Utah Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 69 colleges in Utah. Of these, 41 have a Facebook page, 19 have a Twitter account and 27 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 47 of the 69 Utah school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Utah are white (73.9%) and grey (63.8%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Utah school websites include grey (13%), black (5.8%) and blue (5.8%).

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

1. Salt Lake Community College: yellow 6% and orange 1.9%
2. Brigham Young University - Provo: grey 1.9% and blue 1.9%
3. University of Utah: grey 10% and blue 8.9%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Utah school websites is Arial. Approximately 42% of Utah schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Utah school websites are Verdana (26.1%) and Tahoma (7.2%).

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

1. Salt Lake Community College: Arial
2. Brigham Young University - Provo: Verdana
3. University of Utah: Helvetica

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 59.4% of Utah schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 2 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Utah schools have is 3,897. The Utah schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. University of Utah: 62,821 "likes"
2. Utah State University: 18,173 "likes"
3. Brigham Young University - Provo: 16,607 "likes"

In addition, 39.1% of Utah schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 4 times a week. And, on average, Utah schools have 701 Twitter followers. The Utah schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. University of Utah: 4,927 followers
2. Westminster College: 3,264 followers
3. Western Governors University: 3,177 followers

And 27.5% of Utah schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 53 posted videos. And, on average, Utah schools have 85 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Utah schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. University of Utah: 482 subscribers
2. Utah State University: 290 subscribers
3. Utah Valley University: 267 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - Utah Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. Brigham Young University - Provo: Alexa Rank of 7,119
3. University of Utah: Alexa Rank of 8,829

The Utah school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Echelon Edge Academy Of Hair Skin and Nails: Alexa Rank of 25,541,448
2. Myotherapy College of Utah: Alexa Rank of 22,815,172
3. Uintah Basin Applied Technology College: Alexa Rank of 20,134,675