Tennessee Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 156 colleges in Tennessee. Of these, 88 have a Facebook page, 56 have a Twitter account and 57 have a YouTube channel.

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Color

Exactly 106 of the 156 Tennessee school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Tennessee are white (87.8%) and grey (70.5%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Tennessee school websites include grey (11.5%), black (10.3%) and blue (5.8%).

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

1. The University of Tennessee: grey 24% and blue 8.5%
2. Middle Tennessee State University: white 21% and yellow 2.5%
3. University of Memphis: white 10% and grey 5.6%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Tennessee school websites is Arial. Approximately 42.3% of Tennessee schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Tennessee school websites are Verdana (17.3%) and Bitstream Vera Sans (17.3%).

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

1. The University of Tennessee: Helvetica
2. Middle Tennessee State University: Verdana
3. University of Memphis: Trebuchet Ms

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 56.4% of Tennessee schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 3 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Tennessee schools have is 4,785. The Tennessee schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. The University of Tennessee: 163,029 "likes"
2. Vanderbilt University: 34,499 "likes"
3. Middle Tennessee State University: 27,043 "likes"

In addition, 36.5% of Tennessee schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 4 times a week. And, on average, Tennessee schools have 899 Twitter followers. The Tennessee schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. The University of Tennessee: 7,531 followers
2. Vanderbilt University: 5,485 followers
3. Middle Tennessee State University: 3,454 followers

And 35.9% of Tennessee schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 58 posted videos. And, on average, Tennessee schools have 158 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Tennessee schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. University of Phoenix - Nashville Campus: 2,942 subscribers
2. Vanderbilt University: 2,612 subscribers
3. The University of Tennessee: 633 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. Buchanan Beauty College: Alexa Rank of 1,808
2. University of Phoenix - Nashville Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
3. University of Phoenix - Chattanooga Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441

The Tennessee school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Tennessee Career Institute: Alexa Rank of 27,599,030
2. Tennessee Technology Center at Livingston: Alexa Rank of 27,458,525
3. Tennessee Academy of Cosmetology LLC - Stage Road: Alexa Rank of 26,223,925