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Hakia
hakia.com · internet
Somewhat visible. AI bots can read Hakia, but it is missing the structured signals that push citation rate above competitors.
AI engines read this profile 1 times
Claude
#65,250 of 2,807,892 in Technology for AI visibility
6.7
/10
AEO Score
About Hakia
from our crawl and measurement
Hakia is a business whose own site puts it this way: "Hakia is the semantic search engine for degree programs. Describe what you want to study and Hakia finds the accredited programs that fit, by meaning, ranked on real outcomes like cost." To AI engines like ChatGPT and Perplexity it is partially visible, scoring 6.7 out of 10, readable in places and missing in others.
On the page itself the strengths are clear: a clear heading structure, visible credibility markers, crawler access and the files AI engines look for and sitemaps and entity links AI can follow. It is passable on some structured data and a partly stated business identity.
Away from its own site, other sites link to it and people discuss it in places AI engines read. There is some, but not much, sign that the domain is only lightly established. Beyond that, AI engines do not yet recognise it as a distinct business, there is no press coverage to draw on and it does not come up on Reddit. Those are earned elsewhere on the web, not fixed on the site itself.
AI crawlers have visited once in our tracking, including ClaudeBot (Anthropic). The site links to no social profiles, so there is nothing tying the brand to a wider presence. The business dates to 2004.
The 6 signals AI reads
Higher is better · 0-10
Structured Data
6
Organization / LocalBusiness JSON-LD that AI can read.
Content Structure
9
Clear headings and answer-style content.
Entity Clarity
6
How clearly your brand identity reads to AI.
E-E-A-T Signals
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust
8
Experience, Expertise, Authority, Trust markers.
Technical AEO
10
robots.txt, llms.txt, and AI-bot crawl access.
AI Discoverability
7
Sitemaps and entity links AI can follow.
Off-page authority
How the web signals your brand to AI
Backlinks
10
Inbound links from other sites.
Domain Trust
3
Established authority for your domain.
Entity Presence
0
Not in AI knowledge graphs yet.
News Mentions
0
No press coverage found yet.
Community
5
Forum and community discussion.
0
No Reddit mentions found yet.
What this score means
Your AEO score measures whether AI search engines - ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Gemini - can actually read your site and cite it in answers. Roughly two-thirds of sites are invisible to them. At 6.7/10, Hakia has a working base to build on - fixable, and the signals above are where to start.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Hakia?
Hakia started as a semantic search engine in 2004, building AI that could understand the meaning behind search queries. The domain was relaunched in 2023 as a technology education platform. Today we rank 1,704+ accredited degree programs across 20 technology fields and all 50 US states, using federal data from IPEDS and BLS.
How does Hakia rank degree programs?
Our rankings use a 4-factor composite scoring model: program completions (35%), graduation rate (25%), selectivity (20%), and career outcomes (20%). All data comes from federal sources, and our methodology is fully transparent. No school can pay for a higher ranking.
What data sources does Hakia use?
We use three primary federal data sources: the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) for enrollment, graduation, and tuition data; the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS OEWS) for salary and job growth data; and the College Scorecard for post-graduation earnings outcomes.
Is Hakia connected to the original semantic search engine?
No. The domain was acquired in 2023 by a new team with no connection to the original company. We chose to honor the domain's technology heritage by building a data-driven education platform focused on technology fields.
Is this information free to use?
Yes. All rankings, career guides, and salary data on Hakia are free to access with no account required. We're supported by advertising from education partners, but advertising never influences our rankings or editorial content.
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Scored by Engagemii on August 1, 2026. Methodology: engagemii.com/aeo/methodology
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