70+ Colleges & Universities Using WordPress

WordPress has entrenched itself as one of the most widely used CMS’s today. As open-source software, WordPress is extremely customizable and easy to manage. You can also leverage WordPress as a multisite tool, which only makes it that much more appropriate for a higher education website.

Although the fear-mongering around WordPress has finally seemed to subside, for a long time it was viewed as a subpar solution for a college or university website. Many people were wary about speed, security, and scalability. However, as WordPress has grown and demonstrated success on these fronts, more people are realizing what a capable CMS WordPress can be in the education sector. Now with Gutenberg allowing a block-centric approach to page building, we will probably see more universities using WordPress in the future.

Here are over 70 colleges and universities that are using WordPress to power their main websites and microsites.

Main (Marketing) Websites:

1. Stanford University

2. Boston University

3. University of Southern California

4. Syracuse University

5. University of Alabama

6. Clemson University

7. Vanderbilt University

8. University of North Carolina

9. Northeastern University

10. Boise State University

11. University of Central Florida

12. Georgia State University

13. Georgia Southern University

14. University of Washington

15. Clark University

16. University of Rhode Island

17. NC State University

18. City University of New York

19. Wheaton College

20. Des Moine University

21. University of Tennessee

22. University of Arkansas Little Rock

23. Lafayette College

24. Endicott College

25. Maine College of Art

26. Bates College

27. University of Maine

28. Colby College

29. Washington University in St. Louis

30. Sierra Nevada College

31. Colorado School of Mines

32. Roseman University

33. Pacific States University

34. Williams College

35. Cairn University

36. Kentucky State University

37. Elon University

38. Averett University

39. Saint Mary’s College of Maryland

40. The College of New Jersey

41. University of Lynchburg

42. Campbell University

43. University of South Florida – St. Petersburg

44. Faulkner University

45. The King’s University

46. Scarborough College

47. Spring Arbor University

48. Scripps College

49. Harvey Mudd College

50. University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

51. Bushnell University

52. Washington State University

53. Skagit Valley College

Microsites

While some schools utilize WordPress as their main marketing tool, others leverage its functionality as a news site. A few other schools have also used WordPress to build complete microsites for specific departments or schools.

1. Harvard University – Blog

2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) – Museum Exhibition

3. Texas A&M – Mays Business School

4. Texas A&M – News

5. University of California Berkeley – Blog

6. University of Alabama – News Center

7. University of Central Florida – College of Medicine

8. University of Florida – Office of Research

9. Northeastern University – Information Technology Services

10. Vanderbilt University – News

11. Indiana University – School of Medicine

12. Worcester State University – News

13. Oregon State University – Blog

14. Adams State University – Blog

15. University of Iowa – The Loop (Medical Blog)

16. Wayne State University – Library System

17. Florida International University – College of Engineering and Computing

18. University of Missouri – College of Engineering

Lots of colleges and universities are starting to adopt WordPress, and it shows. UX Design Collective performed a case study that showed that for most small to medium-sized schools, WordPress was their CMS of choice. And as evidenced by this list, many use WordPress for their front-facing marketing website as opposed to a microsite or blog index.  We wrote a blog about why WordPress is so perfect for most college websites if this topic interests you further.

WordPress and higher education are two niches that we specialize in. If your college or university is looking to redesign their website, check out our higher education work, and get in touch with us.