Top Irish Universities on Instagram

2025 Instagram University Ranking

Introduction

What are the most popular Irish Universities on Instagram? uniRank answers this question by publishing the 2025 Instagram University Ranking of all Irish higher-education institutions on Instagram meeting the following uniRank selection criteria:

being chartered, licensed or accredited by the appropriate higher education-related organization in Ireland
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 Irish 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	Trinity College Dublin, University of Dublin	109,166	2,217
2	University College Dublin	64,627	1,798
3	Dublin City University	53,890	1,151
4	University of Limerick	51,202	1,775
5	University College Cork	50,623	2,270
6	University of Galway	43,820	5,358
7	Technological University Dublin	30,038	1,565
8	Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland	27,095	1,221
9	National College of Art and Design	22,278	4,093
10	National College of Ireland	14,030	1,958
11	Munster Technological University	13,256	1,349
12	Technological University of the Shannon	13,161	1,067
13	South East Technological University	12,342	438
14	Atlantic Technological University	8,668	1,387
15	Dún Laoghaire Institute of Art, Design and Technology	7,847	2,389
16	Dundalk Institute of Technology	7,701	2,275
17	Royal Irish Academy of Music	7,080	1,205
18	Marino Institute of Education	3,436	348
19	Carlow College	2,886	1,152
20	St Patrick's Pontifical University	1,581	1,627

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

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