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Georgia Tech Ranks as Georgia's Most Instagrammable University

Journo Research

Tuesday, October 31st, 2023

A new study has revealed that Georgia Institute of Technology is Georgia's most Instagrammable university. 

Cybersecurity experts at VPNOverview analysed how many times the 100 highest rated American universities have been hashtagged in public posts on Instagram.  

Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech) was Georgia's highest entry on the list with a total of 276,473 public hashtagged posts across Instagram. It ranked in 12th place overall on the full list of American universities.

The Georgia Institute of Technology (commonly referred to as Georgia Tech or GT) is a public research university and institute of technology in Atlanta, Georgia, and was established in 1885. It is is organized into 6 colleges and contains about 31 departments and academic units, with an emphasis on science and technology.

 

University of Georgia comes in second place with a total of 128,578 hashtagged posts across Instagram. It ranked in 35th place overall on the full list of American universities.

The University of Georgia (UGA or Georgia) is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Athens, Georgia. Chartered in 1785, it is one of the oldest public universities in the United States. It is also the flagship school of the University System of Georgia.

Emory University ranks in third place with 83,889 hashtagged Instagram posts. It ranked in 49th place overall on the full list of American universities.

Emory University is a private research university in Atlanta, Georgia, and is cited for high scientific performance and citation impact in the CWTS Leiden Ranking. The National Science Foundation ranked the university 36th among academic institutions in the United States for research and development (R&D) expenditures.  

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) ranked at the top of the overall list of America's Instagrammable Universities with a total of 1,874,172 public hashtagged posts across Instagram, followed by Harvard University in second place and Yale University in third. 

 

A spokesman for VPNOverview commented:  

“While prospective students often apply for universities based on their academic reputation, the visual appeal of campus life shared online can also play an important role in creating an enjoyable university experience.   

“UCLA receives around 578,000 searches each month worldwide and ranks first on the full list of American universities with a presence on Instagram. This highlights the importance of encouraging social media engagement using identifying hashtags to be able to reach as many people as possible, therefore creating further publicity.” 

Georgia's Most Instagrammable Universities Ranking  

 

 

Rank 

 

University/College 

 

 

Hashtag 

Total number of Instagram posts featuring the hashtag 

1.

Georgia Institute of Technology

#georgiatech

276,473

2.

University of Georgia

#universityofgeorgia

128,578

3.

Emory University

#emoryuniversity

83,889 

America's Most Instagrammable Universities Ranking

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Rank 
 
 
 
 
 

US University/College 
 
 
 
 
 

Hashtag 
 
 
 
 
 

Total number of Instagram posts featuring the hashtag 
 
 
 
 
 

1. 
 
 
 
 

University of California, Los Angeles 
 
 
 
 

#ucla 
 
 
 
 

1,874,172 
 
 
 
 
 

2. 
 
 
 
 

Harvard University 
 
 
 
 

#harvard 
 
 
 
 

1,138,099 
 
 
 
 
 

3. 
 
 
 
 

Yale University 
 
 
 
 

#yale 
 
 
 
 

573,590 
 
 
 
 
 

4. 
 
 
 
 

University of California, Davis 
 
 
 
 

#ucdavis 
 
 
 
 

369,747 
 
 
 
 
 

5. 
 
 
 
 

University of California, Berkeley 
 
 
 
 

#ucberkeley 
 
 
 
 

363,430 
 
 
 
 
 

6. 
 
 
 
 

Columbia University 
 
 
 
 

#columbiauniversity 
 
 
 
 

358,487 
 
 
 
 
 

7. 
 
 
 
 

Michigan State University 
 
 
 
 

#michiganstate 
 
 
 
 

331,291 
 
 
 
 
 

8. 
 
 
 
 

Trinity College 
 
 
 
 

#trinitycollege 
 
 
 
 

327,699 
 
 
 
 
 

9. 
 
 
 
 

University of Washington, Seattle 
 
 
 
 

#universityofwashington 
 
 
 
 

306,135 
 
 
 
 
 

10. 
 
 
 
 

University of Florida 
 
 
 
 

#universityofflorida 
 
 
 
 

280,722 
 
 
 
 
 

11. 
 
 
 
 

Georgia Institute of Technology 
 
 
 
 

#georgiatech 
 
 
 
 

276,473 
 
 
 
 
 

12. 
 
 
 
 

Cornell University 
 
 
 
 

#cornelluniversity 
 
 
 
 

270,575 
 
 
 
 
 

13. 
 
 
 
 

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor 
 
 
 
 

#universityofmichigan 
 
 
 
 

259,478 
 
 
 
 
 

14. 
 
 
 
 

Virginia Tech 
 
 
 
 

#virginiatech 
 
 
 
 

253,090 
 
 
 
 
 

15. 
 
 
 
 

Boston University 
 
 
 
 

#bostonuniversity 
 
 
 
 

245,203 
 
 
 
 
 

16. 
 
 
 
 

Brown University 
 
 
 
 

#brownuniversity 
 
 
 
 

242,671 
 
 
 
 
 

17. 
 
 
 
 

University of Wisconsin, Madison 
 
 
 
 

#uwmadison 
 
 
 
 

231,216 
 
 
 
 
 

18. 
 
 
 
 

Duke University 
 
 
 
 

#dukeuniversity 
 
 
 
 

228,162 
 
 
 
 
 

19. 
 
 
 
 

Syracuse University 
 
 
 
 

#syracuseuniversity 
 
 
 
 

207,186 
 
 
 
 
 

20. 
 
 
 
 

Princeton University 
 
 
 
 

#princetonuniversity 
 
 
 
 

207,072 
 
 
 
 
 

21. 
 
 
 
 

University of Pennsylvania 
 
 
 
 

#upenn 
 
 
 
 

198,997 
 
 
 
 
 

22. 
 
 
 
 

Purdue University 
 
 
 
 

#purdueuniversity 
 
 
 
 

186,613 
 
 
 
 
 

23. 
 
 
 
 

Stanford University 
 
 
 
 

#stanforduniversity 
 
 
 
 

184,497 
 
 
 
 
 

24. 
 
 
 
 

University of Texas, Austin 
 
 
 
 

#universityoftexas 
 
 
 
 

182,283 
 
 
 
 
 

25. 
 
 
 
 

Indiana University, Bloomington 
 
 
 
 

#indianauniversity 
 
 
 
 

180,953 
 
 
 
 
 

26. 
 
 
 
 

Boston College 
 
 
 
 

#bostoncollege 
 
 
 
 

169,194 
 
 
 
 
 

27. 
 
 
 
 

University of Utah 
 
 
 
 

#universityofutah 
 
 
 
 

161,940 
 
 
 
 
 

28. 
 
 
 
 

Rutgers University 
 
 
 
 

#rutgersuniversity 
 
 
 
 

159,087 
 
 
 
 
 

29. 
 
 
 
 

University of California, Irvine 
 
 
 
 

#ucirvine 
 
 
 
 

145,554 
 
 
 
 
 

30. 
 
 
 
 

University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign 
 
 
 
 

#universityofillinois 
 
 
 
 

144,706 
 
 
 
 
 

31. 
 
 
 
 

New York University 
 
 
 
 

#newyorkuniversity 
 
 
 
 

134,081 
 
 
 
 
 

32. 
 
 
 
 

Northeastern University 
 
 
 
 

#northeasternuniversity 
 
 
 
 

131,134 
 
 
 
 
 

33. 
 
 
 
 

University of Maryland, College Park 
 
 
 
 

#universityofmaryland 
 
 
 
 

129,210 
 
 
 
 
 

34. 
 
 
 
 

University of Georgia 
 
 
 
 

#universityofgeorgia 
 
 
 
 

128,578 
 
 
 
 
 

35. 
 
 
 
 

Rice University 
 
 
 
 

#riceuniversity 
 
 
 
 

123,827 
 
 
 
 
 

36. 
 
 
 
 

California State University, Fullerton 
 
 
 
 

#calstatefullerston 
 
 
 
 

123,325 
 
 
 
 
 

37. 
 
 
 
 

Clemson University 
 
 
 
 

#clemsonuniversity 
 
 
 
 

120,702 
 
 
 
 
 

38. 
 
 
 
 

University of Maryland, Baltimore County 
 
 
 
 

#umb 
 
 
 
 

116,322 
 
 
 
 
 

39. 
 
 
 
 

Florida State University 
 
 
 
 

#floridastateuniversity 
 
 
 
 

114,301 
 
 
 
 
 

40. 
 
 
 
 

University of Chicago 
 
 
 
 

#universityofchicago 
 
 
 
 

110,152 
 
 
 
 
 

41. 
 
 
 
 

California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo 
 
 
 
 

#calpolyslo 
 
 
 
 

108,558 
 
 
 
 
 

42. 
 
 
 
 

Ohio State University 
 
 
 
 

#ohiostateuniversity 
 
 
 
 

105,437 
 
 
 
 
 

43. 
 
 
 
 

University of California, Riverside 
 
 
 
 

#ucriverside 
 
 
 
 

103,648 
 
 
 
 
 

44. 
 
 
 
 

Georgetown University 
 
 
 
 

#georgetownuniversity 
 
 
 
 

94,089 
 
 
 
 
 

45. 
 
 
 
 

Northwestern University 
 
 
 
 

#northwesternuniversity 
 
 
 
 

90,002 
 
 
 
 
 

46. 
 
 
 
 

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities 
 
 
 
 

#universityofminnesota 
 
 
 
 

88,177 
 
 
 
 
 

47. 
 
 
 
 

University of Virginia 
 
 
 
 

#universityofvirginia 
 
 
 
 

87,552 
 
 
 
 
 

48. 
 
 
 
 

Emory University 
 
 
 
 

#emoryuniversity 
 
 
 
 

83,889 
 
 
 
 
 

49. 
 
 
 
 

Binghamton University, SUNY 
 
 
 
 

#binghamtonuniversity 
 
 
 
 

83,467 
 
 
 
 
 

50. 
 
 
 
 

University of Southern California 
 
 
 
 

#universityofsoutherncalifornia 
 
 
 
 

75,606