Wisconsin Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 105 colleges in Wisconsin. Of these, 67 have a Facebook page, 34 have a Twitter account and 48 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 72 of the 105 Wisconsin school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Wisconsin are white (72.4%) and grey (57.1%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Wisconsin school websites include grey (14.3%), black (8.6%) and yellow (5.7%).

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

1. University of Wisconsin - Madison: white 21% and red 2.4%
2. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee: white 15% and grey 4.8%
3. Milwaukee Area Technical College: white 53% and grey 1.8%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Wisconsin school websites is Arial. Approximately 51.4% of Wisconsin schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Wisconsin school websites are Verdana (21.9%) and Helvetica (4.8%).

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

1. University of Wisconsin - Madison: Lucida Grande
2. University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee: Verdana
3. Milwaukee Area Technical College: Arial

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 63.8% of Wisconsin schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 4 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Wisconsin schools have is 4,041. The Wisconsin schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. University of Wisconsin - Madison: 129,819 "likes"
2. Marquette University: 16,726 "likes"
3. University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire: 7,080 "likes"

In addition, 45.7% of Wisconsin schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 8 times a week. And, on average, Wisconsin schools have 1,097 Twitter followers. The Wisconsin schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. University of Wisconsin - Madison: 16,729 followers
2. Aurora St. Luke Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology: 9,703 followers
3. University of Wisconsin - Whitewater: 2,362 followers

And 32.4% of Wisconsin schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 82 posted videos. And, on average, Wisconsin schools have 49 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Wisconsin schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. Lawrence University: 378 subscribers
2. Aurora St. Luke Medical Center School of Radiologic Technology: 119 subscribers
3. Western Technical College: 117 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - Milwaukee Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. University of Phoenix - Madison Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
3. University of Wisconsin - Madison: Alexa Rank of 3,907

The Wisconsin school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology: Alexa Rank of 21,052,022
2. Sacred Heart School of Theology: Alexa Rank of 11,336,112
3. Blue Sky School of Professional Massage and Therapeutic Bodywork: Alexa Rank of 10,478,917