A national travel survey reveals that Jackson State University is the most “Instagrammed” location in Mississippi, topping other universities and entities in the Magnolia state.
Comparatively, the Grand Canyon rakes in the highest numbers for Arizona; Disneyland for California; South Beach for Florida; Wrigley Field for Illinois; Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana; the Vegas Strip in Nevada; the Empire State Building in New York; Myrtle Beach in South Carolina; and Dollywood in Tennessee.
“Our students deserve a lot of credit for this distinction,” said Spencer McClenty, JSU social media director. “But also, in our state, JSU is not only a top-choice university, but it is a popular destination for visitors because of the many events and activities that take place on our campus. For that reason and several others, we attract numerous visitors from across the state who, while they’re here, document their visit to JSU through Instagram and their other social media profiles.”
According to the Clarion Ledger, Busbud reports that its methodology involves using the location type and name of popular locations on TripAdvisor throughout the United States and Canada. As well, the company examined which locations produced the most hashtags for Instagram posts and ranked them in every state, province and territory.
Besides JSU, Kansas State University was the only other university to make the list.