r/UIUC is a subreddit with 127k 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 sales, other, social, new student question, and academics.
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
Sales
: "I need these books gone by Thursday, free if you can take most/all of them otherwise $5."
42 posts
#2
Other
: "Smile removed my items from my room before I moved out and won’t return them, what do I do?"
28 posts
#3
Social
: "Baking bread every week until I finish my PhD week 91"
22 posts
#4
New Student Question
: "UIUC grad student"
21 posts
#5
Academics
: "Course no longer being offered?"
21 posts
#6
Chambana Questions
: "Flock AI and Data Centers"
13 posts
#7
Shitpost
: "[Rant] [Serious] I cannot stay silent about how the university is treating my girlfriend."
8 posts
#8
Prospective Students
: "Advice you would give to your younger self in high school for university related stuff?"
6 posts
#9
News
: "On the cusp of fame"
5 posts
#10
PSA
: "Periodic PSA inspired by seeing the sales posts: don't forget about the University YMCA's annual Dump & Run."
4 posts
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Yearly
+20k members(18.4%)
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Last updated: July 31, 2026