Florida Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 332 colleges in Florida. Of these, 166 have a Facebook page, 84 have a Twitter account and 114 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 230 of the 332 Florida school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Florida are white (81.9%) and grey (53%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Florida school websites include grey (11.1%), black (5.7%) and yellow (4.2%).

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

1. Miami Dade College: white 10% and blue 2.9%
2. University of Central Florida: white 46% and black 1.6%
3. University of Florida: white 39% and grey 1.6%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Florida school websites is Arial. Approximately 38% of Florida schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Florida school websites are Verdana (26.2%) and Tahoma (11.1%).

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

1. Miami Dade College: Arial
2. University of Central Florida: Arial
3. University of Florida: Trebuchet Ms

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 50% of Florida schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 3 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Florida schools have is 6,654. The Florida schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. University of Florida: 331,649 "likes"
2. University of Miami: 147,557 "likes"
3. University of Central Florida: 100,329 "likes"

In addition, 34.3% of Florida schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 6 times a week. And, on average, Florida schools have 1,353 Twitter followers. The Florida schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. Miami Ad School - Miami Beach: 23,734 followers
2. University of Miami: 15,911 followers
3. University of Florida: 15,558 followers

And 25.3% of Florida schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 77 posted videos. And, on average, Florida schools have 130 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Florida schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. Full Sail University: 2,427 subscribers
2. University of Central Florida: 1,559 subscribers
3. Florida International University: 1,118 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - South Florida Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. University of Phoenix - North Florida Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
3. University of Phoenix - West Florida Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441

The Florida school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Florida School of Traditional Midwifery: Alexa Rank of 28,508,834
2. Universal Beauty School: Alexa Rank of 24,198,217
3. Stenotype Institute of Jacksonville Inc - Jacksonville: Alexa Rank of 23,975,530