West Virginia Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 63 colleges in West Virginia. Of these, 40 have a Facebook page, 20 have a Twitter account and 29 have a YouTube channel.

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Color

Exactly 42 of the 63 West Virginia school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in West Virginia are white (90.5%) and grey (33.3%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on West Virginia school websites include blue (9.5%), grey (9.5%) and black (6.3%).

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

1. American Public University System: white 32% and yellow 3%
2. West Virginia University: blue 19% and white 6.6%
3. Marshall University: white 19% and grey 5.2%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of West Virginia school websites is Arial. Approximately 41.3% of West Virginia schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on West Virginia school websites are Verdana (17.5%) and Bitstream Vera Sans (11.1%).

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

1. American Public University System: Sans serif
2. West Virginia University: Arial
3. Marshall University: Tahoma

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 63.5% of West Virginia schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 4 times a week. And the average number of "likes" West Virginia schools have is 6,198. The West Virginia schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. West Virginia University: 148,161 "likes"
2. American Public University System: 28,201 "likes"
3. Marshall University: 22,571 "likes"

In addition, 46% of West Virginia schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 4 times a week. And, on average, West Virginia schools have 683 Twitter followers. The West Virginia schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. West Virginia University: 10,568 followers
2. Marshall University: 1,915 followers
3. Shepherd University: 1,401 followers

And 31.7% of West Virginia schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 139 posted videos. And, on average, West Virginia schools have 121 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The West Virginia schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. West Virginia University: 1,555 subscribers
2. American Public University System: 340 subscribers
3. Marshall University: 284 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. American Public University System: Alexa Rank of 22,160
2. West Virginia University: Alexa Rank of 36,876
3. Everest Institute - Cross Lanes: Alexa Rank of 62,606

The West Virginia school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Mountain State College: Alexa Rank of 22,900,854
2. Opportunities Industrialization Center - North Central West Virginia: Alexa Rank of 22,720,684
3. West Virginia Business College - Wheeling: Alexa Rank of 21,959,662