Demand for University Student Housing: An Empirical Analysis

Seow-Eng Ong, Milena Petrova and Andrew Spieler

Journal of Housing Research, 2013, vol. 22, issue 2, 141-164

Abstract: We examine the relationship between the percentage of students living on campus and a number of factors, including campus setting, school characteristics, student composition and activities, campus security, off-campus living costs, and crime rates. The results indicate that there is a significant positive relationship between the percentage of students living on campus and campus activities, campus setting and size, campus security, and off-campus small apartment rental rates. We also find that a significant negative relation exists between the percentage of students living on campus and acceptance rate, enrollment, presence of a distance-learning program, population, and crime rates, and monthly off-campus large apartment rental rates. In addition, private schools with large campuses with lower acceptance rates and enrollment, in rural areas with lower crime rates are associated with a higher supply of student housing.

Date: 2013
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DOI: 10.1080/10835547.2013.12092073

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