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Yale University

A subreddit for Yale students, alumni, faculty, and staff. Prospective students and community members are also welcome!

25k subscribers99 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)90 authors / mosince 2010

r/yale has 25k members (+20% over the last 12 months). It gets about 99 posts a month from 90 people. Top topics: Yale Admissions & Interviews, Stanford vs Other Top Universities and Graduate Student Housing.

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+20%in 12 months · +3.2% in 3 months · +0.9% in 1 month
Oct 202625k
Growing25k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
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Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+18%vs Sep 2025 · −1.0% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 202699
BusierPeaked at 274 in Apr 2025
Sep 2026: incl. ~1% by known botsData through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

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Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Yale Admissions & Interviews12%
  2. Stanford vs Other Top Universities4.3%
  3. Graduate Student Housing1.2%
  4. Moving to Connecticut0.9%
  5. Transfer Students & Colleges0.9%

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