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Averages 52 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Tuesdays around 6 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (87%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
52 18%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
14 27%
Avg Comments Mean number of comments per post this month. Arrow is change vs the prior month when that month’s data is available.
5 3%
Activity Rank #2,488 by posts/day among 91,563 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jun 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#2,488 620
Top 5%
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.
5%
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.
45%

r/UCSD Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0123401234
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (35 chars)
Peak Day Friday

Upvote Distribution

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

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67%
10–99
27%
100–999
6%
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. 54%
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. 642

r/UCSD Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 9 PM
Mon 3 PM
Tue 6 PM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 2 AM
Fri 6 PM
Sat 5 PM

r/UCSD Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question819 (52.8%)4
General439 (28.3%)18
Discussion109 (7.0%)16
Rant/Complaint54 (3.5%)40
Image35 (2.3%)98
Meetup30 (1.9%)7
Lost and Found16 (1.0%)9
Event16 (1.0%)6
News16 (1.0%)26
Meme10 (0.6%)85

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

87%text posts

r/UCSD Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
summer
151 (9.7%)
33
ucsd
130 (8.4%)
2210
anyone
77 (5.0%)
95
housing
74 (4.8%)
53
final
64 (4.1%)
175
looking
61 (3.9%)
21
campus
61 (3.9%)
164
math
50 (3.2%)
127
help
49 (3.2%)
55
session
40 (2.6%)
33

r/UCSD Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

Domain Links Upvotes
youtu.be31

r/UCSD Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/UCSD Audience Overlap

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r/UCSD FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/UCSD is most active on Tuesdays around 6 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/UCSD?

r/UCSD averages 52 posts per day and ranks in the top 5% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/UCSD get?

Posts on r/UCSD average about 14 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/UCSD get most?

On r/UCSD, most posts are text posts (87%)