mit mehr als 30 Jahren Erfahrung.".
- Sector
- Education
- Headquarters
- Göttingen, Germany
- Founded
- 1992
- Employees
- 51-200
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
- Products
- Research Reports, Consulting Services, Workshops and Seminars
che.de Traffic by Country
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