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Averages 54 posts/day, top 5% activity. Most active Mondays around 3 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (88%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
54 22%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
9 28%
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 7%
Activity Rank #2,248 by posts/day among 92,303 tracked SFW subreddits as of Aug 2026 (Top 5%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#2,248 807
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.
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.
36%

r/UCSD 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 (37 chars)
Peak Day Tuesday

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
74%
10–99
22%
100–999
4%
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. 53%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 4
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 482

r/UCSD Most Active Times

Peak posting by day and hour (UTC)

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Most Active by Day

Sun 9 PM
Mon 3 PM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 2 PM
Thu 5 PM
Fri 7 PM
Sat 12 AM

r/UCSD Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Question1.2K (70.1%)3
General267 (16.1%)15
Discussion91 (5.5%)12
Rant/Complaint69 (4.2%)43
News19 (1.1%)81
Event15 (0.9%)4
Meetup14 (0.8%)3
Image9 (0.5%)131
Lost and Found6 (0.4%)2
Meme6 (0.4%)105

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

88%text posts

r/UCSD Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
ucsd
143 (8.6%)
2111
tss
140 (8.4%)
193
classes
101 (6.1%)
75
first
82 (4.9%)
35
pass
73 (4.4%)
24
class
67 (4.0%)
63
math
66 (4.0%)
25
incoming
65 (3.9%)
77
anyone
57 (3.4%)
43
chem
56 (3.4%)
24

r/UCSD Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

Its posts are text, images, or discussion rather than outbound links.

r/UCSD Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/UCSD Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/UCSD FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/UCSD is most active on Mondays around 3 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 54 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 9 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/UCSD get most?

On r/UCSD, most posts are text posts (88%)