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Top UK Universities on Instagram by Followers

2026 Instagram University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular UK Universities on Instagram? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2026 Instagram University Ranking of all UK higher-education institutions on Instagram meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

The aim of the uniRank Instagram University Ranking is to offer an approximate popularity index for each UK 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.

UK Universities on Instagram


Rank University Followers Posts
1 University of Oxford 2,305,730 4,075
2 University of Cambridge 1,626,547 5,284
3 The London School of Economics and Political Science 622,668 5,420
4 University College London 308,994 1,643
5 University of Nottingham 271,480 3,121
6 University of Edinburgh 243,251 3,062
7 Imperial College London 232,099 2,908
8 University of the Arts London 227,977 3,456
9 Queen Mary University of London 207,135 2,539
10 University of Glasgow 202,211 3,526
11 University of Birmingham 182,857 2,783
12 The Courtauld Institute of Art, University of London 176,890 3,063
13 Royal College of Art 175,715 2,638
14 King's College London 175,140 1,796
15 University of Manchester 172,769 2,351
16 London Business School 161,228 1,313
17 University of Leeds 159,624 1,822
18 University of Bristol 149,408 1,763
19 Durham University 139,273 1,512
20 University of Sheffield 131,366 4,130
21 Newcastle University 130,889 2,885
22 University of Warwick 130,446 2,450
23 University of Liverpool 111,994 1,950
24 University of Exeter 110,609 2,802
25 Cardiff University 105,449 2,325
26 University of Bath 99,589 4,750
27 Loughborough University 92,689 2,173
28 University of Aberdeen 91,712 1,432
29 University of St Andrews 88,490 3,745
30 University of Southampton 87,698 1,393
31 The University of York 87,329 2,532
32 Queen's University Belfast 86,305 3,847
33 University of Stirling 85,867 4,818
34 Nottingham Trent University 84,170 n.a.
35 City St George's, University of London 81,087 n.a.
36 University of Sussex 80,612 3,877
37 SOAS, University of London 79,711 1,219
38 Coventry University 79,302 3,558
39 University of Surrey 72,747 2,012
40 The University of Law 70,985 7,065
41 Brunel University of London 70,345 3,823
42 University of London 70,269 6,345
43 University of Leicester 70,121 3,155
44 University of East London 69,447 3,058
45 Lancaster University 67,820 2,777
46 University of East Anglia 67,793 2,850
47 University of Hertfordshire 66,389 2,017
48 University of Reading 65,715 3,211
49 Manchester Metropolitan University 65,396 2,080
50 Northumbria University 65,280 2,932
51 University of Greenwich 64,522 1,521
52 The Royal Academy of Music, University of London 64,491 1,150
53 University of Westminster 63,872 1,454
54 University of Essex 63,469 2,413
55 University of Portsmouth 59,818 1,929
56 University of Strathclyde 59,116 2,974
57 University of Dundee 57,940 1,451
58 Royal Holloway, University of London 57,258 2,022
59 University of the West of England 57,131 3,285
60 Oxford Brookes University 56,195 434
61 Sheffield Hallam University 55,444 1,735
62 Goldsmiths, University of London 54,945 1,321
63 Aston University 54,069 2,124
64 Birmingham City University 53,603 2,229
65 Kingston University 53,557 2,219
66 The Royal Veterinary College University of London 53,493 1,433
67 University of Lincoln 52,527 2,158
68 Royal College of Music 52,414 1,383
69 University of Salford 52,201 2,265
70 Middlesex University 51,607 567
71 University of Kent 50,575 2,336
72 De Montfort University 50,039 6,272
73 Swansea University 49,635 1,895
74 Guildhall School of Music and Drama 48,582 1,330
75 Bournemouth University 48,416 1,534
76 University of Hull 46,546 3,832
77 University of Plymouth 46,225 2,741
78 Falmouth University 45,465 2,990
79 University of Derby 45,254 3,526
80 Ulster University 44,678 2,746
81 University of Bradford 44,128 2,404
82 Hartpury University and Hartpury College 42,419 2,813
83 The Glasgow School of Art 41,891 3,627
84 University for the Creative Arts 41,848 3,939
85 Liverpool John Moores University 41,318 1,424
86 Royal Conservatoire of Scotland 41,260 2,168
87 Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance 40,052 1,927
88 Heriot-Watt University 39,458 2,524
89 University of Central Lancashire 39,184 2,092
90 London Metropolitan University 39,137 1,580
91 Anglia Ruskin University 39,097 2,941
92 Keele University 38,824 2,472
93 The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama 37,461 3,987
94 Bangor University 36,797 2,821
95 University of Roehampton 36,414 2,071
96 Teesside University 36,106 4,132
97 University of Brighton 35,587 1,447
98 London South Bank University 34,793 1,150
99 University of South Wales 34,723 2,283
100 University of Chester 34,151 8,205
101 Cardiff Metropolitan University 34,038 1,989
102 University of Sunderland 34,000 2,355
103 University of Huddersfield 33,960 2,142
104 Glasgow Caledonian University 31,690 2,816
105 Edinburgh Napier University 30,700 1,468
106 Regent's University London 30,511 2,643
107 Cranfield University 30,272 1,210
108 Edge Hill University 29,930 3,163
109 University of West London 29,743 3,080
110 BPP University 29,002 n.a.
111 Robert Gordon University 28,195 1,898
112 Leeds Beckett University 28,046 533
113 University of Bedfordshire 27,536 3,038
114 The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts 27,347 2,242
115 York St John University 26,591 2,097
116 University of Staffordshire 26,062 3,022
117 Bath Spa University 25,865 2,586
118 Norwich University of the Arts 25,203 2,043
119 University of Wolverhampton 24,914 1,333
120 Arts University Bournemouth 23,708 1,379
121 Leeds Arts University 23,672 3,599
122 University of Worcester 23,238 2,526
123 University of the West of Scotland 22,977 7,540
124 University of Chichester 22,699 1,895
125 Birkbeck, University of London 22,656 1,286
126 Royal Northern College of Music 22,538 2,057
127 University of Gloucestershire 22,391 2,361
128 Solent University 21,182 2,207
129 Northern School of Contemporary Dance 21,128 1,100
130 London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, University of London 19,320 476
131 Canterbury Christ Church University 19,093 1,416
132 University of Winchester 19,060 1,438
133 Aberystwyth University 18,915 703
134 Arts University Plymouth 18,724 4,039
135 The University of Northampton 18,236 1,163
136 Ravensbourne University London 18,082 1,822
137 University College Birmingham 17,800 2,022
138 Rose Bruford College 16,840 1,734
139 St Mary's University, Twickenham 16,764 1,401
140 Harper Adams University 15,093 1,919
141 University of Greater Manchester 14,894 4,216
142 Liverpool Hope University 14,832 1,838
143 The University of Buckingham 13,990 1,657
144 Leeds Conservatoire 13,084 2,008
145 The Royal Agricultural University 12,998 2,041
146 University of Suffolk 12,732 3,163
147 University of Cumbria 12,069 2,918
148 Queen Margaret University 12,052 1,089
149 European School of Economics 11,019 397
150 Abertay University 10,541 896
151 Wrexham University 10,012 5,255
152 Leeds Trinity University 9,793 1,337
153 University of Wales Trinity Saint David 8,102 3,171
154 University of the Highlands and Islands 7,285 3,397
155 Richmond American University London 7,232 1,478
156 Lincoln Bishop University 6,608 2,871
157 Plymouth Marjon University 6,085 1,897
158 Walbrook Institute London 5,626 975
159 Birmingham Newman University 5,377 1,793
160 Buckinghamshire New University 5,343 651
161 Scotland's Rural College 4,969 974
162 School of Advanced Study, University of London 2,968 928

Notice: the total number of followers and posts of the above Instagram pages were extracted in August 2026.

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