Minnesota Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 133 colleges in Minnesota. Of these, 85 have a Facebook page, 65 have a Twitter account and 63 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 91 of the 133 Minnesota school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Minnesota are white (83.5%) and grey (43.6%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Minnesota school websites include grey (11.3%), black (9%) and green (4.5%).

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

1. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities: white 28% and grey 3.2%
2. Walden University: white 34% and yellow 1.2%
3. Capella University: yellow 16.5% and grey 9.1%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Minnesota school websites is Arial. Approximately 49.6% of Minnesota schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Minnesota school websites are Verdana (21.1%) and Helvetica (6.8%).

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

1. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities: Helvetica
2. Walden University: Georgia
3. Capella University: Verdana

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 63.9% of Minnesota schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 3 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Minnesota schools have is 4,743. The Minnesota schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. University of Minnesota - Crookston: 79,778 "likes"
2. University of Minnesota - Duluth: 79,778 "likes"
3. Mayo Medical School: 60,572 "likes"

In addition, 47.4% of Minnesota schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 6 times a week. And, on average, Minnesota schools have 1,174 Twitter followers. The Minnesota schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. University of Minnesota - Duluth: 12,875 followers
2. Institute of Production and Recording: 10,701 followers
3. Capella University: 3,942 followers

And 48.9% of Minnesota schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 113 posted videos. And, on average, Minnesota schools have 275 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Minnesota schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. University of Minnesota - Duluth: 4,518 subscribers
2. Mayo Medical School: 3,951 subscribers
3. Mayo School of Health Sciences: 3,951 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - Minneapolis/St Paul Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. University of Minnesota - Morris: Alexa Rank of 4,106
3. University of Minnesota - Twin Cities: Alexa Rank of 4,106

The Minnesota school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. United Theological Seminary of the Twin Cities: Alexa Rank of 21,669,848
2. White Earth Tribal and Community College: Alexa Rank of 21,263,701
3. The Salon Professional Academy - New Hope: Alexa Rank of 20,189,291