r/stanford is a subreddit with 49k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and money talk, and the community frequently discusses stanford, housing, summer, looking for a, and startup, and they frequently recommend/review restaurants, cell carrier, and groceries.
A subreddit for current students and alums to talk about Stanford stuff.
Popular Themes in r/stanford
#1
Advice Requests
: "Any reason not to accept my offer? (EE PhD)"
9 posts
#2
Money Talk
: "harvard full-ride vs. stanford full-ride (pre-med)"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "How in the fuck am I supposed to find a job"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "I got frustrated with the SUpost search UI for summer listings, so I built a better search layer for it"
1 post
#5
Opportunities
: "Public list of 1500+ Startups that just raised money and are about to hire"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/stanford
#1
Stanford
: "Court Rules Li Rui Collection to Remain at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University"
149 posts
#2
Housing
: "Roommates for Graduate Housing? (Am Male; Male Preferred)"
34 posts
#3
Summer
: "EVGR Summer Housing at Stanford"
24 posts
#4
Looking For A
23 posts
#5
Startup
: "Postdoc + Startup?"
18 posts
#6
Struggling
15 posts
#7
Cs
: "Hi r/stanford! Join us on Thursday, March 26, for an AMA with Stanford Cs Professor Sahami. We'd love to chat about computer science, AI, Python, and tons more :)"
14 posts
#8
Phd
: "Any reason not to accept my offer? (EE Phd)"
12 posts
#9
Sublease
11 posts
#10
Tour
11 posts
Products Discussed in r/stanford
Restaurants
8 reviews
#1
Pizzeria Delfina
5.0★ from 1 review
#2
Ettan
5.0★ from 1 review
#3
Vina Enoteca
5.0★ from 1 review
Cell Carrier
7 reviews
#1
AT&T
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#2
Verizon
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Virgin Mobile
4.0★ from 1 review
Groceries
4 reviews
#1
Trader Joe's
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Instacart
4.0★ from 1 review
#3
Safeway
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/stanford
#1
Housing Question
: "Unwanted Guest Policy"
22 posts
#2
Athletics
: "Stanford College Football Alum Tragically Dies aged 35"
4 posts
Member Growth in r/stanford
Yearly
+5k members(11.0%)
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Last updated: June 8, 2026