Nebraska Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 51 colleges in Nebraska. Of these, 32 have a Facebook page, 20 have a Twitter account and 21 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 36 of the 51 Nebraska school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Nebraska are white (98%) and grey (37.3%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Nebraska school websites include black (9.8%), grey (9.8%) and green (3.9%).

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

1. University of Nebraska - Lincoln: grey 6.5% and white 6.5%
2. Metropolitan Community College Area: white 15% and blue 3.1%
3. University of Nebraska at Omaha: white 24% and grey 3.4%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Nebraska school websites is Arial. Approximately 39.2% of Nebraska schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Nebraska school websites are Verdana (23.5%) and Tahoma (7.8%).

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

1. University of Nebraska - Lincoln: Arial
2. Metropolitan Community College Area: Trebuchet Ms
3. University of Nebraska at Omaha: Arial

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 62.7% of Nebraska schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 4 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Nebraska schools have is 2,607. The Nebraska schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. University of Nebraska - Lincoln: 24,344 "likes"
2. University of Nebraska at Omaha: 5,805 "likes"
3. University of Nebraska at Kearney: 4,739 "likes"

In addition, 41.2% of Nebraska schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 6 times a week. And, on average, Nebraska schools have 952 Twitter followers. The Nebraska schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. University of Nebraska - Lincoln: 4,220 followers
2. Bellevue University: 3,153 followers
3. University of Nebraska at Omaha: 3,082 followers

And 39.2% of Nebraska schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 124 posted videos. And, on average, Nebraska schools have 49 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Nebraska schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. University of Nebraska - Lincoln: 214 subscribers
2. Alegent Health School of Radiologic Technology: 177 subscribers
3. University of Nebraska Medical Center: 173 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - Omaha Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. University of Nebraska - Lincoln: Alexa Rank of 11,927
3. Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture: Alexa Rank of 11,927

The Nebraska school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Kaplan University - Lincoln Campus: Alexa Rank of 19,700,955
2. Kaplan University - Omaha Campus: Alexa Rank of 19,700,955
3. Josephs College of Beauty - Lincoln: Alexa Rank of 15,670,091