r/GradSchool↗
Discussion forum for current, past, and future students of any discipline completing post-graduate studies - taught or research.
948k subscribers979 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)838 authors / mosince 2009
r/GradSchool has 948k members (+3.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 979 posts a month from 838 people. Top topics: Grad School Mental Health, PhD Burnout & Work-Life Balance and PhD Challenges & Support.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Grad School Mental Health6.3%
- PhD Burnout & Work-Life Balance4.3%
- PhD Challenges & Support3.7%
- PhD Finances & Life2.9%
- Writing Challenges2.9%
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- Qualtrics
- Doi
- Substack
- American Psychological Association
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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