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Q3 2026 rankingsData through Sep 30, 2026

Top NCAA Division I College Instagram Accounts

340 Division I schools ranked on follower growth and median engagement rate for Q3 2026.

NCAA Division I

338 ranked schools

Follower growth from Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026

  1. 1UC
    University of Missouri-Kansas City
    @umkcinkansascity
    +18.22%
  2. 2UM
    University of Memphis
    @uofmemphis
    +11.76%
  3. 3CC
    Citadel Military College of South Carolina
    @thecitadel1842
    +9.86%
  4. 4UC
    University of Illinois Chicago
    @thisisuic
    +9.47%
  5. T5 tiedBU
    Bowling Green State University
    @officialbgsu
    +8.67%
  6. T5 tiedVU
    Valparaiso University
    @valparaisou
    +8.67%
  7. 7WU
    Western Michigan University
    @westernmichu
    +7.94%
  8. 8NU
    North Carolina Central University
    @nccueagle
    +7.80%
  9. 9UM
    University of Mississippi
    @olemiss
    +7.71%
  10. 10AU
    Alabama A&M University
    @aamu1875
    +7.60%

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

  1. 1SC
    Siena College
    @sienauniversity
    5.34%
  2. 2EU
    East Carolina University
    @eastcarolinauniv
    4.24%
  3. 3LU
    Louisiana Tech University
    @louisianatech
    4.17%
  4. 4LM
    Loyola University Maryland
    @loyolamaryland
    4.01%
  5. 5UA
    University of Central Arkansas
    @ucabears
    3.75%
  6. T6 tiedMU
    Monmouth University
    @monmouthuniversity
    3.60%
  7. T6 tiedVU
    Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
    @virginia.tech
    3.60%
  8. 8WM
    William & Mary
    @william_and_mary
    3.47%
  9. 9WU
    Washington State University
    @wsuspokane
    3.39%
  10. 10WC
    Wagner College
    @wagnercollege
    3.38%

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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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