School Site Evaluation (Sans Serif)

Of the 41 fonts used for evaluation, the least most common font schools use on their websites is Sans Serif. Sans Serif is used on websites by 5,705 schools around the US.

Visual Preferences

Color

Nearly 52.5% of schools that use Sans Serif as the primary font on their websites use the color white as the primary color on the website, including American Public University System, CUNY Brooklyn College and Appalachian State University. The other primary website colors that are most commonly used by schools that use Sans Serif as the primary font on their website include grey (18%) and blue (18%).

Social Presence

Exactly 48 schools that use Sans Serif as the primary font on their websites have Facebook pages. These schools tend to update their Facebook status, on average, 3 times a week. And they each have an average of 5,075 "likes". Of the schools that use the Sans Serif font, the following have the greatest number of Facebook "likes":

1. Appalachian State University: 58,098 likes
2. University of Notre Dame: 42,983 likes
3. American Public University System: 28,201 likes

And 35 schools that use Sans Serif as the primary font on their websites have YouTube channels. These schools have an average YouTube subscriber base of 108 subscribers, and an average of 82 posted videos. Of these schools, the following have the greatest number of YouTube subscribers:

1. University of Notre Dame: 1,743 subscribers
2. Washington University in St Louis: 435 subscribers
3. University of Alabama at Birmingham: 385 subscribers

Web Metrics

The average Google Page Rank for schools using Sans Serif as the primary font on their websites is 5. Interestingly enough, the average Google Page Rank for schools that do not use Sans Serif on their websites is 5.

The schools with the highest Google Page Rank, that also use Sans Serif on their websites are:

1. Westminster College: 7 Google Page Rank
2. University of Southern Mississippi: 7 Google Page Rank
3. Washington University in St Louis: 7 Google Page Rank