Washington State Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 113 colleges in Washington State. Of these, 73 have a Facebook page, 40 have a Twitter account and 53 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 76 of the 113 Washington State school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Washington State are white (76.1%) and grey (46.9%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Washington State school websites include grey (11.5%), black (6.2%) and yellow (4.4%).

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

1. University of Washington - Seattle Campus: white 11% and grey 1.7%
2. Washington State University: white 40% and grey 2.7%
3. Western Washington University: white 27% and blue 3.4%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Washington State school websites is Arial. Approximately 40.7% of Washington State schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Washington State school websites are Verdana (25.7%) and Helvetica (5.3%).

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

1. University of Washington - Seattle Campus: Arial
2. Washington State University: Lucida Grande
3. Western Washington University: Verdana

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 64.6% of Washington State schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 3 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Washington State schools have is 4,157. The Washington State schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. University of Washington - Seattle Campus: 132,362 "likes"
2. Gonzaga University: 16,097 "likes"
3. Eastern Washington University: 14,148 "likes"

In addition, 46.9% of Washington State schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 7 times a week. And, on average, Washington State schools have 1,005 Twitter followers. The Washington State schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. University of Washington - Seattle Campus: 9,588 followers
2. Seattle University: 7,733 followers
3. Washington State University: 3,900 followers

And 35.4% of Washington State schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 60 posted videos. And, on average, Washington State schools have 75 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Washington State schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. University of Washington - Seattle Campus: 533 subscribers
2. Washington State University: 482 subscribers
3. Olympic College: 451 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - Western Washington Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. University of Washington - Tacoma Campus: Alexa Rank of 3,341
3. University of Washington - Seattle Campus: Alexa Rank of 3,341

The Washington State school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Northwest College of Art: Alexa Rank of 24,161,438
2. Northwest HVAC/R Training Center: Alexa Rank of 22,644,878
3. Total Cosmetology Training Center: Alexa Rank of 18,419,119