Last updated: September 2026
Global rank: Worldwide · 2026-08
#83,314
AI visibility: Grade A
84
SEO health: Latest audit
80
Visits
1.5M
per month, estimated
Keywords
57.7K
ranking in Google
Organic share
100%
1.5M organic visits
LLMS.txt
Published
148 lines AI engines can read
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pennfoster.edu Web Traffic Statistics
Key findings
- Penn Foster (Education & Training) is ranked #83,314 worldwide in our August 2026 domain ranking, inside the top 100,000, up 11,505 places from #94,819 in July 2026.
- It is estimated to receive about 1.5 million visits a month from search, 100% of it organic, across 57,700 ranking keywords.
- Its AI visibility score is 84 out of 100 (grade A), with a published llms.txt of 148 lines.
- Its last technical audit scored 80/100, with "Optimize Page Load Speed" the highest-priority fix.
| Month | Rank | Move |
|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | #83,314 | ▲ 11,505 |
| July 2026 | #94,819 | ▼ 6,872 |
| June 2026 | #87,947 | — |
| May 2026 | #87,947 | ▼ 18,707 |
| April 2026 | #69,240 | ▼ 18,837 |
| March 2026 | #50,403 | ▼ 2,555 |
| February 2026 | #47,848 | — |
What this company does
Penn Foster has built its reputation around flexible online learning that works around real life schedules. The school focuses on delivering programs that students can complete at their own pace without the pressure of fixed class times. High school diplomas, associate and bachelor's degrees, and career certificates all sit under one roof. Affordability remains a core part of the model, with payment plans designed to…
Our read on the site
The overall SEO health of Penn Foster is strong, with a high SEO score of 92/100 and good accessibility at 92/100. However, there are critical areas for improvement in performance and best practices, which could enhance user experience and search visibility.
pennfoster.edu Traffic and Visitor Engagement
pennfoster.edu draws an estimated 1.5 million visits a month from search engines. Effectively all of it is organic — about 1.5 million visits from unpaid results. Paid search contributes only about 3,577 visits a month. Spread across 57,700 ranking keywords, that averages roughly 26 organic visits per keyword.
Monthly visits
1.5M
Latest estimate
Change
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It starts building from the first scan
Organic visits
1.5M
100% of all traffic
Paid visits
3.6K
0.24% of its search traffic
Organic vs paid
100%
0%
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pennfoster.edu AI Visibility
On our AI visibility scale pennfoster.edu earns 84 of 100 points, a grade A. It takes full marks for LLMS.txt and Crawlability. The biggest gap is Company profile, at 16 of 25 points (5/8 core fields), worth 9 points if closed. It also loses points on Structured data (0/5) 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
5/8 core fields
92/100
robots ✓ · sitemap ✓
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pennfoster.edu LLMS.txt
The llms.txt on pennfoster.edu runs to 148 lines (6,737 characters) across 12 sections, last generated in September 2026. It introduces the site as "Accredited College, High School & Career School Online | Penn Foster". It tells AI engines the business works in Online Education, Career Training and Vocational Programs. It describes 4 products, including High School Diploma, Associate Degrees and Career Certificates. Services it lists include Academic Advising, Career Services and Payment Plans. The audience it names is Working adults seeking credentials, aged 18-55 (United States). Technologies it mentions include LMS Platform, Online Assessment Tools and Student Portal. The keywords it claims start with "online high school", "self-paced college", "affordable career training" and "online diplomas".
Status
Published
AI engines can read it
Lines
148
In the file
Size
6.7K
Characters
Sections
12
Updated Sep 3, 2026
What the file says
# Accredited College, High School & Career School Online | Penn Foster ## About Penn Foster has built its reputation around flexible online learning that works around real life schedules. The school focuses on delivering programs that students can complete at their own pace without the pressure of fixed class times. High school diplomas, associate and bachelor's degrees, and career certificates all sit under one roof. Affordability remains a core part of the model, with payment plans designed to keep monthly costs manageable. Many learners come from working adults who need credentials without quitting their jobs. The curriculum stays practical, aimed at skills employers actually want. Students receive support through online resources and academic advisors who understand non-traditional paths. Programs span fields like healthcare, business, technology, and trades. Because everything runs digitally, learners from across the country can enroll without relocating. Penn Foster updates content regularly to match current industry standards. The self-paced structure lets motivated students finish faster than traditional timelines. **Areas of Work:** Online Education, Career Training, Vocational Programs ## Things to Remember - **Website:** https://pennfoster.edu - **Address:** - **Contact:** - **Phone:** - **Hours:** - **Timezone:** - **Currency:** - **Company Type:** Private
Sections in the file
Areas of work
Keywords it claims
Technologies
Products it tells AI about
- High School DiplomaContact for pricing
- Associate DegreesContact for pricing
- Career CertificatesContact for pricing
- Bachelor's DegreesContact for pricing
Services it tells AI about
- Academic AdvisingIncluded
- Career ServicesIncluded
- Payment PlansVaries
Competitors it names
Audience it targets
Working adults seeking credentials · 18-55 · United States
Company type
Private
pennfoster.edu Organic Keywords
Google lists pennfoster.edu for about 57,700 keywords, which together bring an estimated 1.5 million organic visits a month.
Ranking keywords
57.7K
Found in Google for this domain
Visits they bring
1.5M
Estimated organic visits a month
Top ranking keywords
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What it ranks for
pennfoster.edu SEO Audit
The latest technical audit of pennfoster.edu scored 80 out of 100 overall. Performance is its weakest area at 61, while accessibility scores highest at 92. The audit makes 12 recommendations in all, and 3 of the 4 listed first are rated high priority or critical.
Overall
SEO
Excellent
Performance
Accessibility
Excellent
Fix these first
- CriticalOptimize Page Load Speed
- HighEnhance Mobile Responsiveness
- HighRevise Duplicate H1 Tags
- MediumImplement llms.txt File
8 more recommendations, with the exact changes and the pages they apply to, are in the full report.
pennfoster.edu Competitors and Alternatives
Penn Foster's company profile names udemy.com, coursera.org, edx.org and strayer.edu as competitors. Its own llms.txt adds phoenix.edu and capella.edu. Outside its market, the domains ranked closest to it in our worldwide ranking are fastlydns.dev, todotest.com, exotic-tz.net and kartago.sk.
pennfoster.edu Company Profile
Penn Foster has built its reputation around flexible online learning that works around real life schedules. The school focuses on delivering programs that students can complete at their own pace without the pressure of fixed class times. High school diplomas, associate and bachelor's degrees, and career certificates all sit under one roof. Affordability remains a core part of the model, with payment plans designed to…
Penn Foster was founded in 1890, about 136 years ago, and is headquartered in Scranton, USA. Its workforce is listed as between 201 and 500 employees. Its profile files it under Education & Training, with further tags for Online Education, Career Training and Self-Paced Learning. Its tagline reads: "Self-paced, affordable programs in high school, college and career school".
- Sector
- Education & Training
- Headquarters
- Scranton, USA
- Founded
- 1890
- Employees
- 201-500
- Revenue
- Not Disclosed
- Funding
- Not Disclosed
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