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Averages 13 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Mondays around 5 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (80%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
13 23%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
5 75%
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 #11,311 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.
#11,311 2,183
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.
42%

r/UWMadison 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 (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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75%
10–99
23%
100–999
2%
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. 32%
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. 167

r/UWMadison Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 12 PM
Mon 5 PM
Tue 1 PM
Wed 5 PM
Thu 12 AM
Fri 8 PM
Sat 3 PM

r/UWMadison Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

Flair Posts Upvotes
Academics133 (32.4%)3
Housing80 (19.5%)6
Other72 (17.5%)6
Future Badger50 (12.2%)4
Social48 (11.7%)5
Rant/Vent13 (3.2%)11
Badger Sports8 (1.9%)1
Lost and Found7 (1.7%)3

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

80%text posts

r/UWMadison Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
schedule
34 (8.3%)
15
madison
23 (5.6%)
168
looking
20 (4.8%)
11
student
19 (4.6%)
63
freshman
17 (4.1%)
28
anyone
14 (3.4%)
83
campus
12 (2.9%)
411
housing
12 (2.9%)
24
math
11 (2.7%)
13
help
11 (2.7%)
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r/UWMadison Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/UWMadison Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

r/UWMadison Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

r/UWMadison FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/UWMadison is most active on Mondays around 5 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/UWMadison?

r/UWMadison averages 13 posts per day and ranks in the top 25% for activity among tracked SFW subreddits.

How many upvotes do posts on r/UWMadison get?

Posts on r/UWMadison average about 5 upvotes this month (net score per post).

What kind of posts does r/UWMadison get most?

On r/UWMadison, most posts are text posts (80%)