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r/vcu

Averages 7 posts/day, top 25% activity. Most active Thursdays around 1 PM UTC. Mostly text posts (85%).

Posts / Day Average posts per day this month. Arrow is change vs the prior calendar month.
7 64%
Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post this month (upvotes minus downvotes). Arrow is change vs the prior month.
4 18%
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 #18,759 by posts/day among 92,652 tracked SFW subreddits as of Jul 2026 (Top 25%). Arrow is spots gained or lost vs the prior month.
#18,759 7,157
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.
9%
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/vcu Traffic & Engagement

Volume and engagement over time

Posts/DayAvg Upvotes0510152025051015Jul 1Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22Jul 29
Posts/Day Avg Upvotes Mean net upvotes per post in this bucket.

Post Format

Top Post Type Text
Typical Title Length Short (34 chars)
Peak Day Monday

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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Posts that get upvoted Share of posts that received at least one upvote (2+ net upvotes). Most posts at 1 upvote are excluded. 57%
Median upvoted post Median upvotes among posts that received upvotes. Differs from Avg Upvotes in the snapshot, which includes every post. 3
Top post Highest upvote count on a single post this month. 105

r/vcu Most Active Times

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Most Active by Day

Sun 2 PM
Mon 1 PM
Tue 5 PM
Wed 12 PM
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Fri 4 PM
Sat 9 AM

r/vcu Flair Performance

Upvotes and volume by flair

This subreddit doesn't use post flairs.

No flaired posts were found in this month's data.

Post Type Breakdown

Share by text, image, or link

85%text posts

r/vcu Trending Keywords

Ranked by how often they appear

KeywordMentions ▼UpvotesComments
vcu
26 (11.7%)
66
housing
23 (10.4%)
45
looking
17 (7.7%)
21
question
15 (6.8%)
34
student
10 (4.5%)
54

r/vcu Mentioned Domains

Most linked sites

This community doesn't link off-site.

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

r/vcu Top Posts

Highest-performing posts

VCU should have a mandatory class called - How To Cross The Road.

105 upvotes 30 comments image Jul 6

Do not rent from Pete/Ernest Bush (Richmond, VA)

49 upvotes 11 comments image Jul 9

Fall Semester

35 upvotes 19 comments text Jul 26

waitlist full

31 upvotes 8 comments image Jul 16

DO NOT LIVE AT 1200 West Marshall Street Student Housing

30 upvotes 1 comments text Jul 25

UPDATE: Misleading justification for 2026-2027 tuition increase

26 upvotes 0 comments text Jul 29

Paying for college

22 upvotes 39 comments text Jul 19

Advice for New Rams

21 upvotes 4 comments text Jul 11

go rams

21 upvotes 0 comments image Jul 21

friends?

15 upvotes 5 comments image Jul 16

r/vcu Audience Overlap

Overlapping audiences

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r/rva 60 posts/day
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22% overlap

r/vcu FAQ

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

Based on posting volume, r/vcu is most active on Thursdays around 1 PM UTC. That window has the most community activity, but busier hours also mean more competition for attention.

How active is r/vcu?

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

How many upvotes do posts on r/vcu get?

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

What kind of posts does r/vcu get most?

On r/vcu, most posts are text posts (85%)