r/ApplyingToCollege peaks Fridays 3am-5am UTC
r/ApplyingToCollege was created on August 02, 2013, making it 12 years and 10 months old and one of the older subreddits on Reddit. With 1,323,557 members, this is a large and well-established subreddit with significant reach and influence on Reddit.
r/ApplyingToCollege is steadily growing, with 7,015 new members in the last 30 days.
r/ApplyingToCollege shows typical engagement for a community of this scale, with an average of 38.6 upvotes per post across its 1,323,557 members. The community is highly discussion-oriented, with a comment-to-upvote ratio of 0.75. To reach the Hot section of r/ApplyingToCollege, posts typically need at least 1 upvotes, reflecting the community's activity level.
Posts on r/ApplyingToCollege receive an average of 28.8 comments, indicating a highly engaged community where members actively participate in conversations rather than passively consuming content. This level of discussion is characteristic of communities that value dialogue and diverse perspectives.
Based on an analysis of 100 top posts from the past week, Friday is the most active day with 19 posts reaching the top, while Saturday sees the least activity with 6 posts. Weekday activity is higher than weekends, suggesting a more professionally-oriented community.
The peak posting hours are around 3am UTC (8 posts), 1am UTC (8 posts), and 2am UTC (7 posts). The quietest hours are 8am UTC, 4am UTC, and 12pm UTC, with only 2-1 posts each reaching the top during these times.
Weekly breakdown: Monday (13), Tuesday (9), Wednesday (17), Thursday (19), Friday (19), Saturday (6), Sunday (17) posts reaching the top.
r/ApplyingToCollege currently has 1,323,557 subscribers. Over the past 30 days, the community has grown by 7,015 members (0.53%), averaging 226 new subscribers per day. This growth rate places r/ApplyingToCollege in the top 7% of all tracked subreddits.
Over the past 90 days, r/ApplyingToCollege has gained 23,462 subscribers (1.8%). Since tracking began 668 days ago, the community has added 217,744 total subscribers. Growth has been accelerating recently compared to the longer-term trend.
r/ApplyingToCollege is steadily growing, with 7,015 new members in the last 30 days.
r/ApplyingToCollege has 1,323,557 subscribers as of June 2026.
The best time to post on r/ApplyingToCollege is Fridays 3am-5am UTC, based on analysis of top-performing posts from the past week.
r/ApplyingToCollege is steadily growing, with 7,015 new members in the last 30 days.
r/ApplyingToCollege was created on August 02, 2013, making it 12 years old.
Posts on r/ApplyingToCollege typically need at least 1 upvotes to reach the Hot section.
r/ApplyingToCollege is a Reddit community with 1,323,557 subscribers. The community describes itself as: "r/ApplyingToCollege is the premier forum for college admissions questions, advice, and discussions, from college essays and scholarships to college list help and application advice, career..." The best time to post on r/ApplyingToCollege is Fridays 3am-5am UTC. Posts receive an average of 38.6 upvotes and 28.8 comments. The minimum upvotes needed to reach the Hot section is approximately 1. The subreddit is adding approximately 226 new members each day. Founded 12 years ago, r/ApplyingToCollege is tracked and analyzed by RedditList as part of its comprehensive database of over 106,360 subreddits.
Last updated: 2026-06-06 15:57:42