Maine Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 38 colleges in Maine. Of these, 27 have a Facebook page, 10 have a Twitter account and 21 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 25 of the 38 Maine school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Maine are white (76.3%) and grey (52.6%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Maine school websites include blue (10.5%), grey (7.9%) and black (5.3%).

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

1. University of Maine: yellow 7.4% and grey 7.3%
2. University of Southern Maine: white 20% and blue 2%
3. Southern Maine Community College: grey 9.9% and white 9.5%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Maine school websites is Verdana. Approximately 42.1% of Maine schools use Verdana as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Maine school websites are Arial (34.2%) and Tahoma (7.9%).

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

1. University of Maine: Verdana
2. University of Southern Maine: Bitstream Vera Sans
3. Southern Maine Community College: Verdana

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 71.1% of Maine schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 2 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Maine schools have is 1,876. The Maine schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. Bowdoin College: 7,577 "likes"
2. Colby College: 5,971 "likes"
3. Bates College: 4,687 "likes"

In addition, 55.3% of Maine schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 5 times a week. And, on average, Maine schools have 535 Twitter followers. The Maine schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. Bates College: 2,846 followers
2. Colby College: 1,703 followers
3. Bowdoin College: 1,136 followers

And 26.3% of Maine schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 53 posted videos. And, on average, Maine schools have 60 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Maine schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. University of Maine: 348 subscribers
2. University of New England: 88 subscribers
3. Bates College: 66 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Maine at Presque Isle: Alexa Rank of 44,301
2. University of Southern Maine: Alexa Rank of 44,301
3. University of Maine at Farmington: Alexa Rank of 44,301

The Maine school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Birthwise Midwifery School: Alexa Rank of 15,665,441
2. Beal College: Alexa Rank of 9,239,392
3. Central Maine Medical Center College of Nursing and Health Professions: Alexa Rank of 7,140,698