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The subreddit for a university in Boston. Well, not in Boston, but nearby. No, not Tufts.

61k subscribers162 posts / mo in Sep 2026131 authors / mosince 2008

r/Harvard has 61k members (+16% over the last 12 months). It gets about 162 posts a month from 131 people. Top topics: Harvard Waitlist & Admits, Harvard & Education News and Stanford vs Other Top Universities.

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Size and growth

How r/Harvard has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+16%in 12 months · +2.8% in 3 months · +0.5% in 1 month
Oct 202661k
Growing61k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−37%vs Sep 2025 · −24% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026162
QuieterPeaked at 626 in May 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/Harvard

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Harvard Waitlist & Admits9.5%
  2. Harvard & Education News9.1%
  3. Stanford vs Other Top Universities1.8%
  4. Computer Science Courses1.8%
  5. Freshman Dorms/Housing1.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. CBS News
  2. Harvard Business School
  3. wsj
  4. World Socialist Web Site
  5. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research