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Q3 2026 rankingsData through Sep 30, 2026

Top Medium-Size College Instagram Accounts

366 medium-size schools ranked on follower growth and median engagement rate for Q3 2026.

Medium schools

366 ranked schools

Follower growth from Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026

  1. 1MU
    MCPHS University
    @mcphs
    +23.04%
  2. 2UC
    University of Missouri-Kansas City
    @umkcinkansascity
    +18.22%
  3. 3UL
    University of Missouri-St Louis
    @umsl
    +15.86%
  4. 4UU
    Unity Environmental University
    @unityonsocial
    +15.79%
  5. 5BC
    Babson College
    @babsoncollege
    +11.84%
  6. 6HT
    Harrisburg University of Science and Technology
    @harrisburguniversity
    +11.58%
  7. 7CT
    CUNY New York City College of Technology
    @citytechcuny
    +11.52%
  8. 8FU
    Fort Hays State University
    @forthaysstate
    +11.43%
  9. 9RU
    Rutgers University-Camden
    @rutgers_camden
    +10.74%
  10. 10XU
    Xavier University
    @xavieruniversity
    +10.01%

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

  1. 1WU
    Westcliff University
    @westcliffuniversity
    6.85%
  2. 2UC
    University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
    @uwlax
    5.53%
  3. 3SC
    Siena College
    @sienauniversity
    5.34%
  4. 4SU
    Saint Xavier University
    @sxucougars
    4.92%
  5. 5LU
    Lander University
    @landeruniversity
    4.60%
  6. 6PU
    Pittsburg State University
    @pittsburg_state
    4.46%
  7. 7WU
    Wingate University
    @wingateuniv
    4.45%
  8. 8CU
    Christopher Newport University
    @christophernewportu
    4.28%
  9. 9LU
    Louisiana Tech University
    @louisianatech
    4.17%
  10. 10AU
    Angelo State University
    @angelostate
    4.03%

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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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