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the University for the 2018/2019 academic year was about 35,000. Clearly, the twelve halls of residence of the university are insufficient to accommodate all the students as freshers, finalist and few starlite are considered for room accommodation. As a result, students who were unable to get rooms to lodge in the institution's halls of residence are with the option of seeking for accommodation in hostels built around the university by private individuals. Other students are left with no option than to come for lectures from their respective homes. Due to the important role that housing plays in the tertiary students’ living and their academic pursue, any issue affecting students’ choice of residential accommodation should not be disregard. This study, therefore, aimed to investigate the key factors that influenced students’ choice of residential accommodation University of Ibadan and to determine whether type of accommodation significantly affected the students’ academic performance. a) Problem statement Students' housing has been a challenge to the university authorities. The issue of students' housing cannot be ignored in the overall development process and master plan of the ivory tower of learning. Macintyre (2003) x-ray students' housing as a contributory factor to the students all round development in the nation's tertiary institutions and to provide panacea to solving the contemporary students' housing problem. Students of tertiary institutions constitute a sizeable proportion of the total active population of the society and conscious efforts to meet their housing needs must be effected in various policy decisions in order to produce qualified graduates (Omotayo, 2008). Student housing conditions have always been one of the major challenges facing Nigerian institutions due to the fact that admitted students tend to exceed the facilities provided by the institution's authority. The significant problems facing housing range from increasing overcrowding of students to congestion and, as a result, increasing pressure on infrastructure, social facilities and a rapidly deteriorating environment, the current housing facilities have increased in pressure due to their lack of housing units, with as many as ten (10) students sharing a space allocated to four (4). In addition, the problems of unsanitary environment lead to outbreak of diseases and socio disorder. Also, in so many ways, the problem of poor and erratic electricity supply coupled with lack of water supply within the housing has really affected the students. However, for a more improved student housing, various problems need to be tackled to achieve success in various choice of study. Some of the questions that we try to examine are: What is the total carrying capacity of rooms in each of the students housing? What is the number of the rooms in each students housing? What is the level of infrastructure facilities in the student housing? What is the present state of the student housing facilities? And who are the authorities responsible for running the student housing? The importance and benefit of assessing the student housing condition in University of Ibadan cannot be overemphasized. This study is therefore carried out to assess the student housing benefit and facilities condition. b) Objectives of the study The main objective of this study is to establish the influence of students housing on the academic performance of students within the scope of tertiary institution in Ibadan city. However, the specific objectives are: 1. To determine the difference in students’ level of satisfaction with accommodation among students residing either on - campus or off - campus at University of Ibadan. 2. What are the factors influencing students’ choice of accommodation at University of Ibadan? 3. Does the gender type of students influence their choice of accommodation? 4. What is the impact of age category in the selection student’s residential location? 5. To propose recommendations for the improvement of student’s academic performance. c) Research questions The following research question was formulated to guide the conduct of this study: 1. What are the factors influencing students’ choice of accommodation at University of Ibadan? 2. Does the gender type of students influence their choice of accommodation? 3. What is the impact of age category in the selection student’s residential location? 4. What are the factors influencing students’ level of satisfaction with either on - or off- campus housing at University of Ibadan? d) Research hypothesis H 0 : There is no significant relationship between students ‘accommodation location on their academic performance. H 1 : There is a significant relationship between students’ accommodation location on their academic performance. Ho 1 : There is no significant relationship between students’ accommodation location and their gender. H1 2 : There is a significant relationship between students’ housing and their gender. Ho 3 : There is no significant relationship between students’ accommodation location and their age. The Effects of Students' Housing on Academic Performance at the University of Ibadan in Nigeria 54 Global Journal of Management and Business Research Volume XXII Issue IV Version I Year 2022 ( ) B © 2022 Global Journals