North Carolina Schools Site Evaluation

There are a total of 166 colleges in North Carolina. Of these, 113 have a Facebook page, 66 have a Twitter account and 86 have a YouTube channel.

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Color

Exactly 107 of the 166 North Carolina school websites use white as the primary color on their websites. The most commonly paired colors with white for school websites in North Carolina are white (83.1%) and grey (54.8%).

Aside from white, other colors used as the predominant color on North Carolina school websites include black (12%), grey (10.2%) and blue (7.2%).

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

1. North Carolina State University at Raleigh: white 18% and grey 2.9%
2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: grey 7%
3. East Carolina University: white 30% and grey 1.8%

Font

The font of choice used on the largest number of North Carolina school websites is Arial. Approximately 39.2% of North Carolina schools use Arial as the primary font on their websites. Other popular fonts used on North Carolina school websites are Verdana (31.3%) and Georgia (7.2%).

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

1. North Carolina State University at Raleigh: Verdana
2. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Verdana
3. East Carolina University: Arial

Social Presence

As mentioned above, 68.1% of North Carolina schools have Facebook pages. On average, these schools update their Facebook status 4 times a week. And the average number of "likes" North Carolina schools have is 4,945. The North Carolina schools with the greatest number of Facebook "likes" are:

1. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: 133,296 "likes"
2. Duke University: 88,356 "likes"
3. Appalachian State University: 58,098 "likes"

In addition, 51.8% of North Carolina schools have Twitter accounts. On average, these schools tweet updates 5 times a week. And, on average, North Carolina schools have 679 Twitter followers. The North Carolina schools with the greatest number of Twitter followers are:

1. Appalachian State University: 4,782 followers
2. Duke University: 4,583 followers
3. University of North Carolina at Greensboro: 3,539 followers

And 39.8% of North Carolina schools have YouTube channels. On average, these schools have 58 posted videos. And, on average, North Carolina schools have 94 subscribers to their YouTube channels. The North Carolina schools with the greatest number of subscribers are:

1. TechSkills - Charlotte: 1,646 subscribers
2. Duke University: 1,394 subscribers
3. East Carolina University: 626 subscribers

Web Metrics

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

1. University of Phoenix - Charlotte Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
2. University of Phoenix - Raleigh Campus: Alexa Rank of 2,441
3. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Alexa Rank of 6,560

The North Carolina school websites with the lowest Alexa Rank are:

1. The Fila Academy: Alexa Rank of 23,790,852
2. Carolina Christian College: Alexa Rank of 17,029,127
3. Brookstone College - Charlotte: Alexa Rank of 12,590,944