Louisiana Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 105 colleges in Louisiana. Of these, 61 have a Facebook page, 24 have a Twitter account and 38 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 69 of the 105 Louisiana school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Louisiana are white (86.7%) and grey (45.7%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Louisiana school websites include black (12.4%), grey (5.7%) and yellow (5.7%).

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

1. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: white 30% and grey 3%
2. Delgado Community College: white 25% and grey 6.7%
3. University of Louisiana - Lafayette: green 17%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Louisiana school websites is Arial. Approximately 46.7% of Louisiana schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Louisiana school websites are Verdana (18.1%) and Tahoma (7.6%).

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

1. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: Helvetica
2. Delgado Community College: Arial
3. University of Louisiana - Lafayette: Verdana

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 58.1% of Louisiana schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 5 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Louisiana schools have is 10,195. The Louisiana schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: 466,301 "likes"
2. Louisiana Tech University: 26,590 "likes"
3. Louisiana Culinary Institute: 19,698 "likes"

In addition, 36.2% of Louisiana schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 7 times a week. And, on average, Louisiana schools have 865 Twitter followers. The Louisiana schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: 9,490 followers
2. Tulane University of Louisiana: 4,961 followers
3. Louisiana Tech University: 2,463 followers

And 22.9% of Louisiana schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 37 posted videos. And, on average, Louisiana schools have 60 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Louisiana schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: 707 subscribers
2. Louisiana Culinary Institute: 170 subscribers
3. Xavier University of Louisiana: 92 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - Louisiana Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: Alexa Rank of 18,230
3. ITT Technical Institute - Saint Rose: Alexa Rank of 24,250

The Louisiana school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Baton Rouge School of Computers: Alexa Rank of 22,673,674
2. Moore Career College: Alexa Rank of 19,789,557
3. Guy's Shreveport Academy of Cosmetology Inc: Alexa Rank of 18,736,874