Nevada Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 35 colleges in Nevada. Of these, 16 have a Facebook page, 7 have a Twitter account and 11 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 22 of the 35 Nevada school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Nevada are grey (80%) and white (65.7%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Nevada school websites include purple (14.3%), grey (14.3%) and black (5.7%).

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

1. College of Southern Nevada: white 47% and blue 6.2%
2. University of Nevada - Las Vegas: white 38% and grey 2.9%
3. University of Nevada - Reno: white 22% and yellow 3.1%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Nevada school websites is Arial. Approximately 51.4% of Nevada schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Nevada school websites are Verdana (22.9%) and Tahoma (8.6%).

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

1. College of Southern Nevada: Arial
2. University of Nevada - Las Vegas: Verdana
3. University of Nevada - Reno: Century Gothic

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 45.7% of Nevada schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 2 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Nevada schools have is 1,844. The Nevada schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. University of Nevada - Reno: 14,438 "likes"
2. College of Southern Nevada: 4,848 "likes"
3. University of Nevada - Las Vegas: 2,605 "likes"

In addition, 31.4% of Nevada schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 4 times a week. And, on average, Nevada schools have 632 Twitter followers. The Nevada schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. University of Nevada - Las Vegas: 3,712 followers
2. College of Southern Nevada: 1,110 followers
3. Truckee Meadows Community College: 915 followers

And 20% of Nevada schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 41 posted videos. And, on average, Nevada schools have 48 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Nevada schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. University of Nevada - Las Vegas: 150 subscribers
2. University of Nevada - Reno: 120 subscribers
3. College of Southern Nevada: 40 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - Northern Nevada Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. University of Phoenix - Las Vegas Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
3. DeVry University - Nevada: Alexa Rank of 19,175

The Nevada school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Nevada Career Institute: Alexa Rank of 17,388,739
2. Expertise Cosmetology Institute: Alexa Rank of 14,070,205
3. Casal Institute of Nevada: Alexa Rank of 11,370,561