r/UTAustin is a subreddit with 110k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses looking for, housing, ut, roommate, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review ice cream, donut, and phone service.
The University of Texas at Austin
Popular Themes in r/UTAustin
#1
Advice Requests
: "What should you do right after graduating before student account access, university email, and Canvas are shut down?"
15 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Has anyone had uncomfortable experiences at Texas One Stop?"
4 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Does anyone here use the BetterCampus (use to be called BetterCanvas) extension for their canvas assignments and stuff?"
2 posts
#4
Money Talk
: "best odd jobs/side hustles to make extra cash?"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Are there job opportunities for freshman?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/UTAustin
#1
Looking For
50 posts
#2
Housing
: "How fast Jester West Housing fills out?"
47 posts
#3
Ut
: "a Ut registration plus developer has fallen into the river in littlefield fountain"
42 posts
#4
Roommate
41 posts
#5
Struggling
36 posts
#6
Summer
: "Meeting people in the Summer"
30 posts
#7
Classes
: "Can you use metro bus if you aren’t taking Classes?"
28 posts
#8
Parking
: "Odds I get a Parking ticket in the summer?"
17 posts
#9
Worst
15 posts
#10
Hate
12 posts
Products Discussed in r/UTAustin
Ice Cream
34 reviews
#1
Jeni's
5.0★ from 9 reviews
#2
Amy's
4.0★ from 5 reviews
#3
Jeni’s Splendid Ice Cream
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Donut
24 reviews
#1
SH Do-Nuts
5.0★ from 5 reviews
#2
Combo Donuts
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Round Rock Donuts
4.0★ from 2 reviews
Phone Service
5 reviews
#1
Cricket
4.0★ from 1 review
#2
Mint Mobile
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
AT&T
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/UTAustin
#1
Question
: "They took away my COLA Highest honors"
113 posts
#2
Discussion
: "Accepted as a Computer Science (CS) major into UT Austin"
33 posts
#3
Photo
: "Some Photos Around Campus"
19 posts
#4
News
: "TxDOT is forcing Austin to get rid of the big “TEXAS” street art of Guad"
12 posts
#5
Meme
: "Yo thanks UT 🙏"
8 posts
#6
Other
: "Firefly spotted on wampus (west campus) by cabo bobs"
6 posts
#7
Events
: "Class of 2026 ceremony."
5 posts
#8
Announcement
: "Breaking news: They patched up the beloved wobbly sidewalk tile by 24th and Rio Grande street"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/UTAustin
Yearly
+13k members(13.9%)
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Last updated: June 10, 2026