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Q3 2026 rankingsData through Sep 30, 2026

Top North Carolina College Instagram Accounts

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

North Carolina

54 ranked schools

Follower growth from Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026

  1. 1LC
    Lees-McRae College
    @leesmcraecollege
    +9.20%
  2. 2BC
    Belmont Abbey College
    @belmontabbey
    +8.40%
  3. 3NU
    North Carolina Central University
    @nccueagle
    +7.80%
  4. 4MU
    Mid-Atlantic Christian University
    @macuniversity
    +7.67%
  5. 5CU
    Chowan University
    @chowanuniversity
    +7.53%
  6. 6WU
    William Peace University
    @wpeaceu
    +6.58%
  7. 7LU
    Lenoir-Rhyne University
    @lenoirrhyne
    +6.47%
  8. 8MC
    Montreat College
    @montreatcollege
    +6.29%
  9. 9MU
    Methodist University
    @methodistuniversity
    +5.95%
  10. 10CC
    Catawba College
    @catawbacollege
    +5.92%

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

  1. 1SS
    Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
    @judson.college
    6.07%
  2. 2SC
    Southeastern Free Will Baptist Bible College
    @southeasterncollege
    5.75%
  3. 3WU
    Wingate University
    @wingateuniv
    4.45%
  4. 4EU
    East Carolina University
    @eastcarolinauniv
    4.24%
  5. 5MC
    Montreat College
    @montreatcollege
    3.91%
  6. 6SC
    Salem College
    @salemcollege
    3.81%
  7. 7UP
    University of North Carolina at Pembroke
    @uncpembroke
    3.54%
  8. 8LC
    Lees-McRae College
    @leesmcraecollege
    3.46%
  9. 9WU
    Western Carolina University
    @western_carolina
    3.24%
  10. 10LU
    Lenoir-Rhyne University
    @lenoirrhyne
    3.06%

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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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