Alaska Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 11 colleges in Alaska. Of these, 7 have a Facebook page, 7 have a Twitter account and 6 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 10 of the 11 Alaska school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Alaska are white (100%) and grey (45.5%).

Aside from white, another color used as the predominant color on Alaska school websites is black (9.1%).

The colors used on the largest schools' websites in Alaska are as follows:

1. University of Alaska Anchorage: white 22% and grey 6.7%
2. University of Alaska Fairbanks: white 48% and blue 2.5%
3. University of Alaska Southeast: white 26% and black 6.8%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Alaska school websites is Verdana. Approximately 45.5% of Alaska schools use Verdana as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Alaska school websites are Arial (27.3%) and Helvetica (9.1%).

The following fonts are used on the websites for the largest Alaska schools:

1. University of Alaska Anchorage: Verdana
2. University of Alaska Fairbanks: Verdana
3. University of Alaska Southeast: Verdana

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 63.6% of Alaska schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 6 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Alaska schools have is 1,662. The Alaska schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. University of Alaska Fairbanks: 5,950 "likes"
2. University of Alaska Anchorage: 3,547 "likes"
3. Alaska Pacific University: 967 "likes"

In addition, 54.5% of Alaska schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 8 times a week. And, on average, Alaska schools have 304 Twitter followers. The Alaska schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. University of Alaska Anchorage: 814 followers
2. University of Alaska Fairbanks: 595 followers
3. Alaska Pacific University: 186 followers

And 63.6% of Alaska schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 42 posted videos. And, on average, Alaska schools have 38 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Alaska schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. University of Alaska Fairbanks: 139 subscribers
2. University of Alaska Anchorage: 79 subscribers
3. University of Alaska Southeast: 42 subscribers

Web Metrics

The volume of traffic on Alaska school websites is average in comparison to traffic on school websites around the nation. The schools websites with the highest Alexa Rank in Alaska are:

1. University of Alaska Anchorage: Alexa Rank of 19,225
2. University of Alaska Southeast: Alexa Rank of 19,225
3. University of Alaska Fairbanks: Alexa Rank of 66,805

The Alaska school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Prince William Sound Community College: Alexa Rank of 6,635,397
2. Ilisagvik College: Alexa Rank of 5,379,627
3. AVTEC - Alaska's Institute of Technology: Alexa Rank of 4,946,654