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Q3 2026 rankingsData through Sep 30, 2026

Top College Admissions Instagram Accounts

373 admissions accounts ranked on follower growth and median engagement rate for Q3 2026.

Admissions accounts

180 ranked schools

Follower growth from Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026

  1. 1VU
    Valdosta State University
    @valdostastate_admissions
    +32.27%
  2. 2UM
    University of Montana
    @umtadmissions
    +18.23%
  3. 3AU
    Austin Peay State University
    @apsuadmissions
    +17.33%
  4. 4UC
    University of Illinois Chicago
    @apply2uic
    +14.07%
  5. 5AU
    Arizona State University
    @futuresundevils
    +13.87%
  6. 6UT
    University of Toledo
    @utoledoadmission
    +12.44%
  7. 7KU
    Kansas State University
    @kansasstatebound
    +12.15%
  8. 8UW
    University of Wisconsin-Stout
    @uwstoutadmissions
    +10.85%
  9. 9TU
    Texas State University
    @txstadmissions
    +10.69%
  10. 10IP
    Indiana University of Pennsylvania
    @iupadmissions
    +10.25%

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Median engagement rate per post, Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026

  1. 1AU
    Austin Peay State University
    @apsuadmissions
    12.85%
  2. 2NU
    Northwest Nazarene University
    @nnuadmissions
    9.62%
  3. 3TU
    Texas Lutheran University
    @tluadmissions
    9.24%
  4. 4US
    University of Puget Sound
    @pugetsoundadmission
    8.60%
  5. 5MU
    Muskingum University
    @muskieadmission
    8.49%
  6. 6LC
    Lebanon Valley College
    @lvcadmissions
    8.28%
  7. 7PC
    Paul Quinn College
    @paulquinnadmissions
    7.93%
  8. 8SU
    Samford University
    @choosesamford
    7.68%
  9. 9WU
    Western Connecticut State University
    @wcsuadmissions
    7.20%
  10. 10AU
    Angelo State University
    @goangelostate
    7.06%

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How the rankings work

Reach ranks every eligible US college Instagram account once a quarter. Results are frozen when they publish and change only through a dated correction listed below.

1,000

followers minimum at quarter end

6

posts minimum for engagement

3 sizes

by full-time enrollment

Sep 30, 2026

data through

Computed Oct 1, 2026

  • Small, under 3,000 students
  • Medium, 3,000 to 9,999
  • Large, 10,000 or more

Follower growth

Growth is the change in followers across the quarter as a percent of the starting count. It uses the counts closest to the first and last day, within 7 and 3 days.

Engagement rate

Engagement is the median of each post's likes plus comments divided by followers. The median keeps one viral post from winning a list.

Who qualifies

  • A US school account with at least 1,000 followers at quarter end
  • At least 6 posts in the quarter for engagement lists
  • A follower count near the quarter start for growth lists
  • Size lists include 4-year schools only, grouped by IPEDS full-time enrollment
  • Standalone law, MD and DO schools are left out

Tied schools share a rank and are listed alphabetically.

The two metrics are ranked separately and never blended.

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