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Averages 27 posts/day, top 10% activity. Most active Wednesdays around 10 AM UTC. Mostly text posts (83%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
27 19%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
23 35%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
8 4%
Activity Rank #5,280 by posts/day among 90,883 tracked SFW subreddits as of Sep 2026 (Top 10%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#5,280 1,112
Top 10%
Posts w/ Links The percentage of posts that link off-site. This counts true link posts plus text posts with a URL in the body. Image and video posts are not counted.
6%
Low-Reply Rate Share of posts with 0 or 1 comment. A single comment is often an automated mod reply rather than real community discussion.
27%

r/Purdue Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

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Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (38 chars)
Peak Day Wednesday

Upvote Distribution

How upvoted posts perform Only posts with 2+ upvotes. The bands below show how those posts are spread by upvote count.

2–9
43%
10–99
43%
100–999
14%
1K+
0%
Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 47%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 14
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 690

r/Purdue Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 4 PM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 11 AM
Wed 10 AM
Thu 11 AM
Fri 10 AM
Sat 10 PM

r/Purdue Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question❓286 (34.9%)5
Academics✏️208 (25.4%)7
Other49 (6.0%)14
Rant/Vent💚39 (4.8%)66
Res Halls & Dining✏️37 (4.5%)14
Sports📰25 (3.0%)58
Gritpost 💯22 (2.7%)123
Lost/Found📰22 (2.7%)6
Meme💯22 (2.7%)84
PSA📰19 (2.3%)41

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

83%text posts

r/Purdue Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
purdue
101 (12.3%)
2711
anyone
33 (4.0%)
76
exam
25 (3.0%)
56
campus
25 (3.0%)
6015
looking
21 (2.6%)
56
student
20 (2.4%)
1410
students
20 (2.4%)
129
help
19 (2.3%)
78
ece
17 (2.1%)
117
study
16 (1.9%)
108

r/Purdue Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
purdueexponent.org464
youtube.com313

r/Purdue Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/Purdue Audience Overlap

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r/Purdue FAQ

What's the best time to post on r/Purdue?

Based on posting volume, r/Purdue is most active on Wednesdays around 10 AM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/Purdue?

r/Purdue averages 27 posts per day and ranks in the top 10% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/Purdue get?

Posts on r/Purdue average about 23 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/Purdue get most?

On r/Purdue, most posts are text posts (83%)