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Q3 2026 rankingsData through Sep 30, 2026

Top Small College Instagram Accounts

958 small schools ranked on follower growth and median engagement rate for Q3 2026.

Small schools

958 ranked schools

Follower growth from Jul 1 to Sep 30, 2026

  1. 1LU
    Life Pacific University
    @lpuniversity
    +37.53%
  2. 2TU
    Texas A&M University-Victoria
    @tamu_victoria
    +36.93%
  3. 3BU
    Brigham Young University-Hawaii
    @byuhawaii
    +34.88%
  4. 4UV
    University of Silicon Valley
    @universityofsiliconvalley
    +32.43%
  5. 5UA
    United States Merchant Marine Academy
    @kingspoint_usmma
    +29.30%
  6. 6FE
    Franklin W Olin College of Engineering
    @olincollege
    +27.59%
  7. 7GU
    Golden Gate University
    @goldengateuniversity
    +24.43%
  8. 8EC
    Edgewood College
    @edgewooduniversityofficial
    +24.34%
  9. 9WU
    Wheeling University
    @wheelinguniv
    +23.20%
  10. 10LU
    La Sierra University
    @lasierrauniversity
    +21.53%

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

  1. 1IU
    Immaculata University
    @immaculatau
    8.74%
  2. 2WC
    Wisconsin Lutheran College
    @wisconsinlutheran
    7.38%
  3. 3SU
    Southwestern Christian University
    @southwestern_christian
    6.86%
  4. 4EC
    Eureka College
    @eurekacollege1855
    6.78%
  5. 5YU
    York University
    @yorkunebraska
    6.41%
  6. 6DU
    Dominican University
    @dominicanu
    6.27%
  7. 7SU
    Southwest Minnesota State University
    @smsutoday
    6.24%
  8. T8 tiedCC
    Colby-Sawyer College
    @colbysawyercollege
    6.07%
  9. T8 tiedSS
    Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary
    @judson.college
    6.07%
  10. 10TS
    The University of the South
    @sewanee_univofthesouth
    6.05%

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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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