North Dakota Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 27 colleges in North Dakota. Of these, 18 have a Facebook page, 12 have a Twitter account and 14 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 13 of the 27 North Dakota school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in North Dakota are grey (63%) and white (59.3%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on North Dakota school websites include black (18.5%), grey (14.8%) and blue (11.1%).

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

1. North Dakota State University - Main Campus: black 31.8% and green 9.3%
2. University of North Dakota: white 31% and grey 9.2%
3. Bismarck State College: white 11% and grey 2.5%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of North Dakota school websites is Arial. Approximately 29.6% of North Dakota schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on North Dakota school websites are Verdana (22.2%) and Tahoma (14.8%).

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

1. North Dakota State University - Main Campus: Lucida Grande
2. University of North Dakota: Arial
3. Bismarck State College: Book Antiqua

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 66.7% of North Dakota schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 3 times a week. And the average number of "likes" North Dakota schools have is 2,157. The North Dakota schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. North Dakota State University - Main Campus: 12,627 "likes"
2. University of North Dakota: 10,678 "likes"
3. Minot State University: 3,949 "likes"

In addition, 51.9% of North Dakota schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 3 times a week. And, on average, North Dakota schools have 360 Twitter followers. The North Dakota schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. University of North Dakota: 2,303 followers
2. North Dakota State University - Main Campus: 1,488 followers
3. University of Mary: 252 followers

And 44.4% of North Dakota schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 66 posted videos. And, on average, North Dakota schools have 23 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The North Dakota schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. University of North Dakota: 77 subscribers
2. University of Mary: 59 subscribers
3. North Dakota State College of Science: 35 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. Rasmussen College - North Dakota: Alexa Rank of 42,048
2. North Dakota State University - Main Campus: Alexa Rank of 46,831
3. Williston State College: Alexa Rank of 56,170

The North Dakota school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Dickinson State University: Alexa Rank of 16,924,135
2. Turtle Mountain Community College: Alexa Rank of 15,221,506
3. Fort Berthold Community College: Alexa Rank of 10,282,996