summary uniPortal

Usability

No
Homepage issues
Weight
Recommended design
1
Download time
3
At most 10 seconds at the prevalent connection speed for your customers. For modem users, this means a file size of less than 50 KB. Faster is better
2
Liquid versus frozen layout
2
Liquid
3
Page length
2
One or two full screen is best. No more than three full screens (currently 1000 to 1600 pixels)
4
Search
2
Provide search. Have it on the homepage. Make it a box
5
Width of search box
2
At least 25 characters, but 30 characters is better
6
Type of search
2
Simple search
7
Footer navigation links
1
Use for ‘footer style’ links such as copyright and contact info. At most, 7 link across the bottom of the page. A single line when displayed in the common size of window
8
Sitemap link
2
9
About the university
3
Always include the feature
10
Contact information
2
Provide a link to contact info and call it “Contact Us”
11
Privacy policy
3
Include one if the site collects data from users and link to it from the homepage
12
Job openings
2
Include an explicit link on the homepage if recruiting is important to the university (Otherwise, list jobs under “About Us’).
13
Animation
2
No
14
Body text size
1
12 points
15
Body text typeface
1
Arial or Verdana

BusinessSchool

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Total
Columbia Business School
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
1
1
19
New York University: Stern
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
3
2
0
0
2
1
1
19
Insead
3
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
3
2
3
0
0
0
1
21
University of Chicago GSB
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
21
The Wharton Business School
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
3
2
3
0
2
0
1
24
Melbourne Business School
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
27
Australian Graduate School of Management
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
28
Stanford Graduate School of Business
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
28
London Business School
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
28
Harvard Business School
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
30
Average score
24.5

Location&Discipline

Institutions
Country
Discipline
Australian Graduate School of Management
Australia
Business
Columbia Business School
USA
Business
Harvard Business School
USA
Business
Insead
France
Business
London Business School
England
Business
Melbourne Business School
USA
Business
New York University: Stern
USA
Business
Stanford Graduate School of Business
USA
Business
The Wharton Business School
Australia
Business
University of Chicago Graduate School of Business
USA
Business
Beijing University
Asia
Multidisciplinary
Cambridge University
England
Multidisciplinary
Charles Sturt University
Australia
Multidisciplinary
Harvard University
USA
Multidisciplinary
Imperial College London
England
Multidisciplinary
Liverpool University
England
Multidisciplinary
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
USA
Multidisciplinary
Melbourne University
Australia
Multidisciplinary
Monash University
Australia
Multidisciplinary
National University of Singapore
Asia
Multidisciplinary
Oxford University
England
Multidisciplinary
Phoenix University
Online
Multidisciplinary
Princeton University
USA
Multidisciplinary
Stanford University
USA
Multidisciplinary
The Australia National University
Australia
Multidisciplinary
The University of Adelaide
Australia
Multidisciplinary
the University of Queensland
Australia
Multidisciplinary
The University of Western Australia
Australia
Multidisciplinary
Tokyo University
Asia
Multidisciplinary
University of California, Berkeley
USA
Multidisciplinary
University of New South Wales
Australia
Multidisciplinary
University of Sydney
Australia
Multidisciplinary
California Institute of Technology
USA
Multidisciplinary

Broad Assessments

INSTITUT
Last update
URL
Search results
FILE_SIZ
LOCATION
DISCIPLI
COMMENT
Topic
AUDIENCE
XTHML
CSS
RSS
Podcast
Search
FLASH
ALIGNED
Logo
TAG_LINE
Srcipt files (JS)
Urchin.js
CSS files
Print CSS
CSSComment
Metadata
Metanote
Main style
CUSTOMIS
TYPEFACE
BODY_TEX
Navigation
LIQUID_O
NO_OF_NE
NO_OF_EV
Mcomments
RESEARCH
SERVICES
GO_DIREC
LIBRARY
JOBS
CONSISTE
SEARCH
TYPE_OF
LENGTH_O
SEARCH_P
ANIMATIO
QUICK_LI
COURSE_O
FUTURE_S
Cstud
Cstaff
INTERNAT
ALUMIN
SITEMAP
ABOUT
CONTACT
PRIVACY
FOOTER_N
National University of Singapore
989,000
91.7
Asia
Cross
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Google
Yes
Vertical
Top left
No
5
0
1
0
0
Table-based
No
Verdana
10
Drop-down menu
Liquid
4
2
Separate
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
simple
15
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Beijing University
1,190,000
9.1
Asia
Cross
Yes
No
unvalidated
unvalidated
No
No
Unknown
No
Vertical
Top middle
No
Inline
0
Inline
0
0
Table-based
No
Arial
12
Tabs
Liquid
2
0
No events
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
0
0
No
No
No
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
The Australia National University
www.anu.edu.au
692,000
19.2
Australia
Cross
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
validated
Yes
Yes
Funnelback
No
Vertical
Top left
No
1
0
1
0
0
Table-based
No
Arial
12
Fly-out menu
Liquid
0
0
Each linked pages
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
20
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Phoenix University
1,610,000
46.5
Online
Cross
Yes
No
unvalidated
validated
Yes
Yes
N/A
Yes
Vertical
Bottom left
Yes
7
0
1
0
0
Table-based
No
Verdana
11
Drop-down menu
Liquid
1
0
Separate
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
14
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Harvard Business School
www.hbs.edu
1,310,000
12.4
USA
Business
Independent URL from its parent institution
Yes
No
unvalidated
validated
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
Vertical
Top left
No
5
0
1
0
0
Table-based
No
Arial
10
Left-hand rail
Liquid
4
0
Together
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
25
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
New York University: Stern
161,000
15.9
USA
Business
Inherited URL from parent institution
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
error
Yes
Yes
Google
Yes
Full page
Yes
No
1
1
1
0
0
Table-based
No
Arial
12
Links across the top
Liquid
12
2
Separate
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
No
0
0
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
No
Insead
3,280,000
17.1
France
Business
Private
Yes
No
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Google
Yes
Vertical
Top left
Yes
0
1
3
0
0
Table-based
No
Verdana
11
Yahoo-style
Liquid
7
0
Together
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
simple
15
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Princeton University
23-Dec-06
www.princeton.edu
31,800,000
11.6
USA
Cross
Yes
No
validated
error
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Full page
Top left
No
0
0
3
0
0
Blank meta
Table-free
No
Verdana
12
Links across the top
Liquid
3
4
Separate
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
32
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Tokyo University
1,040,000
13.7
Asia
Cross
Yes
No
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Vertical
Top left
No
4
0
3
1
0
Table-free
No
Arial
12
Drop-down menu
Liquid
4
1
Separate
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
15
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne Business School
202,000
19.4
Australia
Business
Independent URL from its parent institution
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
error
No
No
Unknown
No
Vertical
Top left
No
2
1
2
1
0
Table-free
Yes
Times
12
Drop-down menu
Liquid
5
5
Separate
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
18
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Australian Graduate School of Management
127,000
70.4
Australia
Business
Independent URL from its parent institution
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
unvalidated
No
No
Unknown
No
Vertical
Top left
No
7
0
3
0
1
Table-based
No
Verdana
12
Drop-down menu
Liquid
3
4
Separate
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
17
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Columbia Business School
467,000
50.3
USA
Business
Inherited URL from parent institution
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
Vertical
Top left
No
9
1
4
1
1
Table-based
No
Verdana
13
Links across the top
Liquid
8
3
Separate
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
0
0
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Cambridge University
30-Jun-04
www.cam.ac.uk
47,400,000
10.9
England
Cross
Yes
Yes
validated
validated
Yes
Yes
Ultraseek
No
Vertical
Top left
No
0
0
1
0
2
Table-based
No
Courier
10
Left-hand rail
Liquid
1
0
Together
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
advance
0
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Oxford University
5-May-06
www.ox.ac.uk
52,800,000
8.8
England
Cross
Yes
Yes
validated
validated
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Full page
Top left
No
0
0
2
0
2
Table-based
No
Verdana
10
Left-hand rail
Liquid
1
1
Separate
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
14
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
yes
Yes
Yes
University of California, Berkeley
2006
17,300,000
22.3
USA
Cross
Yes
No
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
Vertical
Top right
No
0
0
1
0
2
Table-based
No
Verdana
10
Yahoo-style
Liquid
4
3
Separate
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
17
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Harvard University
2006
www.harvard.edu
62,600,000
22.3
USA
Cross
Yes
No
unvalidated
no css
Yes
Yes
Verity
No
Vertical
Top left
No
0
0
0
0
2
Table-based
No
Times
12
Tabs
Liquid
5
0
Separate
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
advance
0
No
No
No
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
2006
www.mit.edu
56,900,000
17.9
USA
Cross
Yes
No
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Full page
Top left
No
0
0
Inline
0
2
Table-based
No
Arial
12
Yahoo-style
Liquid
3
1
Separate
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
28
No
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
California Institute of Technology
5,840,000
19.4
USA
Cross
Yes
No
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
Vertical
Top right
No
9
0
Inline
0
2
Table-based
No
Verdana
11
Links across the top
Liquid
3
1
Separate
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
30
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Imperial College London
931,000
16.4
England
Cross
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Verity
No
Vertical
Top left
Yes
3
0
3
0
Inline CSS
2
Table-based
No
Verdana
11
Drop-down menu
Liquid
1
1
Separate
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
16
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Liverpool University
921,000
52.3
England
Cross
Yes
No
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Full page
Middle right
Yes
1
0
1
0
2
Table-based
no
Arial
10
Drop-down menu
Liquid
0
1
Separate
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
0
0
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
The Wharton Business School
33,400
21.0
Australia
Business
Inherited URL from parent institution
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Vertical
Top left
No
3
1
2
0
2
Table-based
No
Arial
13
Links across the top
Liquid
10
1
Separate
Yes
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
simple
24
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stanford
www.stanford.edu
39,000,000
18.2
USA
Cross
Yes
Yes
validated
validated
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Vertical
Middle
No
4
1
1
0
2
Table-free
No
Arial
12
Fly-out menu
Liquid
2
1
Separate
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
simple
30
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
the University of Queensland
822,000
12.4
Australia
Cross
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
error
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Full page
Top left
No
2
0
2
0
One CSS for handheld
2
Table-free
No
Arial
8
Right-hand rail
Liquid
3
0
Separate
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
20
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Charles Sturt University
www.csu.edu.au
827,000
10.2
Australia
Cross
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
validated
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Vertical
Top left
No
1
0
3
0
CSS switch
2
Table-free
Yes
Verdana
9
Left-hand rail
Liquid
1
0
Together
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
13
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Stanford Graduate School of Business
330,000
21.4
USA
Business
Inherited URL from parent institution
Yes
No
unvalidated
error
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Vertical
No logo
No
2
1
1
0
2
Table-free
No
Arial
10
Fly-out menu
Liquid
4
4
Separate
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
24
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
University of Chicago GSB
391,000
23.3
USA
Business
Inherited URL from parent institution
Yes
No
unvalidated
error
Yes
Yes
Unknown
Yes
Full page
Top left
No
2
0
1
0
2
Table-free
No
Verdana
12
Left-hand rail
Liquid
10
5
Separate
Yes
No
Yes
Library
No
Yes
Yes
simple
18
No
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
The University of Western Australia
7/29/03
803,000
18.3
Australia
Cross
Yes
Yes
validated
validated
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Full page
Top left
No
1
0
2
0
3
Table-based
No
Arial
10
Fly-out menu
Liquid
4
0
Together
Yes
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
10
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
London Business School
www.london.edu
937,000
28.1
England
Business
Yes
Yes
validated
unvalidated
Yes
No
Unknown
No
Full page
Top left
No
3
0
3
1
3
Table-free
No
Arial
10
Drop-down menu
Liquid
5
0
Together
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
18
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Monash University
948,000
9.8
Australia
Cross
Yes
Yes
validated
validated
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
Full page
Top left
No
1
0
1
0
4
*
Table-based
Yes
Times
11
Links across the top
Liquid
2
3
Separate
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
25
No
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
University of New South Wales
918,000
22.1
Australia
Cross
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
unvalidated
Yes
Yes
Google, Verity
No
Full page
Top left
No
Inline
0
1
0
4
*
Table-based
No
Verdana
12
Left-hand rail
Liquid
3
0
Separate
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
16
No
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
University of Sydney
www.usyd.edu.au
1,220,000
19.8
Australia
Cross
Yes
Yes
unvalidated
error
Yes
Yes
Unknown
No
Vertical
Top left
No
Inline
0
1
0
5
Table-based
No
Arial
12
Left-hand rail
Liquid
2
0
Event is in a separate page
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
simple
20
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Melbourne University
912,000
21.9
Australia
Cross
Yes
Yes
validated
validated
Yes
Yes
Ultraseek-server
No
Full page
Top middle
No
1
1
1
0
5
*
Table-based
No
Verdana
12
Categories in the middle of the page
Liquid
3
3
Separate
Yes
Yes
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
simple
22
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
the University of Adelaide
888,000
17.4
Australia
Cross
Yes
Yes
validated
validated
Yes
Yes
Google
No
Full page
Top left
Yes
2
0
1
0
6
*
Table-based
No
Verdana
12
Links across the top
Liquid
4
0
Together
Yes
No
No
Yes
No
No
Yes
simple
20
No
No
No
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Result valid up to 12-JAN

Institution

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Total
Beijing University
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
3
0
0
2
2
1
1
17
National University of Singapore
1
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
3
2
3
0
0
1
1
22
University of California, Berkeley
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
3
2
0
2
2
0
1
23
the University of Adelaide
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
3
0
3
0
2
1
1
23
Cambridge University
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
0
3
2
3
2
2
1
0
24
Melbourne University
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
3
2
3
0
2
0
1
24
Harvard University
3
2
2
2
0
1
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
25
Phoenix University
3
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
25
The Australia National University
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
26
The University of Western Australia
3
2
2
2
0
2
1
0
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
26
the University of Queensland
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
26
Oxford University
3
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
27
Imperial College London
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
27
Monash University
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
0
27
Tokyo University
3
2
2
2
0
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
27
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
28
University of Sydney
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
28
Stanford
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
28
University of New South Wales
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
29
Princeton University
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
0
1
29
California Institute of Technology
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
30
Average score
25.7619047619048