Most Popular WordPress Themes for Universities
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Not all universities have the budget to spend tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars for the services of professional web design agencies. Nor do all universities require complex and unique websites. At the end of the day your website should be useful to students and work well.
This is very achievable in WordPress. Choose a well designed WordPress theme that was developed with at least some considerations for the education sector. You will most likely want to purchase a theme that is WCAG 2.0 Compliant (at least Double-A level).
A common choice for education and governmental websites is a website template with a 3-columns layout.
You should also think well and analyze the content that you have on your website and where it will be displayed in the theme.
Some WordPress themes look great in their live demos, which are carefully crafted to highlight the themes in the best possible light, but those previews are usually done from a designer’s point of view using hypothetical content.
It might look great in the demo, but once you start filling it with your content, once you discover that you don’t have high-res professional photography, then it will be less impressive.
| # | Theme Name | Total Websites | % of Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Divi | 499 | 4.733% |
| #2 | Avada | 324 | 3.073% |
| #3 | University | 148 | 1.404% |
| #4 | Betheme | 147 | 1.394% |
| #5 | Eduma | 140 | 1.328% |
| #6 | Enfold | 134 | 1.271% |
| #7 | Education Hub | 101 | 0.958% |
| #8 | The7 | 95 | 0.901% |
| #9 | Twentyseventeen | 88 | 0.835% |
| #10 | Bridge | 73 | 0.692% |
| #11 | Genesis | 72 | 0.683% |
| #12 | Salient | 67 | 0.635% |
| #13 | Jupiter | 65 | 0.616% |
| #14 | Generatepress | 61 | 0.579% |
| #15 | Oceanwp | 58 | 0.55% |
| #16 | Astra | 52 | 0.493% |
| #17 | Sydney | 51 | 0.484% |
| #18 | Newspaper | 51 | 0.484% |
| #19 | Sahifa | 47 | 0.446% |
| #20 | Customizr | 45 | 0.427% |
| #21 | Vantage | 44 | 0.417% |
| #22 | Hueman | 44 | 0.417% |
| #23 | University Hub | 43 | 0.408% |
| #24 | Total | 43 | 0.408% |
| #25 | X | 43 | 0.408% |
| #26 | Kingster | 40 | 0.379% |
| #27 | Beaver Builder Framework Theme | 37 | 0.351% |
| #28 | Uoc Theme | 37 | 0.351% |
| #29 | Academia | 36 | 0.341% |
| #30 | Colormag | 36 | 0.341% |
| #31 | Twentyfourteen | 36 | 0.341% |
| #32 | Twentyeleven | 34 | 0.322% |
| #33 | Masterstudy | 34 | 0.322% |
| #34 | Polytechnic | 34 | 0.322% |
| #35 | Hestia | 32 | 0.303% |
| #36 | Education Base | 30 | 0.285% |
| #37 | Impreza | 30 | 0.285% |
| #38 | Invent | 30 | 0.285% |
| #39 | Zerif Lite | 30 | 0.285% |
| #40 | Twentysixteen | 28 | 0.266% |
| #41 | Kallyas | 27 | 0.256% |
| #42 | Twentyten | 26 | 0.247% |
| #43 | Responsive | 25 | 0.237% |
| #44 | Porto | 25 | 0.237% |
| #45 | Flatsome | 24 | 0.228% |
| #46 | Academica | 23 | 0.218% |
| #47 | Twentytwelve | 22 | 0.209% |
| #48 | Enlighten | 22 | 0.209% |
| #49 | Twentythirteen | 22 | 0.209% |
| #50 | Smarty | 22 | 0.209% |
| #51 | Twentyfifteen | 21 | 0.199% |
| #52 | Spacious | 21 | 0.199% |
| #53 | Academica Pro | 21 | 0.199% |
| #54 | Cherryframework | 20 | 0.19% |
| #55 | Tempera | 20 | 0.19% |
| #56 | Cesi | 19 | 0.18% |
| #57 | Pro | 19 | 0.18% |
| #58 | Twentynineteen | 18 | 0.171% |
| #59 | Uncode | 18 | 0.171% |
| #60 | Enigma | 17 | 0.161% |
| #61 | Crous | 17 | 0.161% |
| #62 | Education | 17 | 0.161% |
| #63 | Institucional Ufms Flat | 16 | 0.152% |
| #64 | Graphene | 16 | 0.152% |
| #65 | Edu | 16 | 0.152% |
| #66 | Consulting | 15 | 0.142% |
| #67 | Evolve | 15 | 0.142% |
| #68 | Virtue | 15 | 0.142% |
| #69 | Eikra | 15 | 0.142% |
| #70 | Statfort | 15 | 0.142% |
| #71 | Heelium | 15 | 0.142% |
| #72 | Wplms | 14 | 0.133% |
| #73 | Buntington | 14 | 0.133% |
| #74 | Lincoln | 14 | 0.133% |
| #75 | Wpeducon | 13 | 0.123% |
| #76 | Appointment | 13 | 0.123% |
| #77 | Canvas | 13 | 0.123% |
| #78 | Fau Techfak | 13 | 0.123% |
| #79 | Mh Magazine Lite | 13 | 0.123% |
| #80 | Themify Ultra | 13 | 0.123% |
| #81 | Virtue Premium | 13 | 0.123% |
| #82 | Campus | 13 | 0.123% |
| #83 | Minamaze | 13 | 0.123% |
| #84 | Primer | 12 | 0.114% |
| #85 | Academy | 12 | 0.114% |
| #86 | Michigan | 12 | 0.114% |
| #87 | Uw Theme | 12 | 0.114% |
| #88 | Cornerstone | 12 | 0.114% |
| #89 | I Excel | 12 | 0.114% |
| #90 | Onepress | 12 | 0.114% |
| #91 | Customify | 12 | 0.114% |
| #92 | Universo | 12 | 0.114% |
| #93 | WP Education | 12 | 0.114% |
| #94 | Cafnr | 11 | 0.104% |
| #95 | Thegem | 11 | 0.104% |
| #96 | WP Hybrid Clf | 11 | 0.104% |
| #97 | Core | 11 | 0.104% |
| #98 | Education Hub Pro | 11 | 0.104% |
| #99 | Ed School | 11 | 0.104% |
| #100 | Smartline Lite | 11 | 0.104% |
| Number of University Websites Powered by WordPress | 10,544 | ||
| Last updated | May 17th, 2020 | ||
