About r/EngineeringStudents
This is a place for engineering students of any discipline to discuss study methods, get homework help, get job search advice, and find a compassionate ear when you get a 40% on your midterm after studying all night.
The community at a glance
r/EngineeringStudents is a Subreddit for Students with roughly 1.0M members. It has been around since 2011. It uses a forum format for communication. It is the 6th largest community in the Students topic page.
Roughly 75K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Engineering, Struggling, and Student. Common discussion themes are Advice Requests and Pain & Anger. Product recommendations often mention laptop.
Community Topics
Community Features
This community has a forum
Subreddit Analysis
via GummySearchMember growth over time
All time (yearly)
- 2013: 12K members
- 2014: 12K members
- 2015: 12K members
- 2016: 16K members
- 2017: 32K members
- 2018: 70K members
- 2019: 62K members
- 2020: 106K members
- 2023: 434K members
- 2024: 53K members
- 2025: 141K members
- 2026: 63K members
Past year (monthly)
- Dec: 7K members
- Jan: 7K members
- Feb: 7K members
- Mar: 6K members
- Apr: 6K members
- May: 7K members
- Jun: 7K members
- Jul: 6K members
- Aug: 6K members
- Sep: 5K members
- Oct: 5K members
- Nov: 2K members
Themes
- Advice Requests12 posts in the past month
- Second Semester Courses
- Landed the job before graduating how do I stick the landing?
- How beneficial is grad school for EE?
#112Advice RequestsSecond Semester Courses · Landed the job before graduating how do I stick the landing? · How beneficial is grad school for EE? - Pain & Anger5 posts in the past month
- Engineering making me super depressed
- The hypercompetitiveness of this field makes my head hurt
- I don't know how to keep doing this
#25Pain & AngerEngineering making me super depressed · The hypercompetitiveness of this field makes my head hurt · I don't know how to keep doing this - Solution Requests1 post in the past month
- autocad dimension question
#31Solution Requestsautocad dimension question
Topics
- Engineering18 posts in the past month
- Engineering Projects W/out AI
#118EngineeringEngineering Projects W/out AI - Struggling10 posts in the past month#210Struggling
- Student6 posts in the past month#36Student
- Study6 posts in the past month#46Study
- Looking For A Job5 posts in the past month#55Looking For A Job
Flair
- Academic Advice29 posts in the past month
- Second Semester Courses
- Taking Statics, Diff Equations, Linear Algebra, & Uni Physics 2 in one semester?
- Thinking about studying Computer Science. What is it really like?
#129Academic AdviceSecond Semester Courses · Taking Statics, Diff Equations, Linear Algebra, & Uni Physics 2 in one semester? · Thinking about studying Computer Science. What is it really like? - Rant/Vent11 posts in the past month
- How do i tell my parents that im failing my engineering courses and badly
- overwhelmed, totally in over my head, cooked, over, dying
- Engineering making me super depressed
#211Rant/VentHow do i tell my parents that im failing my engineering courses and badly · overwhelmed, totally in over my head, cooked, over, dying · Engineering making me super depressed - Discussion10 posts in the past month
- Why are American/western textbooks so big?
- Anyone else get reoccuring nightmares about engineering school?
- Bored need hobby recommendations
#310DiscussionWhy are American/western textbooks so big? · Anyone else get reoccuring nightmares about engineering school? · Bored need hobby recommendations - Career Advice6 posts in the past month
- Landed the job before graduating how do I stick the landing?
- What is the easiest type of intership to get?
- Mechanical Engineering student aspiring to become a Propulsion Engineer. Looking for guidance from experienced engineers.
#46Career AdviceLanded the job before graduating how do I stick the landing? · What is the easiest type of intership to get? · Mechanical Engineering student aspiring to become a Propulsion Engineer. Looking for guidance from experienced engineers. - Major Choice3 posts in the past month
- Am I shooting myself in the foot going for a B.S. in just general “Engineering”?
- Is it rlly bad I didn't take pre cal or calc and im a senior applying for mech engineering?
- Freshman ME, seriously considering switching to EE
#53Major ChoiceAm I shooting myself in the foot going for a B.S. in just general “Engineering”? · Is it rlly bad I didn't take pre cal or calc and im a senior applying for mech engineering? · Freshman ME, seriously considering switching to EE
Product recommendations
- laptop8 posts in the past month
- URGENT: BEST LAPTOP FOR BME MAJOR
- Best laptops
- best laptop for mechEng or maybe industrial student?
#18laptopURGENT: BEST LAPTOP FOR BME MAJOR · Best laptops · best laptop for mechEng or maybe industrial student?
Community Reviews
Frequently asked questions
- Who is r/EngineeringStudents for?
- Best for Students enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
- Is r/EngineeringStudents free to join?
- This listing is not marked as paid-only. Access rules and any fees are decided by the community.
- How many members does r/EngineeringStudents have?
- Roughly 1.0M members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
- What platform is r/EngineeringStudents on?
- r/EngineeringStudents runs on Reddit. Reddit communities (or "subreddits") are forum-based groups on the popular social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website Reddit. Reddit is commonly known as "the front page of the internet". Users submit content to the site such as links, text posts, and images, which are then voted up or down and discussed by other members. From investing Reddit communities, to professional ones, to ones just for laughs, you're likely to find a community for you on Reddit.
- What topics does r/EngineeringStudents cover?
- On the Hive Index, r/EngineeringStudents is organized under Students.
- How do I join r/EngineeringStudents?
- You can join r/EngineeringStudents by clicking this link, or pressing the "Go to community" button above.
- What are the Students communities like?
- Communities for students at high school, university, and graduate level, covering study skills, campus life, career prep, and mental health. Discord hosts massive study communities with focus rooms and accountability systems, while Reddit has subreddits for specific schools, programs, and academic disciplines.
Added 10/21/2021
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- Visitors /mo (-9%)
- 1
- Referrals /mo
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