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Q3 2026 rankingsData through Sep 30, 2026

Top Illinois College Instagram Accounts

54 Illinois schools ranked on follower growth and median engagement rate for Q3 2026.

Illinois

54 ranked schools

Follower growth from Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026

  1. 1BC
    Blackburn College
    @blackburn_college
    +15.37%
  2. 2UC
    University of Illinois Chicago
    @thisisuic
    +9.47%
  3. 3EC
    Eureka College
    @eurekacollege1855
    +8.06%
  4. 4NU
    National Louis University
    @nationallouisu
    +7.20%
  5. 5QU
    Quincy University
    @quincy_u
    +6.78%
  6. 6IU
    Illinois Wesleyan University
    @il_wesleyan
    +6.63%
  7. 7BU
    Benedictine University
    @benu1887
    +6.61%
  8. 8NS
    National University of Health Sciences
    @nuhsedu
    +6.49%
  9. 9VM
    VanderCook College of Music
    @vandercook_college
    +6.10%
  10. 10SU
    Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville
    @siuedwardsville
    +6.03%

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

  1. 1EC
    Eureka College
    @eurekacollege1855
    6.78%
  2. 2DU
    Dominican University
    @dominicanu
    6.27%
  3. 3PC
    Principia College
    @principiacollege
    5.37%
  4. 4SU
    Saint Xavier University
    @sxucougars
    4.92%
  5. 5AC
    Augustana College
    @augustana_illinois
    4.00%
  6. 6BC
    Blackburn College
    @blackburn_college
    3.97%
  7. 7EU
    Elmhurst University
    @elmhurst.university
    3.91%
  8. 8IC
    Illinois College
    @illinoiscollege
    3.68%
  9. 9IU
    Illinois Wesleyan University
    @il_wesleyan
    3.60%
  10. 10NU
    North Park University
    @npuchicago
    3.18%

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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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