Top Canadian Universities on Instagram

Introduction

What are the most popular Canadian Universities on Instagram? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2020 Instagram University Ranking of all Canadian higher-education institutions on Instagram meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in [WM-Field: EnglishThe]
offering at least three-year bachelor's degrees or postgraduate master's or doctoral degrees
delivering courses predominantly in a traditional, non-distance education format

The aim of the uniRank Instagram University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each Canadian university on the Instagram social media platform, based on the total number of followers. Read also our article about the importance of Social Media for Universities and prospective students.

2024 Instagram University Ranking

Rank	University	Followers	Posts
1	University of Toronto	286,522	1,583
2	The University of British Columbia	174,203	3,399
3	McGill University	112,035	1,760
4	Western University	108,877	3,457
5	University Canada West	99,070	2,304
6	University of Alberta	96,373	1,537
7	McMaster University	86,054	1,535
8	University of Ottawa	84,625	1,767
9	York University	80,459	2,526
10	University of Waterloo	76,967	1,717
11	Queen's University	72,945	1,789
12	University of Manitoba	64,197	5,051
13	Toronto Metropolitan University	63,303	2,097
14	University of Guelph	54,515	1,367
15	Université de Montréal	53,886	1,935
16	Concordia University	51,193	2,032
17	University of Calgary	50,602	924
18	University of Victoria	48,415	4,291
19	Brock University	47,424	2,490
20	Université Laval	46,703	501
21	Simon Fraser University	44,038	3,000
22	Dalhousie University	41,969	1,100
23	University of Windsor	38,951	2,903
24	University of Saskatchewan	38,670	1,904
25	Université du Québec à Montréal	38,346	2,479
26	Wilfrid Laurier University	36,989	1,267
27	OCAD University	32,905	1,991
28	Trent University	29,437	1,985
29	Memorial University of Newfoundland	27,623	1,876
30	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology	27,017	1,282
31	Cape Breton University	26,237	2,692
32	Université de Sherbrooke	24,112	1,418
33	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology	23,275	2,829
34	Emily Carr University of Art and Design	22,782	1,738
35	Ontario Tech University	22,583	1,748
36	HEC Montréal	21,045	1,204
37	Thompson Rivers University	20,853	1,859
38	MacEwan University	20,112	1,540
39	University of New Brunswick	18,380	1,115
40	The University of Winnipeg	18,365	1,204
41	University of Regina	18,270	711
42	Vancouver Island University	18,002	1,806
43	St. Francis Xavier University	16,974	544
44	Capilano University	16,780	1,373
45	University of Lethbridge	16,696	2,553
46	British Columbia Institute of Technology	16,601	2,017
47	Trinity Western University	16,476	2,176
48	Lakehead University	15,992	2,572
49	Kwantlen Polytechnic University	15,754	2,054
50	Laurentian University	15,389	1,159
51	École Polytechnique de Montréal	14,938	2,852
52	University of Prince Edward Island	14,833	494
53	Carleton University	14,454	277
54	Yorkville University	14,271	708
55	Mount Royal University	13,970	1,869
56	Bishop's University	13,512	2,634
57	Saint Mary's University	12,660	518
58	University of Northern British Columbia	12,566	2,045
59	École de Technologie Supérieure	12,204	802
60	Royal Roads University	11,486	1,259
61	Mount Allison University	11,419	1,165
62	Acadia University	10,661	390
63	Université du Québec à Rimouski	10,659	4,632
64	Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	10,577	175
65	Algoma University	10,179	466
66	Nipissing University	10,094	1,277
67	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	8,942	374
68	NSCAD University	8,885	3,313
69	Mount Saint Vincent University	8,535	1,345
70	Royal Military College of Canada	8,275	380
71	Brandon University	7,209	641
72	St. Thomas University	6,924	2,185
73	Concordia University of Edmonton	5,817	1,794
74	Université du Québec en Outaouais	5,337	365
75	Redeemer University	5,317	1,304
76	University of the Fraser Valley	5,193	1,150
77	College of the North Atlantic	5,050	2,201
78	Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue	4,772	869
79	University of King's College	4,582	2,145
80	Quest University Canada	3,692	1,796
81	Crandall University	3,454	902
82	Université de Saint-Boniface	3,437	748
83	Université Sainte-Anne	3,397	656
84	The King's University	3,375	712
85	First Nations University of Canada	3,170	452
86	Canadian Mennonite University	3,094	2,433
87	Burman University	2,806	799
88	St Mary's University	2,675	1,680
89	Ambrose University	2,424	657
90	École Nationale d'Administration Publique	2,183	34
91	Kingswood University	2,056	973
92	Luther College at the University of Regina	2,024	2,337
93	Université de Hearst	1,362	84
94	Campion College at the University of Regina	1,168	934
95	Nicola Valley Institute of Technology	1,061	1,678
96	St. Thomas More College	860	977
97	Aurora College	856	657
98	Collège Universitaire Dominicain	564	184
99	St. Stephen's University	349	83

Notice: the total number of followers and posts of the above Instagram pages were extracted in February 2024.

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