r/UIUC is a subreddit with 130k members. The community frequently discusses sublease, uiuc, spring, roommate, and hate, and they frequently recommend/review boba places, book, and thai food, and the most common flair used is other, social, academics, ongoing events, and shitpost.
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.
Popular Topics in r/UIUC
#1
Sublease
115 posts
#2
Uiuc
56 posts
#3
Spring
50 posts
#4
Roommate
31 posts
#5
Hate
26 posts
#6
Looking
24 posts
#7
Lookingfor
23 posts
#8
Struggling
22 posts
#9
Worst
18 posts
#10
Cs
16 posts
Products Discussed in r/UIUC
Boba Places
30 reviews
#1
La Tea
4.6★ from 8 reviews
#2
Kung Fu Tea
4.6★ from 7 reviews
#3
Happy Lemon
3.7★ from 3 reviews
Book
10 reviews
#1
I'm Glad My Mom Died
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Things Fall Apart
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Old Man's War
5.0★ from 1 review
Thai Food
10 reviews
#1
Thara Thai
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Sushi Siam
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Basil Thai
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/UIUC
#1
Other
: "I was a UIUC student on 9/11. Here's what I remember."
40 posts
#2
Social
: "Apparently there’s a UIUC professor whose office hours get so packed students stay for 3–4 hours just to talk"
38 posts
#3
Academics
: "ME200"
18 posts
#4
Ongoing Events
: "apparently Octave guy's post got taken down again"
17 posts
#5
Shitpost
: "How to deal with annoying Christian’s on campus?"
15 posts
#6
New Student Question
: "What’s with all of the water fountains being at knee height???"
11 posts
#7
Work Related
: "ece senior with no job prospects. feel like i’m drowning"
10 posts
#8
Sales
: "Piano Tuning Service"
10 posts
#9
Sports
: "Club America game"
8 posts
#10
News
: "archieve(ongoing) my experience with Octave"
6 posts
Member Growth in r/UIUC
Yearly
+21k members(19.4%)
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Last updated: September 13, 2026