New York Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 385 colleges in New York. Of these, 251 have a Facebook page, 143 have a Twitter account and 201 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 245 of the 385 New York school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in New York are white (78.4%) and grey (47.8%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on New York school websites include grey (10.1%), black (7.5%) and blue (7%).

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

1. New York University: white 46% and purple 2.7%
2. Excelsior College: white 11.5% and grey 8.9%
3. University at Buffalo: white 12% and grey 1.6%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of New York school websites is Arial. Approximately 37.1% of New York schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on New York school websites are Verdana (30.4%) and Helvetica (5.5%).

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

1. New York University: Verdana
2. Excelsior College: Arial
3. University at Buffalo: Lucida Grande

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 65.2% of New York schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 3 times a week. And the average number of "likes" New York schools have is 4,130. The New York schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. Syracuse University: 69,790 "likes"
2. Cornell University: 68,806 "likes"
3. New York University: 54,953 "likes"

In addition, 52.2% of New York schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 7 times a week. And, on average, New York schools have 1,084 Twitter followers. The New York schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. The New School: 12,853 followers
2. Cornell University: 10,671 followers
3. Syracuse University: 10,284 followers

And 37.1% of New York schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 87 posted videos. And, on average, New York schools have 203 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The New York schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. Culinary Institute of America: 8,384 subscribers
2. Columbia University in the City of New York: 4,146 subscribers
3. The New School: 2,231 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. Columbia University in the City of New York: Alexa Rank of 3,176
2. Teachers College at Columbia University: Alexa Rank of 3,176
3. Cornell University: Alexa Rank of 3,209

The New York school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Midway Paris Beauty School: Alexa Rank of 28,306,530
2. Mandl The College of Allied Health: Alexa Rank of 26,313,622
3. Technical Career Institutes: Alexa Rank of 24,316,849