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Q3 2026 rankingsData through Sep 30, 2026

Top College Alumni Instagram Accounts

308 alumni accounts ranked on follower growth and median engagement rate for Q3 2026.

Alumni accounts

308 ranked schools

Follower growth from Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026

  1. 1HC
    Hope College
    @hopecollegealumni
    +30.44%
  2. 2TU
    Tufts University
    @tufts_alumni
    +15.12%
  3. 3TU
    Tarleton State University
    @tarletonalumni
    +14.99%
  4. 4UW
    University of Wyoming
    @uwyoalumni
    +14.87%
  5. 5TS
    The University of the South
    @sewanee_alumni_parents
    +13.88%
  6. 6NU
    Northwestern University
    @northwesternalumni
    +11.47%
  7. 7UP
    University of Maryland-College Park
    @maryland_alumni
    +11.46%
  8. 8UB
    University of California-Santa Barbara
    @ucsbalumni
    +11.45%
  9. 9UT
    University of Tampa
    @utampaalumni
    +11.39%
  10. 10UM
    University of Mississippi
    @olemissalumniassociation
    +11.11%

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

  1. 1TS
    The University of the South
    @sewanee_alumni_parents
    8.23%
  2. 2UH
    University of Houston
    @houston_alumni
    6.10%
  3. 3UD
    University of Denver
    @dualumni
    5.47%
  4. 4HC
    Hope College
    @hopecollegealumni
    5.41%
  5. 5RC
    Rollins College
    @rollinsalumni
    5.07%
  6. 6SU
    Southern Utah University
    @suualumni
    4.72%
  7. 7DU
    Drake University
    @drakealumni
    4.69%
  8. 8IU
    Idaho State University
    @idahostatealumni
    4.30%
  9. 9OU
    Oregon State University
    @oregonstatealumni
    4.20%
  10. 10WU
    Willamette University
    @willamettealumni
    4.13%

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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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