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Q3 2026 rankingsData through Sep 30, 2026

Top California College Instagram Accounts

115 California schools ranked on follower growth and median engagement rate for Q3 2026.

California

115 ranked schools

Follower growth from Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026

  1. 1LU
    Life Pacific University
    @lpuniversity
    +37.53%
  2. 2UV
    University of Silicon Valley
    @universityofsiliconvalley
    +32.43%
  3. 3GU
    Golden Gate University
    @goldengateuniversity
    +24.43%
  4. 4LU
    La Sierra University
    @lasierrauniversity
    +21.53%
  5. 5TC
    Thomas Aquinas College
    @thomas.aquinas.college
    +10.75%
  6. 6NU
    National University
    @nationaluniversity
    +8.57%
  7. 7CS
    California Institute of Integral Studies
    @ciis_sf
    +7.44%
  8. 8UD
    University of San Diego
    @uofsandiego
    +7.07%
  9. T9 tiedAD
    Alliant International University-San Diego
    @alliantu
    +7.04%
  10. T9 tiedUP
    University of the People
    @uopeople.official
    +7.04%

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

  1. 1WU
    Westcliff University
    @westcliffuniversity
    6.85%
  2. 2BU
    Bethesda University
    @bethesda.university
    5.09%
  3. 3TS
    The Master's University and Seminary
    @tmucareerservices
    4.71%
  4. 4CM
    California State University-San Marcos
    @csusm
    4.08%
  5. 5CH
    California State University-Dominguez Hills
    @csudominguezhills
    3.89%
  6. 6MC
    Menlo College
    @menlocollege
    3.38%
  7. 7CU
    California State University-Northridge
    @csun_edu
    3.17%
  8. 8JU
    John Paul the Great Catholic University
    @jpcatholic
    3.05%
  9. 9WC
    Whittier College
    @whittiercollege
    2.93%
  10. 10UC
    University of California-Merced
    @ucmerced
    2.82%

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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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