Rhode Island Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 19 colleges in Rhode Island. Of these, 13 have a Facebook page, 10 have a Twitter account and 10 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 9 of the 19 Rhode Island school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Rhode Island are grey (73.7%) and white (68.4%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Rhode Island school websites include grey (21.1%), black (15.8%) and blue (10.5%).

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

1. Community College of Rhode Island: white 9% and grey 6%
2. University of Rhode Island: blue 15%
3. Johnson & Wales University - Providence: white 34% and yellow 6.4%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Rhode Island school websites is Arial. Approximately 52.6% of Rhode Island schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Rhode Island school websites are Verdana (21.1%) and Tahoma (10.5%).

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

1. Community College of Rhode Island: Calibri
2. University of Rhode Island: Arial
3. Johnson & Wales University - Providence: Verdana

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 68.4% of Rhode Island schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 3 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Rhode Island schools have is 8,276. The Rhode Island schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. University of Rhode Island: 22,026 "likes"
2. Brown University: 21,273 "likes"
3. Johnson & Wales University - Providence: 20,422 "likes"

In addition, 52.6% of Rhode Island schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 11 times a week. And, on average, Rhode Island schools have 2,767 Twitter followers. The Rhode Island schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. Brown University: 12,990 followers
2. Rhode Island School of Design: 4,381 followers
3. University of Rhode Island: 3,872 followers

And 52.6% of Rhode Island schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 83 posted videos. And, on average, Rhode Island schools have 126 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Rhode Island schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. Brown University: 485 subscribers
2. University of Rhode Island: 433 subscribers
3. Providence College: 70 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. Brown University: Alexa Rank of 16,480
2. University of Rhode Island: Alexa Rank of 39,418
3. Johnson & Wales University - Providence: Alexa Rank of 133,892

The Rhode Island school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. St Joseph School of Nursing: Alexa Rank of 9,921,235
2. International Yacht Restoration School: Alexa Rank of 2,419,995
3. Salve Regina University: Alexa Rank of 727,835