r/columbia is a subreddit with 54k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and self-promotion, and the community frequently discusses looking for a roommate, struggling, looking for a sublet, columbia, and summer sublet, and they frequently recommend/review health insurance, food truck, and books.
The unofficial subreddit of Columbia University and the Morningside Heights community in New York, NY.
Popular Themes in r/columbia
#1
Advice Requests
: "Struggling to make friends"
4 posts
#2
Self-Promotion
: "Got scammed buying a frat ticket, so I built a student-only resale site :)"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/columbia
#1
Looking For A Roommate
9 posts
#2
Struggling
8 posts
#3
Looking For A Sublet
7 posts
#4
Columbia
6 posts
#5
Summer Sublet
5 posts
#6
College
4 posts
#7
Hate
3 posts
#8
Looking For A Summer Sublease
3 posts
#9
Sublease
3 posts
#10
Worst
2 posts
Products Discussed in r/columbia
Health Insurance
6 reviews
#1
Essential Plan
4.5★ from 4 reviews
#2
New York State of Health
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Simpler Health
4.0★ from 1 review
Food Truck
3 reviews
#1
Hotpot Food Truck
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Hooda Halal
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Mexican Food Truck
5.0★ from 1 review
Books
1 review
#1
Clio
5.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/columbia
#1
columbia is hard
: ""Operating Systems isn't such a hard class""
4 posts
#2
housing
: "Columbia Residential housing move out"
4 posts
#3
nyc
: "Struggling to make friends"
4 posts
#4
advising
: "Columbia CPT Policy？"
4 posts
#5
alumni
: "[10/24/2026] Thank you to the student that helped me & my parents get in to campus"
3 posts
#6
campus tips
: "How to make friends lol"
3 posts
#7
sports
: "Running NYC Marathon and Getting to Transpo w/1 Closure?"
3 posts
#8
hard things are hard
: "Broke college student"
2 posts
#9
academic tips
: "Is APMA E4901 (Junior Seminar in Applied Math) only offered in the Fall?"
2 posts
#10
sus
: "Settlement claim for 2025 data breach?!"
1 post
Member Growth in r/columbia
Yearly
+6k members(11.8%)
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Last updated: October 28, 2026