Most Followed Canadian Universities on Instagram | 2025 Instagram University Rankings by uniRank.org

Introduction

What are the most popular Canadian Universities on Instagram? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 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 Canada
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.

2025 Instagram University Ranking

Rank	University	Followers	Posts
1	University of Toronto	351,992	1,909
2	The University of British Columbia	202,771	3,589
3	McGill University	138,252	1,981
4	Western University	130,571	3,797
5	University of Alberta	117,346	1,898
6	University Canada West	114,580	3,235
7	McMaster University	104,753	1,829
8	University of Ottawa	100,217	2,230
9	York University	95,832	2,805
10	University of Waterloo	95,343	2,288
11	Queen's University	91,115	2,141
12	University of Guelph	77,846	1,693
13	Toronto Metropolitan University	75,983	2,350
14	University of Manitoba	74,744	5,575
15	Université de Montréal	64,675	2,152
16	University of Calgary	62,740	1,200
17	University of Victoria	60,930	4,796
18	Concordia University	59,686	2,225
19	Université Laval	56,791	677
20	Simon Fraser University	54,849	3,420
21	Brock University	54,464	3,024
22	Dalhousie University	53,057	1,186
23	University of Saskatchewan	48,734	2,376
24	Wilfrid Laurier University	47,716	1,847
25	University of Windsor	45,820	3,299
26	Université du Québec à Montréal	42,783	2,771
27	OCAD University	40,037	2,343
28	Memorial University of Newfoundland	39,014	2,124
29	Trent University	36,073	2,372
30	Carleton University	34,666	626
31	Southern Alberta Institute of Technology	33,385	1,476
32	Université de Sherbrooke	30,431	1,502
33	Northern Alberta Institute of Technology	29,163	3,198
34	Cape Breton University	27,188	3,393
35	MacEwan University	27,169	2,172
36	Emily Carr University of Art and Design	26,994	2,144
37	Ontario Tech University	26,703	2,198
38	HEC Montréal	25,385	1,478
39	University of Regina	24,366	928
40	Thompson Rivers University	23,689	2,599
41	British Columbia Institute of Technology	22,136	2,442
42	The University of Winnipeg	21,690	1,437
43	University of New Brunswick	21,503	1,291
44	Vancouver Island University	21,470	2,337
45	Yorkville University	20,795	1,109
46	St. Francis Xavier University	20,552	779
47	University of Lethbridge	20,257	3,233
48	Capilano University	20,160	1,568
49	Lakehead University	19,921	2,963
50	Trinity Western University	19,168	2,379
51	École Polytechnique de Montréal	18,954	3,111
52	Mount Royal University	18,683	2,094
53	Laurentian University	17,978	1,538
54	Kwantlen Polytechnic University	17,792	2,447
55	University of Prince Edward Island	16,598	572
56	Bishop's University	16,183	2,970
57	University of Northern British Columbia	16,020	2,795
58	École de Technologie Supérieure	16,017	1,023
59	Royal Roads University	15,404	1,802
60	Saint Mary's University	15,254	886
61	Mount Allison University	14,345	1,930
62	Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières	13,802	331
63	Acadia University	13,713	526
64	Algoma University	13,109	753
65	Université du Québec à Rimouski	12,523	4,926
66	Nipissing University	12,442	1,685
67	Royal Military College of Canada	11,238	514
68	NSCAD University	10,606	3,494
69	Université du Québec à Chicoutimi	10,282	488
70	Mount Saint Vincent University	9,947	1,829
71	Concordia University of Edmonton	9,530	2,233
72	St. Thomas University	7,970	2,581
73	Brandon University	7,766	906
74	Redeemer University	7,243	1,528
75	University of the Fraser Valley	6,925	1,942
76	Université du Québec en Outaouais	6,747	522
77	College of the North Atlantic	5,830	2,704
78	Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue	5,650	992
79	University of King's College	5,617	2,643
80	Université du Québec	4,677	227
81	Université de Saint-Boniface	4,292	884
82	Crandall University	4,243	978
83	First Nations University of Canada	4,001	722
84	The King's University	4,000	871
85	Université Sainte-Anne	3,919	794
86	Canadian Mennonite University	3,535	2,810
87	Quest University Canada	3,497	1,796
88	Burman University	3,478	1,011
89	St Mary's University	3,455	2,020
90	Ambrose University	2,937	809
91	École Nationale d'Administration Publique	2,356	77
92	Kingswood University	2,242	1,262
93	Luther College at the University of Regina	2,168	2,520
94	Université de Hearst	1,743	248
95	St. Stephen's University	1,718	555
96	Campion College at the University of Regina	1,334	1,110
97	Nicola Valley Institute of Technology	1,261	1,924
98	St. Thomas More College	1,040	1,238
99	Aurora College	1,019	1,309
100	Collège Universitaire Dominicain	539	184

Notice: the total number of followers and posts of the above Instagram pages were extracted in November 2025.

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