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UC Santa Barbara

This is a friendly place for news, questions, and discussions for the people of UCSB and Isla Vista, including prospective, current, and former students, faculty and staff, and other people who live or work here.

46k subscribers428 posts / mo in Sep 2026290 authors / mosince 2011

r/UCSantaBarbara has 46k members (+7.7% over the last 12 months). It gets about 428 posts a month from 290 people. Top topics: UC System Discussions, California Universities and Student Housing.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+7.7%in 12 months · +1.6% in 3 months · +0.3% in 1 month
Oct 202646k
Growing46k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

−33%vs Sep 2025 · −31% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 2026428
QuieterPeaked at 1.9k in Sep 2021
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. UC System Discussions2.8%
  2. California Universities2.0%
  3. Student Housing1.2%
  4. Campus Housing1.0%
  5. Grading Curves & Finals1.0%

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