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Only seven to nine per cent of Toronto university students live in residence. A new study suggests that scarcity carries an academic cost. TMU

Toronto students who live in residence get better grades, study finds

Kiana Basiri, Toronto Metropolitan University; Cynthia Holmes, Toronto Metropolitan University; Shelagh McCartney, Toronto Metropolitan University, and Ximena Rosenvasser, Toronto Metropolitan University

A study of more than 750,000 student records from four Toronto universities finds that living in residence is linked to better grades and higher satisfaction, especially for first-year students.

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