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Averages 7 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Mondays around 7 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (92%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
7 25%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
4 44%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
4 4%
Activity Rank #18,986 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#18,986 3,218
Top 25%
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.
44%

r/uchicago Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes051015200102030Aug 1Aug 8Aug 15Aug 22Aug 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (37 chars)
Peak Day Thursday

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
78%
10–99
22%
100–999
0%
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. 43%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 5
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 98

r/uchicago Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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#1 Top 3 activity windows

Most Active by Day

Sun 3 AM
Mon 7 PM
Tue 12 PM
Wed 1 PM
Thu 12 AM
Fri 3 PM
Sat 2 PM

r/uchicago Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Discussion111 (50.9%)6
Classes46 (21.1%)2
Hyde Park32 (14.7%)3
Admissions / Prospective Student21 (9.6%)1
News8 (3.7%)1

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

92%text posts

r/uchicago Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
uchicago
21 (9.6%)
24
year
13 (5.9%)
23
math
13 (5.9%)
14
looking
11 (5.0%)
21
housing
11 (5.0%)
54
campus
11 (5.0%)
108
house
10 (4.5%)
26
dorm
10 (4.5%)
410

r/uchicago Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
academia.edu30

r/uchicago Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/uchicago Audience Overlap

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r/uchicago FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/uchicago is most active on Mondays around 7 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/uchicago?

r/uchicago averages 7 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/uchicago get?

Posts on r/uchicago average about 4 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/uchicago get most?

On r/uchicago, most posts are text posts (92%)