r/UIUC

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About r/UIUC

This subreddit is for anything related to UIUC. Students, alumni, faculty, staff, and community members are all welcome. Since there isn’t a major regional subreddit, this community also covers a lot of Champaign-Urbana topics. This subreddit is not sponsored, affiliated with, or endorsed by the University of Illinois or any other campus organization.

The community at a glance

r/UIUC is a Subreddit for Students with roughly 125K members. It has been around since 2008. It uses a forum format for communication.

Roughly 19K members have joined in the past year. Popular discussion topics include Sublease, Uiuc, and Spring. Product recommendations often mention course, restaurant, and laptop.

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Established 2008
125K Members

Community Topics

Community Features

Forum

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Subreddit Analysis

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Yearly: +19K members
Growth: +17.6% / year

Member growth over time

All time (yearly)

  • 2013: 3K members
  • 2014: 2K members
  • 2015: 2K members
  • 2016: 3K members
  • 2017: 5K members
  • 2018: 9K members
  • 2019: 11K members
  • 2020: 13K members
  • 2021: 10K members
  • 2023: 21K members
  • 2024: 14K members
  • 2025: 16K members
  • 2026: 11K members

Past year (monthly)

  • Jul: 743 members
  • Aug: 1K members
  • Sep: 737 members
  • Oct: 1K members
  • Nov: 2K members
  • Dec: 2K members
  • Jan: 1K members
  • Feb: 2K members
  • Mar: 2K members
  • Apr: 2K members
  • May: 2K members
  • Jun: 2K members

Topics

  • Sublease
    115 posts in the past month
    #1
    Sublease
    115
  • Uiuc
    56 posts in the past month
    #2
    Uiuc
    56
  • Spring
    50 posts in the past month
    #3
    Spring
    50
  • Roommate
    31 posts in the past month
    #4
    Roommate
    31
  • Hate
    26 posts in the past month
    #5
    Hate
    26

Flair

  • New Student Question
    39 posts in the past month
    1. How to make the most of the year
    2. Issue with High School Transcript
    3. Housing for Fall
    #1
    New Student Question
    How to make the most of the year · Issue with High School Transcript · Housing for Fall
    39
  • Academics
    31 posts in the past month
    1. Why is Illinois so selective now?
    2. Accountable Library Buddy
    3. How to get started in undergrad research
    #2
    Academics
    Why is Illinois so selective now? · Accountable Library Buddy · How to get started in undergrad research
    31
  • Other
    23 posts in the past month
    1. FIREFLIES FIREFLIES
    2. UIUC Mentioned Rah 🦅
    3. Parking Ticket
    #3
    Other
    FIREFLIES FIREFLIES · UIUC Mentioned Rah 🦅 · Parking Ticket
    23
  • Sales
    23 posts in the past month
    1. Breakfast Bentos
    2. Vegan Miso Ramen and Pork Belly Shoyu
    3. When is the free sale?
    #4
    Sales
    Breakfast Bentos · Vegan Miso Ramen and Pork Belly Shoyu · When is the free sale?
    23
  • Social
    15 posts in the past month
    1. How to date
    2. Does anyone remember C-Street??
    3. Singles Event - Champaign, IL - July 11 - 3 PM
    #5
    Social
    How to date · Does anyone remember C-Street?? · Singles Event - Champaign, IL - July 11 - 3 PM
    15

Product recommendations

  • course
    11 posts in the past month
    1. Any easy workload MACS/JOUR courses recommended?
    2. Oke guys I am in dire need of classes. Please recommend anything that is easy or interesting 🙏
    3. Recommended CS classes for Physics major
    #1
    course
    Any easy workload MACS/JOUR courses recommended? · Oke guys I am in dire need of classes. Please recommend anything that is easy or interesting 🙏 · Recommended CS classes for Physics major
    11
  • restaurant
    5 posts in the past month
    1. Looking for a poor quality yet expensive restaurant to recommend to an enemy.
    2. Asian restaurant recs
    3. Chambana food recs
    #2
    restaurant
    Looking for a poor quality yet expensive restaurant to recommend to an enemy. · Asian restaurant recs · Chambana food recs
    5
  • laptop
    4 posts in the past month
    1. What laptop/2-in-1 is recommended for Engineering?
    2. Laptop recs for engineering?
    3. CS laptop and TECH recs for UIUC
    #3
    laptop
    What laptop/2-in-1 is recommended for Engineering? · Laptop recs for engineering? · CS laptop and TECH recs for UIUC
    4
  • apartment
    4 posts in the past month
    1. Best apartments
    2. Apartment recs 4 ppl for $500 and under each?
    3. apartment recs??
    #4
    apartment
    Best apartments · Apartment recs 4 ppl for $500 and under each? · apartment recs??
    4
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Frequently asked questions

Who is r/UIUC for?
Best for Students enthusiasts looking for a Reddit-based community with forum discussion.
Is r/UIUC 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/UIUC have?
Roughly 125K members, based on figures reported by the community or its host. Member counts are approximate and change over time.
What platform is r/UIUC on?
r/UIUC 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/UIUC cover?
On the Hive Index, r/UIUC is organized under Students.
How do I join r/UIUC?
You can join r/UIUC 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.
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