Wyoming Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 12 colleges in Wyoming. Of these, 10 have a Facebook page, 4 have a Twitter account and 5 have a YouTube channel.

Visual Preferences

Color

Exactly 8 of the 12 Wyoming school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in Wyoming are white (83.3%) and black (41.7%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on Wyoming school websites include grey (16.7%) and black (16.7%).

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

1. University of Wyoming: white 34% and grey 1.9%
2. Laramie County Community College: black 8% and yellow 3%
3. Casper College: white 21% and red 1.5%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of Wyoming school websites is Arial. Approximately 58.3% of Wyoming schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on Wyoming school websites are Trebuchet Ms (16.7%) and Optima (8.3%).

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

1. University of Wyoming: Lucida Grande
2. Laramie County Community College: Arial
3. Casper College: Arial

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 83.3% of Wyoming schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 2 times a week. And the average number of "likes" Wyoming schools have is 2,426. The Wyoming schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. Wyotech - Laramie: 12,477 "likes"
2. Casper College: 3,177 "likes"
3. Laramie County Community College: 3,055 "likes"

In addition, 41.7% of Wyoming schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 4 times a week. And, on average, Wyoming schools have 254 Twitter followers. The Wyoming schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. Laramie County Community College: 512 followers
2. University of Wyoming: 285 followers
3. Central Wyoming College: 271 followers

And 33.3% of Wyoming schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 49 posted videos. And, on average, Wyoming schools have 14 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The Wyoming schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. Laramie County Community College: 29 subscribers
2. University of Wyoming: 14 subscribers
3. Western Wyoming Community College: 10 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - Cheyenne Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. University of Wyoming: Alexa Rank of 56,214
3. Wyotech - Laramie: Alexa Rank of 497,222

The Wyoming school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. Cheeks International Academy of Beauty Culture - Cheyenne: Alexa Rank of 24,074,992
2. Central Wyoming College: Alexa Rank of 2,757,329
3. Northwest College: Alexa Rank of 1,076,228