/r/uichicago/

r/uichicago

34k members
r/uichicago is a subreddit with 34k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses uic, roommate, summer, housing, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review boba tea.
A subreddit for all things related to the University of Illinois Chicago. This subreddit is not officially endorsed by UIC or any affiliated group.

Popular Themes in r/uichicago

#1
Pain & Anger
: "My pants and underwear just got pulled down on the gyms treadmill. I’m so embarrassed, I’m never using the UIC gym again."
10 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "Bad Mental Health During Finals Week"
7 posts
#3
Opportunities
: "What's the one thing you'd fix about UIC if you had the power to change it tomorrow?"
2 posts
#4
Self-Promotion
: "Adaptive van fundraising"
1 post

Popular Topics in r/uichicago

#1

Uic

: "My pants and underwear just got pulled down on the gyms treadmill. I’m so embarrassed, I’m never using the Uic gym again."
48 posts
#2

Roommate

: "Seeking New Roommate, 2 Min Walk to UIC East Campus, in Little Italy"
36 posts
#3

Summer

: "Staying at UIC for the Summer"
27 posts
#4

Housing

: "Update on Star Destroyer Art"
27 posts
#5

Struggling

25 posts
#6

Sublease

24 posts
#7

Looking

23 posts
#8

Strike

: "final in 7 hours and still haven't gotten that 'due to the Strike...' email yet"
16 posts
#9

Hate

15 posts
#10

Graduation

: "Selling Graduation tickets is no longer allowed. AI slop and for-profit advertising are also banned."
15 posts

Products Discussed in r/uichicago

Boba Tea

1 review
#1
Kurimu
5.0 from 1 review

Flair Used in r/uichicago

#1
Question
: "What are the school's main priority?"
61 posts
#2
Meme
: "Uic if TA were paid and chancellors aren't earning more than half a mill salary"
17 posts
#3
Discussion
: "The university doesn’t care about its students."
17 posts
#4
Image
: "Bird in the library"
7 posts
#5
News
: "I’ll miss you Jim’s"
4 posts
#6
Video
: "The protests are on!"
2 posts
#7
Other
: "I think I saw someone masturbating at the library"
2 posts
#8
Literally 1984
: "Selling graduation tickets is no longer allowed. AI slop and for-profit advertising are also banned."
1 post

Member Growth in r/uichicago

Yearly
+11k members(45.9%)

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Last updated: June 8, 2026