Assessment of Students’ Satisfaction with Quality of Off Campus Students Lodges in Malete, Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

Understanding the level of students’ satisfaction with the quality of off campus lodges they stay is highly
valuable for enhancing academic wellbeing and productivity. This study assesses the level of satisfaction of students’
lodges in Malete Community, where the Kwara State University is located. A total of 240 students were selected for this
study, using random sampling method to conduct oral interviews and distribution of questionnaires to selected
respondents in selected lodges. The 5-Likert Scale was used to measure six different indexes of satisfaction by the
respondents. Findings revealed among others, that majority of the students who reside off campus are males; while a
significant number of 147 (61%) respondents are those who stay in self contain rooms. Cost and affordability of rent was
also asserted as a major index that determines the satisfaction of students with their lodges, as 172 (72%) respondents
opined to this. Based on these findings, the study recommended that there should be a regular periodic review of the
level of satisfaction of these off campus lodges, making them affordable in terms of cost, provision of basic facilities
and amenities in the lodges, among others.