Indiana Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 135 colleges in Indiana. Of these, 62 have a Facebook page, 38 have a Twitter account and 40 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 94 of the 135 Indiana school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Indiana are white (88.9%) and grey (59.3%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Indiana school websites include grey (14.8%), black (6.7%) and purple (2.2%).

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

1. Indiana University - Bloomington: green 4.2% and yellow 3.5%
2. Purdue University - Main Campus: white 16% and black 4%
3. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis: white 15% and grey 1.9%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Indiana school websites is Arial. Approximately 37% of Indiana schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Indiana school websites are Verdana (19.3%) and Tahoma (14.1%).

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

1. Indiana University - Bloomington: Arial
2. Purdue University - Main Campus: Arial
3. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis: Verdana

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 45.9% of Indiana schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 3 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Indiana schools have is 6,785. The Indiana schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. Indiana University - Bloomington: 120,923 "likes"
2. Purdue University - Main Campus: 85,792 "likes"
3. Ivy Tech Community College - Central Indiana: 48,741 "likes"

In addition, 29.6% of Indiana schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 5 times a week. And, on average, Indiana schools have 1,470 Twitter followers. The Indiana schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. Indiana University - Bloomington: 27,945 followers
2. University of Notre Dame: 6,470 followers
3. Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis: 2,672 followers

And 28.1% of Indiana schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 105 posted videos. And, on average, Indiana schools have 183 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Indiana schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. Purdue University - Main Campus: 2,760 subscribers
2. University of Notre Dame: 1,743 subscribers
3. Indiana University - South Bend: 521 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - Indianapolis Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. University of Phoenix - Northwest Indiana Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
3. Purdue University - Calumet Campus: Alexa Rank of 4,465

The Indiana school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Saint Elizabeth School of Nursing: Alexa Rank of 23,505,761
2. Rudae's School of Beauty Culture Inc: Alexa Rank of 20,144,922
3. Rudae's School of Beauty Culture: Alexa Rank of 20,144,922